Welcome to the OAA Website

This web site was updated on 1/19/06 and many documents are works in progress. If you cannot locate the information you are looking for, please contact a member of the OAA staff.

This web site has been designed to provide useful information to administrators and academic staff. Our hope is you will find this a beneficial resource for a broad array of needs.

The Biological Sciences Division's (BSD) Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) is part of the BSD Office of the Dean. OAA provides human resource services to academic units and administrative staff on a wide range of topics related to academic personnel management within the BSD. OAA's web site is intended to be an information link for accessing definitive information regarding processes, procedures, and policies associated with, among other topics, academic appointment, reappointment, and promotion within the Biological Science Division. OAA works closely with other administrative units on campus such as the Office of the Provost, Office of Legal Counsel, Staff Benefits, Payroll Office, Medical Staff Office, etc. in order to provide you with timely and complete information about BSD academic human resource management.

Office of Academic Affairs
Staff Responsibilities

You may contact one of the following staff members 
in the BSD Office of Academic Affairs
Offices are located in the medical center complex
AMB Room O-104 and Mail Code is MC1000
Main number is 773/702-6504 and fax is 773/702-9151

Patricia M. Shymanski
Director, Office of Academic Affairs
5-5413 --voice
pshymans@bsd.uchicago.edu

Kathi Marocco
Sr. Administrator, Faculty Appointments
5-5422 --voice
kathi@bsd.uchicago.edu

Annetha Bartley
HR Administrator, Other Academic appointments
5-5414 --voice
abartley@bsd.uchicago.edu

Pam Duncan, Project Assistant
4-0802 - - voice
pduncan@bsd.uchicago.edu