
Department-Centered Activities
We believe that faculty are central to any effort to support student success. Thus, the core of our strategy is a department-centered and faculty-led transformation to facilitate success for all students.
While faculty are committed to student success, they may not always have sufficient knowledge, expertise, structure, or time to implement change on their own. We thus provide extensive support to departments on their Driving Change journey. We help departments discover what they want to be and where they currently are; help them organize and collaborate to achieve their goals; and provide embedded and á la carte knowledge, expertise, and time to address their ideas. Departments are supported by Faculty Directors Linda Columbus (Professor, Chemistry) and Scott Barker (Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering) and members of the Core Integrated Implementation Team (CIIT).
Core Integrated Implementation Team (CIIT)

Scott Barker
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Linda Columbus
Chemistry

Alanna Felts
Learning Design & Technology

Loriann Garcia
STEM Support Services

Gail Hunger
Learning Design & Technology

Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas
School of Education and Human Development

Andrew Kennedy
Center for Teaching Excellence

Shannon Mackey
Provost Office

Lynn Mandeltort
Center for Teaching Excellence

Hannah Tsiao
School of Education and Human Development

Weijia Wang
Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Carrie Worcester
Institutional Research and Analytics
Departmental Roadmap
endif; ?> if (!empty($referencePage['summary'])) : ?>While no two departmental paths are the same, all departments engage in a thoughtful process of vision setting, self-discovery, and learning about their students’ experiences and outcomes.
endif; ?>Department Leads

Shannon Barker
Biomedical Engineering

Steven Caliari
Chemical Engineering

Andreas Gahlmann
Chemistry

Kevin Grise
Environmental Sciences

R. Craig Group
Physics

Brian Helmke
Biomedical Engineering

Bradley Johnson
Astronomy

Frank Lagor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Sara Maloni
Mathematics

Tai Melcher
Mathematics

Lauren Miller
Environmental Sciences

David Nichols
Physics

Nikos Sidiropoulos
Electrical and Chemical Engineering

Natasha Smith
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Rupa Valdez
Systems and Information Engineering

Mona Zebardjadi
Electrical and Chemical Engineering