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Erin Bird, Associate Director of Transfer Pathways and SuccessErin Bird collaborates with campus partners university-wide and externally to assess, identify, and support efforts to increase and equalize retention, and graduate rates for undergraduate students, with special consideration to the transfer student population. Working closely with colleges and enrollment management, Erin compiles information and evaluates transfer articulation agreements, OSU College policies, timeliness and academic regulations in relation to transfer student success. Erin earned her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Trinity University and a Masters of Science in Kinesiology (Sports Psychology) from Georgia South University. |
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Natchee Barnd, Interim Director of the Difference, Power, and Oppression ProgramThe Difference, Power, and Oppression Program contributes to the universities' social justice mission. This program works to create an inclusive curriculum addressing intersections of gender, race, social class, sexual identity, age, ability and other institutionalized systems of inequity and privilege. As interim director, Natchee provides faculty with educational opportunities and resources to enable the re-visioning of course content and classroom practices such as issues of difference, power, and oppression are addressed.
Dr. Barnd serves as an Associate Professor in Ethnic Studies and Native American Studies, in the College of Liberal Arts. Natchee started at OSU in the fall of 2012 and serves as the Coordinator for Ethnic Studies. |
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Anne-Marie Deitering, Delpha and Donald Campbell Dean of Libraries at OSU Libraries and PressAs the Delpha and Donald Campbell Dean of Libraries at Oregon State University Libraries and Press (OSULP) Anne-Marie oversees OSU's Valley Library in Corvallis, the Guin Library at the Hatfield Marine Science Center, and the OSU Press. As dean, she builds relationships and facilitates conversations across OSU's academic, student affairs and central administration units to develop sustainable strategies for OSULP to provide equitable and sustainable access to scholarly communication, and the vast array of information tools and resources essential to OSU's teaching, research, and engagement missions. Anne-Marie grew up in rural Clackamas County, Oregon and joined the OSU library faculty in 2003. She has a Bachelor's Degree in History from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master's Degree in History from Syracuse University. She completed her Masters of Science in Library degree at Emporia State University's School of Library and Information Management. |
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Mary Gardner, Executive Assistant for Academic AffairsAs the Executive Assistant (EA) for Academic Affairs, Mary provides proactive problem solving, managing projects and tasks to completion, organizes committees meetings and searches, and overall operational support. Mary manages and coordinates the calendars for Alix Gitelman, the Vice Provost and Steve Wuhs, the Associate Vice Provost. Mary coordinates the budgets of the Office of Academic Affairs and it's reporting units. Mary Gardner was raised in Southern Oregon. She joined OSU in 2018 after working at Southern Oregon University as the Academic Resource Coordinator. For 20 years, she was an owner operator of an Oregon winery-vineyard. She also spent eight years as an the Accountant/Office Manager at a Fish Processor in Ketchikan, Alaska. Mary holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Management from the University of Oregon.
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Alix Gitelman, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Senior Vice ProvostAlix Gitelman is Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Senior Vice Provost, and Professor of Statistics. She collaborates with the academic deans, the Faculty Senate, and other administrators to advance the university’s goals of offering high quality undergraduate programs onsite, online and in hybrid format; designing diverse, well-supported and affordable pathways to an OSU degree; creating more opportunities for student research and experiential learning; and delivering instruction using leading edge pedagogies and technologies. Alix received a Bachelors of Art in Computer Science from Columbia University and a Masters of Science in Mathematics from Portland State University. She received Masters of Science and Doctorate of Philosophy degrees in Statistics from Carnegie Mellon University. Her research is in statistical methods for the Environmental and Ecological Sciences. |
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Regan Gurung, Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director for the Center for Teaching and LearningRegan A.R. Gurung's expertise in social psychology, as well as his passion for teaching has brought unique, research-based insight to Center for Teaching and Learning programing. University wide, Regan and the CTL has been instrumental in faculty orientation and development workshops, enhancing inclusivity in the classroom, and in experiential education. Regan provides vision and leadership for faculty development at OSU advancing the achievement of the universities mission and strategic plan. Dr. Gurung earned his Bachelors from Carleton College, Northfield, his Masters and Doctorate in Philosophy in Social/Personality Psychology from University of Washington, and was an NIMH Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California, Los Angeles. |
