ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN 21 within the division. The division heads make recommendations to the dean about hiring, retention, academics, and the major budget, allowing the dean to spend more time on responsibilities such as alumni relations and fund-raising. A variation of this model is where the portfolio deans also have cross-college (functional) responsibilities in their position descriptions. FIGURE 2.5 Functional + Portfolio Division Deans Model Associate/ Assistant Deans Dean VPAA/Provost Professional & Support Staff Associate Dean forY Associate Dean for X Associate Dean for Z Department Chairs & Center Directors Department Chairs & Center Directors Department Chairs & Center Directors Reporting relationship for academics: Department Chairs ---→Associate Deans Dean EXAMPLES: University of Connecticut (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences); Univer- sity of Colorado, Boulder (College of Arts & Sciences); Oregon State University (College of Liberal Arts)