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Introduction and Institutional Overview

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Figures i and ii - Academic Profile (Mean SAT and HS GPA) of Entering First-Year Students

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Figure iii - Graduation Rates of Entering First-Time Full-Time First-Year Students (by entering cohort)

Figure iv - Student Debt Load at Graduation

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Strategic Planning/Self-Study Participants Steering Committee Bryan Beck, Planning Associate, Office of Institutional Research Marcy Clark, Director of Assessment, Student Affairs and Campus Life Nancy Cohen, Senior Planning Officer Krisztina Filep, Interim Director of Institutional Research Bryan Harvey, Associate Chancellor and Chief Planning Officer Martha Stassen, Associate Provost for Assessment and Educational Effectiveness Logistics Committee Bryan Beck, Planning Associate, Office of Institutional Research Rolanda Burney, Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor Nancy Cohen, Senior Planning Officer Michelle Goncalves, Executive Assistant, Office of the Chancellor Bryan Harvey, Associate Chancellor and Chief Planning Officer Campus Planning and Resource Committee (CPARC) Jennifer Normanly (Chair), Professor and Department Head, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Timothy Anderson, Dean, College of Engineering Richard Bogartz, Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences C.V. Hollot, Professor and Department Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering Carol Barr, Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education Derek Dunlea, Student Trustee Sally Galman, Associate Professor, Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies Enku Gelaye, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life Deborah Gould, Associate Provost for Administration and Finance David Gross, Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Eliot Moss, Professor, Information and Computer Sciences Steven Goodwin, Deputy Chancellor Julie Hayes, Dean, College of Humanities and Fine Arts Laura Hancock, Graduate Student A-Yemisi Jimoh, Professor, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies Michael Malone, Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement Andrew Mangels, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance John McCarthy, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Lynn McKenna, Budget Director Simon Neame, Dean of University Libraries Martina Nieswandt, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement Anthony Paik, Professor and Chair of Department, Sociology MJ Peterson, Professor of Political Science and Secretary of the Faculty Senate Anthony Vitale, President, Student Government Association

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Diversity and Inclusion Diversity Leadership Group Enobong (Anna) Branch (Chair), Assoc. Chancellor

for Equity and Inclusion Ryan Bamford, Director of Athletics Carol Barr, Senior Vice Provost and Dean of

Undergraduate Education William Brady, Assoc. Vice Chancellor and Chief

Human Resources Officer Julie Buehler, Vice Chancellor for Information

Technology and Chief Information Officer Enku Gelaye, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and

Campus Life Steven Goodwin, Deputy Chancellor John Kennedy, Vice Chancellor for University

Relations Status of Diversity Council Mzamo Mangaliso (Co-Chair), Management Nathaniel Whitmal (Co-Chair), Communication

Disorders Laurie Anastasia, Office of Equal Opportunity Caroline Ault, Undergraduate Student Richard Chu, History Doris Clemmons, Assoc. Director, Center for

Multicultural Advancement and Student Success Leda Cooks, Communication Nilanjana Dasgupta, Professor of Psychological and

Brain Sciences and Director of Faculty Equity and Inclusion, College of Natural Sciences

Alexandrina Deschamps, Assoc. Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies and Assoc. Dean for Recruitment, Advising, and Diversity, Commonwealth Honors College

Elizabeth Donoghue, Undergraduate Student Dan Gerber, Assoc. Dean of Academic Affairs and

Director of the Online MPH in Public Health Practice, School of Public Health and Health Sciences

Linda Griffin, Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies

Brittany Frederick, Undergraduate Student Willie Hill, Director, Fine Arts Center Ingrid Holm, Undergraduate Student Success Korina Jocson, Student Development Sam Killings, Controller’s Office Karen Kurczynski, History of Art and Architecture

Michael Leto, Vice Chancellor for Development and

Alumni Relations Michael Malone, Vice Chancellor for Research and

Engagement Andrew Mangels, Vice Chancellor for Administration

and Finance John McCarthy, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor

for Academic Affairs Shelly Perdomo, Asst. Vice Chancellor for Advocacy,

Inclusion, and Support Programs Kumble R. Subbaswamy, Chancellor Christine Wilda, Assoc. Chancellor for Compliance Clare Lonsdale, Undergraduate Student Laura Lovett, History Nasir Marumo, Graduate Student David McLaughlin, Professor of Electrical and

