Contact Us
Campus Office:
Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts and Education Complex,
Room 3202
Mailing address:
Dean's Office - Education
1721 Campus Center Dr., Room 3202
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9253
Phone: 801-581-8221
Licensure Accreditation
The University of Utah’s Teacher Education program has received full accreditation status through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for its initial licensure programs in Elementary, Secondary and Special Education and for its advanced level program in School Leadership.
CAEP is nationally recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The University of Utah’s program is among a select group of preparation programs in the nation with CAEP recognition.
Please see https://uite.utah.edu/teacher-education-licensure-data/ for our Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education (Initial Licensure) program data.
Please see https://elp.utah.edu/accreditation/index.php for our School Leadership (Advanced Program) program data.
Please see https://ed-psych.utah.edu/accreditation/index.php for our School Psychology (Advance Program) program data.
COE Deans
Mary Burbank
Associate Dean for Teacher Education, Professional Development, Engagement
801-581-6074
Frankie Santos Laanan
Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs
801-587-1711
Nancy Butler Songer, Dean
· College priorities and goals
· College budget
· Department chairs and directors
· College Advancement Board
· Facilitates donor relations
· Faculty hiring (tenure track and career line)
· Collaboration with deans and administration across campus
· Nominations for university and national awards
· Sabbatical requests
· Community engagement
Andrea Rorrer, Associate Dean
· Faculty research and support
· College research collaborations with other campus entities
· Entrepreneurial opportunities within the college
· Developing a proposal for a research grant center in the COE
· College research colloquium series
· Co-liaison for college level RPT
· College data analysis and reporting (academic analysis, US news, etc.)
Mary D. Burbank, Associate Dean
• Enhance recruitment efforts for elementary and secondary programs
• Accreditation and evaluation of teacher education programs
• Develop collaborative efforts of teacher education programs across campus
• Sustain a scholarly environment for teacher education among faculty and students
in the college and across the university
• Maintain collegial and collaborative efforts with school districts and community
stakeholders.
• Represent the college on issues related to teacher education
• College curriculum committee
Frankie Santos Laanan, Associate Dean
• Assist the Dean and Department Chairs in establishing and maintaining a professional,
collegial collaborative and inclusive culture
• Work with the University Office of the Vice President for Equity, Diversity, and
Inclusion
• Serve as administrative liaison with the Office of the Associate Vice President
to assist in faculty searches, recruitment, and appointments
• Facilitate student training and development opportunities and work with departments
to enhance pipeline programs
• Oversee college diversity initiatives including events, setting up action plans,
and evaluating outcomes
• Supervise student and faculty complaints and student grade appeals
College Leadership
Development & Marketing and Communications
Safia Keller
• Donor relations
• Fundraising
• Major gifts/endowments
• Donor newsletters, social media and communications
• Scholarship giving, accounts and events
• Facilitates board meetings and activities
• Development reporting
Roussella Peirce
• Assist with donor cultivation and stewardship
• Event support
• Manage routine stewardship activities
• Coordinate with students to collect stewardship materials
• Work with Marketing and Communications
• Receive, prepare, and deliver deposits
Tracy M. Rees
• Promote the achievements of the college, faculty, and students
• Develop and execute communication plans
• Create marketing and communications materials for internal and external audiences
• Coordinate with campus, local, and national press
• Support recruitment efforts
• Web design and content
Administrative Support
Alayna Harris
• Administrative support for college leadership
• Budgeting, compliance and reporting
• College payroll
• Human resource issues
• Support for college level student appeals
Roussella Peirce
• Greet and route visitors
• Assist in the coordination, processing and administering of scholarship awards
• Maintain schedules for college conference rooms, project rooms, auditorium, and classrooms
• Maintain office equipment and order office supplies
• Make arrangements for meetings
Rose Simper
• Curriculum and general catalog support
• Provide administrative support to the Dean's Office
• College RPT support
• Coordinates space and building requests
• Facilitates building assignments and construction projects
• Back up – for payroll, budget, purchasing
Grants and Contracts
Sally Moon Wadley
Grants & Contracts Officer
801-587-1710
Doug Ringle
• Prepare and submit grant applications
• Support faculty throughout the grant preparation, submission, and reporting process
• Create and file grant reports
• Maintain grant budgets, ensuring funder guidelines and deadlines are met
Sally Moon Wadley
• Track post-award expenditures
• Support faculty in purchasing and payroll for post-award transactions
• Prepare and process travel for grant-related travel
• Provide support in the maintenance of grant budgets, ensuring funder guidelines and deadlines are met
Technology Support
Jim Logue
• Oversees college IT support and staff
• Equipment, hardware, and software purchases
• College representative in University IT governance structure
• Building emergency contact
Dustin Fehr
• Manages college servers and network adminis-tration
• Software upgrades and updates
• System backup and recovery
• Liaison with campus UITE networking team