Faculty & Departments
Oakridge College is organized into academic divisions, departments, and faculty ranks that help students, parents, and guidance counselors understand how the college is structured. Each division is led by a Dean. Each department is led by a Department Chair and supported by faculty who teach, advise, mentor, and maintain academic standards within their field. Together, these offices provide the structure behind Oakridge’s programs of study, classroom instruction, student support, and departmental activity. This page outlines Oakridge’s academic hierarchy, faculty ranks, divisions, and departments.
Departments & Offices
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Department of Earth & Ecological Sciences
Department of Earth & Ecological SciencesThe Department of Earth & Ecological Sciences is the founding discipline of Oakridge College — the direct heir of the 1918 Oakridge Institute of Forestry and Land Sciences, and home of the college's botanical…
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Department of Psychology
Department of PsychologyThe Department of Psychology studies the mind and behavior — clinical and research foundations alike — and carries that study into practice through social-work training. Its graduates staff counseling rooms, family services, and research…
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Department of Literature
Department of LiteratureThe Department of Literature, History, and Cultural Studies, or The Department of Literature for short, prepares students for academic, interpretive, and public-facing work connected to literature, writing, history, cultural memory, humanities study, and the…
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Department of Fine Art
Department of Fine ArtThe Department of Fine Art & Art History prepares students for creative, academic, and public-facing work connected to visual art, art history, design, museum study, and cultural interpretation. For everyday use, the department is…
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Department of Political Science
Department of Political ScienceThe Department of Political Science covers government, policy, civic institutions, and the economics that moves beneath them. Briarmont's own town hall, boards, and budgets serve as its standing case study.
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Department of Sociology
Department of SociologyThe Department of Sociology studies society at every scale — groups, communities, cultures, and the systems that hold them together or pull them apart. It houses the college's work in sociology, anthropology, and community…
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Department of Mathematics
Department of MathematicsThe Department of Mathematics teaches pure and applied mathematics carried into physics and quantitative analysis. It serves every science at the college — and the analytical minds who simply like a hard problem.
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Department of Health Sciences
Department of Health SciencesThe Department of Health Sciences and Nursing Preparation prepares students for practical, academic, and service-oriented work connected to health, care, wellness, and healthcare readiness. We believe health education should do more than introduce students…
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Department of Performing Arts
Department of Performing ArtsThe Department of Performing Arts prepares students for creative, academic, technical, and public-facing work connected to theatre, music, performance, production, live events, and the study of performance as a form of human expression.
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Department of Laboratory Sciences
Department of Laboratory SciencesThe Department of Laboratory Sciences is the college's bench-science home: biology, chemistry, forensic science, and the laboratory technology behind hospital and crime labs. Technique, safety, and trustworthy records are treated as first-class skills.
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Department of Education
Department of EducationThe Department of Education prepares you for practical work, public-facing, and deeply tied to the everyday life of Oakridge and Briarmont. We believe education should do more than hand out credentials. It should equip…
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Department of Legal Studies
Department of Legal StudiesThe Department of Legal Studies, Criminal Justice, and Public Administration prepares students for practical, academic, and service-oriented work connected to law, criminal justice, public records, public safety, and civic administration. For everyday use, the…
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Department of Career Programs
Department of Career ProgramsThe Department of Career Programs runs the college's trade-facing associates and certificates — practical programs that put a working skill in a student's hands in one to two years.
Faculty Hierarchy
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President of Oakridge College
President of Oakridge CollegeThe President of Oakridge College is the highest academic and administrative officer within the college’s leadership structure. The President serves as the senior institutional authority responsible for the overall direction, stability, standards, and public…
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Vice President of Oakridge University
Vice President of Oakridge UniversityThe Vice President of Oakridge College is the senior administrative officer who supports the President in the leadership, organization, and daily direction of the college. The Vice President serves as the President’s primary deputy…
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Deans of Oakridge College
Deans of Oakridge CollegeA Dean is a senior academic officer responsible for the leadership, organization, and academic direction of one of Oakridge College’s major academic divisions. Within the college, a Dean serves as both administrative authority and…
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Department Chairs
Department ChairsThe Department Chair is the senior academic officer responsible for the leadership, organization, and daily direction of an academic department within Oakridge College. The Chair serves as both administrative authority and academic steward, ensuring…
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Tenured Professors
Tenured ProfessorsA Tenured Professor is the highest regular academic rank within Oakridge College, granted to faculty members who have demonstrated sustained teaching excellence, long-term department service, academic leadership, institutional reliability, and deep commitment to the…
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Professors
ProfessorsProfessor is a senior academic rank within Oakridge College, granted to faculty members who have demonstrated strong teaching ability, department service, academic leadership, and reliable contribution to the college’s academic life. This rank recognizes…
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Associate Professors
Associate ProfessorsAn Associate Professor is an advanced faculty rank within Oakridge College, granted to faculty members who have moved beyond the early expectations of instruction and begun to establish themselves as reliable academic contributors. This…
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Assistant Professors
Assistant ProfessorsAn Assistant Professor is an early-career faculty rank within Oakridge College, granted to educators who have moved beyond basic instructional duties and begun to establish themselves as developing members of the academic staff. This…
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Instructors
InstructorsAn Instructor is a formal teaching rank within Oakridge College, granted to academic staff who have been trusted to lead basic instruction, support student learning, and participate in the regular educational life of the…
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Adjunct Faculty & Guest Lecturers
Adjunct Faculty & Guest LecturersAdjunct Faculty is the entry-level faculty rank within Oakridge College, granted to educators who have been approved to teach, assist, or contribute to the academic life of a department on a limited basis. This…
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Teaching Assistants
Teaching AssistantsA Teaching Assistant is a student academic support role within Oakridge College, granted to students who have shown enough reliability, subject knowledge, and maturity to assist faculty with instruction, classroom preparation, student support, or…
Non-Academic Deans & Administration
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Dean of Student Affairs
Dean of Student AffairsThe Dean of Student Affairs is a senior administrative officer responsible for the organization, supervision, and direction of Oakridge College’s non-academic student life. Unlike the academic Deans, this position does not oversee a division…
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Student Life and Housing
Student Life and HousingStudent Life and Housing is the administrative department responsible for Oakridge College’s residential life, student housing operations, dormitory policy, and day-to-day living concerns. The department operates beneath the Dean of Student Affairs and manages…
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Registrar
RegistrarThe Registrar is the administrative office responsible for Oakridge College’s academic records, course registration, enrollment records, class schedules, transcripts, academic calendars, and other official student records. The office supports the structure of the college…
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Oakridge Disciplinary Committee
Oakridge Disciplinary CommitteeThe Oakridge Disciplinary Committee is the college's conduct board — the body that hears cases of academic misconduct and violations of campus rules. It exists so that discipline at Oakridge is a process, not…
