Provost

Working Groups

• Pathway Topics, Active Fall 2024, led by Pamela Williams, Instructional Designer
  This working group collected information on comparable pathway programs at a variety of institution types, and through a series of feedback efforts, determined the list of six pathways. After Fall 2024, the group members moved into other working groups.
  • Emily Wonacott-Stanley, STEM Center Community Engagement Coordinator
  • Elza Ibroscheva, Associate Provost
  • Jason Stacy, Faculty in History
  • Joshua Wooten, Faculty in Exercise, Sport, and Nutritional Science, Active Fall 2024
• First-Semester Transition, led by Matthew Schunke, Faculty in Philosophy and Director of First-Semester Transition
  This working group collaborated with the curricular and co-curricular working groups to develop a plan for introducing the pathways in FST to enrich the course’s focus on how to succeed as a college student.
  • Letrice Young, CORE Team Program Coordinator
  • Bethany Guida, Tutoring Resource Center
  • Dann Rosen, Associate Director Resident Life 
  • Simone Williams, Diversity and Equity Librarian
• Curricular Integration, led by Jessica DeSpain, Faculty in English and Director of CODES Program
  This working group researched the best intervention points in the general education curriculum for each year of the program to impact the most inclusive number of SIUE students. They developed plans for how to integrate High Impact Practices into each phase of changemakers and wrote descriptions for each curricular touchstone. They worked with the Philosophy Department to determine how to integrate Changemakers most effectively into RA101. They also led the way on needed changes to the general education policy to implement Changemakers.
  • Elizabeth Cali, Interim Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Active Fall 2024
  • Laurie Woolf, Faculty in School of Business
  • Allison Thomason, Chair History, Active Fall 2024
  • Margaret Smith, Interim Director of the IRIS Center
  • Susan Foster, Faculty in Teaching and Learning
  • Sarah Stover, Academic Coordinator, SOAR
  • Laura Del Rio, Director for Research Teaching and Learning, and Humanities Librarian, Active Spring 2025
  • Shannon McCarragher, Faculty in Geography, Active Spring 2025
  • Erin Vanderbunt, Faculty in Applied Health, Active Spring 2025
• Co-Curricular Initiatives, led by Tammy Taylor, Associate Director of Career Development Center
  This working group developed a plan for course introductions to longer-form, intensive co-curricular opportunities. They developed models for the student experience integrating curricular and co-curricular experience. They also designed a menu of additional co-curricular options that relate to each Pathway.
  • Mallory Sidarous, Director of Residence Life
  • Sade Shepherd, Academic Coordinator, SOAR
  • Ryan Donald, Study Abroad Specialist
  • Kevin Cannon, Chair Criminal Justice
  • Tammy Moore, Director of Compliance, Educational Outreach
  • Amelia Perez, Faculty in Nursing 
  • Ian Toberman, Assistant Director of Honors
  • Angela Andrews, Associate Dean of Nursing 
  • Cordell Billups, Associate Director of Humility, Empathy, and Action, Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub, active Spring 2025
• Marketing, led by Ramana Madupalli, Faculty in Marketing
  This committee conducted a focus group and launched a student survey to understand how and when to best communicate the value of the Pathway to students. They conducted research into which Pathways might most engage students and what forms of validation students might seek to recognize their participation.
  • Pamela Williams, Instructional Designer, Active Spring 2025
  • Ashley Chitwood, Market Specialist
  • Cathy Taylor, Associate Vice-Chancellor for University Advancement, Active Fall 2024
  • Virginia Klein, Assistant Director, Enrollment Systems, Research and Analysis
  • Sally Boutelle, Director, Enrollment Systems, Research and Analysis
  • Erin Vanderbunt, Faculty in Applied Health, Active Spring 2024