Friday, August 7, 2015

Nota Bene: President's Leadership and Athletics Management Councils

To broaden discussion and participation in shared governance and to foster collaborative processes on key administrative issues, I have established a President's Leadership Council. The President's Leadership Council will meet with me once each month. Thank you to the following members of our community for serving on this Council:
 
President's Leadership Council
Leona Baker, Director of College Communications
McCarren Caputa, Associate Dean of Students for Residence Life
Jason Seward, Dean of Freshmen
Keith Moore, Dean of Students
Kate Griffin, Director of Student Activities
Diane Hotaling, Director of Community Service
Debbie Hicks, Associate Dean for Academic Support
David Dirlam, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
Vicky Seiler, Director of Adult Studies
Lina Green, Director of Alumni Relations
Lashay Wyatt, Director of Career Services
Greg West, Chaplain
Tim Lockett, Director of Dining Services
Bill Brown, Director of Student Counseling
Sue Erickson, Director of Library
Valerie Covington, Director of Health Services
Suzanne Savage, Associate Vice President for College
Teresa Rhyne, Director of Financial Aid
Karla Rasmussen, Director of Human Resources
TBA, Director of Physical Plant
Faculty Representative, Division of Humanities
Faculty Representative, Division of Social Sciences
Faculty Representative, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
 
In addition, I'm pleased to name the members of my newly created Athletics Management Council. The purpose of this Council is to place appropriate emphasis on the role of athletics for an NCAA Division III college and to promote the welfare of student-athletes. The Council will also meet once per month. Members of the Athletics Management Council include the Compliance Officer and the following members of our community:
 
President’s Athletics Management Council
Joanne Renn, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Andrea Hoover, Head Women's Volleyball Coach/Senior Woman Administrator
Larry Hultgren, Professor of Philosophy/Faculty Representative
Sue Larkin, Associate Professor of English/Faculty Representative
 
I look forward to working with these Councils as we strive to make important decisions for the future of Virginia Wesleyan College.