Academic Process and Structure Working Group

Charge

The working group will lead a comprehensive and inclusive conversation to identify barriers to Academic Affairs achieving Empire State University’s strategic priorities, objectives, and goals. The group will then articulate possible options for overcoming those barriers, including options to change core academic processes and/or school structures. In support of this expanded charge, the working group will review feedback from the recently administered surveys to design and implement a process for gathering and analyzing additional input from the university community. Feedback gathered will be shared with the university community throughout the process as part of this work.

The working group will articulate options for aligning core academic processes and structures with the university’s strategic plan. The group also will identify opportunities, strengths, and other considerations for each option. These options will incorporate feedback from stakeholders across the university and will reflect the range of structures included in the initial round of feedback. In addition to providing regular updates during their work, the working group will provide a final report that will be shared with the university community on a project webpage.

The following principles apply to the working group members:

Members are charged with developing a process for iteratively gathering, analyzing, and sharing community feedback aimed at developing a set of options focused on aligning core academic processes and structures with the university’s strategic plan. These options will be considered by leadership for possible implementation.
Members are stewards of an inclusive, iterative process in service to the university and are not representatives of their own discipline, school, unit, or position within the institution.
Members assume the responsibility—and the opportunity—to help Empire State University mitigate and eliminate as many barriers as possible in service to our students and our strategic plan priorities.

Committee Members

Quran Bell, Student Success Coordinator
Tracy Galuski, Chair, Educational Studies
Seana Logsdon, Associate Provost for Student Success (Co-Chair)
Eileen McDonnell, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
Thalia MacMillan, Senate Rep and Chair, Health and Human Services
Paul Miller, Chair, Historical Studies
Connie Rodriguez, UG Faculty, Accounting
Chris Rolley, Enrollment and Partnership Outreach Officer
Rob Sanders, Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Excellence (Co-Chair)
Kay Watkins, Managing Director, University-wide Project Management
Tom Wiese, Grad Faculty, Applied Analytics