Middle States Accreditation

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WORKING GROUPS

The University of Delaware Middle States Accreditation Working Groups will contribute to the Self-Study Report and Evidence Inventory for the University’s Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) reaffirmation review. Over a two-year period beginning in February 2026, the Working Groups will conduct a robust review and evaluation of the university’s programs, practices and policies relevant to the MSCHE Standards.

Laura Carlson — President; Professor (tenure track),  Psychological and Brain Sciences

Bill Farquhar — Interim Provost; Professor (tenure track), Kinesiology and Applied Physiology

Kim Isett, Chair — Vice Provost for Academic Programs and University Initiatives; Professor (tenure track), Public Administration and Policy

Heather Kelly, Co-Chair — Senior Director of Institutional Research and Data Science, ALO

Alisa Moldavanova, Co-Chair — Professor (tenure track), Public Administration and Policy; Office of the Provost Fellow for Institutional Assessment

Ravi Ammigan — Vice Provost for Global Engagement 

Persephone Braham — Professor (tenure track), Spanish and Latin American & Iberian Studies; President, UD-AAUP

Martha Buell — Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs; Professor (tenure track), Human Development and Family Science; member of Faculty Senate Academic Priorities and Presidential Advisory Committee

Michael Chajes — Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the Honors College; Professor (tenure track), Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering 

Chad Gasta — Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Arts & Sciences, Professor (tenure track), Languages, Literature and Culture

George Irvine — Associate Vice Provost for Online Learning and Innovation; Co-Director of the Center of Innovation in Lifelong Learning and Teaching

Joe Kempista — Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Officer

Carol Kissal — Interim Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration

Nicole Long — Assistant Vice President, Student Experience & Belonging, Student Diversity & Inclusion

Mandy Minner — Chief Budget Officer and Senior Associate Vice President, Budget Office

Kate Sanford — Chief of Staff, Office of the President

Jen Saylor — Associate Dean of Nursing for Faculty and Student Affairs; Professor (tenure track), Nursing; Chair, Faculty Senate General Education Committee

Brent Schrader — Associate University Secretary

Erin Sicuranza — Director, Academic Technology Services; Co-Director, Center of Innovation in Lifelong Learning and Teaching

Kami Silk — Incoming Dean of the Graduate College and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Professor (tenure track), Communications

Amanda Steele-Middleton — Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management: Persistence and Completion

Aimee Turner — Vice President for Finance and Treasurer

Angela Velez — Associate General Counsel

Laura Carlson — President; Professor (tenure track),  Psychological and Brain Sciences

Bill Farquhar — Interim Provost; Professor (tenure track), Kinesiology and Applied Physiology

Kim Isett — Vice Provost for Academic Programs and University Initiatives; Professor (tenure track), Public Administration and Policy; Chair, Middle States Accreditation Reaffirmation Steering Committee

Heather Kelly — Senior Director of Institutional Research and Data Science, ALO; Co-Chair, Middle States Accreditation Reaffirmation Steering Committee

Alisa Moldavanova — Professor (tenure track), Public Administration and Policy; Office of the Provost Fellow for Institutional Assessment; Co-Chair, Middle States Accreditation Reaffirmation Steering Committee

Persephone Braham, Co-Chair — Professor (tenure track), Spanish and Latin American & Iberian Studies; President, UD-AAUP

Martha Buell, Co-Chair — Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs; Professor (tenure track), Human Development and Family Science; member of Faculty Senate Academic Priorities and Presidential Advisory Committee

Angela Velez, Co-Chair — Associate General Counsel

 

Ravi Ammigan, Co-Chair — Vice Provost for Global Engagement 

Michael Chajes, Co-Chair — Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the Honors College; Professor (tenure track), Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering 

George Irvine, Co-Chair — Associate Vice Provost for Online Learning and Innovation; Co-Director of the Center of Innovation in Lifelong Learning and Teaching

 

Chad Gasta, Co-Chair — Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Arts & Sciences, Professor (tenure track), Languages, Literature and Culture

Nicole Long, Co-Chair — Assistant Vice President, Student Experience & Belonging, Student Diversity & Inclusion

Kami Silk, Co-Chair — Incoming Dean of the Graduate College and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Professor (tenure track), Communications

 

Jen Saylor, Co-Chair — Associate Dean of Nursing for Faculty and Student Affairs; Professor (tenure track), Nursing; Chair, Faculty Senate General Education Committee

Erin Sicuranza, Co-Chair — Director, Academic Technology Services; Co-Director, Center of Innovation in Lifelong Learning and Teaching

Amanda Steele-Middleton, Co-Chair — Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management: Persistence and Completion

 

Joe Kempista, Co-Chair — Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Officer

Mandy Minner, Co-Chair — Chief Budget Officer and Senior Associate Vice President, Budget Office

Aimee Turner, Co-Chair — Vice President for Finance and Treasurer

 

Carol Kissal, Co-Chair — Interim Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration

Kate Sanford, Co-Chair — Chief of Staff, Office of the President

Brent Schrader, Co-Chair — Associate University Secretary