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Faculty Champions

SPC's Faculty Champions have received specialized professional development and are a resource for their fellow faculty and staff. Faculty Champions are also the facilitators for the Academic Roundtables (ARTs) formed to take a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) approach to critical thinking in a specific discipline. Faculty Champions come from different disciplines and campuses to assure varied representation of the College.

Discipline Faculty Champion Campus
Business Technologies Holly Hoopes Clearwater Campus
College of Business Lynn Grinnell EpiCenter
College of Education Ann McNicol Clearwater Campus
College of Education Nancy Watkins SP/Gibbs Campus
Communication Bonnie Jefferis Clearwater Campus
Computer and Information Technology Nathan Heinze Clearwater Campus
Computer and Information Technology Ron Greenwald Seminole Campus
Dental Hygiene, Health Services, & Orthotics & Prosthetics Valerie Carter Health Education Center
Early Childhood Anne Ryan SP/Gibbs Campus
Emergency Medical Services Bill Ballo and Martin VanBourgondien Health Education Center
Engineering Technology Bob Hudson Clearwater Campus
Engineering Technology Greg Lewis Clearwater Campus
Ethics *David Monroe Tarpon Springs Campus
Funeral Services Gary Brown Health Education Center
Health Information Management Shirley Collar Health Education Center
Hospitality & Tourism Management and Parks & Leisure Services Larry Goldsmith Seminole Campus
Human Services Cheryl Kerr Health Education Center
Humanities & Fine Arts Brandy Stark Downtown Center
Library *Matthew Bodie Tarpon Springs Campus
Library ***Gail Lancaster Clearwater Campus
Library Chad Mairn SP/Gibbs Campus
Library Mika Nelson SP/Gibbs Campus
Mathematics Jim Rutledge SP/Gibbs Campus
Mathematics **Carol Weideman SP/Gibbs Campus
Medical Laboratory Technology Valerie Polansky and Mitch Watrous Health Education Center
Natural Science Monica Lara Clearwater Campus
Nursing Cathy King Health Education Center
Nursing Sarah Moseley Health Education Center
Paralegal Christy Powers Clearwater Campus
Physical Therapist Assistant Mary Hanlon Health Education Center
Physical Therapist Assistant Barb Heier Health Education Center
Public Safety Administration Carol Rasor Allstate Center
Radiography Todd VanAuken Health Education Center
Respiratory Care Steven Hardt Health Education Center
Sign Language Interpretation Beth Carlson Clearwater Campus
Social & Behavioral Sciences George Greenlee Clearwater Campus
Social Science ***Earl Fratus Seminole Campus
Student Life Skills (SLS) Mike Earle SP/Gibbs Campus
Student Life Skills (SLS) Kim Molinaro Clearwater Campus
Veterinary Technology BAS Cynthia Grey Health Education Center
Veterinary Technology BAS Wendy Rib Health Education Center
Veterinary Technology AS Ginny Price Health Education Center

*Faculty Co-Chair of the Quality Enhancement Committee (QEC)
**Former Faculty Champion for Assessment
***Former Faculty Chair

Faculty Champion Meeting Presentations

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QEP Team

SPC has a four-member team that focuses on the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP): The QEP Director, the Faculty Chair, the Assessment Coordinator, and the Web and Instructional Technology Services (WITS) Liaison. The QEP Director maintains a full-time administrative position, and is responsible for managing the implementation of the QEP. The Faculty Chair is a faculty member who has assumed additional responsibilities in a supplemental capacity. The Faculty Chair advocates for the Faculty Champions and the members of the Academic Round Tables (ARTs) and the Quality Enhancement Committee (QEC) to assure implementation is faculty-driven, as outlined by the QEP. The Assessment Coordinator is responsible for the implementation of College-wide assessments as well as assisting faculty with the creation and implementation of internal assessments among the disciplines. The WITS Liaison assists with the communication between the QEP Team and the Web and Instructional Technology Services (WITS) Department, including maintaining the WITS-QEC Liaison Weblog. The WITS Department provides support and assistance with developing online training courses; creating and managing, with faculty input, a collection of critical thinking-related Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs); rolling out ANGEL ePortfolios, if feasible; and managing a Web repository of critical thinking tools and resources.

QEP Team Meeting Minutes

2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

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Critical Thinking Subcommittee of the Educational Oversight Group (CT Sub)

The Critical Thinking Subcommittee (CT Sub) of the Educational Oversight Group reviews institutional data from critical thinking assessments and identifies goals and objectives to improve student learning. This subcommittee consists of members of the Quality Enhancement Committee, Institutional Effectiveness staff, and Deans and Program Directors whose faculty are involved in Academic Roundtables. The CT Subcommittee reports back to the Educational Oversight Group so that objectives and action plans are put into unit plans for specific programs implementing QEP.

