Academic Success Center Team
Charge – To act as a unit in Academic Affairs to offer a coordinated and cohesive approach to the campus’ tutoring needs and to contribute to the campus’ efforts to improve retention and student success on an ongoing basis. The Academic Success Center Team will meet regularly with the Director of Academic Affairs and academic support staff (DAA team) to provide updates on the tutoring centers, to advocate for new space, to troubleshoot academic support issues as they arise, and to advise on academic success issues.
Members
James Berkey – Coordinator of the Writing Studio
Christine Brown – Coordinator of the Brandywine Learning Center
Brad Kovaleski – Director of Student Affairs
Janeen Madison – Coordinator of the STEM Lab
Deb Ousey – Coordinator of Multilingual and International Student Programs
Advising/Assessment Team
With the recommendation of our new Director of Academic Affairs, and Consistent with the recommendations of the Faculty Senate’s assessment of committees, the former “Advising Council” and “Campus Assessment Committee” will be paused, with these responsibilities being considered and implemented through conversations and meetings convened by the Director of Academic with the Program Liaisons of the baccalaureate degree programs offered at Brandywine.
Convener
Wiebke Strehl, Director of Academic Affairs
Program Liaisons
American Studies – Dave Macauley
Biology – Elizabeth Dudkin
Business – Chris Olear
Communication Arts & Sciences – Josh Phillips
Communications – Susan Fredricks
Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations – Andy Landmesser
Engineering – Nasibeh Zohrabi
English – James Berkey
Human Development & Family Studies – Michael Sturm
Information Technology – Nannette D’Imperio
Letters, Arts & Sciences – Pat Hillen
Project & Supply Chain Management – Chris Olear
Psychology – Josh Marquit
Academic Recovery Team
Charge – To coordinate and enhance programs and services for students who are experiencing academic difficulty, especially for students who are not in Good Academic Standing (i.e., on Academic Warning) to overcome challenges and move forward successfully; and to recommend changes in campus processes, procedures, and practices that contribute to the prevalence and disparities of students whose cumulative grade point averages are below Good Academic Standing.
Members
Christine Brown – Coordinator of the Brandywine Learning Center
Alison Feather – Registrar
Wes Fieldcamp – Academic Adviser
Brad Kovaleski – Director of Student Affairs
Robin Stokes – Director, Advising and Career Services
Kimeta Straker – Coordinator for Student Success
Jenn Traubel – Assistant Coordinator, Advising Programs
Behavioral Threat Management Team (BTMT)
Members
Gary Miller – Senior Associate Director, Student Affairs - Chair
Don Brennan – Assistant Director of Residence Life
Margaret Buban – Director of Finance and Business
Ed Dixon – Personal Counselor, Counseling Services
Roxann Gariffo – Campus Nurse
Falesha Ghee– Sergeant, Brandywine Station Commander
Brad Kovaleski – Director of Student Affairs
Lisa Marranzini – Regional HR Strategic Partner
Wiebke Strehl – Director of Academic Affairs
Marilyn Wells – Chancellor
Global Programs Team
Charge – To promote the educational value of embedding focused immersion experiences in foreign countries within courses.
Members
Paul Greene – Ethnomusicology, Integrative Arts – Chair
John Baffoe-Bonnie – Business & Economics
Evan Bradley – Psychology
Steve Cimbala – Political Science
Rhonda DelViscio – Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs
Lynn Hartle – Education
Pat Hillen – English
Brad Kovaleski – Director of Student Affairs
Ben Park – Human Development & Family Studies
Josh Phillips – Communication Arts & Sciences
Andrea Randolph-Krisova – Kinesiology
Internship Team
Charge – To promote and support high quality internships, with a focus on programs that require internships; recognizing the current context, and with the need to leverage technology and to be nimble, specific goals for the year may include: (1.) to enhance data collection and analytics to support continuous improvement, (2.) to more boldly and robustly tell internship success stories, (3.) to grow partnerships and resources, such as with the Center for Ethics and Civic Engagement and Penn State Brandywine Alumni Society, among others, to expand paid internships for students and grow the campus’ capacity to support internships, (4.) to increase collaboration with Commonwealth College campuses and Penn State units, and (5.) other goals, as appropriate or necessary.
