Denise supports the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences and RUCOOL by working closely with the Department Chair and Graduate Program Director of Oceanography. Denise leads Human Resources and faculty administration, coordinating recruitment, appointments, personnel and faculty matters while supporting the Graduate Program in Oceanography (GPO) within the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) and departmental operations.
Contact Denise for:
- Personnel records, Human Resources questions, policy interpretation, and confidential personnel matters
- Liaison to University Human Resources (UHR), the Office of University Labor Relations (OULR), and the School of Graduate Studies (SGS)
- Faculty and postdoctoral associate recruitment and appointments
- Full-time staff recruitment, reclassifications, and in-grade salary request assistance
- Part-time staff recruitment and reappointments
- Faculty reappointments, rank reviews, promotions, and summer salary submissions
- Graduate program admissions coordination
- Graduate Assistant, Teaching Assistant, and fellowship appointments and reappointments
- Health care enrollment and benefits orientation
- Staff absence tracking and performance appraisals
- J-1 and H-1B visa support
- Term bill issues and student onboarding
- Qualifying exam and final defense application submissions
- Visiting student and scholar coordination
- Faculty meeting scheduling
- Notary public services