Task Force
- Task Force Membership
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Name Title Area Represented Bobby Ackerman Assistant Director, Strategic Planning and Analytics University Center for Teaching and Learning Paul Adams Associate Professor of Political Science University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Liz Adams Director of Advising and Student Success David C. Frederick Honors College James Baldwin Vice President of Enrollment Management University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Emily Bennett Manager of Experiential Learning School of Computing and Information Mary Besterfield-Sacre Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Nickolas A. DeCecco Professor, Director of the Engineering Education Research Center Swanson School of Engineering Grace Bohl Academic Affairs Chair Student Government Board Luis Bravo Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, Center for Latin American Studies University Center for International Studies Betty Braxter Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education School of Nursing Issermoyer Braydan Academic Affairs Liaison Student Government Board Jen Brunner Director of Advisement School of Nursing Christopher Coat Associate University Registrar Office of the University Registrar Kevin Conley Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Margarita Delgado Creamer Teaching Assistant Professor College of General Studies Allyson Delnore Executive Director for Academic Affairs University Center for International Studies Derek Fischer Senior Director for Undergraduate Studies and the College of General Studies Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Nancy Gauvin Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement; Assistant Professor School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Ed Giles Director of Academic Advising Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Adrian Gonzalez Director of Undergraduate Advising School of Public Health Sayre Greenfield Professor of English University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Veella Grooms Assistant Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion Office for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Mike Gunzenhauser Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs School of Education Jill Harvey Director of First Year Advising Swanson School of Engineering Adriana Helbig Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and CGS, Associate Professor, Department of Music Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Wes Hiers Director, Law, Criminal Justice & Society, Administration of Justice, and Legal Studies College of General Studies Dave Hornyak Assistant Dean David C. Frederick Honors College Jacqueline Horrall Vice President for Academic Affairs University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Lina Insana Associate Professor of Italian, Department of French and Italian Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Jeffrey Johnson Vice President And Dean of Academic Affairs University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Toya Jones BASW Program Director and Assistant Professor School of Social Work Hillary Koller Director Pitt Global Experiences Office Adam Lee Executive Associate Dean, Professor School of Computing and Information Andrew Lotz Teaching Professor and Academic Advisor, Director of Undergraduate Studies; Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies; Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Sera Mathew Director, Equitable and Inclusive Teaching University Center for Teaching and Learning Denise McCloskey Associate Vice Provost for Business Administration Office of the Provost Melissa Micco Deputy Controller Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor/Chief Financial Officer Sarah Moeller Senior Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning College of Business Administration Lindsay Onufer Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant and Program Manager University Center for Teaching and Learning Erica Owen Associate Dean, Associate Professor Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Rachel Parkes Director of Advising School of Computing and Information Helen Petracchi Associate Dean for Academic Affairs School of Social Work Melanie Reyes Senior Project Manager School of Dental Medicine Kevin Riley Academic Advisor College of Business Administration Stephen Robar Director of Environmental Studies Program, Director of International Affairs Program, Associate Professor of Political Science University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Mary Sacre-Besterfield Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Nickolas A. DeCecco Professor, Director of the Engineering Education Research Center Swanson School of Engineering John Stoner Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Advisor Faculty Assembly – SEPC Sybil Streeter Director of Undergraduate Advising, Psychology; Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Molly Swagler Assistant Vice Provost for Enrollment and Executive Director of Enrollment Outreach Office of Admissions and Financial Aid Ryan Sweeney Associate Director Career Center Shawn Thomas Professor of Business Administration H.J. Heinz Faculty Fellow College of Business Administration Belkys Torres Associate Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence in Education Office of the Provost Liann Tsoukas Director of Undergraduate Studies and Teaching Professor, Department of History Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Tim Whisler Interim Division Chair of Business & Enterprise; Assistant Professor of Business Economics/Finance University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Brenda Whitney Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies - Composition Program, Department of English Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Michael Wood-Vasey Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Physics and Astronomy Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Ada Youk Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Associate Professor School of Public Health Ryan Young President Student Government Board Andrea Zito Assistant Dean, Student Engagement School of Education
Working Groups
- Curricular Design
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The Curricular Design Working Group is composed of faculty, staff, alumni, and student leadership; charged with exploration, data collection, benchmarking, engagement, ideation, designing and building a standardized Gen Ed curriculum.
