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ABOUT THE OFFICE

		Marilyn R. Schuster Provost and Dean of the Faculty mschuste@smith.edu (413) 585-3000 The Provost and Dean of the Faculty serves as the chief academic officer and works closely with the President of the College. She is responsible for the curriculum and for support for faculty teaching and research; she chairs the Committee on Academic Priorities and oversees the long-term composition of the faculty.  Marilyn joined the Smith faculty in 1971. She is a founding member of the Program for the Study of Women & Gender and has been a member of the French Studies Department and the Comparative Literature Program.
		John Davis Associate Provost and Dean for Academic Development jdavis@smith.edu (413) 585-3000 Dean Davis oversees the financial and faculty development side of the Office of the Dean of the Faculty. He has primary responsibility for faculty development programs, chairs the Committee on Faculty Compensation and Development, and serves as the director of sponsored research. John joined Smith's Art Department in 1992.
		Danielle Carr Ramdath Associate Dean of the Faculty dramdath@smith.edu (413) 585-3017 Danielle Ramdath serves as director of graduate programs, coordinates the college’s visiting scholars program, and assists with programming and faculty development initiatives. She serves as the staff liaison to the Committee on Academic Priorities, manages the staff and workflow in the Office of the Provost, and works closely with academic assistants across the campus. Before coming to Smith in 2007, she taught mathematics at Bryn Mawr and Sarah Lawrence Colleges and served as a Program Officer in Higher Education at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Jane Martel     jmartel@smith.edu     585-3006

Jane serves as the Assistant to the Provost, handling her appointments and daily schedule. She also assists with the decennial review process and Liberal Arts Lunches and supports the Lecture Committee. She provides support work for the Office of the Board of Trustees, the Faculty Board of Counselors, and the Committee on Mission and Priorities.

Hayley Spizz     hspizz@smith.edu     585-3005

Hayley can help you with sabbatical eligibility as well as reappointment, tenure and promotion matters. She also serves as Program Coordinator for Celebrating Collaborations, provides support to the Chaired Professor Committee, Sherrerd Teaching Award Committee, Visiting Scholars Committee, Committee on Study Abroad, Jacobson Center, Phi Beta Kappa, and receives Faculty Record Sheets.

Cynthia Di Geronimo     cdigeron@smith.edu     585-3003

Cynthia can assist with information on faculty salaries and records, appointment letters, and retirement issues. She also has responsibility for reports, surveys, and related information pertaining to faculty appointments and salaries.

Saari Koponen-Robotham     skoponen@smith.edu     585-3007

Saari serves as the Assistant to the Associate Provost and Dean for Academic Development, and schedules his calendar. She supports the Committee on Faculty Compensation and Development (CFCD) and assists with Moneybook matters, eligibility for CFCD grants, Picker and Harnish fellowships, and other special funding to support scholarship and curriculum development. She also provides support for all other financial matters related to the Provost's Office.

Susan Kulig     skulig@smith.edu     585-3008

Susan serves as our systems coordinator, working closely with ITS on a variety of programming projects for our office. She maintains faculty office records, has responsibility for Catalogue copy, and oversees ad placements for authorized faculty searches. She also maintains this Web site.

Emily Robinson     erobinso@smith.edu     585-3010

Emily serves as the Sponsored Research Office Administrator, working with faculty, staff, and students in the area of external grant application and administration processes and procedures. She also helps oversee work related to regulatory boards such as the College's Institutional Review Boards. In addition, Emily provides financial tracking and management of several faculty development and other institutional grants, notably a number of our Mellon Foundation grants.

Ruth Morgan     rmorgan@smith.edu     585-3053

Ruth is the administrative assistant for graduate programs. She provides support work related to all aspects of our graduate offerings and works closely with the director of graduate programs, as well as departmental graduate advisers.

Patty Tran     ptran@smith.edu     585-3000

Patty is our front desk Administrative Assistant. She will be happy to direct your calls, help you if you are unsure of who to contact, or assist with any matters not covered above. She also handles faculty reader requests, mailing lists. She maintains the Associate Dean's calendar and schedules the Emma Proctor Conference Room (College Hall 301).

Telephone (413) 585-3000        Fax (413) 585-3070