CCBC Dundalk Reorganizes Administration

The beginning of the 2002-2003 academic year brings with it a realignment of the CCBC Dundalk administrative structure. In the new arrangement, CCBC Dundalk's academic programs will be organized into six departments under the supervision of one campus dean. The two former academic divisions - Liberal Arts, Science and Math (LASM) and Career and Technology (CT) - have been combined into a single academic unit named Liberal Arts, Career and Technology (LACT) under the direction of Steve Tanner.

Reporting to Tanner will be department chairmen John Low (English and Reading), Tom Colonna (Fine and Performing Arts), Chris Mirbaha (Mathematics), Dave O'Neill (Natural Science), Ira Albert (Social and Behavioral Science) and Fran Smither (Career and Technology). Alice Moore and Adam Rogers will provide academic advising services, while Brenda Fick will remain as director of the Student Success Center.

Student Support Services will continue to operate under the direction of Barney Wilson, dean of Learning and Student Development. Areas reporting to Wilson are Co-Curricular Activities (Caroline Scott), Center for Academic, Career and Life Planning (Wayne Ching), and Library Services (Mary Landry). Wilson continues to support faculty engaged in curriculum development, program review, and facilities management and planning.

"This flatter, more streamlined architecture allows for greater accessibility and time-efficient management and decision making," said Dr. Gena Proulx, CCBC Dundalk president. "We're challenging traditional ideas about organizational structure in an effort to improve fiscal management and better meet the needs of our learners."