Staff

Susan Bennett
Associate to the Provost and Dean of the Faculty
bennetsk@whitman.edu
x5399

• Academic Budget Management, PDOF Surplus and Start-up Accounts
• Appointment Calendar for Provost and Dean of the Faculty
• Correspondence for the Provost and Associate Deans
• Endowed Chairs, Professorships and Garrett Fellows
• Faculty Appointment Letters, Salary Letters and Payroll
• Faculty Personnel Committee Reviews
• Immigration/Visas
• Sabbatical Leaves
• Salary Continuation Plan (SCP), Phased Retirement and Emeritus Faculty
• Trustee Report and Whitman Experience Committee Minutes

Ruth Ladderud
Interim Executive Assistant
ladderra@whitman.edu
x5398

• Accounts Payable, Reimbursements and Faculty Moving Expenses
• Assessment, Accreditation and External Reviews
• Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) including New Faculty Orientation
• Collect Annual Faculty Activity Reports, Course Evaluations, Materials for all Periodic Reviews and SSRA Reviews for Promotion (including notifications)
• Committees, Department Chairs and Faculty Elections
• Faculty and Director-Level Academic Staff Recruiting
• Faculty Code and Handbook
• High School Enrichment Program
• Student Commencement Awards
• Student Thesis Research and Presentation Travel Funding
• Website Maintenance, Paraticipant Updates for Listserves, Cleo and Canvas

Qi Jia
Senior Academic Assistant
jiaq@whitman.edu
x5397

• Aid to Scholarship and Instructional Development (ASID) and Professional Development Accounts (PDA)
• Commencement and Convocation
• Events hosted by the Provost and Dean of the Faculty
• Faculty Awards
• Faculty/Student Research Programs
• Housing List
• Innovation in Teaching and Learning Grants (ITL); Cross Disciplinary Teaching and Learning Initiative (CDLTI); Pedagogical Inquiry Grants (PIG) and Other Special Initiatives in Academic Affairs
• Language Assistants
• Visiting and Endowed Lectures including the Global Studies Program and the O'Donnell Visiting Educators