Self Study Steering Committee

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to the self-study process in terms of planning, organization, and timetables.
• Plan the self-study, including the committee structure, its membership, the self-study timetable, campus wide meetings and the development of the self-study plan.
• Orient and educate both members of the various self-study committees and the campus community regarding the self-study process, particularly regarding the concept of institutional effectiveness.
• Inform all constituents of the progress of the self-study and coordinate communication among the committees.
• Monitor the entire self-study process including focus, research, clarification, drafting, and revision.
• Work with administration and other functioning areas on campus to schedule on-campus workshops and/or assemblies related to the self-study process.
• Provide general assistance to the sub-committee and all committees as well as the visit team.
• Develop a system for cataloging and storing evidence in order to build a resource room for NPU’s self-study committees and the Higher Learning Commission visiting team. The coordinator will be assisted by resource team members and other committee members to complete this project.
• Report any non-compliance issues to the provost and upper administration.
• Oversee the final phases of the self-study document, including a final draft review by the entire institution and printing arrangements.
• Serve as a primary liaison to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and NPU to prepare, if needed, any follow-up concerns noted by the visiting team.
• Through the provost office, update upper administration and the board of trustees on a regular basis.
• Guide the executive committee towards producing an addendum to update the self-study report for the HLC visiting team.

Steering Committee Members

Criteria 1: Mission and Integrity and
Criteria 2: Preparing for the Future

• Chair: Rich Johnson, Director of University Ministries
• Carol Martin, Writing Center Coordinator
• Wanda Ward, Associate Professor of Education
• Kelly Potteiger, Clinical Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
• Mark Olson, Dean Enrollment, Director of Church Relations
• Les Carlstrom, Director of Finance
• Linda Cannell, Dean of Students Seminary
• Lee Sundholm, Professor of Economics
• Elizabeth Ritt, Dean and Professor, School of Adult Learning

Criteria 3: Student Learning and Effective Teaching and
Criteria 4: Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge

• Chair: Laura Burt, Assistant Professor of Bibliography
• Co-Chair: Joe Jones, Provost
• Norma Sutton, Professor of Theological Bibliography
• David Koeller, Professor of History
• Ken Henrikson, Operation Manager
• Julie Westerman, SAL Advisor & Faculty Development Coordinator
• Joan Andrea, Associate Professor of Nursing
• Sonja Velasco, Instructional Design & Learner Support Specialist
• Chris Nicholson, Director of Admission for Graduate and Continuing Education
• Robert A. Stanley, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research

Criterria 5: Engagement and Service

• Chair: Charles Peterson, Dean of College
• Co-Chair: Andrea Nevels Vice President for Student Development
• Bob Hirsch, Professor of Management
• Joyce Overton, Director of Corporate and Foundation Support
• Dan Tepke, Senior Vice President
• Jack Surridge, Director of Athletics
• Ginny Olson, Co-Director of the Center for Youth Ministry
• Tony Zamble, Outreach Ministry Coordinator