Christopher Duncan
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
314-977-2244
cmduncan@slu.edu
Dean Christopher Duncan establishes the college’s goals and budgeting priorities, serves as liaison to other schools and the higher administration, deals with personnel issues, coordinates and evaluates chairs and program directors and develops rank and tenure recommendations.
April Trees
Associate Dean, Graduate Affairs
314-977-2973
april.trees@slu.edu
As associate dean of graduate education, April Trees oversees graduate student concerns.
She also oversees the College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Faculty Selection Committee
and monitors graduate program quality through assessment.
Gary Barker
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Affairs
314-977-2706
barkergw@slu.edu
As associate dean for undergraduate education, Gary Barker oversees undergraduate student affairs and curricular issues. He also works with the associate dean for planning and resources to monitor undergraduate program quality.
Donna LaVoie
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
314-977-2227
lavoiedj@slu.edu
As associate dean of faculty affairs, Donna LaVoie oversees program and department reviews, learning outcomes assessment and strategic planning. She also oversees and monitors college resources in accordance with spending/budget priorities as established by the dean.
Janet Kuebli
Assistant Dean, Mentoring
314-977-2285
kueblije@slu.edu
As assistant dean of mentoring, Janet Kuebli oversees mentoring issues in consultation with College’s advising office. She is a co-chair of the College’s Faculty Mentoring and Advising Committee.
Also an associate professor in psychology, Dean Kuebli teaches courses that include Child Study and Observation and Disciplines and Practices in Psychology. Her research focuses on child development and parenting. She is also the the director of SLU’s undergraduate program in psychology.
Denise Sleet
Assistant Dean, Academic Advising
314-977-2974
sleetdp@slu.edu
As assistant dean of academic advising, Denise Sleet manages the Office of Academic Advising for the College of Arts and Sciences. She also works with staff and faculty from the college to develop and implement advising and mentoring activities that assist students and monitor their progress to graduation. She is a co-chair of the college’s Faculty Mentoring and Advising Committee.
College of Arts and Science Staff
314-977-2465
elliottb@slu.edu
Executive Assistant Becky Ball is responsible for event planning in the college, including workshops, faculty assemblies, and award ceremonies. Becky coordinates faculty promotion and tenure processes, as well as sabbatical applications. She manages new faculty needs, such as furniture and phones. Becky oversees Mellon requests, international travel requests, and manages Dean LaVoie's calendar.
314-977-7561
jbecke29@slu.edu
Administrative Secretary Jane Beckerle coordinates the Outstanding Senior Award Ceremony, the College’s Fall Welcome Event and the pre-commencement program booklet. She also works with office staff members and other departments to process forms, transfer files and update academic information.
314-977-3487
graserj@slu.edu
Student Records Assistant Jon Graser provides support for the associate dean for undergraduate education and the advising staff. He assists with graduation verification and degree audit troubleshooting for college, runs graduation reports, facilitates Faculty Council communication, and maintains physical and electronic files.
314-977-2602
kingd@slu.edu
Financial Coordinator Delia King processes IT and grant-related purchases for the college. She is the Dean's Office liaison for activity insight reporting and oversees space and facility issues.
Assistant to the Dean Carol Murphy handles a wide range of administrative and executive support-related tasks. She coordinates many activities contributing to the efficient daily operation of the Dean's Office, including assisting with meetings and travel plans, collecting department and program annual reports and promoting professional relationships between the College and other units in the University.
314-977-3979
jnagle9@slu.edu
Jeremy Nagle is responsible for the College's internal and external digital and print communications, as well as integrating the College Marketing Plan. He manages and coordinates all web-related projects for departments and programs within the College of Arts and Sciences and is the College liaison to the University’s Marketing and Communication Division and related University committees.
314-977-2468
zimmercm@slu.edu
Business Manager Cathy Zimmer manages all graduate education and sponsored program budgets. She also reviews and approves all eMOAs and EPAFS for positions funded from sponsored program budgets.