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Administration and Administrative Personnel
The University of Rochester is largely decentralized, with responsibility for student concerns spread over a number of different administrative offices. Generally, Arts, Sciences and Engineering graduate student concerns are addressed by the Arts, Sciences and Engineering Dean of Graduate Studies, Wendi B. Heinzelman, and her staff. If you have a problem that cannot be adequately addressed by your department, you can contact the Dean of Graduate Studies, the Dean of Students, the Graduate Student Ombudspersons, the Intercessor’s Office, or the Student Advocacy Officer of GOG.
Listed below are the Administrative Personnel with the most impact on graduate students.
Board of Trustees
Location: 248 Wallis
Phone: (585) 275-1051
The Board of Trustees is a large group of men and women who bear primary responsibility for determining the financial and academic direction of the University. Their vision of the University of Rochester as a research institution as opposed to a teaching institution, for example, plays a large role in their funding decisions. Consequently, they have tremendous power over the future of all graduate programs.
University President
President: Joel Seligman
Location: 240 Wallis
Phone: (585) 275-8356
Email: seligman@rochester.edu
The President is the University’s chief executive officer. In this capacity, he works with the entire University community to ensure the highest standards in all University endeavors and to chart the course for the future. The President meets with students and student groups throughout the year at many different events, including annual public town hall meetings in all of our schools. He also welcomes e-mail, which can be sent to him at seligman@rochester.edu.
University Provost and Executive Vice President
Provost: Ralph Kuncl
Location: 200 Wallis
Phone: (585) 275-5931
Email: ralph.kuncl@rochester.edu
The Provost is the chief academic officer of the University. In addition to over- seeing the academic affairs of all the schools and colleges in the University, the Provost also oversees graduate studies, student affairs, the University budget, and the libraries. With the President and the Vice Presidents who make up the President’s staff, the Provost participates in all planning and major decisions for the University.
Vice Provost and University Dean for Graduate Studies
Dean: Bruce Jacobs
Location: Simon Hall
Phone: (585) 275-3540
Email: bruce.jacobs@rochester.edu
The University Dean of Graduate Studies has responsibility primarily to the University Faculty and the College Deans and Associate Deans of Graduate Study. However, he or she does interact with graduate students in appointing chairs for all theses defenses, evaluating extensions of eligibility for graduate student housing, and chairing the University Council on Graduate Studies — a faculty committee which evaluates degree programs and oversees the University regulations and policies concerning graduate studies. The University Dean of Graduate Studies is also responsible for decisions, and if appropriate, sanctions for academic misconduct cases.
Vice President and University Secretary
Secretary: Paul Burgett
Location: 236 Wallis Hall
Phone: (585) 273-2284
Email: pburgett@admin.rochester.edu
Paul Burgett currently serves as Vice President and General Secretary and Senior Advisor to the President at the University of Rochester. In that capacity, he has key responsibilities for the business of the Board of Trustees, advising the President, and representing his office among internal constituencies as well as alumni, civic, and local community constituencies. He is the principal interface between the president and students of schools across the University.
Dean of Students
Dean: Matthew Burns
Location: 510 Wilson Commons
Phone: (585) 275-4085
Email: matthew.burns@rochester.edu
The Office of the Dean of Students provides programs and services that enhance student learning, promote community development, and support the educational goals of the undergraduate and graduate populations of Arts, Sciences and Engineering. Through collaborative initiatives with University departments, schools, offices, faculty, and staff, the Office of the Dean of Students is dedicated to promoting a strong quality of life for students in both the academic and non-academic realms. Their goal is to encourage the intellectual, emotional, and ethical development of undergraduate and graduate students of Arts, Sciences and Engineering.
Senior Vice President and Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of Faculty of Arts, Sciences and Engineering
Dean: Peter Lennie
Location: 317 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-2351
Email: lennie@rochester.edu
The Dean of the Faculty is the chief administrative officer of Arts, Sciences 5
and Engineering, including both the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) and the Edmund A. Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (HSEAS).
Dean of the College
Dean: Richard Feldman
Location: 317 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 273-5001
Email: richard.feldman@rochester.edu
Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
Dean: Joanna B. Olmsted
Location: 317 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-4827
Email: joanna.olmsted@rochester.edu
Dean of the Edmund A. Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Dean: Robert Clark
Location: 309 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 275-4151
Email: rclark@rochester.edu
Dean of Research
Dean: David Williams
Location: 317 Lattimore Hall
Phone: (585) 276-6070
Email: david.williams@rochester.edu
Schools of the University
The University of Rochester consists of six distinct schools or colleges. Arts, Sciences and Engineering consists of two divisions: the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS), and the Edmund A. Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (HSEAS). Arts and Sciences is the oldest of the University’s academic units, and offers programs in the following fields: Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Studies, Economics, English, History, Linguistics, Literary Translation Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Mathematics, and Visual and Cultural Studies. HSEAS offers programs in the following fields: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Optics.
Other schools at the University of Rochester include:
- The Eastman School of Music, a world-renowned training center for professional musicians and for the study and creation of music.
- The School of Medicine and Dentistry and the School of Nursing, which offer degrees in many health-care related fields.
- The William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, which offers graduate study for management careers in the profit and non-profit sectors.
- The Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, which offers several graduate degrees leading to careers in research and scholarship, educational leadership, counseling, and teaching.
Campus Maps
The University provides detailed maps of its campuses at http://www.rochester.edu/maps/.