University SACSCOC Reaccreditation Steering (USRS) Committee
Co-Chairs:
Dr. Dennis Jones (Professor of Marketing and Computer Information Systems)
Dr. Denise Martinez (Assistant Provost, Professor in the Mayfield College of Engineering)
Members:
Ms. Lori Beaty (Chief Financial Officer, Vice President for Finance and Administration)
Dr. Morgan Carter (Director of Institutional Effectiveness)
Dr. Rusty Freed (Associate Vice President for Outreach & Off Campus Programs)
Ms. Wendy Haynes (Assistant Director of People and Culture)
Dr. Jason LaTouche (Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Director of Academic Assessment)
Dr. Melody Loya (Department Head of Social Work Program)
Dr. Joanna Shaw (Associate Professor of Management)
Ms. Jennifer Sherwood (Library Assistant Director for User Services)
Mr. Kent Styron (Director of Risk Management & Compliance)
Dr. Thomas Tallach (Department Head of Sport Science)
Dr. Elizabeth Wallace (Director of Student Engagement and Success Retention & Assessment)
Ms. Shawndi Wilson (Director of Scholarships)
Ex-Officio Members:
Ms. Ashley Ayers (Staff Senate President and IT Operations Coordinator)
Mr. Reece Cary (Graduate Student Liaison)
Ms. Chelsea Estep (Executive Assistant)
Dr. Mike Haynes (Executive Director of Institutional Research & Reporting)
Dr. Jerrod Schenewark (President of Faculty Senate)
Dr. Jolena Waddell (QEP Co-Chair and Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science)
USRS Subcommittees
The USRS Subcommittees assess whether the university is in compliance with the SACSCOC’s principles of accreditation for all components of the subcommittees designated section(s).
Section 2, 3, 11
Ms. Jennifer Sherwood (Library Assistant Director of User Services)
Dr. Elizabeth Wallace (Subcommittee Chair, Director of Student Engagement and Success Retention & Assessment)
Ms. Shawndi Wilson (Director of Scholarships)
Section 4, 5, 14
Ms. Wendy Haynes (Assistant Director of People and Culture)
Mr. Kent Styron (Director of Risk Management & Compliance)
Dr. Thomas Tallach (Department Head of Sport Science)
Section 6
Dr. Christopher Gearhart (Department Head of Communication Studies)
Dr. Jason LaTouche (Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Director of Academic Assessment)
Dr. Joanna Shaw (Subcommittee Chair and Associate Professor of Management)
Dr. Diane Taylor (Associate Provost & Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs – Curriculum, Assessment and Faculty Affairs)
Dr. Jennifer Yeager (Instructor of Nursing)
Section 7
Dr. Keith Emmert (Subcommittee Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics)
Dr. Dennis Jones (Professor of Marketing and Computer Information Systems)
Dr. Denise Martinez (Assistant Provost, Professor in the Mayfield College of Engineering)
Section 8
Dr. Jason LaTouche (Subcommittee Chair, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Director of Academic Assessment)
Dr. Melody Loya (Department Head of Social Work Program)
Section 9
Dr. Morgan Carter (Director of Institutional Effectiveness)
Dr. Heather Hawk (Assistant Professor of Fine Arts)
Section 10
Mr. Morgan Carter (Director of Institutional Effectiveness)
Dr. Rusty Freed (Associate Vice President for Outreach and Off Campus Programs)
Mr. David Sutton (Registrar)
Dr. Thomas Tallach (Subcommittee Chair and Department Head of Sport Science)
Section 12
Mr. Bryan Hicks (Student Liaison)
Dr. Melody Loya (Department Head of Social Work Program)
Section 13
Ms. Lori Beaty (Subcommittee Chair, Vice President for Finance & Administration/Chief Financial Officer)
Mr. Reece Cary (Graduate Student Liaison)
Ms. Jennifer Sherwood (Library Assistant Director of User Services)
Mr. Kent Styron (Director of Risk Management & Compliance)
Ms. Shawndi Wilson (Director of Scholarships)