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