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Undergraduate Student Lifecycle

The Undergraduate Student Lifecycle Committee was chaired by Jabbar R. Bennett, Associate Provost and Chief Diversity Officer, Miriam Gamoran Sherin, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, and Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs, and was comprised of faculty and staff leaders across the University. The Committee split into three workgroups that provided recommendations in late Spring, 2019 for one key priority area: Faculty Engagement, Navigating the University, and Resources: Academic, Co-Curricular, and Community. For more information on the committee’s recommendations and implementation efforts, visit the Undergraduate Student Lifecycle page.

Committee Members

Sponsor:

  • Kathleen Hagerty, Provost

Committee Co-Leads:

  • Jabbar R. Bennett, Associate Provost and Chief Diversity Officer
  • Miriam Gamoran Sherin, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education, SESP and Professor of Learning Sciences, SESP
  • Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Instructor for Higher Education Administration and Policy, SESP

Members at Large:

  • Phil Asbury, University Director of Financial Aid, Financial Aid
  • Bennett Goldberg, Assistant Provost for Learning and Teaching, Office of the Provost
  • Kristin Kane, Senior Associate Director for Academic Services and Student Development, Athletics
  • Lee West, Director, Undergraduate Education, Office of the Provost
  • Constance Wright, Assistant Dean of Academic Standing, Weinberg
  • Brad Zakarin, Director of Residential Academic Initiatives, Student Affairs

Workgroup Members

Faculty Engagement Workgroup

Co-Chairs:

  • Mesmin Destin, Associate Professor, School of Education and Social Policy
  • Baron Reed, Professor, Philosophy, Weinberg and Faculty Senate President

Facilitator: Roma Khanna, Senior Director of Organizational Strategy and Change

Members:

  • Chyi Chung, Associate Professor of Instruction, Spanish and Portuguese, Weinberg
  • Michael Deas, Lecturer, Journalism and Director of Medill Media Teens, Weinberg
  • Sheila Donohue, Associate Professor of Instruction and College Adviser, Weinberg
  • Mary Finn, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Weinberg
  • Celina Flowers, Assistant Provost for Faculty, Office of the Provost
  • Elizabeth Gerber, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, McCormick
  • John Haas, Lecturer and Undergraduate Academic Adviser, Communication
  • Omari Keeles, Assistant Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Searle Center
  • Mary Pattillo, Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, Weinberg
  • Amit Prachand, Assistant Vice President, Information & Analytics, Office of Institutional Research
  • Emily Weiss, Professor, Chemistry, Weinberg

Navigating the University Workgroup

Co-Chairs:

  • Nicole Eggleston-Watkins, Assistant Dean of Students, Student Affairs
  • Elizabeth Trubey, Assistant Dean for Academic Advising, Weinberg

Facilitator: Aspasia Apostolakis Miller, Director of Organizational Strategy and Change

Members:

  • Kelly Benkert, Director of Leadership Development & Community Engagement, Student Affairs
  • Roxane Heinze-Bradshaw, Lecturer & Academic Adviser, Departments of Theatre and Performance Studies, Communication
  • Brian Drabik, Senior Associate Director, Financial Aid
  • Jaci Casazza, Assistant Provost for University Records and University Registrar, Office of the Registrar
  • Renee Engeln, Professor of Instruction, Psychology, Weinberg
  • Robert G. Hasty, Senior Lecturer, Music Performance, Bienen
  • Shelena Johnson, Senior Adviser, Learning & Organizational Change, School of Education and Social Policy
  • Daniel MacKenzie, Associate Director, Student Life, Medill
  • Daviree Velázquez Phillip, Director of Multicultural Student Affairs, Student Affairs
  • Myrtie Williams, Administrative Assistant, Student Engagement, Student Affairs
  • Ellen Worsdall, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, McCormick
  • Charly Yarnoff, Associate Professor of Instruction, The Cook Family Writing Program, Weinberg

Resources: Academic, Co-Curricular, and Community Workgroup

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Co-Chairs:

  • Susan Olson, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, School of Education and Social Policy
  • Dorina Rasmussen, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Medill

Facilitator: Rebecca Pinchuk, Senior Project Administrator of Organizational Strategy and Change

Members:

  • Krista Buda Bethel, Senior Assistant Director, Study Abroad Financial Aid
  • Robert Brown, Director of Social Justice Education, Student Affairs
  • Onis Cheathams, Associate Director of Admissions, Undergraduate Admissions
  • Kourtney Cockrell, Director, Student Enrichment Services, Student Affairs
  • Robert Ellis, Assistant Director of Admissions, Undergraduate Admissions
  • Lane Fenrich, Assistant Dean, Weinberg
  • Marina Micari, Director, Academic Support & Learning Advancement; Associate Director, Searle Center
  • Mark Presnell, Executive Director of Northwestern Career Advancement, Student Affairs
  • Freda Love Smith, Lecturer, Radio, Television, and Film, and Undergraduate Academic Adviser, Communication
  • Jill Wilson, Professor of Instruction and Assistant Chair, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, McCormick