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Dai Heide

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Affairs

Biography

As Associate Dean, Undergraduate Affairs, I am responsible for all domestic and international undergraduate student and curriculum matters, Field Schools, Exchanges, and Semester Abroad as well as faculty and unit-level undergraduate curricular programming development and program consultation. I also advise FASS units on course scheduling and liaise with various University entities on behalf of FASS, including Fraser International College and the French Cohort Program (Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs). I provide leadership for FASS regarding matters of student recruitment and retention, new programs and interdisciplinary curriculum development, working closely with staff in FASS Arts Central and 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚStudent Services. I chair the FASS Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UCC) and serve on the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿ÚSenate Committee for Undergraduate Studies (SCUS) as well as the Strategic Enrolment Management Committee (SEMC).

I also lead and represent FASS in teaching and learning initiatives at the Faculty and university level. I am privileged to coordinate the efforts of FASS Teaching Fellows to enhance research into, design and evaluation of different instructional pedagogies, modes of student learning and opportunities for experiential learning in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences SFU. Together with the FASS Teaching Fellows, I co-administer the FASS Cormack Teaching Awards and the annual Cormack Teaching Symposium. I provide pedagogical leadership in advancing pedagogical practices and research, and advise faculty members and departments on best practices and teaching narratives. I help develop programming to improve student retention and advocate for teaching and learning technology needs on behalf of FASS. I also serve as FASS’ Student Safety Liaison.