Andrew Whatley

Andrew Whatley is the Assistant Dean for Faculty Advising and LAS Initiatives in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Columbia College Chicago, and he is the Associate Director of the Honors Program.

Whatley joined Columbia College Chicago in 2001 as Administrative Assistant to the Provost and has since served as an Academic Program Manager and a Director of Academic Initiatives prior to becoming Assistant Dean in 2011. As Assistant Dean, Andrew oversees faculty advising within the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, assists Associate Dean Neil Pagano in administering the Honors Program, and coordinates recruitment for the prestigious Teach for America program, among other projects.

In his previous positions, Whatley’s projects included helping craft a college-wide policy on faculty rank and promotion, co-coordinating the 2009 meeting of SGC International, and managing the college’s acquisition of the Center for American Places—now Columbia College Chicago Press.

When not at Columbia, Whatley tries to remain active in Chicago’s vibrant off-loop theatre scene. Since moving to Chicago in 1995, he has served as an actor, director, or dramaturge in more than thirty theatrical productions on Chicago stages with companies such as The Hypocrites and Eclipse.

Whatley holds a BFA in Acting from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, and an MA in Theatre History, Literature, and Criticism from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Contact information:

Andrew Whatley
Office of the Dean, School of LAS
623 S. Wabash Ave.
Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60605
awhatley@colum.edu
312.369.7261