Middle States 2024 Steering Committee
Name | Title | Affiliation | Role |
Lisa Grimm (Fall 2022-Spring 2024) | Interim Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Psychology | Division of Academic Affairs | Administrative Co-Chair; Leadership Team |
Joseph Baker | Associate Professor of Chemistry | School of Science | Faculty Co-Chair; Leadership Team |
Jennifer Palmgren | Assistant Provost | Division of Academic Affairs | MSCHE Accreditation Liaison Officer; Leadership Team |
Jeff Osborn (Fall 2022-Fall 2023) | Provost and Vice President | Division of Academic Affairs | Steering Committee Member |
Valarie McDuffie (2023)/Richard Schweigert (2023-2024) | Deputy Treasurer/Interim VP | Division of Finance | Steering Committee Member; Data Inventory Team |
Marie Tuscano | Executive Director Institutional Research and Analytics | Division of Operations | Steering Committee Member; Data Inventory Team |
Dylan Chidick (Spring 2023 only)/ Dylan Nguyen starting Fall 2023 | Student Government President | Student Representative | Steering Committee Member |
Brian Wallace (2023) | Graduate Student Representative, and Curator of The Sarnoff Collection | Student Representative | Steering Committee Member |
Dan Bowen | Associate Professor of Political Science | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Standard I (Co-Chair) |
Tina Tormey | Director, Residential Education & Housing | Division of Student Affairs | Standard I (Co-Chair) |
Waheeda Lillevik | Associate Professor of Management | School of Business | Standard II (Co-Chair) |
Elizabeth Gallus | Associate Dean of Students | Division of Student Affairs | Standard II (Co-Chair) |
Tracy Kress | Professor of Biology | School of Science | Standard III (Co-Chair) |
Judi Cook | Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning | Division of Academic Affairs | Standard III (Co-Chair) |
Lynn Gazley | Associate Professor of Sociology | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Standard IV (Co-Chair) |
Ivonne Cruz | Executive Director, Student Success and Retention | Division of Enrollment Management | Standard IV (Co-Chair) |
Linda Mayger | Associate Professor of Education Administration and Secondary Education | School of Education | Standard V (Co-Chair) |
LaMont Rouse | Assistant Director of Assessment, Institutional Assessment | Division of Academic Affairs | Standard V (Co-Chair); Data Inventory Team |
Katie Hooven | Associate Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing and Health Sciences | Standard VI (Co-Chair) |
Sharon Blanton | Vice President | Division of Operations | Standard VI (Co-Chair) |
Deborah Hutton | Professor of Art History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | School of Arts & Communications and School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Standard VII (Co-Chair) |
Aminah Massenburg | Director, Compliance and Privacy Officer | Office of General Counsel | Standard VII (Co-Chair) |
Working Groups
Standard I. Mission and Goals
Name | Title | Affiliation | Role |
Dan Bowen | Associate Professor of Political Science | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Faculty Co-Chair |
Tina Tormey | Director, Residential Education & Housing | Division of Student Affairs | Staff Co-Chair |
Benny Chan | Professor of Chemistry | School of Science | Faculty |
Wayne Heisler | Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies in Music | School of Arts & Communications | Faculty |
Brittany Aydelotte | Director, Center for Engaged Learning Institute | Center for Community Engaged Learning & Research | Staff |
Tacquice Davis | Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence | Division of Inclusive Excellence | Staff |
Lakshmi Gurram (Spring 2023 only)/ Hiya Dogiparthi AND David “Enzo” Whetton (2023-2024) | Student | Biology Major with minors in Chemistry and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies/Public Health AND Political Science and Math majors | Undergraduate Student |
Suzanne McCotter | Dean | Graduate and Continuing Education | Dean/Designee |
Lisa Angeloni | Vice President | Division of Enrollment Management | Cabinet/Designee |
Standard II. Ethics and Integrity
Name | Title | Affiliation | Role |
Waheeda Lillevik | Associate Professor of Management | School of Business | Faculty Co-Chair |
Elizabeth Gallus | Associate Dean of Students | Division of Student Affairs | Staff Co-Chair |
Sandy Gibson | Professor of Counselor Education | School of Education | Faculty |
James Taylor | Professor of Philosophy | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Faculty |
Adam Carlson | Director of Student Conduct & Off-Campus Services | Division of Student Affairs | Staff |
Jamie Sirover | Paralegal | Office of General Counsel | Staff |
Jared Williams (Spring 2023 only)/Joe Woods (2023-2024) | Student | Political Science Major/Computer Engineering | Undergraduate Student |
Carole Kenner | Dean | School of Nursing and Health Sciences | Dean/Designee |
Mike Canavan | General Counsel and Vice President | Office of General Counsel | Cabinet/Designee |
