Middle States Self-Study USciences
Steering Committee and Working Groups
The work of eight Working Groups will address the criteria included in the Middle States Standards for Accreditation (also see pdf) and Verification of Compliance. There will be one Working Group assigned to work on each of the seven Standards
and one Working Group assigned to work on compliance. There will be approximately
93 people participating in the Self-Study Working Groups. The composition of the Working
Group membership represents our efforts to include broad university representation
throughout the Self-Study. Specific individuals were selected whose knowledge/experience
would contribute to addressing the criteria within each Standard. Additionally, we
have included a member of the University Assessment Council (UAC) on each committee
to support the assessment criterion within each Standard.
To ask questions or provide feedback, please email: middlestatesselfstudy@usciences.edu.
Steering Committee
| Personnel |
Role |
| Nathan Baird*, PhD, Interim Chair; Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry; Associate Professor of Biochemistry
|
Self-Study Co-Chair Working Group 1 Co-Chair |
| Laura Waite*, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, BC-ADM, Director of Student Recruitment & Engagement for PCP; Associate Professor of Clinical
Pharmacy
|
Self-Study Co-Chair Working Group 1 Co-Chair |
| John Connors*, PharmD, Accreditation Liaison Officer; Associate Provost for Academic Affairs; Associate
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
|
Accreditation Liaison Officer Compliance Working Group Co-Chair |
| Kymber Taylor*, Director of Institutional Effectiveness
|
Director of Institutional Effectiveness Working Group 5 Co-Chair |
| Eric Pelletier, PT, DPT, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; Faculty Senate President 2020-2021
|
Faculty Senate President |
| Jenna Pizzi, Associate Director of Communications
|
Staff Assembly President |
| Jayna Suter, SGA President 2020-2021
|
Student Government Association Executive |
| Jim Rivard, P’81, MBA, Board of Trustees Chair |
Board of Trustees Representative |
| Lucy Malmberg, P’72, HonDSc’20 |
Alumni Representative |
| Juliana Perry, MS LIS, PMP, Enterprise Project Manager
|
Evidence Inventory Manager |
| Long Le, Director of Information Security and Infrastructure
|
Working Group 2 Co-Chair |
| Ruth Roberts, PhD, Director of Human Resources
|
Working Group 2 Co-Chair |
| Dana Pape-Zambito, PhD, Co-Assistant Chair, Department of Biological Sciences; Associate Professor of Biological
Sciences
|
Working Group 3 Co-Chair |
| Jean-Francois Jasmin, PhD, Associate Provost, Research & Graduate Education; Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical
Sciences
|
Working Group 3 Co-Chair |
| Carol Maritz, PT, EdD, GCS, Associate Dean, Samson College of Health Sciences; Professor of Physical Therapy
|
Working Group 4 Co-Chair |
| Heidi Freeman, PhD, Assistant Dean of Students for Health & Wellness
|
Working Group 4 Co-Chair |
| Lora Packel, PT, PhD, Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
|
Working Group 5 Co-Chair |
| Brigid Isackman, MBA, Associate Vice President of Finance; Controller
|
Working Group 6 Co-Chair |
| Andrew Armitage, EdD, MBA, Associate Provost for Administration
|
Working Group 6 Co-Chair |
| Odessa Jackson, Esq., General Counsel; Chief Compliance Officer; Secretary to Board of Trustees
|
Working Group 7 Co-Chair |
| David Forde, Jr., Esq., Vice President, Community & Government Affairs
|
Working Group 7 Co-Chair |
| Mark Nestor, EdD, Associate Vice President; Chief Information Officer
|
Compliance Working Group Co-Chair |
| Beth Pilipzeck (lead), Patricia Notarfrancesco, Erika Lohbauer |
Administrative Coordinators |
*denotes Executive Steering Committee members who will serve as ex-officio members
of all Working Groups, as appropriate.
