Academic Affairs
The Office for Academic Affairs is committed to the academic mission of our University through exceptional undergraduate and graduate programs.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Jaimie Hebert
The Office of Academic Affairs includes the following administrators, offices, institutions, and colleges:
- Dr. Robert McKinney, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs
- Dr. Blanca Bauer, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Institutional Effectiveness
- Office of Student Success, Dr. Elizabeth Giroir, Director
- Continuing Education, Dawn E. Provost, Interim Director
- Distance Learning and Online Learning, Dr. Claire Arabie, Director
- Graduate School, Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser, Dean
- Hilliard Art Museum, LouAnne Greenwald, Director
- Honors Program, Dr. Julia Frederick, Director
- Institutional Assessment, Alise Hagan, Director
- Institutional Research, Lisa Lord, Director
- Office of First Year Experience, Ms. Christine Williams, Associate Director
- Registrar, Mickey Diez, Director
- Student-Athlete Academic Center, Christy Alford, Assistant Director
- University Connection, Amanda Doyle, Director
- University Libraries, Susan Richard, Dean
Academic Colleges
Business Administration | Education | Engineering | University College | Nursing & Allied Health | Sciences | Arts | Liberal Arts | Graduate School
College of Business Administration
- Dr. Linda Nichols, Dean
- Dr. Lise Anne Slatten, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Programs
- Mr. P. Robert Viguerie, J.D., Associate Dean and Director of Graduate and Executive Programs
- Ms.Jill Lemaire, Assistant Dean for Student Services
- Department of Accounting - Dr. Suzanne Ward, Head
- Department of Economics and Finance - Dr. Cary Heath, Head
- Department of Management - Dr. Mark Smith, Head
- Department of Marketing and Hospitality - Dr. Suzanne Ward, Interim Head
- Master of Business Administration - Mr. P. Robert Viguerie, J.D., Director
- Louisiana Small Business Development Center - Ms. Heidi Melancon, Director
College of Education
- Dr. Nathan Roberts, Dean
- Dr. Paula Montgomery, Associate Dean
- Mrs. Cindy Duhon, Assistant Dean
- Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction - Dr. Peter Sheppard, Head
- Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership - Dr. Robert Slater, Interim Head
- School of Kinesiology - Dr. David Bellar, Director
- Department of Counselor Education - Dr. Irv Esters, Head
- Office of Teacher Clinical Experiences - Dr. David Beard, Director
College of Engineering
- Dr. Ahmed Khattab, Dean
- Dr. Burke Huner, Assistant Dean
- Dr. Jim Lee, Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies
- Department of Chemical Engineering - Dr. Rafael Hernandez, Head
- Department of Civil Engineering - Dr. Kenneth McManis, Head
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Dr. Magdy Bayoumi, Head
- Department of Industrial Technology - Dr. Shelton Houston, Head
- Department of Mechanical Engineering - Dr. Terrence Chambers, Interim Head
- Department of Petroleum Engineering - Dr. Fathi Boukadi, Head
University College
- Dr. Bobbie Decuir, Dean
- Dr. Gail Bonhomme, Associate Dean
- Dr. Ryan Teten, Associate Dean
- Ms. Sue Ozbirn, Assistant Dean
- Department of Special Services - Mr. Robert Carmouche, Director
College of Nursing & Allied Health
- Dr. Melinda Oberleitner, Dean
- Nursing - Dr. Lisa Broussard, Associate Dean and Department Head
- Allied Health - Dr. Anita Hazelwood, Head
College of Sciences
- Dr. Azmy S. Ahkleh, Ph.D., Dean
- Dr. Carl Richter, Interim Associate Dean
- Dr. Ashok Kumar, Interim Associate Dean
- Ms. Lee Price, Assistant to the Dean
- Department of Biology - Dr. Paul Leberg, Head
- Department of Chemistry - Dr. Thomas Junk, Head
- Center for Advanced Computer Studies - Vacant
- Department of Mathematics - Dr. Bruce Wade, Head
- Department of Physics - Dr. Natalia Sidorovskaia, Head
- School of Computing & Informatics - Dr. Chee-hung Henry Chu, Director
- School of Geosciences - Dr. Carl Richter, Director
College of the Arts
- Mr. Gordon Brooks, Dean
- Mr. Michael McClure, Associate Dean
- Ms. Lori Debaillon Crain, Assistant Dean
- School of Architecture and Design - Ms. Kari Smith, Interim Director
- School of Music & Performing Arts - Dr. Jonathan Kulp, Interim Director
- Department of Visual Arts - Mr. Kevin Hagan, Interim Head
College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Jordan Kellman, Dean
- Ms. Sally Donlon, Assistant Dean
- Dr. Pearson Cross, Associate Dean
- Ms. Carolyn Dural, Assistant to the Dean
- Center for Louisiana Studies - Dr. Joshua Caffery, Director
- Department of Communication - Dr. Lucian Dinu, Head
- Department of Communicative Disorders - Dr. Nancye Roussel, Head
- Department of Criminal Justice - Dr. David Khey, Head
- Department of English - Dr. Dayana Stetco, Head
- Department of History and Geography - Dr. Chad Parker, Head
- Department of Modern Languages - Dr. Caroline Huey, Head
- Department of Political Science - Dr. Rick Swanson, Interim Head
- Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Child & Family Studies - Dr. DeAnn Kalich, Head
- Department of Psychology - Dr. Cheryl Lynch, Head
Graduate School
- Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser, Dean
- Philip de Mahy, Assistant Dean