Committees

The University of San Diego’s academic program review (APR) process provides a systematic and continuous means of assuring academic excellence in student learning. It provides the foundation for assessing student learning and for making evidence-based plans and decisions to foster improvements at all levels of the institution. Program reviews are integral to planning, resource allocation, and other decision-making within the university.

The Academic Review Committee (ARC) is part of the four-stage academic program review process:

1. Departmental or program self-study reflective review
2. External review site visit and program review team report
3. Internal Review - Academic Review Committee recommendations
4. Long-term plan and memorandum of understanding (MOU)

The ARC is comprised of representatives from each school and the college: three from the College of Arts and Sciences, one from the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, one from the School of Business, and one representative each from the professional schools. It meets once or twice per semester to review a program or department's self-study, its program review team (PRT) report, and the department/program response and the dean’s response to the PRT report. The ARC generates recommendations by which to achieve program goals based on the academic program review materials and meeting discussion. The recommendations are forwarded to the department chair or program director, the dean, and the provost in advance of the long-term plan meeting, after which a memorandum of understanding (MOU) is signed by the provost, dean, IESI representative, and department chair or program director.

Current members of the Academic Review Committee include:

Please contact your representative or the committee chair with questions about academic program review.

The University Assessment Committee, with representatives from Academic Affairs and its college and schools, Student Affairs, and Institutional Research and Planning, reviews and provides support for the following processes throughout the university:

• Assessment of student learning outcomes within departments and divisions
• Guidelines and data for the academic program review process
• Schedule and protocols for campus-wide surveys of students, faculty, and staff
• Narratives and documents describing student success at the institutional level

Current members of the University Assessment Committee include:

Please contact your representative or the committee chair with questions about assessment, academic program review, or campus-wide surveys.

The university is pleased to announce that the following people have accepted the responsibility of serving on the 2018-2019 Strategic Planning Steering Committee (SPSC).

SPSC Charge:

• Affirm USD’s capacity to fulfill the institution’s goals and opportunities through the integrated Strategic Planning process.
• Think holistically about how to fulfill USD's mission, vision, goals, and pathways. What "story" should be told? What can be done to coalesce existing and future initiatives?
• Review strategic initiative full proposals, budgets, and rubric scoring forwarded by Strategic Initiative Review Council.
• Recommend proposal funding to Executive Council for a vote and a final decision from the President.

Co-Chairs:

Andrew T. Allen, PhD
Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Initiatives, Professor of Economics

Rangapriya Kannan-Narasimhan, PhD
Associate Professor of Management, School of Business & Faculty Director of Torero Ventures Catalyzer

Members:

Natasha Salgado
President of the Associated Students

Breana Clark
Graduate Student Council Chair

Kevin Guerrieri, PhD
University Senate
Associate Professor, Spanish, Director, Latin American Studies, ILVI Faculty Co-Director

Jane Georges, PhD
Dean and Professor, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Rick Olson, PhD
Member at Large
Associate Dean & Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

James Harris, DEd
Ex Officio
President

Michael Lovette-Colyer, PhD
SGC1 Co-Chair
Assistant Vice President, Director of University Ministry

Neena Din, PhD
SGC1 Co-Chair
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences & Adjunct Faculty, Biology

Esteban del Rio, PhD
SGC2 Co-Chair
Associate Provost for Inclusion and Diversity, Associate Professor of Communication Studies

Mike Williams, PhD, JD
SGC2 Co-Chair
Director, Changemaker Hub and Professor, Political Science and International Relations

Bill McGillis
SGC3 Co-Chair
Associate Vice President for Athletics

Kathryn Roig
SGC3 Co-Chair
Associate Vice President, Reporting & Compliance, Finance Office

Jennifer Zwolinski, PhD
SGC4 Co-Chair
Associate Provost for Faculty Research & Development, Professor, Psychological Sciences

Karen Briggs, PhD
SGC4 Co-Chair
Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources

Christopher Nayve, JD
SGC5 Co-Chair
Associate Vice President for Community Engagement & Anchor Initiatives

Denise Dimon, PhD
SGC5 Co-Chair
Associate Provost for International Affairs, Professor of Economics

Invited Guests:

Karen Lee, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Initiatives

The university is pleased to announce that the following people have accepted the responsibility of serving on the 2018-2019 Strategic Planning Support Team (SPST).

