The Department of Art History in the College of Arts and Architecture is seeking an Administrative Assistant to provide leadership and oversight for departmental administrative, academic, human resources, and student-support functions. 

The Administrative Assistant will report directly to the department head and serve as a key resource for faculty, staff, and students, ensuring efficient operations, compliance with university policies, and effective management of departmental programs.

• Oversee departmental operations, office management, and administrative processes.

• Provide calendar management support to the department head, including scheduling and prioritizing appointments, coordinating meeting logistics, and resolving scheduling conflicts.

• Coordinate human resources activities, including faculty and staff hiring, onboarding, employee relations, international employment matters, and confidential personnel processes.

• Administer admissions and enrollment management for the graduate student program, including degree progress tracking, graduation certification, and student support services.

• Support undergraduate academic programs through policy review, graduation certification, student petitions, and academic planning.

• Support faculty affairs processes, including promotion and tenure, sabbaticals, faculty searches, and evaluations.

• Support the department by initiating expense reports and human resources related forms as part of routine administrative processes - including scholarship, endowment, and gift administration.

• Coordinate course scheduling, enrollment management, and academic records processes.

• Supervise student employees and foster a professional and collaborative work environment.

• Collaborate on departmental communications, website updates, events, recruitment activities, newsletters, and stakeholder engagement efforts.

• Collaborate with university offices to ensure compliance, operational effect