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McKenzie Huber, Core Education DirectorMcKenzie Huber has spent her career at Oregon State University as an Academic Advisor serving undergraduates and promoting student success. While doing so, she served on the Faculty Senate Baccalaureate Core Committee as an assessment reviewer and co-chair. She also co-chaired the Baccalaureate Core Revision Committee, charged with reviewing and reforming OSU's General Education. After nearly a decade of experience working within the Baccalaureate Core, she was appointed to the role of Director of the Baccalaureate Core in 2021. She provides leadership and expertise, operational support, collaboration, and communication necessary for the Bacc Core Committees to effectively set strategy and maintain integrity for the Baccalaureate Core program and General Education reform. McKenzie is a two time OSU Alumna from Oregon State University. She earned her Master's of Education in College Student Services Administration from the College of Education along with a Bachelor of Science in Merchandising Management from the College of Public Health and Human Sciences. She will complete her Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Administration from the College of Education at OSU in 2024. |
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Rebecca Mathern, Associate Vice Provost and University RegistrarRebecca Mathern has been involved in higher education for over twenty years. She first learned to collaborate with academic leaders as a student government officer in college, she has served as Dean of Students at a very small non-profit technical school, Registrar of Portland Community College and is currently Associate Provost and University Registrar for Oregon State University. Rebecca earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota and continued there to earn an interdisciplinary Master’s Degree focused on organization development and human resources. She has her Doctorate of Philosphy in Public Administration and Policy from Portland State University. |
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Kristin Nagy Catz, Director of AssessmentAs the Director of Assessment, Kristin builds and maintains strong networks with university faculty and partners working on assessment and accreditation. Kristin manages the plannings, coordination, execution, and maintenance of activities assessing the University's effectiveness in serving its various constituents including the NWCCU. Kristin has a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in Molecular Biology, a master's degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Cincinnati, and a PhD from Vanderbilt University in Science Education. She joined OSU in 2022 from Southern Oregon University where she was the Director of University Assessment. Kristin also served as the Assessment Specialist at the Research Group at University of California, Berkeley. Kristin currently chairs the statewide Learning Outcomes and Assessment group and is co-chair of the Common Course Number System Outcomes Assessment Subcommittee. |
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Sarah Perrault, Director of the Writing Intensive Curriculum ProgramThe Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) program is a key component of OSU's general education program in that every Bachelor seeking student must complete at least one WIC course in their major. As Director, Sarah is responsible for faculty development in the area of WIC instruction for curricular assessment and outreach. Along with being the Director of WIC, Sarah is an Associate Professor in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film. She came to OSU after eleven years at the University of California-Davis. Sara draws on her cross-disciplinary research experience as well as on her Bachelors of Arts in Anthropology, a Masters of Fine Arts in Nonfiction Writing, a Doctorate of Philosophy in Rhetoric and Composition, and ten years of industry experience as a technical writer. |
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Elena Sapp, Director of Academic Programs for INTO OSUAs Director of Academic Programs at INTO Oregon State University, Elena provides leadership to all academic programs within the INTO OSU Center. The INTO OSU Center delivers high quality academic programs preparing international students for undergraduate and graduate education. Elena leads faculty and advisors in all programs and focuses on maintaining the academic and financial health of the programs. She has over 25 years’ experience of working with international students in South Korean, Russian and US universities as a faculty member and administrator. Elena holds a Masters of Arts in Adult Education/TESOL from the Far Eastern National University.
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Steve Wuhs, Associate Vice Provost for Academic AffairsThe Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (AVP) is the senior liaison responsible for strategic leadership and management focused on improving undergraduate co-curricular education experiences while maintaining a focus on undergraduate student success university-wide and championing access and education equity for underserved populations. Steve oversees the Office of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and the Arts (URSA), the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) units (Aerospace Studies, Military Science, and Naval Sciences), the Office of Global Opportunities (OSU GO), STEM Leaders, and the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) fellowship. Dr. Wuhs served as a faculty member for almost 20 years at the University of Redlands. He also served as the Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Provost for Internationalization, a role in which he oversaw international student support and coordinated university-wide study abroad and overseas risk management. As a scholar of Mexican and Latin American Politics, he served as the chair of the Department of Political Science and Director of both Latin American Studies and International Relations. In various administrative roles he worked on projects related to student success and he advocated for DACA students and Latinx students by leading a campus HSI designation working group and grant writing team. He is currently participating in La Academia de Liderazgo, a leadership academy run by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. |