SPST Charge:

• Set policies and procedures for implementing and assessing the strategic plan and goal initiatives.
• Consult Strategic Goal Committees on proposal review process, assessment, and goal progress tracking and reporting.
• Develop and facilitate proposal development workshops.

Chair:

Andrew T. Allen, PhD            
Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Initiatives, Professor of Economics

Members:

Carole Huston, PhD
Associate Provost, Professor of Communication Studies (CAS)

Paula Krist, PhD        
Director of Institutional Research and Planning

Karen Lee, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Initiatives

The university is pleased to announce that the following people have accepted the responsibility of serving on the 2018-2019 Strategic Initiative Review Council (SIRC).

SIRC Charge:

• Reviews full proposals and budgets, using a scoring rubric (including those stemming from the strategic goal opportunities)
• Determines, with input from VP or Dean, which strategic initiative proposals move to the Strategic Planning Steering Committee (SPSC) for funding consideration.
• Makes recommendations if criteria are not met and advises if a variation of the proposal should be submitted for the next cycle or deferred for several cycles.

Chair:

Andrew T. Allen, PhD
Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Initiatives, Professor of Economics

Members:

Michael Lovette-Colyer, PhD   
SGC1 Co-Chair          
Associate Vice President, Director of University Ministry

Mike Williams, PhD, JD
SGC2 Co-Chair          
Director, Changemaker Hub and Professor, Political Science and International Relations

Bill McGillis
SGC3 Co-Chair          
Associate Vice President for Athletics

Karen Briggs, PhD         
SGC4 Co-Chair          
Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources

Denise Dimon, PhD         
SGC5 Co-Chair          
Associate Vice President for International Affairs, Professor of Economics

Breana Clark       
Student Representative          
Graduate Student Council Chair

Natasha Salgado        
Student Representative          
President, Associated Students

Rick Olson, PhD         
Member at Large          
Associate Dean & Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Karen Lee, PhD         
Ex Officio SPST Representative       
Assistant Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Initiatives

The university is pleased to announce that the following people have accepted the responsibility of serving on the 2018-2019 Strategic Goal Committee 1 (SGC1).

SGC Charge:

• Research, evaluate, and prioritize the opportunities through 2024.
• Solicit new initiatives, review pre-proposals, and make recommendations to SIRC.
• Represent initiatives on the “Implementation Plan” form.
• Monitor progress of initiatives. 

Co-Chairs:

Michael Lovette-Colyer, PhD      
Associate Vice President, Director of University Ministry

Neena Din, PhD        
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Adjunct Faculty, Biology

Members:

Beth O'Shea, PhD                  
Associate Professor, Environmental and Ocean Sciences

Breana Clark       
Graduate Student Council Chair   

Jane Georges, PhD                     
Dean and Professor, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Natasha Salgado        
President, Associated Students       

Ronald Valenzuela                 
Assistant Director of Athletics for Student Athlete Services  

Tom Herrinton, PhD             
Vice Provost, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

The university is pleased to announce that the following people have accepted the responsibility of serving on the 2018-2019 Strategic Goal Committee 2 (SGC2).

SGC Charge:

• Research, evaluate, and prioritize the opportunities through 2024.
• Solicit new initiatives, review pre-proposals, and make recommendations to SIRC.
• Represent initiatives on the “Implementation Plan” form.
• Monitor progress of initiatives.

