Academic Affairs
About the Office of Academic Affairs
The office of academic affairs oversees academic standards and progression, program accreditation initiatives, academic scheduling, curricular and programmatic assessment, faculty development, and other academic-related services for the school.
Staff
Linda S. Garavalia, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Dianna Brasington, Administrative Assistant
Tamica Lige, Administrative Assistant and Site Coordinator
Contact information:
Telephone: 816-235-1660
Fax: 816-235-5190
Address:
2464 Charlotte Street, HSB 2304
Kansas City, MO 64108
Email
School of Pharmacy Strategic Plan (pdf)
School of Pharmacy Organization
Faculty Governance
Faculty Review, Promotion, and Tenure policies
- UMKC Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
- School of Pharmacy Promotion and Tenure Guidelines (pdf)
- School of Pharmacy Post-Tenure Review Standards (pdf)
- School of Pharmacy Student Course Evaluation Policy (pdf)
- School of Pharmacy Teaching Enhancement Policy (pdf)
Accreditation, assessment, and program evaluation
- Doctor of pharmacy program
- Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program
- Course and instructor evaluations
Program expansion
For questions regarding program expansion, please contact our office. The PharmD program currently includes two sites – Kansas City and MU in Columbia. We are in the process of developing a third site in Springfield, MO in collaboration with MSU. For more information on the MSU expansion click here.
Instructional technology
Support for academic personnel
- Academic personnel recruitment and retention
- Faculty development
- Faculty orientation
- Instructional improvement and assistance
- Professional development events and seminars


