Committees

WASC COMMITTEES

Steering Committee
Capacity & Preparatory Review
Educational Effectiveness

Steering Committee
 

Name

Title


Bob Brower
Keith R. Bell
Rebecca A. Havens
John Hawthorne
Enedina Martinez
Caye Smith
Hadley Wood
John T. Wu  

President of the University
Vice Provost for Academic Administration; ALO
Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness 
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Professor of Education
Associate Vice President for Student Development
Vice Provost for Faculty Development
Professor of Psychology

Capacity & Preparatory Review
 

GROUP ONE - Data Portfolio
Maria Zack, (chair) – Professor of Mathematics; Chair, Department of Mathematical, Information, and Computer Sciences
Keith Bell (liaison ) –Vice Provost for Academic Administration

  1. Greg Crow  - Professor of Mathematics
  2. Patricia Leslie – Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Work
  3. Ken Martin – Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Department of Chemistry
  4. Dee Puntenney – Professor of Physics
  5. Kim Schaeffer – Professor of Psychology
  6. Harry Watkins – Associate Professor of Marketing

GROUP TWO Educational Effectiveness Indicators

Hadley Wood (chair) – Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Dean of General Education, Professor of French and Literature
Becky Havens (liaison ) – Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness and Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies; Professor of Economics

  1. Lori Carter – Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
  2. Karen Davis – Assistant Professor of Education; Director, PLNU, Arcadia
  3. Karl Martin – Professor of Literature; Chair, Department of Literature, Journalism, and Modern Languages
  4. Barbara Taylor – Associate Professor of Nursing

GROUP THREE - Standards 1 & 3 

Rebecca Flietstra (chair) – Associate Professor of Biology
Enedina Martinez (liaison) – Professor of Education

  1. Phil Bowles – Professor of English
  2. John Calhoun – Chair, Academic Affairs Committee, Board of Trustees
  3. Joyce Falk – Associate Vice President for Human Resources
  4. Doug Fruehling – Librarian; Assistant Professor
  5. David Haney – Professor of Education; Director, Site Development, Inland Empire
  6. Robert Joslin – Chief Information Officer
  7. George Latter – Vice President for Financial Affairs
  8. Kay Wilder – Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences; Chair, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

GROUP FOUR - Standards 2 & 4 

Holly Irwin-Chase (chair) – Professor of Psychology
Hadley Wood (liaison ) – Vice Provost for Faculty Development; Dean of General Education; Professor of French and Literature

  1. Maggie Bailey – Associate Professor of Business
  2. Susan Bentley – Professor of Education
  3. Don Burnard –  Associate Professor of Education; Director of PLNU, Bakersfield
  4. Milton Karahadian – Director, Nicholson Commons
  5. Jim McEliece – Professor of Economics
  6. Michael Pitts – Vice President for Spiritual Development; University Chaplain
  7. Lois Wagner – Associate Professor of Nursing

GROUP FIVE - Planning 

Dan Martin (chair) – Vice President for University Advancement
Keith Bell (liaison) Interim Provost and Chief Academic Officer; Vice Provost for Academic Administration

  1. Bob Brower – President; Professor of Communication
  2. Lily Davis – Director, Diversity and International Student Services
  3. Don Evans – Visiting Instructor in Mathematics
  4. Joyce Falk – Associate Vice President for Human Resources
  5. Tim Hall – Assistant Chaplain; Men's Soccer Coach
  6. Becky Havens – Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness; Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies; Professor of Economics
  7. George Latter – Vice President for Financial Affairs
  8. Sherita Lucky –  ASB President
  9. Ken Martin – Professor of Chemistry; Chair, Department of Chemistry
  10. Scott Shoemaker – Dean of Admissions
  11. Lois Wagner – Associate Professor of Nursing
  12. Joe Watkins – Associate Vice President for Community Development
  13. Maria Zack – Professor of Mathematics; Chair, Department of Mathematical, Information, and Computer Sciences

GROUP SIX - Assessment

Becky Havens (chair) – Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness; Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies; Professor of Economics
Hadley Wood (liaison ) – Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Dean of General Education; Professor of French and Literature

  1. Keith Bell – Interim Provost and Chief Academic Officer
  2. Cheryl Gaughan – Director of Records and Institutional Research
  3. Jesus Jimenez - Professor of Mathematics
  4. Jim Johnson – Professor of Education
  5. Ron Kirkemo – Professor of Political Science
  6. Becky Modesto – Director, Community Ministries
  7. Keith Pedersen – Associate Professor of Music
  8. Anne-Elizabeth Powell –Librarian, Assistant Professor
  9. Barbara Rutledge – Director, Academic Computing
  10. Anita Smith – Professor of Nursing
  11. Caye Smith – Associate Vice President for Student Development 

