College of Arts, Sciences, and Education

LaVie T. Leasure
Associate Dean of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
130 Carolina Hall
336.750.2479
leasurela@wssu.edu

(Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania) She is also Associate Professor in the Department of English at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). A native of Sedalia, North Carolina, Dr. Leasure earned her undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Arts and Sciences) from Bennett College and her M.A. degree in English and African-American Literature from North Carolina A & T State University. Dr. Leasure has worked in the public school, higher education, non-profit, and corporate sectors.  Formerly, Dr. Leasure served as the Dean of First, Second and Transfer Year Experiences and Engagement and as the Inaugural Chair of Liberal Studies at WSSU.   She is an Adobe Creative Campus Faculty Fellow, an Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Credentialed Educator, and a member of Leadership North Carolina (Class 30).  Dr. Leasure is active in her community and on the WSSU campus.  She is a motivational speaker and a youth advocate.  She is dedicated to the improvement of the undergraduate learning and teaching experiences students and faculty encounter.  Her current research focus is on the relationships between women, intersectionality of race, gender, sex, and culture, and SOTL in the Humanities.

Tanya Hudson
Associate Dean of Educator Preparation and Quality Assurance
Anderson Center 254B
Tel: 336-750-2373
hudsont@wssu.edu

The College of Arts, Sciences, Business and Education Dean’s Fellows Program is designed to enhance academic leadership development for current and future academic leaders at Winston-Salem State University. Dean’s Fellows maintain their current professional commitments during the academic year while taking advantage of opportunities to learn and gain broad exposure to academic administration.

The Dean’s Fellows Program is designed for tenured faculty members, including department chairs and academic directors, who are interested in learning more about academic administration and interested in advancing the academic mission of the College and university. Dean’s Fellows work closely with the Dean of the College in creating a custom yearlong leadership experience designed to address areas of professional development while advancing novel solutions to strategic issues facing the College and university community.

Rachelle Barnes
Associate Professor & Chair
The College (CASE)
Carolina Hall, Room 130
(336)750.3231
barnesr@wssu.edu

Brandie Cooper
Executive Assistant to the Dean and Budget Manager

130 Carolina Hall
336-750-2403
cooperb@wssu.edu

Tiffany Squire
Administrative Support Associate

130 Carolina Hall
336-750-2400
squiret@wssu.edu

We promise a creative education that fully integrates the best of our intellectual traditions with the latest innovations in knowledge to fully prepare each student for life in a global society.

We promise a collaborative learning community networked together to advance the holistic development of each student so that they may reach the fullness of their potential.

We promise a committed faculty dedicated to the highest standards of teaching, scholarship, and service in the interests of advancing academic excellence and student academic success.