| Manager |
| Joni Schwartz |
(805) 893-3237 |
Management of all areas in the department. This includes instructional and research support for the Department. Responsible for management of fiscal resources, equipment and space resources, and academic and staff personnel actions. Provides management support to four research units located in the Department: the Transcriptions Studio, Digital Cultures, American Cultures and Global Contexts Center, and the Center for Early Modern Studies. Develops with Chair strategic plans for department resources, including staffing, financial resources and physical space.
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| Computer Systems Specialist |
| Brian Reynolds |
(805) 893-4135 |
Serves as the network and systems administrator for the department and its related instructional and research initiatives. Determines and implements technical solutions to the department’s goals and expanding IT needs. The English Department has a sophisticated web presence based on SQL. Access, and Filemaker database-driven websites. Responsible for the security and integrity of the web server as well as the various databases architectures. Manages the ongoing integration of these architectures into one unified (SQL) database architecture. Responsible for helpdesk functions in support of all users of the Department network. Responsible for software license compliance and software/hardware purchasing. Manages part-time assistants in network administration, helpdesk functions, and/or web application development.
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| Academic Personnel Coordinator |
| Kate Musselman |
(805) 893-3479 |
Works closely with MSO to coordinate all functions of the Office of the Chair. Maintains a working relationship with the departmental Graduate, and Undergraduate programs. Academic personnel advisor for department’s faculty, visiting faculty and lecturers.
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 Staff Graduate Adviser (Staff Adviser to Graduate Students) |
| Susan Gosling |
(805) 893-2639 |
Responsible for the operation and management of the English Department graduate program, including recruitment and outreach efforts. Monitors academic progress of all English graduate students, interpreting and applying system wide and campus policies matters concerning their academic, professional and personal welfare in the program. Serves as academic administrator in overseeing the assignments of course TA’s, graduate student employment, including management of annual TA allocation graduate recruitment funds and departmentally controlled graduate fellowship funds. Responsible for assuring compliance with relevant collective bargaining unit contracts pertaining to graduate students.
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| Undergraduate Adviser |
| Ann Wainwright |
(805) 893-8711 |
Responsible for coordinating all aspects of the undergraduate program for the Department of English. This includes advising students and faculty on all matters concerning undergraduate affairs. Serves as staff liaison to the department's faculty undergraduate committee; and working collaboratively with faculty and other campus representatives on all matters concerning English undergraduate courses and policies.
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| Instructional Program Assisant |
| Gretchen Henry |
(805) 893-8711 |
The Instructional Program Assistant acts as department instructional program assistant, independently answering questions from students and the public regarding English Department programs, policies and courses. Initial contact, provides information to students and faculty regarding the operation of the department and its policies and makes appropriate referrals to other department staff and university offices. Primary contact for faculty for their day-to-day needs, such as copying, supplies, mail, and messages. Backs up the Graduate and Undergraduate Advisor’s on a daily. Maintains updating of the English Department web site and responding to or referring all web site inquiries.
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| Financial and Data Services |
| Karen Cisneros |
(805) 893-3475 |
Responsible for all departmental financial services and monitoring all department accounts. Designs and updates department financial systems for research, student aid, instructional and donation accounts. Assists in preparation of grant submission for English Faculty. Responsible for arrangements of all financial aspects of conferences.
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