Originally, the Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the office was renamed Assistant Dean for Academic Administration in 1999. Responsibilities of the Assistant Dean include editing the college catalogue and faculty handbook as well as completing surveys, maintaining demographic information on faculty, serving as secretary to the Faculty Study and Research Committee, and supervising faculty assistants. In addition, this office maintains faculty travel files, offices assignments, and advises on computer use. The Committee on Faculty Study and Research was established in 1969 to assist the Vice President for Academic Affairs in collecting information on the research and creative activities of the faculty and to advise on grants for research and travel. Over time the primary focus of the committee has been the allocating of funds for research.