Elaine James

As Assistant to the Department Head I am responsible for responding to university and college requests. I organize, schedule and keep the Department Head informed of all meetings and meeting requests. I assist and oversee the recruiting and hiring of new faculty and process new faculty hiring paperwork required by the university, as well as maintain the faculty personnel files. In addition, I serve as liaison for the department and International Faculty and Scholar Services. I process all visa paperwork for newly hired faculty; including new visas, extension of visas, visitor visas and permanent visas. I assist the Chair of the Promotion and Tenure Committee, as well as oversee the Promotion and Tenure process including the compilation of the candidate’s dossier. I assist the Chair of the Awards Committee in the nomination of all college, university and international awards. I manage office and community space, including, managing surplus, processing AggieWorks and telecom requests. I also oversee all departmental events and staff activities. I endeavor to assist the department in running smoothly.