Bio

• Provides direct administrative support and serves as assistant to Department Head
• Assists the Department Head in resolving complex, highly sensitive and confidential administrative matters
• Serve as first point of contact for departmental faculty and staff regarding TAMU policies and procedures
• Responsible for administrative coordination of Tenure and Promotion documents
• Coordinates with Directors of Graduate Studies to monitor graduate student progress and opportunities for support
• Provides administrative support in preparation of applicant files for review by admissions committee
• Processes graduate applications, prepares correspondence, and facilitates campus visits by prospective grad students
• Manages recruitment budget, prepares and disseminates recruitment materials
• Reviews and processes new hire paperwork and coordinates onboarding and offboarding for graduate students
• Posts tuition payments and processes overages for graduate students
• Maintains confidential personnel and payroll files for faculty and graduate assistance
• Coordinates all departmental arrangements for faculty, graduate students and external speakers
• Processes all departmental travel reimbursements for faculty, graduate students, and all travel itineraries and reimbursements for external speakers
• Maintains account ledgers for departmental faculty and graduate student travel budgets
• Assists the Department Head by compiling and interpreting data for the preparation of specialized reports
• Assists the Department Head and Business Coordinator with new faculty and joint appointment hiring
• Coordinates with building proctor, securing master keys
• Recording Secretary for departmental faculty meetings