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
 

