The purpose of this reorganization is to effect and achieve greater effectiveness and efficiency in providing essential services and assistance to students, faculty, and staff by: (1) creating the following units: Office of the Associate Dean, Office of Student and Academic Services, Office of Administrative Services, and Office of Outreach Relations and (2) realigning reporting lines of various personnel. The establishment of the Office of the Associate Dean, whose primary function will be to provide a leadership role in directing and managing the research mission and enterprise of the college, is critical in focusing on the areas of needed growth (academic programs, undergraduate and graduate student enrollment, and research). It is also necessary to commence the search process for a permanent Associate Dean this fall, as noted in the request to reappoint the current Interim Associate Dean (Academic Affairs), which was approved on August 8, 2017.