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Dean's Office

Gillian Lord

Gillian Lorde
Associate Dean
Director, Academic Advising Center

Areas of Responsibility

  • Academic probation
  • Beyond120
  • Catalog
  • CLAS ambassadors
  • Exploratory and AIM advising
  • Foreign language proficiency
  • Graduation requirements/certifications
  • Internships (IDS 4940 and CLAS Alumni Internships)
  • Orientation (PREVIEW)
  • PaCE advising
  • Pre-health/pre-law advising
  • Readmissions
  • Student awards (Anderson Scholars/Dean’s Medal)
  • Student records/SASS
  • Transfer admissions
  • UF@SFC
  • University of Florida Online advising
  • Admissions Office liaison
  • Advisory Council for Undergraduate Affairs
  • Career Connections Center liaison
  • CLAS Convocation
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Student Council (CLASSC)
  • Curriculum (College and University Committees)
  • Dual enrollment
  • Enrollment management
  • Innovation Academy liaison
  • International Committee
  • Liaison to UFIC
  • Study abroad
  • International exchanges and bilateral agreements
  • International student and educator awards
  • Pre-Health Post-Bacc
  • Self-funded/off-book programs
  • UAA liaison
  • UF QUEST
  • Undergraduate Advising Council
  • Undergraduate Coordinators Committee
  • University Admissions Committee
  • University Scholars Program, including CLAS Scholars Program

Brief Biography

Gillian Lord (Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University) is Professor of Hispanic Linguistics. She joined the University of Florida faculty in 2001, where she worked for many years as Spanish Language Program Director, coordinating and overseeing the Beginning and Intermediate Spanish courses. She later chaired the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies from 2010 through 2021. Her research focuses on the teaching and learning of Spanish as a second/foreign language, with an emphasis on the sound system (e.g., pronunciation) of second language speakers of Spanish, and the use of technology in language education. Dr. Lord has held leadership roles in a number of professional organizations, such as the American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators, the Modern Language Association’s Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL), and as President of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO).