Northern Illinois University
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

Note: candidate name and CV will be updated on this webpage 48-72 hours in advance of their campus visit.

Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment and Accreditation

Search Committee

• Purush Damodaran, chair, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Tawana Paul, senior research associate, Office of Accreditation, Assessment and Evaluation
• Alicia Schatteman, director and associate professor, Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies
• Jason Underwood, director, instructional design and development, Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning
• David Walker, associate dean for academic affairs, College of Education (chair of search)

View Associate Vice Provost for Assistant and Accreditation Description

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Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Search Committee

• Raushanah Boone, undergraduate student
• Tamara Boston, project coordinator, Division of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Amanda Durik, associate dean for undergraduate affairs, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Amanda Ferguson, associate professor, Department of Management
• Steve Howell, chair, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
• Mayra Lagunas, assistant vice president, Division of Enrollment Management and director of Undergraduate Admissions
• Raaif Majeed, president, Student Government Association
• Makkah Mujahid, undergraduate student
• Mark Pietrowski, director, advising office, College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
• Clint-Michael Reneau, vice president, Division of Student Affairs (chair of the search)
• Jason Rhode, associate vice provost for Teaching, Learning, and Digital Education
• Cody Schmitz, director, Registration and Records and Bursar

View Vice Provost For Academic Affairs Position Description

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Acting Dean, College of Education

Search Committee

• Peter Chomentowski, associate professor, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education
• Rebecca Hunt, associate professor, Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
• Paul Kassel, dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts (chair of the search)
• Stacy Kelly, professor, Department of Special and Early Education
• Carolyn Pluim, chair, Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
• Mariana Ricklefs, assistant professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
• Peitao Zhu, assistant professor, Department of Counseling and Higher Education

View CV for Finalist, William A. Pitney III (DOCX)

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Dean, College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Search Committee

• Jerry Blazey, vice president, Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships (co-chair of the search)
• Courtney Bradley, graduate student
• Brianno Coller, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Liping Guo, professor, Department of Engineering Technology
• Venu Korampally, associate professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
• Kimberly Moore, alumnus
• Reinaldo Moraga, interim associate dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Outreach and Diversity
• Christine Nguyen, associate professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Balaji Rajagopalan, dean, College of Business (co-chair of the search)
• Curt Steele, technical services coordinator, Computer Operations
• Garry Sunter, chair, Department of Biological Sciences

View Engineering Leadership Profile

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