Co-Chairs:

Esteban del Rio, PhD
Associate Provost for Inclusion and Diversity, Associate Professor of Communication Studies

Mike Williams, PhD, JD     
Director, Changemaker Hub and Professor, Political Science and International Relations

Members:

Alex Mejia, PhD        
Assistant Professor, Integrated Engineering

Bradley Melekian, MFA       
Assistant Professor, English

Breana Clark       
Graduate Student Council Chair    

John Loggins, MA     
Director, Community Engaged Learning

Lisa Nunn, PhD         
Associate Professor, Sociology

Natasha Salgado        
President, Associated Students       

Ronald Kaufmann, PhD         
Associate Dean, Professor of Environmental and Ocean Sciences

Victor Carmona          
Assistant Professor, Theology and Religious Studies

The university is pleased to announce that the following people have accepted the responsibility of serving on the 2018-2019 Strategic Goal Committee 3 (SGC3).

SGC Charge:

• Research, evaluate, and prioritize the opportunities through 2024.
• Solicit new initiatives, review pre-proposals, and make recommendations to SIRC.
• Represent initiatives on the “Implementation Plan” form.
• Monitor progress of initiatives.

Co-Chairs:

Bill McGillis   
Associate Vice President for Athletics

Kathryn Roig
Associate Vice President, Reporting & Compliance, Finance Office

Members:

Christiana DeBenedict
Director, Environmental Leadership Initiatives, The Nonprofit Institute; Intermin Director, San Diego Regional Climate Colaborative

Diana Chen, PhD    
Assistant Professor, Integrated Engineering

Nicole A. Schuessler Veloz          
Director of Title IX/EEO

Simon Croom 
Professor of Supply Chain Management

Steffanie Hoie   
Senior Director, ERP Technologies

Trey McDonald     
Director of Sustainability

The university is pleased to announce that the following people have accepted the responsibility of serving on the 2018-2019 Strategic Goal Committee 4 (SGC4).

SGC Charge:

• Research, evaluate, and prioritize the opportunities through 2024.
• Solicit new initiatives, review pre-proposals, and make recommendations to SIRC.
• Represent initiatives on the “Implementation Plan” form.
• Monitor progress of initiatives.

Co-Chairs:

Jennifer Zwolinski, PhD
Associate Provost for Faculty Research & Development, Professor, Psychological Sciences

Karen Briggs, PhD
Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources

Members:

Bryan Cornwall, PhD      
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Cheryl Getz   
Associate Professor, SOLES Faculty Liaison, Associate Professor, Director of Leadership Studies Minor

Eileen Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD      
Associate Professor, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science

Janice Evelyn   
Director of Learning and Development, Human Resources

Lisa Fernandes           
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for University Advancement

Mark Peters, PhD  
Director for Mission

Sean Horrigan, PhD   
Director of University Centers and Staff Development

The university is pleased to announce that the following people have accepted the responsibility of serving on the 2018-2019 Strategic Goal Committee 5 (SGC5).

SGC Charge:

• Research, evaluate, and prioritize the opportunities through 2024.
• Solicit new initiatives, review pre-proposals, and make recommendations to SIRC.
• Represent initiatives on the “Implementation Plan” form.
• Monitor progress of initiatives.

Co-Chairs:

Christopher Nayve, JD
Associate Vice President for Community Engagement & Anchor Initiatives

Denise Dimon, PhD
Associate Provost for International Affairs, Professor of Economics

Members:

Andrew Blum, PhD       
Executive Director, Institute for Peace and Justice, Professor of Practice

Bridget Gramme, JD  
Administrative Director, Supervising Attorney, Adjunct Professor of Law

Charles Bass, MA     
Senior Director, Alumni Relations

Derrick Cartwright, PhD       
Associate Professor and Director of University Galleries

Erin Bishop    
Director for Mission and Center for Christian Spirituality

Jaime Gomez, PhD    
Dean, School of Business

Marcy Lanoue           
Senior Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs

Viviana Alexandrowicz, PhD 
Associate Professor, School of Leadership and Education Sciences