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SELF-STUDY WORKING GROUPS

Groups 1-3: Institutional Context

Group 1 Standard #1 – Mission, Goals, & Objectives
Standard #7 – Institutional Assessment
Liaison:   Judith McKee, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies
Chair:   Diane Pfaltzgraff, Professor, Political Science
Members:   Elmore Alexander, Dean, School of Business Administration
Jeffrey Baird, Director, Safety and Security
Herbert Barndt, Associate Professor, Textile Engineering
Tim Butler, Director, Student Activities
Craig Griffen, Associate Professor, Architecture
John Keleher, Director, Major Gifts
Margaret Kip, Director, Enrollment Systems (2004-2005)
Cathy Piersol, Associate Professor and
Director, Occupational Therapy Program
Elijah Wiegman, Industrial Design Student

Group 2 Standard #2 - Planning, Resource Allocation, & Institutional Renewal
Standard #3 - Institutional Resources (including off-campus resources)
Liaison:   Jane Antheil, Vice President, Enrollment and Student Affairs
Bill Mea, Assistant Vice President for Business and Finance
(2004-2005)
Randy Gentzler, Vice President for Business and Finance/Treasurer
(2005-2006)
Chair:   Jeffrey Cepull, Assistant Vice President for Campus Information
Members:   Frank Baseman, Associate Professor, Graphic Design Communication
Susan Calder, Director, Off-Campus Programs
Diana Cundell, Associate Professor, Biology
Steven Dinero, Associate Professor, Human Geography
Kathryn Flannery, Director, Human Resources
D.K. Malhotra, Professor, Finance
Jason Rigsbee, Assistant Director, Residence Life
Benedict Suplick, Director, Physical Plant
Amanda Logan, Physician Assistant Student


Group 3 Standard #4 - Leadership and Governance
Standard #5 - Administration
Standard #6 – Integrity
Liaison:   Geoffrey Cromarty, Executive Assistant to the President
Nya Jacobs, Student, Industrial Design
Raymond Poteau, Professor, Accounting
Chair:   Carter Pierce, Associate Professor, Political Science
Members:   Patricia Baldridge, Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations
Nancy Howard, Assistant Professor, Textile Chemistry
Lynda Irwin, Executive Secretary, Enrollment and Student Affairs
Morna Livingston, Associate Professor, Architecture
Timothy McGee, Director, Instructional Design and Technology
James Savoie, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of the
Academic Achievement Program
Patricia Shafer, Director, Career Services
Denis Tekippe, Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Studies (2004-2005)
Philip Murphy, Marketing Student


Groups 4 – 7: Educational Context

Group 4 Standard # 8 - Student Admissions
Standard # 9 - Student Support
Liaison:    Raymond Becker, Dean of Students
Chair:   Krishna Bhat, Associate Professor, Chemistry (2004-2005)
Co-chairs: (2005-2006)   Marie Wilcom Bunner, Assistant Director, Learning and Advising Center
Katharine Jones, Associate Professor, Sociology
Members:   Lisa Cooper, Director, Financial Aid
Christine Greb, Director, Admissions
Jaideep Naidu, Associate Professor, Operations Management
Marcella McCoy, Director of the Honors Program
Margaret Oravetz, Assistant Dean, School of Engineering and Textiles
Thomas Shirley, Director of Athletics and Chair, Department of Physical
Education
Andrew Hess, Digital Design Student
Pamela Vargas, Industrial Design Student


Group 5 Standard #10 – Faculty
Liaison:   David Breiner, Associate Professor, Architectural History/Theory
Marylyn Goutmann, Associate Professor, Textiles
Chair:   Barbara Kimmelman, Associate Professor, History
Members:   Cathleen Barlow, Director, Counseling Services
William Firman, Director, Graduate Admissions
Pia Murray-Roper, Help Desk Manager, Office of Information Technology
Josh Owen, Assistant Professor, Industrial Design
Michael Rackover, Associate Professor and Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies
Lloyd Russow, Professor, International Business and Associate Dean,
School of Business Administration
Victoria High, Textile Design Student
Yuhong Chen, MBA/Instructional Design and Technology Graduate Student


Group 6 Standard #11 - Educational Offerings
Standard #12 - General Education
Standard #13 - Related Educational Activities (excluding off-campus resources)
Liaison:   Faye Ross, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Director
Learning and Advising Center
Thomas Schrand, Associate Professor, History
Chair:   Rachel Wilson, Associate Professor, Biology and Assistant Dean
School of Science and Health
Members:   Hannah Bar-Giora, Director, International Student Programs
Claire Beevers, Associate Professor, Textile Design
Steven Bell, Director, Gutman Library
John Eliason, Director, Writing across the Curriculum
Jamie Schuller Grant, Director, Cooperative Education
Susan Frosten, Associate Professor, Architecture
Kathleen Moran-Gannon, Director of Marketing
Continuing and Professional Studies
Cathy Rusinko, Assistant Professor, Management
Derek Larson, Finance Student
Lisa Foote, Occupational Therapy Graduate Student


Group 7 Standard # 14 – Assessment of Student Learning
Liaison:   Matt Baker, Dean, School of Science and Health
Chair:   Elizabeth Mariotz, Assistant Professor, Retail Management
Members:   Tod Corlett, Associate Professor, Industrial Design
Bridget Haines-Frank, Director, Student Development Programs
Anne Hand, Associate Professor, Fashion Design
Marion Roydhouse, Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Professor, History
Jordana Shane, Librarian, Electronic Instruction and Reference
Petrena Young, Director, Information and Operations, Development Office
Stephanie Lietz, Textile Technology Student


 
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