HLC Steering Committee

The steering committee plays an important advisory role in the university’s efforts towards reaccreditation. The steering committee is comprised of nearly 50 faculty, civil service, administrative, and student representatives from across campus, including representatives from all constituency groups. The steering committee also includes representatives from the School of Medicine’s Springfield campus and the city of Carbondale. The steering committee meets several times a semester until the accreditation site visit to review and provide feedback on assurance argument drafts. The steering committee plays a critical role in identifying evidence corresponding to the Higher Learning Commission’s core component criteria for reaccreditation.

• Lizette Chevalier - HLC Liasion
  Associate Provost for Academic Programs
• Ruth Anne Rehfeldt, PhD, BCBA-D - HLC Coordinator
  Professor, School of Psychological and Behaviorial Sciences, Rehabilitation Institute

• Steering Committee Members

• Matt Baughman
  Assistant to the Chancellor, Office of the Chancellor
• Chris Behan
  Professor, School of Law
• Karla Berry
  Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
• Michael Brown
  Associate Professor, History, College of Liberal Arts
• Todd Bryson
  Interim Associate Chancellor for Diversity, Office of Diversity
• Randy Burnside
  Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts
• Lisa Caringer
  Director, Disability Support Services
• Andrew Carver
  Director, Center for International Education
• Joe Cheatwood
  Associate Professor, School of Medicine
• Lizette Chevalier
  Associate Provost for Academic Programs
• Sandra Collins
  Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences
• Brad Colwell
  Vice President for Academic Affairs (former)
• Judy Davie
  Associate Professor Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; School of Medicine
• Dave DiLalla
  Associate Provost for Academic Administration
• Kathy Dillard
  Director of Corporate Relations/Alumni Services
• Michael Eichholz
  Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences
• Jim Garvey
  Professor, School of Biological Sciences
• Rae Goldsmith
  Executive Director-Chief Marketing and Communications Office
• Reza Habib
  Director of the University Core Curriculum
• Ruth Hale
  Business/Administrative Associate Office of the Provost
• Ryan Hall
  Associate General Counsel and Legal Affairs
• Fran Harackiewicz
  Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
• Phil Howze
  Co-Chair SIU Carbonale Diversity Council, Professor, Morris Library
• Andrea Imre
  Associate Professor, Library Affairs
• Elaine Jurkowski
  Professor, School of Social Work, COEHS
• Lisa Knight
  Director of Information Research & Data Integration, SIU Foundation Carbondale
• Kim Little
  Director of Undergraduate Online Student Services, Academic Support Specialist in the College of Business
• Christie McIntyre
  Associate Professor, Associate Director of Program Review and Assessment, Office of Associate Provost for Academic Programs
• Touissant Mitchell
  Undergraduate Student Government President (former)
• Marc Morris
  Director, School of Accountancy, School of Business
• Howard Motyl
  Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Radio, Television, and Digital Media, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts
• Julie Partridge
  Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, College of Education and Human Services
• Mandara Savage
  Director, Extended Campus
• Marianne Shields
  Accountant II and Assistant to the Dean for Finance, Dean’s Office; College of Agricultural Sciences
• Cynthia Sims
  Professor, Work Force Education, College of Education and Human Services (former)
• Lori Stettler
  Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
• Arlene Tan
  Director, Achieve Program
• Juliane Wallace
  Associate Professor, Kinesiology
• Gary Williams
  Carbondale City Manager
• Tamara Workman
  Director of the Registrar’s Office
• Jian Anna Xiong
  Associate Professor; Library Affairs
• Melinda Yeomans
  Associate Director of University Honors Program

(includes people who have served over the last two years (or more) in order to provide a recognition of both past and current contributions)