Steering Committee and Working Groups
2025 Self-Study Steering Committee
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Steering Committee Co-Chairs
- Dr. Jessica Clark - Assistant Provost, Faculty Success & Associate Professor, Biological Sciences & Co-Chair
- Dr. Kara Raab - Associate Vice President, Planning and Assessment & Co-Chair
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Steering Committee Members
- Joe Benyish - Chair of Staff Senate & Director, Orientation, Transition & Family Programs
- Dr. Chrys Egan - Associate Dean, Fulton School of Liberal Arts & Professor, Communications
- Dr. Dane Foust - Vice President, Student Affairs and Auxiliary Services
- Michele Garigliano - SU Foundation Board Member and SU Alumna
- Dr. Clifton Griffin - Dean, Graduate Studies and Research
- Dr. Laurie Henry - Dean, Seidel School of Education
- Dr. Robert Joyner - Alumni Board Member
- Allen Koehler - Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management
- Ken Kundell - Chief Information Officer
- Dr. Emin Lelic - Representative from Faculty Senate-Long Range Academic Planning, Assistant Professor, History
- Dr. Deneen Long-White - Associate Professor, Public Health & Faculty Senate Vice President
- Nicholas Plummer - Graduate Student Council Representative
- Eric Stewart - Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications
- Andrew Wilson - Student Government Association Representative
- Dr. Janet Wormack - Vice President, Administration and Finance
Working Groups
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Working Group 1: Academic Success and Student Development
- Helena Alves - Assistant Dean for Student Conduct, Student Affairs
- Dr. Rhyannon Bemis - Associate Professor, Psychology
- Dr. Melissa Boog - Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
- Dr. Melissa Bugdal - Director, University Writing Center & Assistant Professor, English
- Dr. Randall Cone - Associate Professor, Mathematics
- Kelly Cowger - Coordinator, Guerrieri Student Union
- Dr. Brittany Foutz - Visiting Professor, Department of Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution
- Dr. Heather Holmes - Director, Center for Student Achievement
- Catherine Jackson - Program Specialist, Interdisciplinary Studies
- Dr. Emin Lelic - Representative from Faculty Senate-Long Range Academic Planning, Assistant Professor, History
- Lian Peach - Student, Honors Student Ambassador
- Valerie Randall-Lee - Assistant Vice President Student Affairs, Dean of Students
- Tim Robinson - Adjunct Faculty, History
- Dr. Mike Scott - Dean, Henson School of Science and Technology & Professor, Geography and Geosciences
- Dr. Margaret Sebastian - Director, TRIO Student Support Services
- Eric Stewart - Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications
- Melissa Thomas - Manager, Instructional Design and Delivery & Adjunct Faculty, Communications
- Sarah Timko-Jodlbauer - Director, Academic Advising Center
- Dr. Zachary Townsend - Assistant Professor, Exercise Science
- Dr. Margarita Treuth - Director, School of Health Sciences
- Dr. Starlin Weaver - Associate Dean, Seidel School of Education & Professor, Secondary and Physical Education
- Andrew Wilson - Student Government Association Representative
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Working Group 2: Inclusive Excellence, Support and Collaboration
- Vanice Antrum - Director, Multicultural Affairs
- Humberto Aristizábal - Associate Vice President, Institutional Equity & Title IX Coordinator
- Dr. Ethel Barja Cuyutupa - Assistant Professor, Modern Languages
- Logan Becker - Budget Analyst
- Christine Benoit - HR Specialist, Talent and Organizational Development
- Hunter Darby - Student
- Paul DeCock - Associate Director, Housing and Residence Life
- Jennifer Ellis - Curriculum & Administrative Specialist
- Dr. Dane Foust - Vice President, Student Affairs and Auxiliary Services
- Matt Groves - Director, Architectural & Engineering Services/Capital Projects
- Jalesa Hull - Student Accessibility Specialist, Disability Resource Center
- Zainab Jabeen - Student
- Dr. Kwonchan Jeon - Assistant Professor, Public Health
- Dr. Deneen Long-White - Associate Professor, Public Health & Faculty Senate Vice President
- Dr. Vitus Ozoke - Associate Professor, Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution
- Nicholas Plummer - Graduate Student Council Representative
- Dr. Tina Reid - Professor, Nursing
- Dr. Ellen Schaefer-Salins - Assistant Professor, Social Work
- Charge: Coming Soon
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Working Group 3: Access, Affordability and Academic Excellence
- Vicky Adeniran - Service Specialist, University Dining Services
- Dr. Ellen Anderson - Clinical Assistant Professor, Social Work
- Amy Benjamin - Director, Satellite and Affiliate Operations
- Katie Delezenski - RIS Librarian
- Susan Eagle - Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications
- Candace Henry - Director, Disability Resource Center
- Dr. Robert Joyner - Alumni Board Member
- Allen Koehler - Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management
- Liz Kressin - Associate Registrar
- Ken Kundell - Chief Information Officer
- Phillip Nguyen - Student
- Svetlana Sadakbaeva - Student
- Beth Skoglund - Director of Admissions
- Karen Treber - General Counsel
- Dr. Joerg Tuske - Professor, Philosophy
- Dr. Kristen Walton - Director, Nationally Competitive Fellowships Office & Professor, History
- Bella Woolen - Student
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Working Group 4: Community Engagement
- Dr. Leonard Arvi - Professor, Economics and Finance
- Joe Benyish - Chair of Staff Senate & Director, Orientation, Transition & Family Programs
- Eric Berkheimer - Associate Vice President, Facilities & Capital Management
- Jayme Block - Associate Vice President, Alumni Engagement and Development
- Jason Curtin - Vice President, Advancement and Alumni Relations & Executive Director, SU Foundation
- Dr. Chrys Egan - Associate Dean, Fulton School of Liberal Arts & Professor, Communications
- Michele Garigliano - SU Foundation Board Member and SU Alumna
- Dr. Clifton Griffin - Dean, Graduate Studies and Research
- Dr. Yvonne Hanley - MBA Director, Perdue School of Business
- Dr. Beatriz Hardy - Dean of Libraries and Instructional Resources
- Dr. Laurie Henry - Dean, Seidel School of Education
- William Lowery - Horticulturist
- Dr. Andrew Martino - Dean, Clarke Honors College
- Dr. Brian Polkinghorn - Professor, Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution
- Dr. Sandy Pope - Associate Professor, Secondary and Physical Education & Director, Public Affairs and Civic Engagement
- Lesley Staffeldt - Director, Conference Services
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Working Group 5: Requirements of Affiliation
- Lynn Adkins - Associate Vice President, Administration and Finance
- Dr. Colleen Clark - Associate Professor, Music & Co-Chair, Music, Theater & Dance
- Joel Davies - Captain/Associate Chief, University Police
- Dr. Gerard DiBartolo - Director of Athletics and Campus Recreation
- Dr. Vince Genareo - Assistant Dean, Seidel School of Education & Associate Professor, Early and Elementary Education
- Allen Koehler - Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management
- Lisa Lepore - Associate Vice President, Human Resources
- Dr. Karen Olmstead - Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
- Rashid Robinson - Library Acquisition Specialist
- Shane Ryan - Admissions Counselor
- Tara Smith - Director, Academic Affairs Administrative Operations
- Dr. Brian Stiegler - Assistant Provost, International Education
- Dr. Janet Wormack - Vice President, Administration and Finance
- Charge: Coming Soon
