Charge: Identify administrative barriers to student success, persistence, and graduation and offer suggestions for how to remove or address them.
Co-Chairs: Amanda Durik and Chris Lowe
Charge: Create tailored programs and supports for first-year students to ensure successful transition to college and work to ensure that all students have multiple solid connections to the NIU campus and a network of support.
Co-Chairs: Nichole Knutson and William Pitney
Co-Chairs: Matthew Mattox and Jason Rhode
Co-Chairs: Anne Hardy and Brian Pillsbury
Co-Chairs: Margee Myles and Michelle Pickett
Co-Chairs: Alicia Schatteman and Kimberly Shotick
Co-Chairs: Steve Estes and Jenna Pracht
Co-Chairs: Rachel Boldman and Mitchell Huftalin
Charge: To address barriers to faculty success.
Co-Chairs: Bárbara González and Ismael Montana
Chair: Joseph Flynn
Chair: Simón Weffer
Chair: Pallavi Singh
Charge: Advise NIU on the development and implementation of effective policy and best practices for institutional and Hispanic/Latinx student success which supports, promotes, and celebrates our status as an (emerging) Hispanic-Serving Institution.
Co-Chairs: Christina Abreu and Carol Sumner
Charge: To propose a new approach to academic preparation through a series of academic and student support programs, and to improve strategies to eliminate equity gaps in student outcomes through data-informed decisions.
Co-Chairs: Dan Pedersen and David Walker
Charge: Create opportunities for all students by combining educational opportunity and personalized support with meaningful student engagement, well-being, and co-curricular activities. Leverage co-curricular activities and engagement to increase students’ sense of belonging to improve persistence rates.
Co-Chairs: Jessica Reyman and Jeff Salmon
Laurie Elish-Piper
Executive Vice President and Provost
laurieep@niu.edu
Sol Jensen
Vice President, Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications
sjensen1@niu.edu