Criterion 1 – Mission

This team is developing the institutional response to HLC’s criterion 1, with a focus on providing evidence for how the institution’s mission and vision guide its planning, operations, commitment to the public good, and civic engagement. 

Team:

• Agnes Herget, Senior Director, Innovation and Program Development, Team Writer
• Carlotta Johnson, Director of Student Services, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Team Member
• Jacob Mueller, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff for the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Engagement, Team Member
• Jean Riordan, Executive Director, UIC Career Services, Team Member
• Kristy Kuzmuk, Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Team Member
• Margaret Moser, Executive Director, VCHA Administration and Operations, Team Co-lead
• Michael Wesbecher, Director, Communications and Events, VCHA, Team Member
• Sherri McGinnis Gonzalez, Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Marketing and Communications, Team Member
• Susan Ramirez, Director, Budget, HR, and Financial Operations, Team Member
• Tremayne Price, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor, Team Co-lead

Additional Support

Executive Group

• All vice chancellors and deans from the 16 colleges serve as the executive group.

Resource Group

• Aisha El-Amin, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Belonging, Resource Group
• Christopher Mitchell, Director of Academic Program Development and Assessment, College of Social Work, Resource Group
• David Kodeski, Assistant to the Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Resource Group
• Jennifer Olson, Clinical Associate Professor, C&I, Resource Group
• Julie Spanbauer, Vice Dean, Law School, Resource Group
• Mary Ellen Borcher, Budget Model Redesign Director; Criterion 5 Writer, Resource Group
• Peggy Diskin, Director, Pre-Award Services, Office of Sponsored Projects, Resource Group
• Rick Gemeinhart, Office of Vice Chancellor for Research, Resource Group
• Stacey White, Dean, College of Urban Planning and Public Administration, Resource Group
• Thomas Warfield, Director, Office of Institutional Research, Resource Group
• Todd Van Neck, Associate Dean of Administration, College of Medicine, Resource Group