Members
Christine Allen – Coordinator, Career Services
Jane Barry DePaul – Employer Engagement and Event Coordinator
Nannette D'Imperio – Information Technology
Susan Fredricks – Communication Arts & Sciences
Brad Kovaleski – Director of Student Affairs
Michael Sturm – Human Development & Family Studies
Karen Theveny – Communications
Kathleen Yanoshak – Business
Vippy Yee – Rosenberg Director of the Center for Ethics & Civic Engagement
Laboratory Safety Team
Charge – To give agency to faculty directly involved in discipline-based labs to ensure labs meet safety specifications, in alignment with the Penn State Integrated Safety Plan and with the support of the regional Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator; faculty will meet to oversee lab safety reviews, item issues, recommend solutions, and monitor progress of actions to resolve issues, and also, to make recommendations to enhance the student experience in discipline labs.
Members
Tracy Lea-Dorsey – Chair
Mark Boudreau – Biology
Kurt Kistler – Chemistry
Jon Manteau – Art
Steve Shuey – Chemistry
Anna Sigmon – Chemistry
Sharon Tan – Engineering
Julie Toth – Regional Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator
STEM PATHWAYS/STEAM EXPLORATIONS
After a year of multiple transitions to this long-standing and marquis program at Penn State Brandywine, which now services students, female and male, grades 7 – 12, STEAM Explorations is moving forward with continued gifts from donors. Of note, STEM Pathways will be the overarching name for our pipeline STEM programs. STEAM Explorations will be the name for the day, either virtual, in person, or hybrid, each spring to educate middle- and high-school students about science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM).
Members
Maryam Khan – Information Technology Services – Program Lead
Faculty Team
Samantha Pezzimenti – Mathematics – Faculty Coordinator
Mark Boudreau – Biology
Charles Helou – Mathematics
Mike Yatauro – Mathematics
Martin Yeh – Information Sciences & Technology
Other Interested Faculty
Staff Team
Margie Bacheler – Director of Workforce & Innovation
Margaret Buban – Director of Finance & Business / Patty Snell – Financial Manager
Alyssa Hamm – Admissions Counselor
Lisa Krol – Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs
Marleen Livingstone – Director of Development & Alumni Relations
Tony Mattei – Digital Media Specialist
Sarah D. Wert – Assistant Director of Stewardship, Development Communication, & Alumni Relations
Student CARE & Advocacy Team (formerly Student CARE Team)
Members
Don Brennan – Assistant Director of Residence Life, BTMT liaison – Chair
Ed Dixon – Personal Counselor, Counseling Services
Alison Feather – Campus Registrar
Roxann Gariffo – Campus Nurse
Brad Kovaleski – Director of Student Affairs
Myeisha Matos – Recruiting, Retention & Alumni Coordinator of Athletics
Gary Miller – Senior Associate Director, Student Affairs
Elizabeth Parrett – Interim Coordinator of Student Disability Resources
Robyn Pettiford – Financial Aid Coordinator
Kimeta Straker – Coordinator for Student Success
Michael Sturm (Past Co-Chair) – ex officio
Jenn Traubel – Assistant Director, Advising Programs
Summer Bridge Programs Team
Charge – To work collaboratively to ensure a more cohesive plan for the summer bridge programs (PaSSS, C.U.B.S. to Lions, Lion, DUS-C) at Penn State Brandywine and to collaborate across Commonwealth Campuses and with other offices at University Park, such as Educational Equity, to grow enrollments, achievement of program and student learning outcomes, and fiscal responsibility.
Members
Janeen Madison – Coordinator of the STEM Lab – Chair
Christine Brown – Coordinator of the Brandywine Learning Center
Nicola DiFronzo-Heitzer – Director of Enrollment Management – ex officio
Wes Fieldcamp – Academic Advisor
Alyssa Hamm – Enrollment Services Specialist
Brad Kovaleski – Director of Student Affairs
Kimeta Straker – Coordinator of Student Success
Wiebke Strehl – Director of Academic Affairs – ex officio