2023 NECHE Self Study Steering Committee
Steering Committee Chair: Missy Alexander, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Writing and Editing Support: Lisa Peterson, WCSU Alum, MFA Creative and Professional Writing
Standard 1: Mission & Purposes
- Dan Barrett, Chair, Department of Psychology, Co-Chair
- Ree LeBlanc Gunter, Director of Counseling Services, Co-Chair
- Kathleen Lindenmayer, Director, Career Success Center
- Ed Wong, Faculty, Department of Biology
- Alex Harrison, Athletics
- Elise Budnick, Ancell Learning Commons
Standard 2: Organization and Planning
- Veronica Kenausis, Library Director and Associate Dean of Academic Success Programs, Co-Chair
- Walter Cramer, Dean of Students, Co-Chair
- Jay Brower, Faculty, Department of Communication & Media Arts, UPBC
- Maria Veilleux, Institutional Advancement
- Rebecca Wade-Rancourt, Faculty, Department of Social Work
- John Murphy, Director, Event & Conference Management
- Maribeth Griffin, Director, Residential Programs and Staff
- Ron Mason, Director, Housing & Residence Life
Standard 3: Organization and Governance
- Jennifer O’Brien, Library Faculty, University Senate President, Co-Chair
- Ethan Balk, Faculty, Department of Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences, University Senate, Vice President, Co-Chair
- Brian Vernon, Dean, School of Visual and Performing Arts
- Rebecca Woodward, Digital Innovation Officer
Standard 4: The Academic Program
- Nick Greco, Faculty, Department of Chemistry, Chair of CUCAS, Co-Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum
- Jennifer Ort, Faculty, Department of Nursing
- Tom Yoon, Faculty, Department of Management Information Systems
- Doug O’Grady, Faculty, Department of Music
- Michelle Brown, Dean, Macricostas School of Arts & Sciences
- Linda Warren, Faculty, Department of Nursing, Chair of Graduate Council, Co-Chair, Graduate Curriculum
- Mary Nielson, Faculty, Department of Nursing
- Stephanie Kuhn, Faculty, Department of Education and Educational Psychology
- Hasan Arslan, Faculty, Division of Justice, and Law Administration
- Jim Donegan, Faculty, Department of Accounting, Assistant Dean, Ancell School of Business
- Christina DiCarro, Faculty, Library
- Darby Cardonsky, Faculty, Department of Art
- Xiaodi Wang, Faculty, Department of Mathematics
- Patrice Boily, Faculty, Department of Biology
- Chris Shankle, Director, Graduate Admissions
- Chuck Rocca, Faculty, Department of Mathematics, Former Chair, Committee on General Education, Co-Chair. General Education
- Katherine Roe, Chair, Department of Education & Educational Psychology
- Patricia Cumella, Faculty, Department of Nursing
- Tom Miller, Faculty, Division of Justice & Law Administration
- Julie Hunter, Faculty, Library
- Matt Doiron, Faculty, Department of Music
Standard 5: Students
- AnnMarie Puleo, Director, Academic Advising, Co-Chair
- Daryle Dennis, Associate Dean of Students, Co-Chair
- Amy Shanks, Assistant Director, Recreation, Intramurals, and Club Sports
- Luis Santiago, Director of Admissions
- Patrick Moody, SGA (Student Government Association) President
Standard 6: Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
- Gabrielle Jazwiecki, Director, Office of Sponsored Research & Administrative Services, Co-Chair
- Stavros Christofi, Faculty, Department of Mathematics, Promotion and Tenure Committee Member, Co-Chair
- Michelle Monette, Faculty, Department of Biology
- Xiaomei Gong, Administrative Faculty, Library
- Theresa Canada, Faculty, Department Education and Educational Psychology
- Russell Hirschfield, Faculty, Department of Music
- Lori Robeau, Staff, Department of Art
- Ron Drozdenko, Faculty, Department of Marketing
Standard 7: Institutional Resources
- Mufu Weng, Director, Financial Planning & Budgets, Co-Chair
- Rotua Lumbantobing, Faculty, Department of Social Sciences (Economics); UPBC member, AAUP Chapter President, Co-Chair
- Aaron Lin, Faculty, Department of Finance
- Beatrice Fevry, Chief Financial Officer
- Fred Cratty, Chief Human Resources Office
- John DeRosa, Chief Information Officer
- Brian Stevens, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian
Standard 8: Educational Effectiveness
- Sharon Young, Faculty, Department of Social Work, Co-Chair
- Sharon Lawler, Coordinator, Substance Abuse and Prevention Program, Co-Chair
- Jerry Wilcox, Director of Institutional Research, Co-Chair
Standard 9: Integrity, Transparency, & Public Disclosure
- Jennifer Zdziarski, Associate Registrar, Co-Chair
- Melissa Stephens, Director of Student Financial Services, Co-Chair
- Sherri Hill, Associate Director of Public Relations
- Elisabeth Morel, Director, AccessAbility Services
- Angelo Cefaloni, Web Services
- Jill Wagner, Student