Academic Affairs Office Staff
Dr. James Aageson
Division Chair for Arts and Humanities
Religion Professor
218.299.3425
aageson@cord.edu
Aageson oversees the departments of art, history, music, philosophy, religion, theatre art, women’s studies, political science and cultural events and music organizations’ programs.
Dr. Per Anderson
Division Chair for Global Education
Religion Professor
218.299.3932
anderson@cord.edu
Anderson oversees the global studies program and the Office of Global Education.
Dr. Cynthia Carver
Division Chair for Professional Programs and Communication Studies
CSTA Professor
218.299.3154
carver@cord.edu
Carver oversees the departments of communication studies, family and nutrition sciences, church professions, education, nursing, social work and graduate programs.
Dr. Heidi L.K. Manning
Division Chair for Sciences and Mathematics
Associate Professor, Physics
Program Director, Credo
218.299.3393
manning@cord.edu
Manning oversees the departments of biology, chemistry, clinical laboratory science, earth science, environmental studies, major projects, health professions, mathematics and computer science, physics, psychology and sociology.
Dr. Gregg Muilenburg
Division Chair for Core and Academic Development
Philosophy Professor
218.299.3619
muilenbu@cord.edu
Muilenburg oversees the core curriculum, Credo program, faculty development and faculty and student scholarship.
Dr. Mary Rice
Division Chair for Language, Literature and Culture
Spanish and Hispanic Studies Professor
218.299.3311
mrice@cord.edu
Rice oversees the departments of English, classical studies, German, Scandinavian studies, French and Russian, Spanish and academic advising.
Rebecca Amundsen
Director of Academic Budgets and Planning
218.299.3001
amundsen@cord.edu
Amundsen oversees Academic Affairs’ budgets and planning, especially related to facilities and learning spaces. She also oversees the operations of Academic Affairs' administrative staff and works on a variety of special projects.
Pat Bastion
Administrative Assistant
218.299.4514
bastion@cord.edu
Bastion provides administrative assistance to the dean, coordinating his daily schedule, files and projects. She maintains all faculty evaluation, promotion and tenure files. She prepares materials for meetings with the board of regents, faculty senate and other committees as needed by the dean, maintains committee lists and and coordinates the dean’s list mailings.
Laura Hoverson
Administrative Assistant
218.299.3257
lhoverso@cord.edu
Hoverson coordinates event planning and various calendars for Academic Affairs. She manages communications for the Academic Affairs office, including websites, portal, C-news, mailings, etc. She provides assistance to the Division Chair for Core & Academic Development, including inquiry seminar, faculty development and summer workshop planning. She also assists with Graduate Program administration.
Sandi Paulson
Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs
Church Professions / Lilly Call to Serve Project
218.299.4541 or 218.299.3001
paulson@cord.edu
Paulson serves as the primary contact at the Academic Affairs front desk and on the phone. She schedules meetings and provides administrative support to Division Chairs for Departments, Rebecca Amundsen and Bruce Vieweg. She also assists with Church Professions and Lilly Call to Serve projects, in addition to general office responsibilities for Academic Affairs.
Shanda Schmidt
Administrative Assistant
218.299.4344
sschmidt@cord.edu
Schmidt maintains the faculty database and coordinates sabbatical applications. She processes faculty contracts (adjunct, paraprofessional/clinical assistants, summer school, etc.) and assists with faculty searches and hiring processes. She maintains various budgets within academic affairs including grant-related, faculty development and dean’s travel funds. She also provides administrative assistance to Kay Schneider.
Kay Schneider
Director of Assessment and Institutional Research
218.299-4723
schneide@cord.edu
The Director of Assessment and Institutional Research coordinates assessment of the core curriculum and supports the departmental assessment process. The director is responsible for providing technical support in data analysis, analyzing institutional data, and reporting institutional information to internal and external constituencies.
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