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Self-Study Working Groups

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Self-Study 2020 Organizational Structure (Working Groups)

Working Group for Standard I - Mission and Goals

Co-Chair: Eddie Saiff – Interim Dean, School of Theoretical and Applied Science

Co-Chair: Barbara Harmon-Francis – Director, Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program

  • Donna Gibson – Professor, Psychology
  • Cardacia Davis – Field Education Coordinator
  • Susan Kurzmann – Reference Librarian/Faculty
  • Rebecca Root – Associate Professor, Political Science and Director of the Honors Program
  • Purvi Parekh – ITS/Banner Systems Analyst
Working Group for Standard II - Ethics and Integrity

Co-Chair: Melissa Van Der Wall – Dean of Students

Co-Chair: Mike Tripodi – General Counsel

  • Jacqueline Braun – Assistant Professor, Experimental Psychology
  • Jill Brown – Associate Director, Office of Human Resources
  • Shawn O’Neill – Director, Office of Financial Aid
  • Bridgette Quimpo – Athletics/Coach
Working Group for Standard III - Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience

Co-Chair: Aaron Lorenz – Dean, School of Social Science and Human Services

Co-Chair: Ben Levy – Director, International Education

  • Tim Babasade – ITS/Director of Client Services
  • Michael Bitz – Professor, Education and Director of the Instructional Design Center (IDC)
  • Rick Brown – Director, Center for Student Involvement
  • Kelly Dolak – Associate Professor, Television Production
  • Nicholas Salter – Associate Professor, Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Director of the Faculty Resource Center (FRC)
Working Group for Standard IV - Support of the Student Experience

Co-Chair: Benjamin Fine – Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Co-Chair: LaQuan Norman – ASB and Associate Director, Cahill Career Development Center

  • Stephanie Barlow – Assistant Director, Residence Life
  • Meredith Davis – Associate Professor, Art History
  • Tom Kitchen – Director, Center for Reading and Writing
  • Michelle Johnson – Associate Director, Academic Advisement/Center for Student Success
  • Tamika Quick – Assistant Director Equity & Diversity
Working Group for Standard V - Educational Effectiveness Assessment

Co-Chair: Susan Hangen – Interim Dean, School of Humanities and Global Studies

Co-Chair: Peter Campbell – Interim Dean, School of Contemporary Arts

  • Paramjeete Bagga – Professor, Bioinformatics
  • Sarah Carberry – Associate Professor and Convener, Chemistry
  • Christina Connor – Assessment and Instruction Librarian/Faculty
  • Timothy Haase – Assistant Professor, Economics
  • Shaziela Ishak – Associate Professor, Psychology
  • Gilad Cohen – Assistant Professor, Music Theory and Performance
  • Taylor Tapp – Research Analyst, Planning
  • Michael Unger – Associate Professor, Political Science
Working Group for Standard VI - Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement

Co-Chair: Kathy Stathis – Senior Budget and Systems Analyst

Co-Chair: Jason Hecht – Professor, Finance

  • Naseem Choudhury – Associate Professor, Psychology
  • Joseph Connell – Assistant Vice President, Student Success
  • Angela Cristini – Assistant Vice President, Grants and Sponsored Programs
  • Robin Keller – Director of Applications, ITS
  • Kathryn Yeaton – Associate Professor, Accounting
Working Group for Standard VII - Governance, Leadership, and Administration

Co-Chair: Brittany Williams-Goldstein – Chief of Staff, President’s Office

Co-Chair: Ed Petkus – Dean, Anisfield School of Business

  • Kathy Burke – Assistant Dean, Nursing
  • Karl Johnson – Associate Professor, African American Studies
  • Ken McMurdy – Associate Professor, Mathematics
  • Patrick Chang – Assistant Vice President Alumni & Development Information Services, Institutional Advancement
  • Rachel Jaffe Marko – Office of the Registrar
Working Group for Compliance

Co-Chair: Michele Dunn – Registrar, Office of the Registrar

Co-Chair: Shawn O’Neill – Director, Office of Financial Aid

  • Nicole Morgan Agard – Chief Diversity Officer, Office of the President
  • Amanda Beecher – Associate Professor, Mathematics
  • Patricia Chavez – Director, Internal Audit
  • Kathleen Hallissey – Director, Student Conduct
  • Peter Rice – Director, Office of Admissions
  • Mihaela Serban – Associate Professor, Law and Society
  • Karen Norton – Assistant to the Dean, Anisfield School of Business
Working Group for Communications
  • Melissa Horvath – Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Communications
  • Angela Daidone – Public Relations Specialist, Marketing and Communications
  • Christine Sterling – Assistant, Marketing and Communications
  • Robert Josic – Associate Director, Web and Digital Marketing
Working Group for Design/Layout
  • Janelle Ferraro – Graphic Designer
  • Trish Williams – Team Implementation Specialist, Instructional Design Center
Working Group for Editorial Conformity
  • Mary Cicitta – Director of Publications
  • Claudia Esker – Assistant Director, Grants and Sponsored Programs