• To foster collaboration among faculty to encourage and support interdisci- plinary teaching and research, you may look to either the Portfolio model or Line Division Dean models. • To retain direct contact with your chairs and directors, the Traditional model or Portfolio Division Dean models would be appropriate choices. • To minimize the extent to which you have to focus on operational matters, consideration of the Functional + Administrative A/A Deans & Director model would be in order. • If decision-making among your decanal team best fits your leadership style, the Traditional model or Portfolio Division Dean models may offer the best structure. • To maximize resources directly supporting your teaching and research missions, you may choose the Dean-Only model with its minimalist adminis- trative levels. • If your University or College still considers itself a liberal arts institution, retaining the model of the VPAA/Dean of the College to emphasize that liberal arts is the heart of the academic enterprise sends a strong message about your institutional mission.