The College of Arts and Sciences
University of Vermont
438 College Street
Burlington VT 05405
Student Services or Student Advising: (802) 656-3344
General Dean’s Office inquiries: (802) 656-3166
Main email:
Fax: (802) 656-4529
Departmental Resources
Deans
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Main phone: (802) 656-3166, Main e-mail:
- William Falls, Dean
(Students, please use to communicate with the dean.)
- Pablo Bose, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Research; graduate programs; OVPR; extramural and ¶¶Òõ̽̽ internal grants and contracts; facilities; undergraduate research and Honors College
- Paul Deslandes, Associate Dean for Student Success
Paul.Deslandes@uvm.edu
Admissions and orientation, first-year experiences, advising, undergraduate retention; internships, experiential learning, APLE/Suiter Awards, off-campus/travel study; individually designed majors, and program assessment.
- Thomas Macias, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Thomas.Macias@uvm.edu
Faculty development; faculty reappointment, promotion, and tenure processes; CAS internal funding for faculty research; communications; UA/personnel; faculty inclusive excellence initiatives
- Sara Solnick, Associate Dean for Curricular and Enrollment Management
Sara.Solnick@uvm.edu
Curriculum development and management; enrollment management, including course and room scheduling; lecturer hiring; First-Year Seminar program
- Wei Ming Dariotis, Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence
Wei-Ming.Dariotis@uvm.edu
Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, including policy implementation, recruitment, and training; advance the goals of the College’s Inclusive Excellence Plan.
Office staff
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Main phone: (802) 656-3166, Main e-mail:
- Kristen Flynn, Assistant to the Dean
Kristen.Flynn@uvm.edu, (802) 656-0756
Dean's correspondence; Scheduling meetings and travel for the dean; organizing faculty, staff, chairs, directors, and board of advisor’s meetings; managing faculty nominations and elections; CAS gift reports; liaison with the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Foundation; overseeing the dean's PurCards; regalia
- Celeste Piette, Administrative Assistant
Celeste.Piette@uvm.edu, (802) 656-1297
Front desk operations; scheduling meetings and travel for the associate deans; coordinating CAS events, including Homecoming Open House, Awards Ceremony, Commencement, Scholar Teacher Lectures, Full Professor Lecture Series; faculty and student funding awards; safety captain and maintenance for the Dean’s Office
Finance and administration
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Main e-mail:
- Betsy Baker ’85, MPA ’94, EdD ‘01, Assistant Dean for Business Operations
, (802) 656-9651
Oversight of all financial, budgetary, and human resource activities for the College
- Valerie Brown, CAS Business Office Assistant
802-656-8665
Financial and HR support
- Olivia Cook, CAS HR Coordinator
Olivia.Cook-Churchill@uvm.edu
Contact for human resource issues for College of Arts and Sciences departments and programs
- Heather Cyr, CAS Business Office Administrator
, (802) 656-1351
Specialized financial, budget, and HR analysis; contact for Graduate and externally funded grants
- Nick Jette, CAS HR Coordinator
Njette@uvm.edu
Contact for human resource issues for College of Arts and Sciences departments and programs
- Molly Nilan, CAS Business Office HR Administrator
, (802) 656-3182
Human resource issues for College of Arts and Sciences departments and programs
- Constance Paun, CAS Business Office Analyst
(802) 656-4103
Specialized financial, budget, and HR analysis; planning and data management
- Jennifer Prada, CAS Business Office Analyst
, (802) 656-1451
Specialized financial, budget, and HR analysis; planning and data management, auto-reporting, awards, gifts, and endowments
Student services
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Main phone: (802) 656-3344, Main e-mail:
- Ashley Bolger '19, Professional Advisor
First-years and Sophomores in Fine Arts, Languages, and Undeclared
- Sara Bourne, Professional Advisor
First-years in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Undeclared
- Alec Buzzell, Professional Advisor
First-year Natural Sciences, Undeclared
- Dana Christiansen, ’10, M.Ed ’15, Associate Director of Student Services/Enrollment Management
Enrollment management support, TAMS, orientation, financial aid appeals
- Matthew Claeys ’11, Transfer Success Coordinator
- Catharine Diamond ‘90, Recruitment and Retention Coordinator
Enrollment management, Liberal Arts Scholars Program, advisor
- Elizabeth Dunbar ’94, M.Ed ’16, NBC-HWC ’22 (She/her) Academic and Student Services Advisor
Curriculum, degree audit support, scholarships
- Kelayah Gregg '20, Professional Advisor
First-years and Sophomores in Psychological Science
- Sarah Helmer, MS ’09, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Co-Director of Student Services, liaison with Counseling and Psychiatry Services, end-of-term grade review
- Kat Hennis ‘05, Professional Advisor
Psychological Science and Neuroscience first-year and sophomores
- Kimberly Hughes, M.Ed ‘21, Academic Advisor
Supervisor for professional advising
- Kelley Kartluke, Student Services Advisor
First-years and Sophomores in Life Sciences
- Ben Langton ‘19, Professional Advisor
First-years and Sophomores in Environmental Studies
- Lise Larose ‘96, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs/Enrollment Management
Co-Director of Student Services, enrollment management, course/room Scheduling
- Sarah McAtee ‘23, Student Services Representative
- Patrick McManus, Professional Advisor
First-years in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Undeclared
- Joshua Ravenscroft ‘19, Professional Advisor
First-years and Sophomores in Life Sciences
- Madelyn Saadah, Student Services Representative
Madelyn.Saadah@uvm.edu
- Kelly Smith, Internship and Experiential Learning Coordinator
- Sophia Trigg, Internship and Experiential Learning Program Director
- Katie Tyler ’05, MS ‘12, Student Services Coordinator
Liaison with Counseling and Psychiatry Services
- Rebecca Merrylees ‘17, Academic Advisor
Degree Completion Coordinator
- Amelia Wilcox ‘14, Academic and Student Services Advisor
Transfer student coordinator, honors
Information technology support services
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Support Team South phone: (802) 656-7971, Main e-mail:
Web support services
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- Suman Thapa, Digital Content Specialist
CAS Webmaster
Suman.Thapa@uvm.edu
For updates, changes, or questions about the College of Arts and Sciences website, please submit .
¶¶Òõ̽̽ Foundation staff and officers
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- Marie Leahy (she/her/hers)
Director of Major Gifts
College of Arts and Sciences
(917) 676-4734
Marie.Leahy@uvm.edu
- Maddie Ritter ’15 (she/her/hers)
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
College of Arts and Sciences
(802) 656-3612