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Dean Thomas is responsible for faculty affairs and the undergraduate curriculum. She oversees faculty recruitment, evaluation, and promotion. As coordinator of the undergraduate academic program, the dean is attentive to college-wide matters and interdivisional interests. She assists faculty committees in their work on the curriculum and on academic policy. The dean upholds academic standards from admission to graduation. She also assists the divisional chairpersons and the president as they uphold standards of faculty responsibility as established by faculty action. In conjunction with the registrar, the dean maintains academic statistics, conducts studies of academic programs, compiles records of committee and faculty actions, and maintains a faculty handbook describing academic policies and regulations. Dean Thomas works with the associate deans and the dean of studies to develop the academic curriculum and student academic life. She is an Associate Professor of Computer Science.

These programs include Bard’s Globalization and International Affairs Program in New York City, the Bard–Central European University Program, and Smolny College in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dean Becker works closely with students who wish to study abroad, or who are interested in expanding the scope of international activities on the Bard campus and he approves study-away programs. He also directs Bard's Global and International Studies academic program; oversees Bard’s Model United Nations Program and Debate Team; coordinates Bard's exchange program with the United States Military Academy at West Point; sponsors lecture series and other programs that focus on contemporary political, social, and economic issues; offers guidance on overseas fellowship and internship opportunities; and works closely with faculty and administrators at the Institute for International Liberal Education. Additional information can be found at: http://www.bard.edu/globalstudy

He leads the Data Stewardship Group and works with the data “shepherds” on campus to plan for, establish, and maintain clear data processes and procedures. He has been a Teagle Assessment Scholar since 2009 and he works closely with the Office of the Dean of the College and the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development on educational assessment projects ranging from the program level to the institutional level. He oversees the Course and Faculty Evaluation process at the College as well as reporting required by the state and federal departments of education, the Common Data Set project, other external surveys, and accreditation. He is an Associate Professor of Mathematics.

Serving ex officio on the Curriculum Committee, she helps to foster and implement faculty-led curricular initiatives.  Trained as a literary scholar, she has directed First-Year Seminar, taught in Bard's signature Language and Thinking program, and conducted faculty workshops throughout the Bard network as an Associate of the Institute for Writing and Thinking.  Central to her portfolio is work with the newly formed First-Year Contact Group, promoting communication and cooperation across the programs that are the hallmark of general education at the college: L&T, FYSEM, and Citizen Science.  Assisting the Dean by managing the appointment and evaluation process for visiting faculty at the college, she also oversees the assignment process for faculty office space.  A long-standing member of the Gender and Sexuality Studies program, she is piloting a "Women and Leadership" course specifically for first-year students.

He works with faculty committees and the offices of Admission, Dean of Students, and academic deans to address topics such as the quality of the first- and second-year experience, effectiveness of academic advising and moderation and senior project experience, and cohort survival analysis.

Members of faculty are encouraged to contact Sue before applying for any grant. She offers support throughout the whole grant life cycle that comprises the following main steps: finding funding prospects, gaining the appropriate institutional approvals to apply, creating and submitting an application, and managing a grant once it has been awarded. She tailors support according to the needs of the individual member of faculty, his or her project, and the grant opportunity itself. Typical examples are a training workshop on a funding program, the creation of information modules and templates, budget creation advice, copy-editing support, the provision of institutional materials, contract analysis and negotiation, and a review of terms and conditions prior to accepting an award. She is also responsible for ensuring that all the appropriate documentation is forwarded to Bard College's Office of Institutional Support, which centrally monitors all grants, and that grant documentation is created and stored to satisfy the requirements of Bard College’s auditors. 

Her work in the dean’s office emphasizes the review, revision, and improvement of institutional processes to better support the faculty in their work. With the office of institutional research, she collaborates on data analysis and strategic planning related to student satisfaction, faculty effectiveness, and assessment of learning. She performs benchmarking and prediction analyses. Savage is a biomedical scientist, focusing on parasitic diseases of humans and animals. Prior to arriving at Bard, her research focused on the development of transmission blocking vaccines. She previously served as faculty and then director of the Citizen Science program, and is a visiting assistant professor of biology. She serves on the campus safety committee. She is active with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and serves as a peer evaluator for institutions undergoing reaccreditation reviews.

He collaborates with individual academic programs and faculty to foster greater attention to writing in the core curriculum, and he oversees the Writing Intensive Initiative to develop the teaching of writing in sophomore and junior level courses. Under the auspices of the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development, he leads workshops, meets with individual faculty members, and offers pedagogical support to both new and veteran faculty.

She establishes connections for subject-related internships in Germany, runs workshops, organizes foreign language related initiatives, and teaches cross-disciplinary tutorials integrating language, culture, and technology. She also teaches German language and literature classes as a member of the German program. Additional information can be found at: http://flcl.bard.edu/