Computer Engineering and Assoc. Dean for Student Affairs and Administration, College of Engineering

Daniel Morales, Graduate Student Eric Moschella, Assoc. Provost for Student Success Trevor Mukoki, Graduate Student Alice Nash, History Leykia D. Nulan, Asst. Provost for Diversity Shelly Perdomo, Asst. Vice Chancellor for Advocacy,

Inclusion, and Support Programs MJ Peterson, Professor of Political Science and

Secretary of the Faculty Senate Hoang Gia Phan, Assoc. Professor of English and

Director of the Social Thought and Political Economy (STPEC) Program

Kalpana Poudel-Tandukar, Nursing Melvin Rodriguez, Asst. Dean of Undergraduate

Programs, Isenberg School of Management Ilina Shag, Undergraduate Student Hava Siegelmann, Information and Computer

Sciences Talya Sogoba, Undergraduate Student Scott Stangroom, Librarian Jean Swinney, Nursing Ernest Washington, Teacher Education and

Curriculum Studies

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Graduate Education and Experience Graduate Education and Experience Working Group Barbara Krauthamer (Chair), Dean of the Graduate

School Beth Jakob, Professor of Biology and Assoc. Dean of

the Graduate School Shana Passonno, Director, Office of Professional

Development Graduate Council John Lopes (Chair), Professor of Microbiology and

Assoc. Dean for Operations and Graduate Programs, College of Natural Sciences

Neal Abraham, Executive Director, Five Colleges, Incorporated

Nadia Alahmed, Graduate Student Sonia Alvarez, Leonard J. Horowitz Professor of Latin

American Politics and Society (Department of Political Science) and Directory of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies

Maria Barbon, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Joseph Black, English Paulina Borrego, Science and Engineering Librarian D. Anthony Butterfield, Professor Emeritus,

Management Leslie Button, Assoc. Director of Research and

Learning, University Libraries Canan Cevik, President, Graduate Student Senate David Cort, Sociology Catherine L. Dimmitt, Student Development Mark Hamin, Senior Lecturer, Landscape

Architecture and Regional Planning

Neil Immerman, Information and Computer Sciences Cynthia Jacelon, Nursing Ramakrishna Janaswamy, Electrical and Computer

Engineering Barbara Krauthamer, Dean of the Graduate School Daniel Morales, Graduate Student David Morin, Graduate Student Trevor Mukoki, Graduate Student Martina Nieswandt, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for

Research and Engagement MJ Peterson, Professor of Political Science and

Secretary of the Faculty Senate Sarah Poissant, Communication Disorders Frederic Schaffer, Political Science Patrick Sullivan, University Registrar David Vaillancourt, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for

Student Affairs and Campus Life Tilman Wolf, Senior Vice Provost for Academic

Affairs Kristine Yu, Linguistics

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Outreach and Engagement Outreach and Engagement Working Group Nancy Cohen (Chair), Senior Planning Officer Public Engagement and Outreach Council Elena Carbone (Co-Chair), Nutrition Lorraine Cordeiro (Co-Chair), Nutrition Heidi Bauer-Clapp, Asst. Director for External

Support, Graduate School Cheryl Dukes, Director of Healthcare Outreach and

Community Engagement, College of Nursing Aura Ganz, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dan Gerber, Assoc. Dean of Academic Affairs and

Director of the Online MPH in Public Health Practice, School of Public Health and Health Sciences

David Glassberg, History Mary Green, Research Development Assoc., Office of

Research Development Joseph Krupczynski, Director of Civic Engagement

and Service Learning Evan Kuras, Graduate Student Additional Information on Outreach & Engagement W. Richards Adrion, Information and Computer

Sciences Cynthia Barstow, Lecturer, Isenberg School of

Management Kendra Brown, Research Development Assoc.,

College of Natural Sciences Madeleine Charney, Research Services Librarian Ian Cooke, Grants and Contracts Coordinator,

College of Nursing Lorraine Cordeiro, Assoc. Professor, Nutrition Cheryl Dukes, Director of Healthcare Outreach and

