ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

The University of Missouri-St. Louis is one of four campuses within the University of Missouri System, operating under the governance of a nine member Board of Curators. The chief operating officer of the University of Missouri-St. Louis is the Chancellor who reports directly to the System President. Information related to the University System governance and the Collected Rules of the University of Missouri system are available online. These materials delineate faculty, staff, and administrative policies for the four campuses.

The College of Nursing is one of eleven colleges, schools, and divisions comprising the University of Missouri-St. Louis. These include the Colleges of: Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts and Communication, Graduate School, Pierre Laclede Honors College, Optometry, the UM-St. Louis/Washington University Engineering Program, the School of Social Work, and the Division of Continuing Education and Outreach.

College of Nursing
The Dean serves as the chief academic and fiscal officer of the College and reports to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The Dean represents the College at the campus, system and community levels. The Dean provides the direction and leadership for all aspects of the College.

The Associate Dean is responsible for overall coordination and management of the College. The Associate Dean is appointed by, and reports to, the Dean. The Associate Dean collaborates with the Directors and faculty of the College to ensure integration and coordination of the College’s academic programs and academic support services, and is responsible for College-wide assessment activities.

The Director of the Undergraduate Program and the Director of Graduate Studies and Research manage the daily activities of the undergraduate and graduate programs.  Academic Program Directors are selected by the Dean and report to the Dean.  Faculty members work with the respective Director(s) and report to the Director of the program in which most of their work is concentrated.  All activities are coordinated between the Dean, Associate Dean, Program Directors, and Fiscal Affairs Specialist through the Administrative Team of the College to ensure smooth integration and articulation of academic and fiscal affairs throughout the College’s programs.

Student advising and support are provided by the College’s Student Services office. Also appointed by and reporting directly to the Dean are the Administrative Assistant to the Dean, the Special Assistant to the Dean, and the Fiscal Affairs Specialist for the College.

The Coordinator of the Nursing Lab is responsible for the management of the nursing arts laboratory. This individual is appointed by the Dean and works closely with the Program Directors, reporting to the Associate Dean