ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN 15 Reporting relationship for academics: Department Chairs Dean + Department Chairs School Directors---→Dean EXAMPLES: South Dakota State University (School of Design within the College of Arts & Sciences); Wright State University (School of Music within the College of Liberal Arts) CASE EXAMPLE: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, School of Engineering and Computer Sciences within the College of Science and Engineering From Frank Pezold, Dean, College of Science and Engineering Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi was founded in 1947 as a private Baptist- affiliated institution. Over the years it transformed from an upper-division-only State University to a comprehensive unit of the Texas A&M University System. Located on the Gulf of Mexico, it enrolls more than 12,000 students (including 2,200 in graduate programs). Its Carnegie classification is Doctoral Universities — Moderate Research Activity. Organization of the School within Arts & Sciences Arts & Sciences are organized into two colleges: Liberal Arts and Science & Engi- neering. The latter College fits the model of Traditional + School. Along with its three departments headed by chairs (Life Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physical & Environmental Sciences), the College of Science and Engineering reorga- nized its engineering and computer science faculty into a School within the College about eight years ago in response to community pressure to demonstrate a serious commitment to the development of engineering programs that might benefit the local economy. The School now enrolls some 1,100 students in eight degree programs, including three graduate degrees, including several that were added after the school was formed. The chairs of the two departments (Engineering and Computer Science) report to the director, but are also in conversation with the dean, and the director reports to the dean as well. Staff within the School include administrative and laboratory support personnel and academic advising. In essence, the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences functions semi-autonomously within the College, although the faculty of the School do meet with the other College faculty. As the College dean, I am part of the review process for promotion and tenure decisions and forward my own recommendation to the provost.