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Self-Study Committee Members

Criterion Subcommittee Membership

Criterion 1: Mission and Integrity 

  • Carie Braun: Ph.D., Associate Professor, Nursing, Self-Study Coordinator
  • Rita Knuesel: Ph.D., Interim Provost
  • Joseph DesJardins: Ph.D., Interim Academic Dean and Associate Provost
  • Philip Kramer: Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Education, Director Academic Assessment
  • Richard Albares: Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sociology, Chair of JFA (2006-07)
  • Mary Geller: Vice President for Student Development (CSB)
  • Gar Kellom: Ph.D., Vice President for Student Development (SJU)
  • John McGee: Vice President for Enrollment, Planning, and Public Affairs
  • Patrick Jacobson-Schulte: Budget Analyst
  • Kim Oren: Associate Director of Institutional Research
  • Katie Johnson: Ph.D., Communication Department, Vice-Chair of JFA (2007-08)
  • Dave Lyndgaard: Associate Dean and Director of Academic Budget
  • Mary Forman, OSB:  ATS School of Theology Self-Study Coordinator
  • Pamela Reding: Self-Study Support Staff
  • Mandy Libbesmeier: Class of 2010
  • Gregory Sullivan: Class of 2010

Criterion 2: Planning for the Future

  • Michael Thorp: (co-chair) Assoc Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
  • Virginia Arthur: (co-chair) Ph.D., Associate Professor, Management, Vice-Chair of JFA (2006-2007) and Chair of JFA (2007-2008)
  • Kolleen Kellom: Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement, CSB
  • John Taylor: Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement, SJU
  • Brian White: Benedicta Arts Center Technical Director, Fine Arts Programming
  • Sue Palmer: Vice President for Finance and Administration, CSB
  • Dick Adamson: Vice President for Finance and Administration, SJU 
  • Ozzie Mayers: Ph.D., Professor, English and Gender Education and Development  
  • Nelsy Echavez-Solano: Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Hispanic Studies
  • Matthew D. Byrne: RN, MS, Instructor, Nursing
  • Richard Ice:  Ph.D., Professor, Communication Department
  • Brittany Buysse:  Class of 2009
  • Nick Novak:  Class of 2010

Criterion 3: Student Learning and Effective Teaching

  • Ken Jones: (chair), Ph.D., Professor of History, Common Curriculum Director 
  • Roger Sorensen: IT Services, Academic Technology Project Director
  • Michael Ewing:Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Director, Counseling and Health Promotion
  • Michael Connolly: Dean of Students, SJU
  • Jody Terhaar: Dean of Students, CSB
  • Matt Lindstrom: Ph.D., Associate Professor, Political Science
  • Kari-Shane Davis: Adjunct Instructor, Theology
  • Warren Bostrom: Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Accounting and Finance
  • Madeline Neenan: Class of 2009

Criterion 4: Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge

  • Kathleen Parker: (chair), MLS, Director of Libraries and Media
  • Jason Kelly: Associate Director of Academic Advising
  • John Doman: Bus Driver, Transportation
  • Richard Wielkiewicz: Ph.D., Professor, Psychology
  • Douglas Mullin, OSB: Associate Professor, Education, Faculty Resident
  • Derek Larson: Ph.D., Associate Professor, History; Chair, Environmental Studies
  • Maureen Opitz: Director of Donor Relations, Institutional Advancement, CSB
  • Kate Graham: Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chemistry Department
  • Ashley Zartner: Class of 2010

Criterion 5: Engagement and Service

  • Linda Tennison: (co-chair), Ph.D., Associate Professor, Psychology
  • Christine Munger(co-chair), Assistant Director, Companions on a Journey
  • Michael Hemmesch: Director of Media Relations
  • Heidi Harlander: Ed.D., Director of Career Services
  • Julie Christle: Internship Program Coordinator
  • Kris Nairn: Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Mathematics
  • Jean Didier: Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Management
  • Jake Landry: Class of 2009