Name Title Area Represented Luis Bravo Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, Center for Latin American Studies University Center for International Studies Betty Braxter Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education School of Nursing Issermoyer Braydan Academic Affairs Liaison Student Government Board Margarita Delgado Creamer Teaching Assistant Professor College of General Studies Nancy Gauvin Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement; Assistant Professor School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Sayre Greenfield Professor of English University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Adriana Helbig Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and CGS, Associate Professor, Department of Music Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Wes Hiers Director, Law, Criminal Justice & Society, Administration of Justice, and Legal Studies College of General Studies Lina Insana Associate Professor of Italian, Department of French and Italian Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Adam Lee Executive Associate Dean, Professor School of Computing and Information Sera Mathew Director, Equitable and Inclusive Teaching University Center for Teaching and Learning Helen Petracchi Associate Dean for Academic Affairs School of Social Work Melanie Reyes Senior Project Manager School of Dental Medicine Kevin Riley Academic Advisor College of Business Administration Stephen Robar Director of Environmental Studies Program, Director of International Affairs Program, Associate Professor of Political Science University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Sybil Streeter Director of Undergraduate Advising, Psychology; Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Shawn Thomas Professor of Business Administration H.J. Heinz Faculty Fellow College of Business Administration Tim Whisler Interim Division Chair of Business & Enterprise; Assistant Professor of Business Economics/Finance University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Brenda Whitney Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies - Composition Program, Department of English Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Michael Wood-Vasey Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Physics and Astronomy Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Ada Youk Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Associate Professor School of Public Health Andrea Zito Assistant Dean, Student Engagement School of Education - Operational and Implementation
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The Operational/Implementation Working Group is composed of experts and students charged to provide advice to and run scenarios-based analysis for the Design Working Group on the challenges/opportunities for implementing their proposed vision.
Name Title Area Represented Bobby Ackerman Assistant Director, Strategic Planning and Analytics University Center for Teaching and Learning Paul Adams Associate Professor of Political Science University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg James Baldwin Vice President of Enrollment Management University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Jen Brunner Director of Advisement School of Nursing Christopher Coat Associate University Registrar Office of the University Registrar Kevin Conley Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Derek Fischer Senior Director for Undergraduate Studies and the College of General Studies Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Ed Giles Director of Academic Advising Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Adrian Gonzalez Director of Undergraduate Advising School of Public Health Jill Harvey Director of First Year Advising Swanson School of Engineering Dave Hornyak Assistant Dean David C. Frederick Honors College Hillary Koller Director Pitt Global Experiences Office Adam Lee Executive Associate Dean, Professor School of Computing and Information Andrew Lotz Teaching Professor and Academic Advisor, Director of Undergraduate Studies; Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies; Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Melissa Micco Deputy Controller Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor/Chief Financial Officer Sarah Moeller Senior Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning College of Business Administration Rachel Parkes Director of Advising School of Computing and Information Molly Swagler Assistant Vice Provost for Enrollment and Executive Director of Enrollment Outreach Office of Admissions and Financial Aid Ryan Young President Student Government Board - Administration and Assessment Group
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The Administration and Assessment Group comprises experts and students charged with anticipating, planning, and executing revisions to academic policies/procedures to realize the vision of the task force. This body will also propose the permanent structure for oversight, administration, and assessment of the Gen Ed Curriculum.
Name Title Area Represented Liz Adams Director of Advising and Student Success David C. Frederick Honors College Emily Bennett Manager of Experiential Learning School of Computing and Information Mary Besterfield-Sacre Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Nickolas A. DeCecco Professor, Director of the Engineering Education Research Center Swanson School of Engineering Grace Bohl Academic Affairs Chair Student Government Board Allyson Delnore Executive Director for Academic Affairs University Center for International Studies Veella Grooms Assistant Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion Office for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Mike Gunzenhauser Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs School of Education Jacqueline Horrall Vice President for Academic Affairs University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Jeffrey Johnson Vice President And Dean of Academic Affairs University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Toya Jones BASW Program Director and Assistant Professor School of Social Work Andrew Lotz Teaching Professor and Academic Advisor, Director of Undergraduate Studies; Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies; Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Political Science Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Denise McCloskey Associate Vice Provost for Business Administration Office of the Provost Lindsay Onufer Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant and Program Manager University Center for Teaching and Learning Erica Owen Associate Dean, Associate Professor Graduate School of Public and International Affairs John Stoner Teaching Professor and Undergraduate Advisor Faculty Assembly – SEPC Ryan Sweeney Associate Director Career Center Liann Tsoukas Director of Undergraduate Studies and Teaching Professor, Department of History Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Meeting Dates
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