Middle States Self-Study
The Commission on Higher Education is the unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States region. It examines the institution as a whole, rather than specific programs within the institution. The main web site for the Middle States Association is http://www.msache.org. Accreditation is granted after a self-study by the college or university. There are several publications used to guide the self-study process: "Designs for Excellence," "Characteristics of Excellence," and "Student Learning Assessment: Options and Resources."
Saint Joseph's University will be seeking accreditation in 2004 and as such has begun the self-study process. Our self-study will be led by a steering committee of 18 members. These members are drawn from overlapping campus constituencies: 12 faculty, 3 Jesuits, 5 administrators, 1 student and 1 trustee. The members were chosen to reflect the diversity of faculty generations, colleges, and divisions. The Steering Committee is chaired by Dr. John McCall of the Philosophy and Management and Information Systems Departments. The full committee is listed below.
The first step of the self-study process is for the University to create a Self-Study Design. This was completed in the fall of 2003 by the Steering Committee. The full document for our self-study can be found at http://www.sju.edu/admin/middlestates/SelfStudyDesign.html.
Our design calls for the creation of five task forces to investigate various
areas of the institution. The Steering Committee will direct the work of
five Task forces that will be individually charged with assessing our university
performance in light of both particular subsets of the fourteen Middle States
standards for accreditation and Saint Joseph's own core values as identified in
our recent Plan 2000 document. The five Task forces will be:
I. Institutional Mission,
Planning, Resources and Assessment
II. Leadership, Governance and
Administration
III. Admissions and Student Life
IV. Faculty
V. Programs,
Curriculum and Student Assessment
For further information about the Middle States Self Study Process please contact Dr. John McCall (email: jmccall; phone 610-660-1545) or any of the Steering Committee members.
TASKFORCE I: Mission, Planning, Budgeting, Resources, and Assessment
Steering Committee Liaisons:
Dawn Burdsall, Director of Planning and Assessment; Frank Bernt, Associate Professor of Education; Bart Hartman, Professor of Accounting
Faculty:
Rob Moore (CHAIR), Assistant Professor of Sociology; Frank Morris, Professor of English; Tony Berret (SJ), Associate Professor of English; Diane Phillips, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Roger Murray, Professor of Chemistry; Allen Kerkeslager, Assistant Professor of Theology
Administration/Staff:
Kevin Robinson,
Vice President for Administrative Services; Kate Shields, Executive Director of
Athletic Development; Joe Pease, Controller/Assistant Vice-President
TASKFORCE II: Leadership, Governance and Administration
Steering Committee Liaisons:
Linda Lelii, Vice President for Student Life; Mike McCann, Associate Professor of Biology
Faculty:
Joe Godfrey (SJ), Rector of the Jesuit Community/Associate Professor of Philosophy; Millie Feske, Assistant Professor of Theology; David White, Professor of Health Services; Jack Haverty, Associate Professor of Accounting; Yasmin Purohit, Assistant Professor of Management; Bill McDevitt, Associate Professor of Management
Administration/Staff:
Steve Porth (CHAIR), Associate Dean, Haub
School of Business; Tom Durso, Director, University
Communications; Don DiJulia, Associate Vice President
and Director of Athletics; Joe Petragnani, Assistant
Vice President for Information Technology; Bruce Bidinger,
Trustee
TASKFORCE III: Admissions, Student Support Services, and Student Life
Steering Committee Liaisons:
Rick Malloy (SJ), Assistant Professor of Sociology; Mark Denney, Student Body President
Faculty:
Betsy Linehan (CHAIR), Associate Professor of Philosophy; Tom Buckley, Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages; Joe Larkin, Associate Professor of Accounting; Peter Clark (SJ), Associate Professor of Theology; Derek Avery, Assistant Professor of Management; Terry Furin, Assistant Professor of Education; Kim Logio, Assistant Professor of Sociology; David Carpenter, Associate Professor of Theology
Administration/Staff:
Anne Marie Cilli, Senior Associate
Director of Admissions; Matthew Brink, Director of Career Development; Nancy Komada, Assistant to the Vice President for Student
life/Senior Judicial Officer; Connie McSherry,
Assistant Director of Faith-Justice Center/Director of Service Learning; Kevin
Quinn, Associate Athletic Director
TASKFORCE IV: Faculty
Steering Committee Liaisons:
Catherine Murray, Associate Professor of Psychology; Sandy Fillebrown, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Faculty:
Jodi Mindell (CHAIR), Associate Professor of Psychology; Vincent McCarthy, Professor of Philosophy; Alfredo Mauri, Assistant Professor of Management; Christina King-Smith, Associate Professor of Biology; Tom Brennan (SJ), Assistant Professor of English; Eileen Cohen, Professor of English; Carolyn Schellhorn, Assistant Professor of Finance; Jay Carter, Assistant Professor of History; Nancy Childs, Professor of Marketing; Jean Smollen, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Administration/Staff:
Shoshanna
Edwards-Alexander, Director of Multicultural Life; Chris Dixon, Librarian for
Government Information Resources
TASKFORCE V: General Education, Curriculum, Programs, and Student Assessment
Steering Committee Liaisons:
Paul Aspan, Associate Professor of Theology; Ron Klimberg, Associate Professor of Finance
Faculty:
Jim Watrous (CHAIR), Professor of Biology; Pat Samway (SJ), Professor of English; Marty Meloche, Associate Professor of Marketing; Todd Moody, Professor of Philosophy; Vipul Gupta, Assistant Professor of Management; Jeanne Brady, Associate Professor of Education; Phil Smith, Professor of History; Anne Green, Assistant Professor of English; Nancy Fox, Associate Professor of Economics
Administration/Staff:
Brice Wachterhauser, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences;
Joe DiAngelo, Dean of the Haub
School of Business; Tim Laborie, Librarian for
Information Systems; Greg Dell'Omo, Vice President
for External affairs; David Lees, Director of Instructional Media Services
Steering Committee:
Saint Joseph's self-study will be led by a steering committee of 18 members. These members are drawn from overlapping campus constituencies: 12 faculty, 3 Jesuits, 5 administrators, 1 student and 1 trustee. The members were chosen to reflect the diversity of faculty generations, colleges, and divisions. The Steering Committee membership is as follows:
Dr. John McCall, Chair
Professor of Philosophy and Management
Dr. Paul Aspan
Associate Professor of Theology
Dr. Frank Bernt
Associate Professor of Health Services
Rev. Bruce Bidinger, SJ
Trustee
Ms. Dawn Burdsall
Director of Planning & Assessment
Mr. Mark Denney '04
Student
Dr. Sandra Fillebrown
Associate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science
Ms. Kathleen Gaval
Vice President/Assistant to the President
Dr. Bart Hartman
Professor of Accounting
Dr. Ron Klimberg
Associate Professor of Finance
Dr. Linda Lelii
Vice President for Student Life and Academic Development
Rev. Joseph Lombardi, SJ
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Rev. Richard Malloy, SJ
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Dr. Michael McCann
Associate Professor of Biology
Dr. Catherine Murray
Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Robert Palestini
Dean, Graduate Arts & Sciences and University College
Dr. Richard Passon
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Claire Simmers
Assistant Professor of Management & Information Systems
Last update: November 3, 2003