Community Engagement, College of Nursing Brenda Evans, Community Liaison, Health Policy and

Promotion Renee Fall, Commonwealth Alliance for Technology

Education Jennifer Friedman, University Libraries Gretchen Gano, ISSR Gretchen Gerzina, Dean of the Commonwealth

Honors College Linda Goldstein, College of Engineering Mary Green, Office of Research Development

William Miller, Asst. Director for Program

Development, Assessment and Federal Compliance, Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment

Susan Newton, Assoc. Director for Research, School of Public Policy

Mary Paterno, Nursing Barbara Pearson, Research Assoc., Office of Research

Development MJ Peterson, Professor of Political Science and

Secretary of the Faculty Senate Stephen Rich, Microbiology Linda Tropp, Psychological and Brain Sciences Caroline White, Archives and Manuscript Librarian Shlomo Zilberstein, Assoc. Dean, College of

Information and Computer Sciences Heather Hamilton, Nursing Lab and Simulation

Director, College of Nursing Laura Hancock, Graduate Student Christine E. Hatch, Assoc. Professor, Geosciences Karen Hayes, Director of Research Communications

and Outreach, University Relations Maeve Howett, Asst. Dean, College of Nursing Kirby Deater-Deckard, Psychological and Brain

Sciences Joseph Krupczynski, Director of Civic Engagement

and Service Learning Darci Maresca, Asst. Dir., School of Earth and

Sustainability Jane Markarian, Special Projects and Outreach

Manager, College of Natural Sciences Matthew Mattingly, Asst. Dir. of Web Development

and Multimedia, Information Technology Keith Paul, Dir. of Marketing and Recruitment,

Continuing and Professional Education Barbara Pearson, Research Assoc., Office of Research

Development Bruce Penniman, Lecturer, English

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Additional Information on Outreach & Engagement (continued)

Maureen A. Perry-Jenkins, Professor, Psychological

and Brain Sciences and Dir. of the Center for Research on Families

Michael Rawlins, Assoc. Dir. of the Climate Systems Research Center

Paula Sturdevant Rees, Asst. Dean, College of Engineering

Stefanie Robles, Graduate Student Amy Schalet, Assoc. Professor, Sociology Undergraduate Education and Experience Undergraduate Education and Experience Working

Group Carol Barr (Co-Chair), Sr. Vice Provost and Dean of

Undergraduate Education Enku Gelaye (Co-Chair), Vice Chancellor for Student

Affairs and Campus Life Martha Baker, Assoc. Dean, College of Natural

Sciences Julie Caswell, Assoc. Dean, College of Social and

Behavioral Sciences Marcy Clark, Dir. of Assessment, Student Affairs and

Campus Life Deborah Henson, Environmental Conservation Jean MacKimmie, Dir. of Residential Education Research Research Working Group Michael Malone (Co-Chair), Vice Chancellor for

Research and Engagement Martina Nieswandt (Co-Chair), Assoc. Vice

Chancellor for Research and Engagement Associate Deans for Research Erin Baker, College of Engineering Michael Krezmien, College of Education Jennifer Lundquist, College of Social and Behavioral

Sciences Thomas Moliterno, Isenberg School of Management MJ Peterson, Professor of Political Science and

Secretary of the Faculty Senate

Susan Shaw, Assoc. Professor, Health Promotion and

Policy Ezra Small, Sustainability Manager Mort Sternheim, Professor, Physics Kalpen Trivedi, Assoc. Provost for International

Programs Wendy Varner, Dir. of Faculty Development and

Programs, College of Natural Sciences Patricia Vittum, Assoc. Dir., Center for Agriculture,

Food and the Environment Sarah Nordberg, Undergraduate Student Lucas Patenaude, Undergraduate Student Amilcar Shabazz, Afro-American Studies Martha Stassen, Assoc. Provost for Assessment and

Educational Effectiveness Nancy Symmes, Undergraduate Student Martha Taunton, Art Johnny Tooson, Exec. Dir. of Student Engagement

and Leadership Annette Vadnais, Librarian David Vaillancourt, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for

Student Affairs and Campus Life Catrine Tudor-Locke, School of Public Health and

Health Sciences Mark Tuominen, College of Natural Sciences Rex Wallace, Classics Annette Wysocki, College of Nursing Shlomo Zilberstein, College of Information and

