Who are CSUN Leaders?

Go to as many president-sponsored social events as you can during your first few years. You get to introduce yourself to the president, provost, and AVPs (associate vice presidents) while enjoying free food/drinks!  
 

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 2.10 CSUN LEADERSHIP

President Erika D. Beck

 

Campus Leaders at New Faculty Foundations  

 

 

Janet Oh

Senior Director of Institutional Research
Office of Institutional Research
Division: Academic Affairs

You might interact with this leader/office when you need:

• • • • • • • • • To learn how to navigate our very cool data dashboards
                • To make a data request for campus-level data for a grant or report (when the various dashboards can’t give you what you need)
                • Help with administering or accessing your SEFs (student evaluations of faculty)
                • Information about student outcomes associated with various campus programs/initiatives
                • Skip to more information about her area mentioned earlier in this resource

 

Meera Komarraju

Provost; Vice President for Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs Org Chart:
Dr. Komarraju leads and assumes responsibility for nearly all academic matters which includes all colleges and the respective 50 plus academic departments including the University Library. Review the summary of all administrative offices that are positioned under her leadership. 

How this leader/office will be relevant to you:

• • • • • • • • • This is the leader who will conduct your annual review and eventually grant retention, tenure, promotion (for tenure-track faculty)
                • This is the leader to whom your college dean reports and who they partner with to facilitate academic matters
                • Invites all faculty to engage and join leadership initiatives, events and innovations

 

William Watkins

Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
Division: Student Affairs

The division has oversight of all issues involving student life. 

There will be countless ways Student Affairs offices will be relevant to you, some of which are included and mentioned in this resource:

• • • • • • • • • Student conduct, disciplinary procedures, academic grievance and grade appeals
                • Partnering with interpreters and students served by the National Center of Deafness
                • Students registered with Disabilities Resources & Educational Services
                • Other student services including University Counseling Services, Student Health Center, Career Center, University Student Union and Associated Students, Inc.

 

Melanie Bocanegra

Associate Vice President of Student Success
Division: Academic Affairs

You might interact with this leader/office when you:

• • • • • Attend Matador S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Series Events or are interested in joining the planning committee
        • Engage with college success teams around topics of racial equity and student success strategies in support of Graduation Initiative 2025
        • Attend joint presentations and workshops with Provost Office Faculty Affiliates for Student Success, Institutional Research, and Faculty Development

        • Want to learn more about student focused programming?  Check out CSUN Mentor Connect, Academic First Year Programs, and Pathways to Excellence. Learn more about academic support through the Learning Resource Center

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