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Student Academic Life

Wayne Snyder

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Associate Dean for Student Academic Life

The Associate Dean administers the policies and practices of the undergraduate programs and services in the College of Arts & Sciences. This includes full responsibility for overseeing academic advising in the Taylor Advising Center, in the Pre-professional Advising Center, during Summer Orientation Advising, and for supporting advising activities in the departments; interpreting and implementing College policies and regulations governing students from orientation to graduation, including judgment on petitions for exceptions to policy, periodic review of academic performance, and enforcement of the Academic Conduct Code; supervising the maintenance and processing of student records and forms; providing assistance to programs and events that enhance the recruitment and retention of students or enhance the undergraduate experience; and acting as liaison and advocate in all these issues to other schools and colleges and to the University as a whole.

Student Services and Programs

Taylor Academic Advising Center

• Student Advising (faculty advising for undeclared students; liaison for advising declared students in departments; staff advisors for special cases and students in academic difficulty)
• Academic standards (annual review of academic progress; letters of Good Standing/Warning/Probation/Expulsion)
• Academic Conduct Code and Academic Conduct Committee (recruitment of ACC members and chair; review of submitted cases; resource for faculty; approve grading sanction in lieu of appearance before ACC; response to Committee’s recommendations; liaison with other schools and colleges)
• Other: intra-university transfer; BUCOP; leaves of absence; directed study; work for distinction; Latin honors/dean’s list; disbursement of CAS merit awards; Summer Orientation Advising; freshman resource advisors

Pre-professional Advising Office

• Pre-med; pre-vet; pre-other-health-professions; pre-law; mock trial, mock mediation; pre-professional societies.

CAS Records Office

• The CAS Records Office is the central repository for all information related to undergraduates in the College. All forms, petitions, advising notes, and records of important conversations between the student and the administration are kept in paper form. The Director of the Records Office oversees all related processes, works with University Information Systems staff to keep the Student Link up-to-date, and manages the work of front desk staff and the two College Officers who monitor the progression of students through the College and review academic records in the senior year to certify students for graduation.

Student Programs & Leadership

• Weekly newsletter; Spring Open Houses (including faculty panels); Commencement; Parents Weekend reception; Distinguished Sophomore Luncheon; CAS Fall BBQ; major choices; Class Day ceremony, reception, and award publication; CAS student groups (undergraduate student association award; Dean’s Hosts; CAS Forum).