GROUP SEVEN - Diversity 

Jo Birdsell (co-chair) – Professor of Education
Bob Brower (co-chair) - President of the University
John Wu (liaison ) – Professor of Psychology

  1. Linda Beail – Professor of Political Science
  2. Sylvia Cortez – Director, Discipleship Ministries
  3. Lily Davis – Director, Diversity and International Student Services
  4. Jamie Gates – Associate Professor of Sociology
  5. Dale Hudson – Assistant Director for Admissions Outreach
  6. Sherita Lucky – ASB President
  7. Becky Modesto – Director, Community Ministries
  8. Paula Pegues – Resident Director, Nease Hall East
  9. Joaquin Rodriguez –Alumnus
  10. Caye Smith – Associate Vice President for Student Development
  11. Hadley Wood – Vice Provost for Faculty Development; Dean of General Education; Professor of French and Literature

Educational Effectiveness
 

GROUP ONE  - Assessment

Becky Havens (chair) – Vice Provost for Educational Effectiveness; Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies; Professor of Economics
Hadley Wood (liaison) – Vice Provost for Faculty Development; Dean of General Education; Professor of French and Literature

  1. Cheryl Gaughan – Director of Records and Institutional Research
  2. John Hawthorne - Provost and Chief Academic Officer
  3. Jesus Jimenez - Professor of Mathematics
  4. Jim Johnson – Professor of Education
  5. Ron Kirkemo – Professor of Political Science
  6. Becky Modesto – Director, Community Ministries
  7. Jeanne Maiden - Associate Professor of Nursing
  8. Keith Pedersen – Associate Professor of Music
  9. Anne-Elizabeth Powell – Librarian, Assistant Professor
  10. Barbara Rutledge – Director, Academic Computing
  11. Caye Smith – Associate Vice President for Student Development

GROUP TWO - New Programs

David Strawn (chair) – Vice Provost for International Studies; Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Mathematics
John Hawthorne (liaison ) – Provost and Chief Academic Officer

  1. David Barrows – Associate Professor of Sociology; Chair, Department of Sociology and Social Work
  2. G. L. Forward – Professor of Communication
  3. Victor Labenske – Professor of Music
  4. John Wright – Professor of Religion

GROUP THREE - Program Review

Karen Sangren (chair) – Professor of Art; Chair
John Hawthorne (liaison) –Provost and Chief Academic Officer

  1. Carol Blessing – Professor of Literature
  2. Leon Kugler – Director of Athletic Training; Professor of Kinesiology
  3. Kim Schaeffer – Professor of Psychology

TASK FORCE I - “To Teach”

Sam Powell (chair) – Dean of the School of Theology and Christian Ministry; Professor of Philosophy and Religion
John Hawthorne (liaison) – Provost and Chief Academic Officer

  1. Bill Clemmons – Associate Professor of Music
  2. Jill Hamilton-Bunch – Assistant Professor of Education
  3. Vic Heasley – Professor of Chemistry
  4. Karl Martin – Professor Literature; Chair of the Department of Literature, Journalism, and Modern Languages
  5. Kathy McConnell – Professor of Spanish
  6. Dawne Page – Associate Professor of Biology
  7. Jim Skalman – Associate Professor of Art; Chair, Department of Art and Design
  8. Ronda Winderl – Professor of Communication and Theatre
  9. Bill Wood – Professor of History

TASK FORCE II - “To Shape”

Beryl Pagan (chair) – Librarian, Assistant Professor
Caye Smith (liaison ) – Associate Vice President for Student Development

  1. Jeff Bolster – Director, International Ministries
  2. Gordon Golsan – Vice President for Student Development
  3. Rick Kennedy – Professor of History
  4. Michael Leffel – Professor of Psychology
  5. Michael Lodahl – Professor of Religion
  6. Bettina Pedersen – Professor of Literature
  7. Bruce Schooling – Professor of Business; Dean of the School of Business
  8. Jeff Sullivan – Associate Professor of Kinesiology
  9. Maxine Walker – Professor of Literature

TASK FORCE III - “To Send”

Greg Crow (chair) - Professor of Mathematics
Hadley Wood (liaison) - Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Dean of General Education, Professor of French and Literature

  1. Kim Bogan - Director of Academic Advising
  2. Brandon Hill – Dean of Students
  3. Cynthia Hurley – Associate Professor of Education
  4. Ron Kirkemo – Professor of Political Science
  5. Mike McConnell – Professor of Biology and Chemistry
  6. Mike McKinney - Professor of German and Literature
  7. Jeff McKinstry – Professor of Computer Science
  8. Kevin Modesto – Assistant Professor of Social Work
  9. Charlene Pate – Assistant Professor of Writing
  10. Norm Shoemaker – Director of the Center for Pastoral Leadership
  11. Sheryl Smee – Director of Alumni Relations
  12. Robert Smith – Professor of Religion