Steering Committee
The goals of the HLC steering committee are to assure a positive reaffirmation of accreditation and to improve the University through the process. The activities to accomplish this include:
- communicate with internal and external stakeholders,
- provide guidance for the criterion committees,
- review evidence of criteria that are successfully met and identify areas for improvement,
- work with appropriate stakeholders on improvement efforts, and
- assemble evidence and submit comprehensive materials for reaffirmation of accreditation.
Leadership Team
- Jeff Ek, HLC Co-Chair, Associate Professor and Chair, College of Business
- Kristi Haik1,5, HLC Co-Chair, Dean, College of Arts, Sciences and Education
- Jennifer Hegenauer2, Executive Director of Research, Planning and Assessment, Academic Affairs/Extended and International Operations
- Tara McCrackin, President, Kendall College of Art and Design
- Mandy Seiferlein4, Associate Provost - Assessment and Accreditation, Academic Affairs
Assurance Argument Editors
- Tina Arduini, Assistant Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
- Sandra Balkema, Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
Evidence Leads
- David Bright, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy
- Heather Pavletic, Associate Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
- Jerome Trouba, Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
Visit Logistics Planning Team
- Angela Dow, Professor, Kendall College of Art and Design
- Angie Hollister, Administrative Assistant to Associate Provost, Academic Affairs
- Jason Swearingen, A/V & Computer Technician, IT Solutions Center
Membership
- Jason Bentley4, Dean, Retention and Student Success
- Paul Blake5, Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
- Mitzi Day, Director, Institutional Research
- Angela Dow1, Professor, Kendall College of Art and Design
- Tom Dowling4, Assistant Dean, College of Pharmacy
- Steve Durst, Dean, College of Pharmacy
- Bobby Fleischman, Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
- John Globoker, Director of Admin and Finance/CFO, Kendall College of Art and Design
- Mike Grandy, Associate Vice President, Administration and Finance
- Donna Green1, Professor, College of Business
- Alison Konieczny, Librarian/Associate Professor, FLITE
- Jon Moroney4, Associate Professor, Kendall College of Art and Design
- Anne Norcross, Professor, Kendall College of Art and Design
- Steve Reifert4, Dean, Extended and International Operations
- Angela Roman4, Director, Center for Leadership, Activities and Career Services
- Brenda Sipe4,5, Director of Continuing Studies, Kendall College of Art and Design
- Mark Thomson3, Professor, College of Arts, Sciences and Education
- Jeanine Ward-Roof1, Vice President, Student Affairs
- Heidi Wisby4,5, Director, Financial Aid
1HLC Peer Reviewer
2Quality Initiative Project Manager
3Representative of the Academic Senate
4Criterion Committee Co-Chair
5Retired/Separated from Institution
Criterion Committees
The goals of the criterion committees are to work with the steering committee to assure a positive reaffirmation of accreditation and to improve the University through the process. The activities to accomplish this include:
- regularly communicate with the steering committee,
- gather evidence in support of their criterion,
- evaluate the University’s alignment with the standards and identify gaps, and
- assemble the draft assurance argument and supporting evidence for their criterion to present to the steering committee.