The Augustan Society, Inc., describes itself as an "association of scholars" in the Augustan subjects. To encourage and promote interdisciplinary studies without having to assign each project to a primary department, all most projects are organized as a number of [[Study Groups]] under the direction of a '''Dean of Studies'''. This office has also been given authority to name Deans of [[Lineage Groups]], and to approve the creation of new lineage groups. He is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the [[President]]. The Dean in turn names the [[Coordinators]] for each of the Study Groups, who serve at his pleasure.
Duties of the Dean of Studies include:
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<li>Appointing Coordinators for each Study Group and Deans for each Lineage Group;</li>
<li>Soliciting Coordinators for inactive Study Groups;</li>
<li>Creating new Study Groups or combining existing ones, both in response to member requests and proactively;</li>
<li>Assisting Coordinators in soliciting members for their Study GroupCreating new Lineage Groups upon the identification of a willing Dean;</li>
<li>Assisting Coordinators and Deans in soliciting members for their groups;</li> <li>Requiring Coordinators and Deans to submit an [[Annual Report]], due at Headquarters by 31 July each year, and at such other times as the [[Board]] or Dean of Studies may request it;</li>
<li>Making an Annual Report to the Board, due at Headquarters by 31 July each year, and at such other times as the Board may request it;</li>
<li>Encouraging and assisting Study Groups and Lineage Groups to prepare articles for submission to ''[[Augustan Omnibus|The Augustan Omnibus]]'' on their topic;</li> <li>Assisting Study Groups and Lineage Groups in requesting or recommending books and other materials for the [[Library]] on their topic; and </li> <li>Conduct periodic [[Member Interest Survey|Member Interest Surveys]] to monitor members interests and identify potential volunteers.</li>
<li>Assisting Study Groups in requesting or recommending books and other materials for the Conduct periodic [[LibrarySkill Needs Survey|Skill Needs Surveys]] on their topic; to determine what skills are needed by the various Committees and Sub-Groups.</li>
<li>Conducting such surveys of the membership, including the creation of surveys Conduct periodic [[Member Skills Survey|Member Skills Surveys]] to determine what skills are posessed by members who might be included with membership asked to put them to use on behalf of the various Committees and other petitionsSub-Groups.</li>
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[[Headquarters Staff]] will support the Dean of Studies by compiling and making available the results of member surveys, including those collected with petitions to membership, and such other sources as they may have available.