Work Groups
Work Groups are the principal means of identifying compliance with the MSCHE standards and documenting their evidence. Each Work Group is aligned with a specific standard and are responsible for demonstrating compliance with the standard. The Working Groups are led by a Chair and Vice Chair. The Chair is responsible for reporting the progress made within the Work Group to the Steering Committee and must be intimately involved in the overall process to do so. The Vice Chair of the Work Group is responsible for coordinating and facilitating the work of the Working Group.
Work Group 1: Mission and Goals The institution’s mission defines its purpose within the context of higher education, the students it serves, and what it intends to accomplish. The institution’s stated goals are clearly linked to its mission and specify how the institution fulfills its mission.
- Chair: Karen Place, Capital Project Planner, Capital Planning
- Vice Chair: Courtney Sloan, Director of Learning Center Services
- Kelli Ackiewicz, Program Manager, Community Education
- Eric Hall, Help Desk Manager, IT
- Nathalie Lewis, Senior Accountant
- Jeanni Winston-Muir, Interim Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Work Group 2: Ethics and IntegrityEthics and integrity are central, indispensable, and defining hallmarks of effective higher education institutions. In all activities, whether internal or external, an institution must be faithful to its mission, honor its contracts and commitments, adhere to its policies, and represent itself truthfully.
- Chair: Diana Oliver, Human Resource Manager
- Vice Chair: Alesha Rosen, Director, Testing Center Services
- Jennifer Sealy, Recruitment Manager, Enrollment Services
- Danielle Duvall, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Processing & Verification
- Joseph Healey, Professor, English
- Fred Hockenberry, Executive Director of Auxiliaries, Procurement & Special Projects
- Vell Lyles, Associate Vice President for Strategic Enrollment & Innovation
- Jessica Young, Director, Online Learning and Instructional Innovation
Work Group 3: Design and Delivery of Student Learning ExperienceAn institution provides students with learning experiences that are characterized by rigor and coherence at all program, certificate, and degree levels, regardless of instructional modality. All learning experiences, regardless of modality, program pace/schedule, level, and setting are consistent with higher education expectations.
- Chair: Julie Horton, Education Program Coordinator
- Vice Chair: Delaine Welch, Associate Professor, Education
- Darrin Berkley, Success Outreach Retention Coordinator
- Chelsea Daggett, Assistant Professor, Communication
- Lora Diaz, Assistant Professor, English
- Carrie Dorman, Instructional Technology & Innovation Specialist
- Irene Von Lazar, Adjunct
- Jennifer McAninley, Assistant Director of Academic Programs and Transfer Advising
- Erin Peterson, Assistant Dean, Curriculum Systems and Scheduling
- Douglas Valentine, Instructional Designer
- Jessica Young, Online Learning and Instructional Innovation
Work Group 4: Support of the Student ExperienceAcross all educational experiences, settings, levels, and instructional modalities, the institution recruits and admits students whose interests, abilities, experiences, and goals are congruent with its mission and educational offerings. The institution commits to student retention, persistence, completion, and success through a coherent and effective support system sustained by qualified professionals, which enhances the quality of the learning environment, contributes to the educational experience, and fosters student success.
- Chair: Nichole Pollard, Interim Associate Vice President for Student Success
- Renee Davis, Associate Vice President, Center for Teaching and Learning
- Robin Abell, Associate Professor, English
- Michael Anderson, Director of Career and Academic Planning Services
- Diana "Didi" Culp, MACEM & Public Safety Program Manager
- Sara Goodman, Administrative Assistant to the AVP for Student Success
- Megan Henry, Director of Disability Access Services
- Benita Rashaw, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
- Michelle Ricketts, Director of Student Success and Retention
- Esther Slack Metellus, Executive Administrative Associate, Institutional Advancement
Work Group 5: Educational Effectiveness AssessmentAssessment of student learning and achievement demonstrates that the institution’s students have accomplished educational goals consistent with their program of study, degree level, the institution’s mission, and appropriate expectations for institutions of higher education.
- Chair: Sandy McCombe Waller, AVP for Academic Affairs/Dean of Health, Business, Technology, and Science
- Vice-Chair: Brian Stipelman, AVP for Academic Affairs/Dean of Liberal Arts
- Gohar Farahani, Executive Director, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
- Chuck LoSchiavo, Program Manager, Construction and Applied Technologies Institute
- Earl (Dex) Mantheiy, Academic Office Manager, Health Sciences - Nursing
- Jessica Newman, Associate Professor of Human Biology
- Deepa Ramakrishnan, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
- Marie Jean Singh, Assistant Professor
- Courtney Sloan, Director of Learning Center Sciences
Work Group 6: Planning, Resources, and Institutional ImprovementThe institution’s planning processes, resources, and structures are aligned with each other and are sufficient to fulfill its mission and goals, to continuously assess and improve its programs and services, and to respond effectively to opportunities and challenges.
- Chair: Jane Beatty, Executive Director for Student Finance/Bursar
- Vice-Chair: Scott Reese, Executive Director of Network Infrastructure and IT Security Officer
- Sheri Bailey, Office Manager, Learning Commons
- Michele Blough, Program Manager, Health, Business, Technology & Science
- Gohar Farahani, Executive Director, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
- Jen Frank, Assistant Director, Student Finance
- Elizabeth Nichols, Space Scheduling Analyst
- Michele Tertel, Member
- Sue Waddington, HR Generalist
Work Group 7: Governance, Leadership, and AdministrationThe institution is governed and administered in a manner that allows it to realize its stated mission and goals in a way that effectively benefits the institution, its students, and the other constituencies it serves. Even when supported by or affiliated with governmental, corporate, religious, educational system, or other unaccredited organizations, the institution has education as its primary purpose, and it operates as an academic institution with appropriate autonomy.
- Chair: Karen Wilson, Department Chair, Computing & Business Technology; Assistant Professor, Business Studies
- Vice Chair: Lauren Lippiello, Assistant Professor, Global Studies, Soc Sci & Educ
- Stephen Carter, Special Projects Manager, Emergency Management Program
- Elizabeth Hadfield, Grants Manager
- Amany Madkour, Enrollment Service Specialist, Welcome and Information Center
- Lama Masri, ESOL Program Manager
- Matthew Miles, Cybersecurity IT Technician
- William Sheppard, Adjunct Faculty