Hanselman said maintaining two separate deans for the College and Undergraduate Education will insure that students will have continued access to administrators.
"Because most decisions are made at the Dean level (Dean of the College and Dean of the FAS)," he wrote, "student concerns with regard to policy issues would be diluted by one more level of administrative personnel."
Jewett himself has indicated that a single dean structure would compromise the dean's ability to set time aside for students.
While Hanselman is optimistic about the prospects for student involvement, he doubts that his objective of equal student and faculty representation in the search for Jewett's successor will be achieved.
"I don't expect that that objective will be fully realized," Hanselman said of his proposal.
Knowles could not be reached for comment yesterday.