Standard III. Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience
Name | Title | Affiliation | Role |
Tracy Kress | Professor of Biology | School of Science | Faculty Co-Chair |
Judi Cook | Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning | Division of Academic Affairs | Staff Co-Chair |
Zakiya Adair | Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies/ International Studies | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Faculty |
Stuart Carroll | Associate Professor of Early and Elementary Childhood Education | School of Education | Faculty |
Jon Bannan | Director of User Support Services | Division of Operations | Staff |
Heba Jahama | Associate Director of Enrollment Services | Division of Enrollment Management | Staff |
Peter Corso (Spring 2023 only)/ Colin Dwyer (2023-2024) | Student | Political Science and Music majors/Elementary Education and Psychology | Undergraduate Student |
Andrea Welker | Dean | School of Engineering | Dean/Designee |
Kit Murphy | Associate Provost for Curriculum and Liberal Learning | Division of Academic Affairs | Cabinet/Designee |
Standard IV. Support of the Student Experience
Name | Title | Affiliation | Role |
Lynn Gazley | Associate Professor of Sociology |
School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Faculty Co-Chair |
Ivonne Cruz | Executive Director, Student Success and Retention | Division of Enrollment Management | Staff Co-Chair |
Connie Kartoz | Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing and Health Sciences | Faculty |
Tanner Huffman | Associate Professor of Engineering (iStem) | School of Engineering | Faculty |
Jordan Shyi | Director of Intercultural Affairs | Division of Inclusive Excellence | Staff |
John Marshall | Assistant Director of the Educational Opportunity Fund | Educational Opportunity Fund | Staff |
Yashvi Verma (Spring 2023 only)/Daniel Wilson and Aria Chalileh (2023-2024) | Student | Biology Major with Psychology Minor/ Political Science with Law, Politics, and Philosophy minor AND Political Science with Leadership and Spanish minors | Undergraduate Student |
Sunita Kramer | Dean | School of Science | Dean/Designee |
Sean Stallings | Vice President | Division of Student Affairs | Cabinet/Designee |
Standard V. Educational Effectiveness Assessment
Name | Title | Affiliation | Role |
Linda Mayger | Associate Professor of Education Administration and Secondary Education | School of Education | Faculty Co-Chair |
LaMont Rouse | Assistant Director of Assessment, Istitutional Assessment | Division of Academic Affairs | Staff Co-Chair |
Matt Mizuhara | Associate Professor of Math & Statistics | School of Science | Faculty |
Chris Ault | Associate Professor of Interactive Multi-Media | School of Arts & Communications | Faculty |
Martha Stella | Assistant Dean of Engineering | School of Engineering | Staff |
Robbie Varghese | Business Intelligence Manager, Institutional Research & Analytics | Division of Operations | Staff |
Jennifer Prince | Student | English MA | Graduate Student |
Lorna Johnson-Frizell (Spring 2023 only)/ Pamela Barnett starting Fall 2023 | Interim Dean/Dean | School of Arts & Communications | Dean/Designee |
Tim Clydesdale | Vice Provost | Division of Academic Affairs | Cabinet/Designee |
Standard VI. Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement
Name | Title | Affiliation | Role |
Katie Hooven | Associate Professor of Nursing | School of Nursing and Health Sciences | Faculty Co-Chair |
Sharon Blanton | Vice President | Division of Operations | Staff Co-Chair |
Trevor O’Grady | Associate Professor of Economics | School of Business | Faculty |
John Oliver | Information Literacy Librarian | Library | Faculty |
Paul Romano | Senior Director, Sustainability and Energy Management | Division of Operations | Staff |
Rajashekar Manimaran | Director of Community Relations | Division of Advancement | Staff |
Trish Le | Student | History Secondary Special Education major | Undergraduate Student |
Taras Pavlovsky | Dean | Library | Dean/Designee |
Valarie McDuffie | Deputy Treasurer | Division of Finance | Cabinet/Designee |
Standard VII. Governance, Leadership, and Administration
Name | Title | Affiliation | Role |
Deborah Hutton | Professor of Art History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | School of Arts & Communications and School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Faculty Co-Chair |
Aminah Massenburg | Director, Compliance and Privacy Officer | Office of General Counsel | Staff Co-Chair |
Nate McGee | Professor of Physics | School of Science | Faculty |
Ambrose Adegbege | Associate Professor of Engineering | School of Engineering | Faculty |
Dave Muha | Associate Vice President | Division of Advancement | Staff |
Tammy Dieterich | Assistant Dean | School of Business | Staff |
Noelle Halikman | Student | History Secondary Education and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies majors | Undergraduate Student |
Tabitha Dell’Angelo | Interim Dean | School of Education | Dean/Designee |
Heather Fehn | Chief of Staff | Office of the President | Cabinet/Designee |