Computer Sciences

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Research Council Robert De Conto (Chair), Geosciences Marjorie Aelion, Dean, School of Public Health and

Health Sciences Dominique Alfandari, Veterinary and Animal

Sciences Leslie Button, Librarian Lisa Chasan-Taber, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Virginia Closs, Classics Carey Clouse, Architecture E. Bryan Coughlin, Polymer Science and Engineering Kirby Deater-Deckard, Psychological and Brain

Sciences Jennifer Donais, Asst. Vice Chancellor for

Compliance and Support Services Lori Goldner, Physics James Kitts, Sociology Barbara Krauthamer, Dean of the Graduate School David Lepak, Management John Lopes, Assoc. Dean, College of Natural Sciences Michael Malone, Vice Chancellor for Research and

Engagement Peetak Mitra, Graduate Student Jason Moralee, History Resources Resources Working Group Andrew Mangels (Chair), Vice Chancellor for

Administration and Finance William Brown, Assoc. Dean, Isenberg School of

Management Julie Buehler, Vice Chancellor for Information

Services and Strategy and CIO Nancy Cohen, Senior Planning Officer Shane Conklin, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Facilities

and Campus Services Donna Falcetti, Asst. Dean, College of Information

and Computer Sciences Deborah Gould, Assoc. Provost for Administration

and Finance Bryan Harvey, Assoc. Chancellor and Chief Planning

Officer

J. Eliot Moss, Information and Computer Sciences Martina Nieswandt, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for

Research and Engagement Jennifer Normanly, Biochemistry and Molecular

Biology Simon Neame, Dean of University Libraries MJ Peterson, Professor of Political Science and

Secretary of the Faculty Senate Mohanapriya Anandakoni Raj, Graduate Student Peter Reinhart, Dir. of the Institute for Applied Life

Sciences Emiliano Ricciardi, Music and Dance Jonathan Rothstein, Mechanical and Industrial

Engineering Ilina Shah, Graduate Student Carol Sprague, Acting Dir. of the Office of Post-

Award Management Maria Tymoczko, Languages, Literatures, and

Cultures Rachel Walker, Nursing Annette Wysocki, Assoc. Dean, College of Nursing Baoshan Xing, Stockbridge School of Agriculture John Lopes, Assoc. Dean, College of Natural Sciences Michael Malone, Vice Chancellor for Research and

Engagement David Markland, Asst. Vice Chancellor for

Advancement Services Lynn McKenna, Budget Director James Roche, Vice Provost for Enrollment

Management Stephen Schreiber, Architecture Jacqueline Watrous, Exec. Dir. of Administrative

Systems Christine Wilda, Assoc. Chancellor for Compliance

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Program and Budget Council Anthony Paik (Chair), Sociology Sumera Ahsan, Graduate Student Joseph Bartolomeo, Assoc. Dean, College of

Humanities and Fine Arts Jacob Binnall, Undergraduate Student William Brown, Assoc. Dean, Isenberg School of

Management D. Anthony Butterfield, Professor Emeritus,

Management Elizabeth Chang, Music and Dance Nancy Cohen, Senior Planning Officer Patricia Galvis y Assmus, Art Steve Goodwin, Deputy Chancellor Deborah Gould, Assoc. Provost for Administration

and Finance Mark Guerber, Aerospace Studies Administration and Finance Council Margaret Arsenault, Dir. of Workplace Learning and

Development Glenn Barrington, Transportation Services William Brady, Assoc. Vice Chancellor and Chief

Human Resources Officer Claudia Brown, Auxiliary Enterprises Ben Caron, Dir. of Alterations and Maintenance Timothy Cendrowski, Dir. of HR Systems Operations Shane Conklin, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Facilities

and Campus Services George Corey, Exec. Dir. of University Health

Services Garett Distefano, Dir. of Residential Dining Services Norman Gousy, Controller Peter Gray-Mullen, Facilities and Campus Services Brian Harrington, Dir. of Labor and Employee

