Membership
- Co-Chair: Misty Rasmussen, Associate Dean, Planning & Accreditation
- Co-Chair: Kelly Rausch, Director, Institutional Planning & Evaluation
- Maggie Maher, Coordinator, Accreditation, Assessment, & Planning
Executive Sponsor
- Gaye Lynn Scott, Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Advisory members
- Elizabeth Knight, Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Programs
- Brandon Whatley, Associate Vice Chancellor, Workforce Education
- Nina Almasy, Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences
- Troy DeFrates, Dean, Design, Manufacturing, Construction & Applied Technologies
- Mark Shepherd, Department Chair, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Consultants
- Jenna Cullinane Hege, Vice Chancellor, Research, Effectiveness & Grants
- Susan Burkhauser, Director, Institutional Research
- Xiaoling Liang, Analyst, Senior Institutional Research
- Neil Vickers, Executive Vice Chancellor, Finance & Administration
Meeting Frequency
The co-chairs and member from the Office of Institutional Planning & Accreditation meet twice per week, beginning in August 2025.
Regular email updates are provided to the associate vice chancellors, and additional meetings with the AVCs occur at least once per month, as schedules permit.
- October 10, 2025, 8:00AM – 8:45AM
- November 19, 2025, 8:00AM – 8:45AM
- December 12, 2025, 8:00AM – 8:45AM
- January 29, 2026, 2:00PM – 3:00PM
- February 12, 2026, 4:00PM – 5:00PM
- February 19, 2026, 2:00PM – 3:00PM
- March 26, 2026, 2:00PM – 3:00PM
- April 30, 2026, 4:00PM – 5:00PM
- May 14, 2026, 8:00AM – 8:45AM
Workgroup Duration
The work of this committee will be complete by August 2026.