NECHE : 2023 Institutional Accreditation Process

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