Dean’s Office
Dean
Emily A. Haddad
Dean
Professor of English
emily.haddad@maine.edu
207.581.1954
Emily Haddad, Dean and Professor of English, oversees the departments, interdisciplinary programs, and centers that make up the multi-faceted College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She supports the College’s faculty, staff, and students in their teaching, scholarly, and service pursuits, while promoting the liberal arts and sciences as fundamental to an educated citizenry and modern workforce.
Professor Haddad came to the University of Maine in the summer of 2014 after serving as a faculty member and administrator at the University of South Dakota. A graduate of Harvard University, she is a specialist in nineteenth-century British literature and the author of Orientalist Poetics (Ashgate, 2002).
Associate Deans
Timothy M. Cole
Associate Dean for Academics
Associate Professor of Political Science
tmcole@maine.edu
207.581.3844
Tim Cole supervises student academic policies, procedures, and services in the college and works closely with the Academic Services staff and the Advising Center. He represents the college in its recruitment and retention efforts and assists in curriculum management. Cole’s scholarly background is in political science; his principal areas of teaching and research interest are American foreign policy and American constitutional law. He previously served as chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Maine. A summary of his research can be found here.
Judith Rosenbaum-Andre
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Administration
Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism
judith.rosenbaumandre@maine.edu
207.581.1857
Judith Rosenbaum serves as a professional resource for junior as well as tenured faculty and coordinates orientation activities for new faculty. She provides academic and professional guidance to chairs/directors and faculty on faculty-specific personnel processes and coordinates college representation on university-wide committees. Dr. Rosenbaum works with the dean’s office to best represent and advance CLAS interest across campus.
Dr. Rosenbaum currently also serves as the Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism where she teaches as an Associate Professor in the Media Studies Program. Her research is focused on media use and effects. More information on her scholarship can be found here.
CLAS Advising and Academic Services Center
John Mascetta
Director, CLAS Advising and Academic Services Center
john.mascetta@maine.edu
207.581.1957
John Mascetta, Advising and Student Services Center Director, oversees academic advising for all undeclared CLAS students, newly accepted transfer students and students on academic probation. He supports the College’s faculty advisors in providing services for students with declared majors and collaborates with Associate Dean Timothy Cole regarding retention initiatives. His background is in higher education and student affairs with a focus in academic advising for the past 7 years. He welcomes any CLAS student to visit the Advising Center for questions ranging in general education requirements, discovering or changing a major and becoming connected on campus.
Sam Kunz
Assistant Director, CLAS Advising and Academic Services Center
samk@maine.edu
207.581.1987
Sam Kunz works primarily with first and second year students as an advisor and mentor. He also coordinates the CLAS first year seminar, Success in College. As Assistant Director of the AASC, Sam works especially closely with students on academic probation or dealing with other setbacks, helping them to achieve their goals of academic recovery. Sam collaborates with other cross campus advisors and staff to develop initiatives aimed at enhancing student success. Having had his own circuitous journey through college and over 25 years experience working in higher education, Sam firmly believes in the power of forming a positive connection between student and advisor.
Donna Taylor-Schmidt
Administrative Associate
donnat@maine.edu
207.581.1961
Donna Taylor-Schmidt is responsible for the day-to-day management of student services in the dean’s office. These include orientation and assigning advisors for new first-year students, transfer students, graduation checks, changes of colleges, majors and minors; incomplete grades, NCAA certification forms, registration, adding and dropping courses and general advising. Schmidt provides information in person and by phone to students, parents, faculty and staff.
Dawn Closson
Administrative Specialist
dclosson@maine.edu
207.581.1952
Dawn Closson’s primary focus is helping students who are being readmitted to the college, as well as changes of major, both within CLAS and to other UMaine colleges.
Administrative Support
Susannah Fisher
Director, Administration and Finance
susannah.fisher@maine.edu
207.581.1859
Susannah Fisher’s duties include: payroll processing; Human Resources, including HireTouch and personnel actions; “Position Management” and earnings distributions (personnel budgeting); coordination with the Office of Budget and Business Services; and time approval for faculty and salaried staff.
Heather Eddy
Budget Analyst
heather.pullen@maine.edu
207.581.2026
Heather Eddy’s work for the CLAS Dean’s Office deals primarily with budget tracking and analysis, as well as start-up funding and payroll problems and reconciliation.
Nathan Brown
Accounting & Administrative Manager
nathan.p.brown@maine.edu
207.581.3806
Nathan Brown’s focus is on external grants and PATFA matters (including Academic Year appointments). He also offers accounting services for specific units within CLAS.
Ty Coultis
Accounting & Administrative Manager
jacob.coultis@maine.edu
207.581.2377
Ty Coultis devotes much of his attention to work with travel funding and Concur. He is also the go-to for C-Card and MaineStreet Marketplace info, as well as the college’s Events & Experiences program. He also offers accounting services for specific units.
Kelly Gilks
Administrative Specialist
kelly.gilks@maine.edu
207.581.1954
Kelly Gilks provides administrative and clerical support in the Dean’s Office. Duties include coordinating the Dean’s and Associate Deans’ calendars, approving classified staff payroll, account reconciliation, preparing correspondence and reports, maintaining databases, coordinating College Committees and elections, taking committee minutes, scheduling meetings, travel arrangements, and other general office duties.
Development
Matt Mullen
Philanthropy Officer for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
matt.mullen@maine.edu
207.581.1156
In his role as philanthropy officer, Matt Mullen focuses primarily on fundraising and donor relations for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, working most closely with the Dean of the College.
Communications & Marketing
Allen Adams
Communications Specialist & Marketing Coordinator
allen.adams@maine.edu
207.581.1955
Allen Adams focuses on promoting and celebrating all things liberal arts and sciences at the University of Maine. He writes and curates stories and other communications about the college for both internal and external audiences, with a portion of his time dedicated specifically to the School of Performing Arts. He also designs and executes publicity materials for a variety of CLAS and SPA events.