MSCHE 2022 Steering Committee

The Middle States steering committee is composed of faculty, staff and students from across the campus of Drexel University. It is composed of two co-chairs as well, as the co-chairs from each standard sub-committee and a representative from the undergraduate and graduate student population

Steering Committee Co-Chairs:

Joseph Hawk

• Executive Director: Office of Assessment & Accreditation
• Accreditation Liaison Officer for Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Rena Cumby

• Associate Professor IDEC, EDRA: Department of Architecture, Design & Urbanism, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Chair: Senate Committee on Academic Affairs

Standards' Committee Co-Chairs

Standard I: Mission and Goals

• Andres Kriete, PhD:  Teaching Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
• Jason Gersh, PhD: Director of Finance & Administration, Office of the Provost  

Standard II: Ethics and Integrity

• Teresa Harrison, PhD: Professor and Academic Director of the Center for Nonprofit Governance; LeBow College of Business
• Sarah Steinwachs, MFA: Associate Professor and Program Director of Studio Art (Visual Studies); Visual Studies Area Coordinator; Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience

• Shivanthi Anandan, PhD: Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Office of the Provost
• Liza Herzog, PhD JD: Director of Academic Research, Close School of Entrepreneurship

Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience

• Jim P. Stimpson, PhD: Professor, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Education, Dornsife School of Public Health
• Michelle Spina: Director, Inter-Collegiate Advising

Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment

• Christine Fiori, PhD: Clinical Professor and Department Head, Construction, Engineering and Project Management and Systems Engineering; College of Engineering
• Anne Converse Willkomm, MFA: Associate Dean; Graduate College & Assistant Clinical Professor and Department Head of Graduate Studies; Goodwin College of Professional Studies

Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement

• David Rusenko: Vice President, Associate Treasure and CFO; Finance and Treasury Office
• Antonios Zavalingos, PhD: A. W. Grosvenor Professor, Materials Science and Engineering & Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics; College of Engineering

Standard VII: Governance, Leadership and Administration

• Stephanie Brooks, PhD, LCSW, LMFT: Senior Associate Dean for Health Professions & Faculty Affairs and Interim Program Director, Couple and Family Therapy PhD Program; College of Nursing and Health Professions
• Jed Shumsky, PhD: Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Educational and Academic Affairs & Chair of Academic Affairs Committee, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies 

Verification of Compliance

• Michael Shelmet: Director of Instructional Technology, Office of Information Technology
• Christina Vorndran, PhD, BCBA-D: Associate Clinical Professor, Applied Behavior Analysis & Program Director, Special Education and Behavior Analysis; School of Education