Office of Education
The College of Social Sciences and Humanities Office of Education provides administrative support to academic units in the faculties of Arts, Education, Law and the School of Business. Our Office of Education offers consistent, high-quality, and personalized service to academic units in the College. We play an important role in coordinating program portfolios, teaching resources, facilities, and student services across the College with the goal of providing students and instructors with the best possible experience.
The key service functions of the Office of Education are:
- academic integrity
- course scheduling and timetabling
- student systems
These functions were deemed suitable to move to the College because they would benefit from economies of scale and the potential to streamline processes while relieving administrative duties in our faculties. This work is a direct result of the valued consultation and conversations about process mapping undertaken with key stakeholders within each of the CSSH faculties.
The Office of Education is led by our Director (Office of Education).
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Academic Integrity
The Academic Integrity and Discipline Coordinator (AIDC) supports the academic discipline process by receiving reports of potential violations, coordinating all academic discipline cases and delivering programming on academic integrity. Discipline decisions will continue to be made by delegates of the faculty dean.
The Academic Integrity and Discipline Coordinator is Christine Whelan and she can be reached at cssh.acadinteg@ualberta.ca.
Course Scheduling and Timetabling
Within the Office of Education, the course scheduling and timetabling coordinators (CSTC) provide dedicated support to academic units in the CSSH, working collaboratively with academic and administrative leaders to construct a course timetable that best meets the needs of students (undergraduate and graduate) and professors. This team ensures that class scheduling, enrolment restrictions, space assignment and room booking procedures are documented and effectively implemented. They work proactively with Academic Units to resolve issues and continually improve processes.
While CTSCs work together to support all college academic units, each department has a primary contact:
- Gayeung Doan
- Education; East Asian Studies; English and Film Studies; History, Classics and Religion; Modern Languages and Cultural Studies; Philosophy; Media and Technology Studies
- Amanda Khamvongsa
- Law; Economics; History, Classics and Religion; Media and Technology Studies; Political Science; Women’s and Gender Studies
- Fatma Mohammed
- Law; Art and Design; Music; Drama; Arts WKEXP courses; Community Service Learning (CSL)
- Melissa Schafer
- Business; Anthropology; Economics; Linguistics; Political Science; Sociology; Women’s and Gender Studies
The course scheduling and timetabling coordinators can be reached at cssh.scheduling@ualberta.ca.
Student systems
The student systems team supports student services by leveraging university IT systems to create more efficient processes and automate functions. For example, the team will work to map and update CSSH undergraduate programs into the Beartracks Academic Advisement Report, which allows students to track their progress in their program and also determine the course implications of transferring to another program while reducing the need of student services staff to manually update student progress reports.
The Student Systems team includes:
Christiaan Conradie
Kim Olson
This team can be reached at cssh.studentsystems@ualberta.
Program Coordination
The Program Coordinator works collaboratively with academic and administrative leaders to provide administrative expertise to academic units in the college in a number of areas, including College support for accreditation processes, work-integrated learning (WIL) programs, and graduate program administration.
Holly Nichol serves as the Program Coordinator, and can be reached at hnichol1@ualberta.ca.
Leadership
Helen Vallianatos, Associate Dean, Education
Helen Vallianatos is a professor in the Department of Anthropology, where she has received Faculty of Arts Teaching Excellence and Research Excellence awards. She is committed to collaborative research approaches, where diverse forms of knowledge – from participant and community experiences to various disciplinary traditions – come together to address health and wellness concerns. Her pedagogical approach has similarly emphasized incorporating lived experiences to enrich discussions on class materials and has integrated experiential learning opportunities. In her administrative roles – including Associate Chair, Undergraduate, in the Department of Anthropology as well as Associate Dean, and most recently, Acting Vice-Provost and Dean of Students – Helen focuses on supporting positive student experiences through program support and service transformation.
Vanessa Grabia, Director, Office of Education
Vanessa Grabia has been with the University for nearly 20 years, with a background in operational management, process redesign, and leading through change. During her time on campus, she has worked in University Governance, the Faculty of Arts, and most recently the Faculty of Education. Vanessa is focused on service excellence in support of both the student and instructor experience.
