Dean Bierman is the chief academic officer of the college and is responsible for the faculty and the curriculum. Among the Dean's responsibilities are:

• Faculty hiring
• Faculty reviews - third-year, tenure, informal, special
• Department and program reviews
• Faculty salaries and promotions
• Member of:
  - Administrative Council
  - Technology Planning and Priorities Committee (TP&PC)
  - Education and Curriculum Committee (ECC)
  - Faculty Curricular Planning Committee (FCPC)
  - Capital Funding and Priorites Committee (CF&PC)
  - Faculty Grants Committee
  - Budget Committee
  - College Council
• Oversight for:
  - Gould library
  - Information Technology Services (ITS)