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.
Although CSTs work together to support all college academic units, each department has a primary contact:
- Gayeung Doan
- Education; Anthropology; Philosophy; Political Science
- Amanda Khamvongsa
- Business; Economics; History, Classics and Religion; Media and Technology Studies
- Fatma Mohammed
- Art and Design; Music; Drama; English and Film Studies; Linguistics; Modern Languages and Cultural Studies; Sociology; Education Professional Learning Unit
- Heeyeong (Pixel) Park
Education; Law; Arts WKEXP courses; Community Service Learning (CSL); East Asian Studies; Women's and Gender Studies; Arts INT D courses
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 streamline processes and automate functions. For example, the team maps and updates CSSH undergraduate programs in Beartracks' Academic Advisement Report, allowing students to track their academic progress and explore the implications of transferring to another program, while significantly reducing the need for manual updates by student services staff.
In addition to these core functions, the team provides a range of technical and analytical support services including:
- Custom query development in Campus Solutions to extract data tailored to academic, advising, or administrative needs
- Data analysis and visualization using Tableau to support evidence-based decision-making
- Process improvement through configuration and the use of tools like Google Sheets, Forms and Apt Scripts to streamline data collection and reporting
- Collaboration with academic departments and student services to translate functional needs into technical solutions
The Student Systems team includes:
Christiaan Conradie
Kim Olson
This team can be reached at cssh.studentsystems@ualberta.
Program Coordination
The Program Coordinators work 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.
The Program Coordinators are:
Holly Johnson
Holly Nichol
Jacklyn Rocha
Leah Spencer
This team can be reached at cssh.pc@ualberta.ca.
Leadership
Jared Wesley, Associate Dean, Education
Jared Wesley is a political science professor and Black Faculty Collective member at the University of Alberta specializing in comparative provincial politics, political culture, public opinion, and public policy. Beyond his past leadership as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (2023–26) and senior roles in the Government of Alberta, he leads the Common Ground research initiative on Albertan political norms and founded the Café Pracademique national event series. An award-winning author, Dr. Wesley is also a dedicated mentor who founded several initiatives, such as the Black Youth for Social Innovation program and the Alberta Policy Internship Program.
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.