Member Program Position Campus
Kay Burniston Baccalaureate Programs Vice President EpiCenter

Gail Burt

College of Nursing

Program Director

 HEC

Martha Campbell

Communications

Dean

 Clearwater

Jesse Coraggio

Institutional Research & Effectiveness

Director

 EpiCenter
Meg Delgato College of Nursing Director of Curriculum HEC

Susan Demers

Paralegal Studies

Dean

 Clearwater

Holly Hoopes

Business Technologies

Professor

 Clearwater

Bonnie Jefferis

Communications

Professor

 Clearwater

Chris Lumia

College of Education

School Partnership Liaison

 Clearwater
Chad Mairn Library Librarian SP/Gibbs

Sally Naylor

College of Education

Dean

 Tarpon Springs

Mika Nelson

Library

Librarian

 SP/Gibbs

Christy Powers

Paralegal Studies

Associate Professor

 Clearwater

Deborah Robinson

Library

Director

 EpiCenter

Sharon Setterlind

Business Technologies

Dean

 SP/Gibbs

Joseph Smiley

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Dean

 Tarpon Springs

Janice Thiel

Quality Enhancement Plan

Director

 EpiCenter

Jane Till

Ethics

Associate Professor

 SP/Gibbs

Magaly Tymms

Academic Programs, Research and Reports

Coordinator

 EpiCenter

Nancy Watkins

College of Education

Professor

 SP/Gibbs

Carol Weideman

Mathematics

Professor

 SP/Gibbs

Jean Wortock

College of Nursing

Dean

 HEC
       
       
       
       

Critical Thinking Subcommitte Reports to the Educational Oversight Group

Quality Enhancement Committee (QEC)

QEC & CT Sub

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SACS Working Group

Continual Commitment to Accreditation and Educational Improvement

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Member Program Position Campus
**Frank Appunn College of Business Professor EpiCenter
Michael Bennett Financial Assistance Services Associate Vice-President FAS EpiCenter
**Kay Burniston Baccalaureate Programs Vice President EpiCenter
**Anne Cooper Academic and Student Affairs Senior VP Academic & Student Affairs EpiCenter

**Jesse Coraggio

Institutional Research & Effectiveness

Director

 EpiServices
**Doug Duncan Business Services Vice President Administrative and Business Services EpiCenter
Susan Fell Central Records Director of Admissions and Records District Office
Richard Flora School of Veterinary Technology Dean HEC
Tom Furlong President's Office Policy Consultant District Office
Daniel Gardner Institutional Research Coordinator, Institutional Research and Reporting EpiServices
**Beth Goodbread Mathematics Program Director Tarpon Springs
George Greenlee Social Science Associate Professor Clearwater
***Cynthia Grey Veterinary Technology Faculty HEC
Ashley Hendrickson Academic Effectiveness & Assessment Assessment Coordinator EpiServices
John Hesting Collegiate High School Instructor - Honors World History and Economics SP/Gibbs
**Leigh Hopf Baccalaureate Program Support Services Director EpiCenter
Michael Hughes Public Safety Associate Professor-Criminal Justice Allstate
Shirley Johnson College of Public Safety Administration Professor Allstate
**Cynthia Jolliff-Johnson Academic and Student Affairs Director, College-wide MySPC Answer Place (MAPs) EpiCenter
Patty Jones Human Resources Vice President EpiServices
**Laurie King Ethics Faculty Seminole
Cathy Ladewig Human Resources Director, Human Resources Operations EpiServices
**Gail Lancaster Library Librarian SP/Gibbs
Joseph Leopold Social Science Academic Chair Clearwater
Kim Molinaro Psychology Faculty Clearwater
**Jim Olliver Provost Office Provost Seminole
Tom Philippe College of Business Faculty EpiCenter
Suzanne Preston Social Science Associate Professor Clearwater
Diane Reese Communications Reading Professor SP/Gibbs
Wendy Rib Veterinary Technology Faculty HEC

**Janice Thiel

Academic and Student Affairs

Quality Enhancement Plan, Director & SACS Accreditation Liaison

 EpiCenter
**Eric Tucker Ethics Faculty SP/Gibbs
Stan Vittetoe Provost Office Provost Clearwater
Jim Wallis Natural Science Faculty Tarpon Springs
**Carol Weideman Mathematics Faculty SP/Gibbs
Darlene Westberg College of Computer and Information Technology Professor SP/Gibbs
**Tonjua Williams Academic and Student Affairs Vice President EpiCenter
Kim Wolff Library Program Director Clearwater

*Faculty Chair of the SACS Working Group
**SACS On-Site Evaluator

SACS Working Group Meetings

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