Reaccreditation Committees
2017 HLC Open Pathways
STEERING COMMITTEE
Coordinating Team
- Maya Evans, Executive Director of Research and Planning - Coordinator
- Ileo Lott, Vice President of Academic Affairs - Coordinator
- Michael Carr, Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs – Coordinator
- Tom Bowen, Professor of Philosophy - Coordinator
- Sherrill Weaver, Professor of Library Services - Coordinator
- Mary Beth Finch, Coordinator of Institutional Effectiveness
Coordinator Responsibilities
- Overall coordination of work to prepare the Assurance Argument and Evidence File materials
- Organization of materials, including Evidence File and selection processes
- Chair meetings of the Open Pathways Steering Committee
- Facilitate processes for obtaining college-wide input on the draft Assurance Argument
- Generate regular college-wide Open Pathways updates
ASSURANCE ARGUMENT CRITERION STEERING COMMITTEES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Criterion One Subcommittee – Mission
Co-chairs
- Katherine Schuster, Coordinator of Education and Global Studies, President of OCCFA, and Distinguished Professor of Education
- Karl Brooks, Vice President for Student Affairs
Committee Members
Full-Time Faculty
- Carlos Briones, Professor of Humanities and Philosophy
- Tracy Fulce, Professor of Management and Marketing
- Phil Sloan, Associate Professor of English
Adjunct Faculty
- Wendelyn Wallace, Lecturer, Business
Administrators
- Mary Knight, Executive Director of Development
- Ann Marie Barry, Director of Student Life
Staff
- Brian Bacon, Academic Advisor, Advising Services
Criterion Two Subcommittee – Ethical and Responsible Conduct
Co-chairs
- Mohamed Mehdi, Professor of Humanities and Philosophy
- Colette Hands, Associate Vice President of Continuing Education, Training and Workforce Development
Committee Members
Full-Time Faculty
- Paul Johnson, Distinguished Professor of Student Development and Psychology
- Carrie Kelly, Associate Professor of Nursing
- Michael Kristiansen, Professor of Modern Languages
Adjunct faculty
- Theodore Remus, Lecturer, Library Services
Administrators
- Doreen Schwartz, Director of Business Services
- Dale Gustafson, Chief, Police Department
Staff
- Paul Sanburg, Academic Advisor, Advising Services
Criterion Three Subcommittee – Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support
Co-chairs
- Reza Dai, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Computer Networking and Systems
- Nancy Prendergast, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Committee Members
Full-Time Faculty
- Julia Fraas, Professor of Library Services
- Nicole Perry, Associate Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences
- Ron Thomas, Distinguished Professor of Management and Business and Chair of Business, Marketing, Management, Global Business Studies, and Financial Services
- Leslie Van Wolvelear, Professor of Accounting
Adjunct Faculty
- Cheryl Thayer, Lecturer, Sociology
Administrators
- Bob Sompolski, Dean of Mathematics and Technology
- Cheryl Warmann, Director of Enrollment Services
Staff
- Teresa O'Sullivan, Special Needs Manager - Access, Equity and Diversity
Criterion Four Subcommittee – Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement
Co-chairs
- Chris Saunders, Associate Professor of Mathematics
- Ruth Williams, Dean of Science and Health Careers
Committee Members
Full-Time Faculty
- Michael Farquhar, Professor of Mathematics
- Mary Kakenmaster, Professor of Nursing
- Scott Johnson, Professor of English and Coordinator of Technical Communication
- Ivan Temesvari, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Adjunct Faculty
- Mark Samberg, Lecturer, Humanities and Philosophy
Administrators
- Linda Korbel, Dean of the Humanities, Languages, and the Arts
- Sebastian Contreras Jr., Dean of Student Success
Staff
- Gloria Liu, Center for Promoting STEM Coordinator, Division of Math and Technologies
Criterion Five Subcommittee – Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness
Co-chairs
- John Stryker, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Computer Technologies and Information Systems
- Bonnie Lucas, Vice President for Technology and Data Analytics
Committee Members
Full-Time Faculty
- Anita Cotton, Professor of Accounting
- Chad Landrie, Associate Professor of Chemistry
- George Scharm, Professor of Law Enforcement
Adjunct
- Dorit Weinberg, Lecturer , Hebrew
Administrators
- Leah Swanquist, Director of Facilities
- Roxann Marshburn, Director of Grants and Alternative Funding
Staff
- Amanda Reuter, Development Program Assistant Educational Foundation
Co-Chair Responsibilities
- Draft the Assurance Argument for respective criteria and core components within criteria.
- Organize and facilitate meetings of Criteria Subcommittee
- Identify Evidence File materials germane to the respective criterion Assurance Argument
Committee Member Responsibilities
- Advise Assurance Argument Co-chairs
- Do first reading of the Argument for respective criteria before they are disseminated more broadly
Assurance Argument Editors
- Paul Palian, Director, College Relations
- Michael Davids, Senior Manager of Editorial and Creative, College Relations
Steering Committee Researcher
- Nadia Richardson, Research Analyst, Institutional Research