Relations Jeffrey Hescock, Exec. Dir. of Environmental Health

and Safety and Emergency Management Raymond Jackson, Dir. of the Physical Plan Carmen Jimenez, Human Resources Jonathan King, Manager of Parking Mark Kucinski, Asst. Dir. of Alterations Robert Laford, Environmental Health and Safety Thomas Mahaney, Manager of UCard Office Andrews Mangels, Vice Chancellor for

Administration and Finance Margaret March, Human Resources Douglas Marshall, Dir. of Campus Planning Nicholas Marshall, Human Resources

Eddie Hull, Exec. Financial, Administrative, and

Planning Officer, SACL Moira Inghilleri, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Arpit Jain, Undergraduate Student Michael Leto, Vice Chancellor for Development and

Alumni Relations Andrews Mangels, Vice Chancellor for

Administration and Finance Ernest May, Music and Dance Lynn McKenna, Budget Director Anthony Paik, Sociology MJ Peterson, Professor of Political Science and

Secretary of the Faculty Senate Margaret Riley, Biology Stephen Schreiber, Architecture Anurag Sharma, Management Donna Zucker, Nursing John Martin, Director of Procurement and Campus

Services Lynn McKenna, Budget Director Alyce Mitchell, Sr. Dir. of Talent Management, HR Pamela Monn, Asst. Dir. of Building and Grounds Bill Pete, Asst. Budget Director Kelly Pleasant, Human Resources Christine Rogers, Assoc. Dir. of Environmental

Health and Safety Pamela Rooney, Asst. Dir. of Space and Asset

Management Patricia Roper, Dir. of Application and Compliance,

Administration and Finance Alyssa Rusiecki, Asst. Dir. of Environmental Health Ezra Small, Sustainability Manager Marty Smith, Facilities and Campus Services Lawrence Snyder, Dir. of Admin. Services Maryanne Steele, Asst. Dir. of Campus Safety Van Sullivan, Dir. of Retail Dining/Campus Center Derrick Tallman, University Health Services Ken Toong, Exec. Dir. of Auxiliary Enterprises Ruth Yanka, Exec. Dir. of Administration and

Finance Operations Jacqueline Watrous, Exec. Dir. of Administrative

Systems Stephen Wenczel, Dir. of IT Infrastructure Christine Wilda, Assoc. Chancellor for Compliance Theresa Wolejko Bechta, Asst. Dir. for Hazardous

Materials Management Erin Zuzula, Bursar

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Additional Self-Study Contributors Standard Two Farshid Hajir, Sr. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs David Markland, Asst. Vice Chancellor for

Advancement Services Douglas Marshall, Dir. of Campus Planning Standard Four Carol Barr, Sr. Vice Provost and Dean of

Undergraduate Education Michelle Goncalves, Executive Assistant, Chancellor’s

Office Deborah Gould, Assoc. Provost for Administration

and Finance Farshid Hajir, Sr. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Claire Hamilton, Teacher Education and Curriculum

Studies Barbara Krauthamer, Dean of the Graduate School John McCarthy, Provost and Sr. Vice Chancellor for

Academic Affairs MJ Peterson, Professor of Political Science and

Secretary of the Faculty Senate Regan Scott-Chin, Analyst, Office of Institutional

Research Patrick Sullivan, University Registrar John Wells, Sr. Vice Provost for Online Education Tilman Wolf, Sr. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Standard Three Nora Groves, Asst. Dir. of Analytics (retired), Office

of Institutional Research MJ Peterson, Professor of Political Science and

Secretary of the Faculty Senate Standard Five John Blihar, Dir. of Campus Recreation Kate DiSanto, Asst. AD for Athletic Administration Eddie Hull, Exec. Financial, Administrative, and

Planning Officer, SACL Jeanne Horrigan, Dir. of the New Students Program Lauren Lamica, Interim Director of Financial Aid Sara Littlecrow Russell, Chief of Staff, Student Affairs

and Campus Life Jean MacKimmie, Dir. of Residential Education Eric Moschella, Assoc. Provost for Student Success Leykia Nulan, Asst. Provost for Diversity Tyrone Parham, Asst. Vice Chancellor and Chief of

Police Shelly Perdomo-Ahmed, Asst. Vice Chancellor for

Advocacy, Inclusion, and Support Programs James Roche, Vice Provost for Enrollment