Working Group I - Mission and Goals
| Personnel |
Role/Experience |
| Laura Waite*, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, BC-ADM, Director of Student Recruitment & Engagement for PCP; Associate Professor of Clinical
Pharmacy
|
PCP |
| Nathan Baird*, PhD, Interim Chair, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry; Associate Professor of Biochemistry
|
Misher |
| John Connors,PharmD, Accreditation Liaison Officer; Associate Provost for Academic Affairs; Associate
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
|
Staff/PCP |
| Kymber Taylor, Director of Institutional Effectiveness
|
Staff, UAC |
| Wendy Walsh, PhD, OTR/L Chair, Occupational Therapy; Assistant Professor
|
Samson |
| Jim Rivard, P’81, MBA, Chair, Board of Trustees
|
BoT |
| Rob Rudd, Vice President, Institutional Advancement
|
Cabinet |
| Ra’ed Khashan, RPh, PhD Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty Senate designee
|
Faculty |
| Madalina Veres, Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations, Staff Assembly designee
|
Staff |
| TBD, SGA designee
|
Student |
| Mary Mwangi, Biochemistry graduate student
|
Graduate Student |
| A. David McCarrick, Pharmacognosy graduate student
|
|
| Tom Keyack, PharmD'14, Alumni representative/designee from Alumni Association
|
Alumni |
| Administrative Assistant |
Staff |
* Working Group 1 Co-Chair
Working Group II - Ethics and Integrity
Executive Steering Committee Liaison: John Connors, PharmD
| Personnel |
Role/Experience |
| Long Le*, Director of Information Security and Infrastructure
|
Staff |
| Ruth Roberts*, PhD, Director of Human Resources
|
Staff, UAC |
| Patti Vanston, EdD, Vice President, Business Development & Enrollment Management
|
Cabinet |
| Mark Bullock, JD, Associate Dean of Students
|
Staff, UAC |
| Karen Tietze, PharmD, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
|
PCP, Conduct Board, Teaching and Learning Committee |
| Jessica Rickmond, Title IX Coordinator
|
Staff, Grievance |
| Angela Buchanico, Executive Director of Marketing
|
Staff |
| Leslie Ann Bowman, AMLS, Associate Director of Library & Information Services; Associate Professor of Information
Sciences
|
Misher, Policy Committee |
| Eric Pelletier, PT, DPT, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
|
Samson, FSI |
| Vincent Evangelista, Prospect Research Analyst
|
Staff |
* Working Group 2 Co-Chair
Working Group III - Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience
Executive Steering Committee Liaison: Nathan Baird, PhD
| Personnel |
Role/Experience |
| Dana Pape-Zambito* PhD, Co-Assistant Chair, Department of Biological Sciences; Associate Professor of Biological
Sciences
|
Misher |
| Jean-Francois Jasmin* PhD, Associate Provost, Research & Graduate Education, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical
Sciences
|
Staff/PCP |
| Marlaina Kloepfer, EdD, Online Student Success Coach - Graduate Level
|
Online |
| Jessica Sautter, PhD, Interim Associate Dean; PPEA Program Director; Pre-Professional Program Director;
Associate Professor of Medical Sociology
|
Misher, UAC, Culture Group |
| Lisa Charneski, PharmD, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy; Assistant Dean of Curriculum
|
PCP |
| Chantal Koechli, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biology
|
Misher |
| Therese Anderson, MS, Registrar
|
Staff |
| Joe Canaday, MEd, Executive Director of Student Success Center; Student Ombudsman
|
Staff; Student Affairs |
| Deborah Summers, MS, PA-C, Vice-Chair & Associate Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies; Assistant
Professor of Physician Assistant Studies |
Samson |
| Shelly Lewis, PT, DPT, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy; Director of Clinical Education
|
Samson, Senate |
| Diane Hadley Quinn, PharmD, BCACP, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
|
PCP, IPE, Gen Ed, Faculty Senate Officer |
* Working Group 3 Co-Chair
Working Group IV - Support of the Student Experience
Executive Steering Committee Liaison: Laura Waite, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, BC-ADM
| Personnel |
Role/Experience |
| Carol Maritz*, PT, EdD, GCS, Associate Dean, Samson College of Health Sciences; Professor of Physical Therapy
|
Samson |
| Heidi Freeman*, PhD, Assistant Dean of Students for Health & Wellness
|
Staff/Samson, Teaching and Learning Committee |
| Ross Radish, JD, Vice President of Student Affairs; Dean of Students
|
Staff |
| Gus DiStefano, Executive Director of Admissions, Enrollment Operations & Analytics
|
Staff |
| Jesse Swartz, MS, Director of StePP Program
|
Staff in PCP |
| Grace Farber, PhD, Interim Associate Dean, Misher College of Arts and Sciences; Pre-Health Director;
Co-Director, Neuroscience Program; Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and
Neuroscience
|
Misher, Former Director Gen Education |
| Mike McHugh, MS, Associate Registrar – Operations
|
Staff |
| Amy Kimchuk,MA, Senior Lecturer of Mathematics
|
Misher, Faculty Athletic Rep |
| Kathy Nay, MAEd, Senior Professional Advisor
|
Staff |
| Dominic Viola, Director of Residence Life
|
Staff |
| Michael Clark, Director of Career Services
|
Staff |
| Miguel Gonzalez, Online Student Success Coach – Graduate Level
|
Online |
