Staff
Elissa Phillips
Administrative Assistant
E-mail: elissa98ATuncDOTedu
In addition to the duties of a receptionist, the Secretary and Registrar
- Maintains the departmental website;
- Edits Tabulae, the annual department newsletter;
- Reserves classrooms for departmental functions and after-hours use;
- Processes and submits travel authorizations, reimbursements and insurance requests;
- Submits building maintenance requests;
- Serves as the departmental Parking Coordinator;
- Coordinates the course timetable and classroom requests;
- Prepares and distributes the course schedule;
- Deals with student registration issues;
- Assists with the ordering of textbooks and orders desks copies.
Kim S. Miles
Student Services Manager
E-mail: kmilesATemailDOTuncDOTedu
The Student Services Manager handles most matters relating to students and the undergraduate and graduate programs.
In the graduate admissions process,
- Maintains applicant files;
- Provides notifications;
- Coordinates department visits;
- Plans, organizes, and oversees new student orientation.
For graduate students,
- Maintains student files;
- Prepares personnel actions;
- Provides students with notifications and information;
- Helps schedule exams and defenses;
- Assists the Chair with teaching appointments.
For undergraduate students,
- Coordinates departmental prizes and awards;
- Organizes the departmental commencement ceremony.
Additionally,
- Handles reimbursements and payments to vendors;
- Holds the Department purchasing card.
L.E. Alexander
Business Officer
E-mail: genezATemailDOTuncDOTedu
The Department Manager supervises most non-academic aspects of the department, especially all HR and finance matters.
- Manages the budgets for all departmental accounts and faculty research funds (state, trust, grant, overhead, and summer school);
- Approves payments for invoices, independent contractors, reimbursements for faculty and graduate student purchases and travel.
In the area of HR,
- Hires, supervises and evaluates staff employees, work-study students and library staff;
- Coordinates, assists and submits documentation for faculty searches and fixed term hires;
- Assists in preparation of visa documents.
Additionally,
- Distributes building keys;
- Coordinates the computer deployment;
- Coordinates arrangements for conferences and visiting faculty.