410-955-3610 The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has created a Deans for Students Network to facilitate clear pathways of communication among the deans and individual students and the student body at large. The purposes of the Network, established in spring, 1996, were identified as the following: - to facilitate student access to the services of the deans for students
- to improve communication between/among deans and students
- to promote a positive, supportive, and culturally sensitive atmosphere in dean/students relationships
- to provide a forum for deans to communicate and assess their student-related activities
- to develop, revise, and communicate problem-solving algorithms to meet the changing needs of the student body
- to translate student needs into institution-wide policies and guideline for which the DFSN will serve as advocates to the administration, the Student Assembly, and the student body.
The responsibilities and activities of the DFSN are currently shared among deans Stephen Teret, Janet Dipietro, Michael Ward and James Yager with input from and collaboration with student members to the Network.
Students are encouraged to contact the DFSN by phone: 410-955-3610 for matters that have not been resolved through normal channels or are, in the student s opinion, not appropriate for discussion through these channels. Normal channels are considered students advisors, faculty, department student/academic coordinators, department chairs, and staff in the School s academic and administrative offices. Faculty, department chairs, and student and academic coordinators should also feel free to contact the DFSN for advice/information regarding individual student matters phone: 410-955-3610. The DFSN triage person will suggest/contact the appropriate dean or will bring the issue to the next DFSN meeting as appropriate.
Student concerns, recommendations, and ideas for improving the quality of life for all students at the School should be directed to the DFSN or to the Student Assembly for discussion and consideration as possible agenda items for a regular meeting of the Deans for Students Network. The student members in collaboration with the Student Assembly are responsible for developing an agenda for each meeting.
Stephen Teret, J.D., Associate Dean for Education and Faculty Development, is responsible for enhancing the educational excellence of the School and assisting faculty in achieving their career goals at the School. Examples: - A new student is interested in serving as the Student Assembly representative on one of several School-wide committees and would like more information about the committees before making his/her preference known.
- A group of students would like to suggest changes to the Academic Ethics Code or the Student Conduct Code and do not know how to proceed.
Michael Ward, M. Ed., Associate Dean for Student Affairs, is responsible for the School's Student Affairs office. Student Affairs includes Admissions, Career Services, InterAction Community Outreach, Records and Registration, Student Diversity, and Student Financial Services. He also handles issues related to academic ethics and sexual harassment.
- An M.P.H. student has reviewed his academic record and believes that an error has been made. He has spoken to the registration and records staff but is not satisfied with the results.
- An international student, a young woman, is uncomfortable with the manner in which she is spoken to by an American male student.
Janet Dipietro, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research, is responsible for the Schools Ph.D., Sc.D. and Sc.M. programs and for research-oriented M.H.S. programs. In addition, she oversees compliance activities for the School's Human Research Protection Program and handles issues of scientific and professional misconduct, academic ethics, and sexual harassment. Examples: - A Ph.D. student who has been in the program for two years is having problems communicating with his advisor. The student has spoken to his advisor and the department chairman about this problem: however, his ability to communicate effectively with his advisor continues to deteriorate.
- An Sc.D. student is concerned that she has not been given the recognition she deserves for working on her advisor s grant for the past three years. Her name has not appeared on any of her advisor s papers.
James Yager, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, is responsible for the School's academic enterprises including development of new innovative academic programs, the continuous evaluation of ongoing programs, and the relationship with other divisions regarding academic initiative. He also handles the resolution of faculty/student matters and issues of academic ethics.
- An M.P.H. student is extremely displeased with the quality of teaching in one of the basic M.P.H. courses and chooses not to discuss this matter with anyone in the M.P.H. Program Office or the instructor who happens to be her advisor.
- An Sc.D. student would like to individualize his academic program to include a number of courses in another division of the University. He has been discouraged from doing so by his advisor and department chairman.
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