TABLE 3.4 Titles of Professional Staff in Deans’Offices and the Functional Areas of Their Assignments NOTE: Often multiple functional areas are combined into a single staff position. The boxed functional areas represent the four main functional areas of professional staff: administration, business, student services, and external relations. SOURCE: Online review of forty-nine CCAS A&S college websites conducted by authors in July 2015. Staff Titles* Manager Coordinator Director Officer Chief Specialist Generalist Assistant *Some preceded with the qualifier of Executive, Associate, Senior or Assistant Staff Functional Areas Assistant to the Dean/Associate Dean Administration Planning Operations Human Resources Affirmative Action Finance Business Budget Payroll Accounting Grants and Contracts Facilities/Buildings Information Technology Student Services Advising Learning Support Scholarships Undergraduate Research Student Employment Recruitment & Retention External Relations Development/Advancement Marketing/Communications Events