| Matt Bulzomi, Institutional Research Analyst
|
Staff, UAC |
| Student(s), to be selected by SGA
|
Student |
| Pamela Ramanathan, Director of Financial Aid
|
Staff |
* Working Group 4 Co-Chair
Working Group V - Educational Effectiveness Assessment
Executive Steering Committee Liaison: Kymber Taylor
| Personnel |
Role/Experience |
| Kymber Taylor*, Director of Institutional Effectiveness
|
Staff, UAC |
| Lora Packel*, PT, PhD, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
|
Samson, Teaching and Learning Committee |
| Britta Schasberger, PT, MS, EdD, Director of General Education; Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
|
Samson, UAC |
| Jane Bowen, PharmD, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
|
PCP, UAC |
| Amy Janke, PhD, Chair, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences; Director, Master’s Program
in Health Psychology; Program Director, Health Policy; Associate Professor of Psychology
|
Misher |
| Karleen Melody, PharmD, Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy; Director of Assessment at PCP
|
PCP, UAC |
| Madhu Mahalingam, PhD, Undergraduate Program Director and Assistant Chair, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry;
Associate Professor of Chemistry
|
Misher, UAC, Teaching and Learning Committee |
| Suzanne Murphy, PhD, Professor of Biological Sciences, Dean Emeritus of Misher College of Arts and Sciences
|
Misher |
| Kate Jackson, MA, Admissions/Assessment Coordinator, Department of Physician Assistant Studies
|
Samson, UAC |
| Patricia Ingerick, MBA, MSHS, DEd, Director of Online Academics, USciences Online
|
Online |
* Working Group 5 Co-Chair
Working Group VI - Planning, Resources, and Institutional Effectiveness
Executive Steering Committee Liaison: Nathan Baird, PhD
| Personnel |
Role/Experience |
| Brigid Isackman*, MBA, Associate Vice President Finance; Controller
|
Staff |
| Andrew Armitage*, EdD, MBA, Associate Provost for Administration
|
Staff |
| Dennis Collins, Director of Facilities Services
|
Staff |
| Ron Kishen, MS MIS, Vice President, Online Division
|
Cabinet, Online |
| John Masciantonio, Executive Director of Information Technology
|
Staff |
| Josh Caulder, Budget Director
|
Staff, UAC |
| Marcia Conrad, Associate Director of Human Resources
|
Staff |
| Vojislava (Voki) Pophristic, PhD, Interim Dean, Misher College of Arts and Sciences
|
Misher, Culture Group |
| Cathy Poon, BS, PharmD, Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration; Associate Dean
of Interprofessional Education; Barbara H. Korberly Professor of Women’s Leadership
and Health
|
PCP |
| Shaun Varrecchia, PT, DPT, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
|
Samson, Senate University Affairs |
| Tricia Purcell, Director, Campus Recreation & Student Activities
|
Staff |
* Working Group 6 Co-Chair
Working Group VII - Governance, Leadership, and Administration
Executive Steering Committee Liaison: Laura Waite, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, BC-ADM
| Personnel |
Role/Experience |
| Odessa Jackson*, Esq., General Counsel; Chief Compliance Officer; Secretary to Board of Trustees
|
Cabinet |
| David Forde*, Jr., Esq., Vice President, Community & Government Affairs
|
Cabinet |
| Fred Schaefer, PhD, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Misher, previous Faculty Senate Pres |
| Jenna Pizzi, Associate Director of Communications
|
Staff Assembly Pres |
| Andrew Peterson,PharmD, PhD, Executive Director, Substance Use Disorders Institute; Professor of Pharmacy & Professor
of Health Policy; John Wyeth Dean Emeritus
|
PCP, Policies Committee |
| Greg Thielman, PT, MSPT, ATC, EdD, Professor of Physical Therapy and Neuroscience; Director of Patricia Leahy Research
Lab
|
Samson, Senate P&T, FSI |
| Jill Baren, MD, MS, MBA, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs; Professor of Biological Sciences and
Humanities
|
Cabinet |
| Valerie Weil, MD, FACP, Chief Financial & Operating Officer
|
Cabinet |
| Student Government Association VP of External Communication (the office) |
SGA representative |
| Michael C. Hemsley, USciences Board of Trustees
|
BoT |
* Working Group 7 Co-Chair
Compliance Working Group
Executive Steering Committee Liaison: John Connors, PharmD
| Personnel |
Role/Experience |
| John Connors*, PharmD, Accreditation Liaison Officer, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs; Associate
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
|
Staff/PCP |
| Mark Nestor*, EdD, Associate Vice President; Chief Information Officer
|
Staff |
| Aaron Skrypski, MDiv, JD, Associate General Counsel
|
Staff |
| Aimee Viggiani, Director of Transfer, Graduate and Professional Admission
|
Staff |
| Kymber Taylor, Director of Institutional Effectiveness
|
Staff, UAC |
| Amy Christopher, MS, Web Manager
|
Staff |
| Colleen Power, Associate Director, Financial Aid
|
Staff |
| Rodney B. Murray, PhD, Director of Online Learning, USciences Online
|
Online |
| Anne Galgon,PT, PhD, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
|
Samson, Senate Curriculum subcommittee |
| Rebecca Butler, MEd, Director of Student Conduct & Grievances
|
Staff |
* Compliance Working Group Co-Chair
Potential ad hoc members:
- Therese Anderson, MS, Registrar
