Greetings Colleagues, I want to update you on some organizational changes in the Dean's office. Based partially on our HR audit, I am happy to announce that Liliana Gutierrez, remaining in the role of Assistant Dean, will take on a different scope of responsibilities, working directly with me, the Associate Dean's, and others to connect strategic initiatives, develop and maintain information databases and coordinate and manage the number of KPI initiatives and projects that are ongoing, focusing on overall project management. This will help transition our operation for maximum efficiency and synergy. Laura Earleywine will take on an office manager role in the Dean's office, and Melissa Lichtenberg's duties will be expanded to include work on NTT contracts, etc. Some of the daily operational work that Liliana was responsible for will shift to Laura, Melissa, and Sara, and some of the work that they were responsible for, in time, can shift into the shared services model we have as our goal. As we work on distributing the new duties that all will have as of January 1, there will still be some re-assignment of work, depending on what makes the most sense. We plan to have a flow chart of who to go to for what in early February once we see how the initial changes are actually working in practice. We continue to work towards creating a shared service model at the college level, and this is one step towards that new organizational structure that draws on existing talent that our staff have and ensuring that talents are being utilized appropriately and that we build on the strengths that people have. While there can be frustration during the process, which I well understand, our continued work on this will lead to an organizational structure that is streamlined and efficient. Additionally, we are making some space-reassignments. The first is that Dr. Michael Karcher, Associate Dean for Research, and Liliana will be changing offices, so you can find Dr. Karcher in the Dean's office suite and Liliana where Dr. Karcher had been. The moves will be completed by mid-January. Best, Margo -- Margo DelliCarpini, Ph.D. Dean College of Education and Human Development The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 T: 210.458.4370 F: 210.458.4487