Association Deans

To facilitate academic advising, every student is placed in an advising "Association." Association Deans are assigned to each student based on their first-year housing assignment or based on whether they are an Echols Scholar, Student Athlete, Veteran, Transfer student or are approved to live off Grounds in their first year. Students remain with the same Association Dean as long as they are a student in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Association Deans provide broad academic support to students in the College of Arts & Sciences. Your dean can advise you on academic matters, help you to think broadly about your long-term plans, and connect you to the appropriate support services at the University. They are committed to your academic success. If your Dean does not know the answer to your question, they will connect you to the person or office who does.

For example, your Association Dean can help:

  • advise you on academic matters such as selecting classes, balancing your schedule, selecting a major;

  • establish an academic plan that suits you;

  • refer you to appropriate University of Virginia offices for non-academic matters, such as health, wellness, the career center, etc.

All the College Association Deans have offices in Monroe Hall, where the undergraduate advising offices are located. Each Association Dean schedules regular/daily office hours in Monroe Hall and the College staff will be happy to arrange an appointment with you. To schedule a meeting with your Dean, you can call the undergraduate advising office main phone at (434) 924-3351 or visit 101 Monroe Hall (M-F, 8-5) and the College staff will gladly assist you.

Additionally, on every weekday that classes are in session, the College hosts drop-in advising hours (Dean of the Day) from 2:30-4:00pm. Dean of the Day is conducted via Zoom; click here for the link and drop in and chat with the Dean of the Day during those hours. No appointment is necessary and conversations are confidential.

The Interim Senior Assistant Dean is Dean Karlin Luedtke.

Spring 2024: Students in Brown, Johnson, Watson-Webb, and Woody Associations will be advised by these deans (contact information below):

First Letter of Last Name  
A-G Justin Mueller
H-J Erin Eaker
K-L Shilpa Dave
M-N Sandy Seidel
O-R Sarah Cole
S-T Mark Hadley
U-Z Shawn Lyons

 

Dean Association

Shawn Lyons

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Balz-Dobie

Shilpa Davé

Assistant Dean and Associate Professor
Bonnycastle

Justin Mueller

Acting Assistant Dean and Lecturer (Spring 2024)
Brown College (last names beginning with A-G)

Melissa Frost

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Cauthen
Sandy Seidel

Sandra Seidel

Assistant Dean and Professor
Courtenay

Shawn Lyons

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Dabney

Kevin Rose

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Dillard
Sandy Seidel

Sandra Seidel

Assistant Dean and Professor
Dunglison
Mark Hadley

Mark Hadley

Assistant Dean and Professor
Echols House

Sarah Cole

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Echols Scholars

Kevin Rose

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Emmet
Sandy Seidel

Sandra Seidel

Assistant Dean and Professor
Fitzhugh
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Kirt von Daacke

Assistant Dean and Professor
Gibbons

Shawn Lyons

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Gooch

Shilpa Davé

Assistant Dean and Associate Professor
Hancock
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Kirt von Daacke

Assistant Dean and Professor
Hereford (Norris and Wyburn)
Mark Hadley

Mark Hadley

Assistant Dean and Professor
Humphreys
Sandy Seidel

Sandra Seidel

Assistant Dean and Professor
International Residential College

Justin Mueller

Acting Assistant Dean and Lecturer (Spring 2024)
Johnson (last names beginning with A-G).

Connie Chic Smith

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Kellogg

Connie Chic Smith

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Kent

Melissa Frost

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Lefevre

Shilpa Davé

Assistant Dean and Associate Professor
Lile-Maupin

Melissa Frost

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Metcalf
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Rachel Most

Assistant Dean and Professor
On Research Leave

Kevin Rose

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Page

Connie Chic Smith

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Shannon

Karlin Luedtke

Interim Senior Assistant Dean and Associate Professor
Student Athletes (Football; Men and Women's Basketball)
Erin Eaker

Erin Eaker

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Student Athletes (Olympic Sports; Men and Women's Squash)
Ozment

Elizabeth Ozment

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Transfer Students
Sandy Seidel

Sandra Seidel

Assistant Dean and Professor
Tuttle-Dunnington

Shawn Lyons

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Veterans

Melissa Frost

Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Visiting International Students

Justin Mueller

Acting Assistant Dean and Lecturer (Spring 2024)
Watson-Webb (last names beginning with A-G)
Mark Hadley

Mark Hadley

Assistant Dean and Professor
Weedon

Justin Mueller

Acting Assistant Dean and Lecturer (Spring 2024)
Woody (last names beginning with A-G)