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Liberal Studies Division Information

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Liberal Studies Division Office Mission Statement:
To further the mission of the Liberal Studies Division, the Divisional Office Team commits to total quality in providing academic support and information. In services to students, colleagues and the community, the team and each member will be approachable, responsive and ethical.

Location:	Lansing Community College Arts and Sciences Building, room 110 419 N. Washington Square Lansing, MI 48933 View Campus Map for building information (bldg #12).
Mailing Address:	Lansing Community College 5000 Liberal Studies Division PO Box 40010 Lansing, MI 48901-7210
Phone Number: Fax Number:	517.483.1010 517.483.9649

Dean's Office Phone: 517.483.1258	Gary Knippenberg, Dean Lori Murphy, Administrative Assistant
~ Coordinate department and interdepartmental issues and concerns within the division. ~ Coordinate divisional office units: Office of Instruction, Financial Services, Human Resources, Operations, Publicity and Evening Services. ~ Serve as liaison for the division with the Executive Office, the community and other institutions. ~ Represent the College within the community and other institutions. ~ Represent the division on College-wide committees and other initiatives. ~ Coordinate graduation.

Office of Instruction	Gary VanKempen, Director Sophie Jeffries, Coordinator of Teacher Preparation Carol Pryer, Support Staff
~ Review and update new and revised courses, syllabi and curriculum. ~ Coordinate submission of final grades and approve grade changes. ~ Monitor basic skills prerequisites and core courses ~ Oversee scheduling of classes and oversee class cancellations and addition of new sections. ~ Approve new virtual course offerings. ~ Coordinate transfer articulation of courses and programs. ~ Serve as liaison with college academic offices and teams. ~ Coordinate the Division's Academic Policy Board. ~ Coordinate Teacher & Paraprofessional Preparation. ~ Administer Liberal Studies Academic Resource Center. ~ Administer 2+2+2 Engineering Program, ROTC Program, Honors Programs, and Divisional Scholarship Awards. ~ Coordinate student evaluation of faculty.

Financial Services	Stephanie Dombroski, Finance Specialist
~ Purchasing Cards: new requests, account coordination & maintenance. ~ Accounting: budget & expenditure coding, maintenance, revenue. ~ Budget planning, monitoring, reconciliation& data analysis. ~ Grants: set up, monitoring & maintenance.

Human Resources	Kathy Spalsbury, Coordinator Luann Shulick, Lead Support Chris Traviglia, Support Staff
~ New hire paperwork (including ID/parking permits). ~ Rate assignment approvals. ~ Faculty teaching and other employee compensation. ~ Faculty first semester visitation, administrative evaluation of faculty. ~ Faculty Workload monitoring. ~ Faculty sick leave. ~ Associate continuing contract monitoring. ~ College and contractual benefits information. ~ Coordination and support of search process.

Operations	Kathy Spalsbury, Coordinator Sherry Kwiatkowski, Lead Support Staff Bob Keifer, Support Staff Chris Traviglia, Support Staff Building Complaints
~ Course and class schedule processing. ~ Equipment: telephones and computers. ~ Security: system access requests, building keys, emergency calls for students. ~ Facilities: room reservations, maintenance, building concerns, moves, renovations, furniture. ~ Space needs. ~ Coordination of division-wide support staff team. ~ Coordination of Liberal Studies Operations Board. ~ Representation for the division on college-wide teams related to operational issues. ~ Technical resources support.

Publicity	Laurie Kinne, Support Staff and Division Webmaster
~ Publications: programs, brochures, flyers, posters. ~ Division and department web site design & maintenance. ~ Displays, showcases. ~ Event and meeting coordination. ~ Business cards. ~ Mailing labels. ~ Name tags and award certificates for special events. ~ College information updates. ~ Represent the division on campus-wide web committee.

Evening Services	Kathy Spalsbury, Coordinator Sherry Kwiatkowski, Lead Support Staff Chris Traviglia, Support Staff
~ Evening assistance for students and faculty. ~ Logistical support for faculty and students: copying, faxes, unlocking doors, building problems, room reservations. ~ Project assistance for the division.
Evening College is open until 6:15 pm Monday - Thursday, when semester is in session.

Liberal Studies Divisional Governance:

Ever wonder how things get done around here? You will find the division's decision-making boards below.
Feel free to contact a member if you have a question or concern for one of the teams.

L. S. Leadership Team: To provide and promote creative, informed, and collaborative leadership in the Liberal Studies Division.

Academic Policy Board: Determine academic policies, procedures and processes for the Division.

Operations Board: Function collaboratively to serve the Division by ensuring that its operational needs are met.
Team Members: Operations Coordinator - Kathy Spalsbury, Chair; Academic Lead Support - Sarah Barshaw, Brett Dennis, Amy Park, Tami Vance, Tony Yuhasz; Operations Lead Support, Sherry Kwiatkowski; P. A. Production Coordinator, Melissa Kaplan; L. S. Chairperson, Tom Deits; L. S. Faculty, Lu Clark.