Office of Education
The College of Natural and Applied Sciences Office of Education provides administrative support to academic units in the faculties of ALES, Engineering and Science. Our Office of Education is fostering a new level of interdisciplinary teaching and offers consistent, high-quality and personalized service to academic units in the college. We are elevating the student experience by creating and supporting interdisciplinary educational initiatives across our college and across all U of A campuses.
The key service functions of the Office of Education are:
- academic initiatives and governance;
- academic integrity;
- course scheduling and timetabling;
- student systems; and
- graduate administration.
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 burden in our faculties. This work is a direct result of the valued consultation and conversations about processes mapping undertaken with key stakeholders within each of the CNAS faculties.
Leadership
Carlos "Lobo" Cruz-Noguez, Associate Dean, Education
Carlos "Lobo" Cruz-Noguez is the associate dean of Education at the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, leading the development of initiatives to enhance the educational experience for students and faculty.
Nicknamed "El Lobo" ("The Wolf"), his academic home is the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, where he served as associate chair (undergraduate) and as vice-chair before his appointment as an associate dean at the college. An award-winning educator and researcher, he leads a world-class team as the current MCAA Endowed Chair of Masonry Systems. His team aims to revolutionize the way constructive systems are built to achieve cost-effective and long-lasting infrastructure.
He is a firm believer of the power of education and learning to change lives and uplift entire communities. At the college, he specializes in the development of interdisciplinary programs in areas of emerging opportunity (such as sustainability, clean energy, data science and AI, among many others) by leveraging expertise across departments, faculties and units at the U of A.
Jim Bohun, Director, Office of Education
Jim Bohun has been with the university for more than 20 years working in University Governance, Student Success and Experience, and in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences (ALES) as assistant dean (Academic & Student Programs) where he played an integral role in developing and implementing undergraduate and graduate student services. Most recently he served as the enrolment management service partner for the College of Health Sciences.