Management Melissa Rotkiewicz, Co-Dir. of the Center for

Counseling and Psychological Health Suzanne Schilling, Assoc. Director of Financial Aid Linda Scott, Co-Dir. of the Center for Counseling and

Psychological Health Patrick Sullivan, University Registrar Johnny Tooson, Exec. Dir. of Student Engagement

and Leadership David Vaillancourt, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for

Student Affairs and Campus Life

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Standard Six Alan McArdle, Assoc. Dir. of Analytics (retired),

Office of Institutional Research Carol Barr, Sr. Vice Provost and Dean of

Undergraduate Education Anne Bello, Deputy Dir. of the Writing Program Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communications and

Special Initiatives Librarian Jennifer Donais, Asst. Vice Chancellor for

Compliance and Support Services Michael Eagen, Assoc. Provost for Academic

Personnel Farshid Hajir, Sr. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Barbara Krauthamer, Dean of the Graduate School Michael Malone, Vice Chancellor for Research and

Engagement John McCarthy, Provost and Sr. Vice Chancellor for

Academic Affairs Eric Moschella, Assoc. Provost for Student Success Simon Neame, Dean of University Libraries Martina Nieswandt, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for

Research and Engagement Shana Passonno, Director of Professional

Development, Graduate School Gabriela Weaver, Vice Provost for Faculty

Development and Dir. of the Inst. for Teaching Excellence and Faculty Development

Standard Eight Carol Barr, Sr. Vice Provost and Dean of

Undergraduate Education Enobong (Anna) Branch (Chair), Assoc. Chancellor

for Equity and Inclusion Kim Drake, Educator Licensure Officer, College of

Education Jennifer Goodspeed, Program Improvement Analyst,

OAPA Claire Hamilton, Assoc. Professor of Teacher

Education and Curriculum Studies and Chair of the General Education Council

Anne Herrington, Faculty Fellow, OAPA, and Distinguished Professor of English, emerita

William Kilbride, College of Nursing Alicia Remaly, Assoc. Dir. of Assessment, OAPA Sarah Stetson, Graduate Intern, OAPA Elizabeth Williams, Dir. of Survey and Evaluation

Research, OAPA

Standard Seven William Brady, Assoc. Vice Chancellor and Chief

Human Resources Officer Jack Brown, Financial Reporting Manager Julie Buehler, Vice Chancellor for Information

Technology and Chief Information Officer Shane Conklin, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Facilities

and Campus Services Teri Delude, Exec. Financial Officer, Information

Technology Deborah Gould, Assoc. Provost for Administration

and Finance Jeffrey Hescock, Exec. Dir. of Environmental Health

and Safety and Emergency Management Andrew Mangels, Vice Chancellor for Administration

and Finance David Markland, Asst. Vice Chancellor for

Advancement Services Lynn McKenna, Budget Director Simon Neame, Dean of University Libraries Pamela Rooney, Asst. Dir. of Space and Asset

Management Karin Sadler, Budget and Revenue Manager, Facilities

and Campus Services Lawrence Snyder, Dir. of Admin. Services Andrew Vinard, Director of Core Facilities Jacqueline Watrous, Exec. Dir. of Administrative

Systems Standard Nine Ed Blaguszewski, Exec. Dir. of Strategic

Communications Nancy Buffone, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for University

Relations Jennifer Donais, Asst. Vice Chancellor for

Compliance and Support Services Deborah Gould, Assoc. Provost for Administration

and Finance John Kennedy, Vice Chancellor for University

Relations Martina Nieswandt, Assoc. Vice Chancellor for

Research and Engagement Dan Sacco, Asst. Dir. of Export Control Compliance Patrick Sullivan, University Registrar Christine Wilda, Assoc. Chancellor for Compliance

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Deans Marjorie Aelion, School of Public Health and Health

Sciences Timothy Anderson, College of Engineering Stephen Cavanagh, College of Nursing Thomas Moliterno (interim), Isenberg School of

Management Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin, College of Education Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, Commonwealth Honors

College Laura Haas, College of Information and Computer

Sciences Julie Hayes, College of Humanities and Fine Arts John Hird, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Barbara Krauthamer, Graduate School Tricia Serio, College of Natural Sciences