22 ORGANIZING ACADEMIC COLLEGES: A GUIDE FOR DEANS CASE EXAMPLE: University of Delaware, College of Arts and Sciences From George H. Watson, Dean Founded as a small private academy in 1743, the University of Delaware received its charter from the State of Delaware in 1833 and was designated one of the nation’s historic Land Grant colleges in 1867. Today, UD is a Land Grant, Sea Grant and Space Grant institution and designated in the Carnegie Classification as a Research Univer- sity–Highest Research Activity. A state-assisted, privately governed institution, UD offers a broad range of degree programs: three associate programs, 147 bachelor’s programs, 119 master’s programs, 54 doctoral programs, and 15 dual graduate programs through seven colleges and in collaboration with more than 70 research centers. The student body encompasses more than 17,000 undergraduates, more than 3,600 graduate students, and nearly 800 students in professional and continuing studies. The College of Arts and Sciences is the oldest and largest of UD’s seven colleges. Organization of the College of Arts and Sciences The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at UD consists of 23 academic departments and 27 interdisciplinary programs and centers serving 7,000 undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students. We offer 82 majors (including 10 of the 25 most popular majors at UD and 12 of the 25 most popular double majors) as well as 69 minors. Organization of the Dean’s Office The Office of the Dean is organized by academic and administrative leadership under the direction of the dean, while a College Advisory Council comprised of alumni, academic leaders and business leaders provides a high level of volunteer service to the College and UD, and helps to shape the strategic direction of the College. The dean is the chief academic officer of CAS, and maintains responsibility for: strategic planning; development and alumni relations; budgetary and faculty/ staff position planning, recruitment, and retention; promotion and tenure recom- mendations; and mentoring and annual appraisals of department chairs. The dean works actively on collegewide issues such as undergraduate curricula and graduate programs with associate deans and professional staff, and works with the provost, central administration, and deans of other colleges regarding university priorities and planning, advancement, and resource allocation. Academic Organization Direct reports to the dean on the academic side include four associate deans, each assigned to disciplinary portfolios: • the arts (4 departments, programs and centers) • humanities (20 departments, programs and centers, and secondary education)