The Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs appointed a steering committee to provide oversight of the Fifth-Year Interim Report process. The steering committee is charged with the following:
The steering committee is composed of the following 15 members:
Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Karen C. Jones, Vice Provost for Administration (chair)
Jean Silagyi-Rebovich, Executive Director, Institutional Effectiveness
Noreen Gaubatz, Director of Assessment
Meg Webber, Vice Provost for Academic Quality and Innovation and Director of the Global
Learning Initiative
Faculty Conference
John Bird, Faculty Representative, Board of Trustees, and Chair, Faculty Conference
Staff Conference
F. Grant Scurry, Chair, Staff Conference
Council of Student Leaders
Elisabeth West, Chair of CSL
College of Arts & Sciences
Takita Sumter, Professor, Chemistry
College of Business and Technology
Nicki Washington, Associate Professor, Computer Science
College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences
Lisa Johnson, Associate Dean and Director, Rex Institute
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Jason Tselentis, Associate Professor, Design
University College
Don Rakestraw, Professor
Library Services
DeAnn Brame, Digital Services and Systems Librarian
Student Life
Anthony Davis, Assistant Dean of Students
Office of the President
Kimberly Faust, Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Subcommittees organized around components of the Fifth-Year Interim Report will examine recent SACSCOC guidelines for compliance, review documentation from the 2011 reaffirmation, identify needed revisions, and identify appropriate sources of information to make such revisions. Draft reports authored by subcommittees will be reviewed and edited by an assigned individual prior to submitting them for approval by the Provost and President.
QEP Impact Report Subcommittee
Meg Webber, Vice Provost for Academic Quality and Innovation and Director of the Global
Learning Initiative (co-chair)
Gloria G. Jones, Dean, University College (co-chair)
Matthew Hayes, Associate Professor, Psychology
Institutional Summary Form Subcommittee
Karen C. Jones, Vice Provost for Administration
Qualified Personnel Subcommittee
Lisa Cowart, Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Employee Diversity and
Wellness (co-chair)
Karen C. Jones, Vice Provost for Administration (co-chair)
Institutional Effectiveness Subcommittee
Beth Costner, Professor and Associate Dean CESHS and Director of Student Services
(co-chair)
Andrew Vorder Bruegge, Assistant Dean CVPA, College Graduate Director CVPA, and Director
of the Master of Arts in Arts Administration (co-chair)
Educational Programs Subcommittee
Tim Drueke, Assistant Vice President for Curriculum and Program Support (co-chair)
Jack DeRochi, Dean, Graduate School (co-chair)
Student Support Services Subcommittee
Kimarie Whetstone, Director, Online Learning (co-chair)
Ellin McDonough, Director Center for Career Development and Internships (co-chair)
Policy Subcommittee
Vacant, Internal Auditor/Compliance Officer (co-chair)
Ellen Wilder-Byrd, Associate Vice President for University Communications and Marketing
(co-chair)
Physical Facilities Subcommittee
Chris Johnson, Sustainability Coordinator (co-chair)
TJ Hyatt, Coordinator Academic Space & Scheduling (co-chair)
Admissions & Financial Aid Subcommittee
Edwardo Prieto, Vice President for Enrollment Management (co-chair)
Michelle Hare, Director, Financial Aid (co-chair)
