2016 Steering Committee and Working Groups

The Self-Study Steering Committee will examine existing data, develop research questions, gather new information, and prepare the self-study report. Through the self-study process, the campus will be asked to engage in a meaningful discussion about potential improvements in programs and services.

Middle States Self Study Submission Draft - last updated 10/26/15

Co-Chairs 

  • Natalie D. Eddington, PhD
    Dean, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

  • Roger J. Ward, EdD, JD, MPA
    Chief Accountability Officer
    Vice President, Operations and Planning

USM Board of Regent Designees 

  • Regent Louise Michaux Gonzales, Esq.
    Chair, Committee on Education Policy and Student Life
    Office of the Board of Regents, University System of Maryland
      
  • Regent Michelle A. Gourdine, M.D.
    Office of the Board of Regents, University System of Maryland

Committee 

  • Toni Antalis, PhD
    Professor, Department of Physiology
    University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • Robert S. Beardsley, RPh, PhD
    Professor, Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
    School of Pharmacy

  • Crystal Edwards, JD, MA
    Assistant Dean for Academic Administration and Lecturer in Law
    Francis King Carey School of Law

  • Erin Golembewski, PhD
    Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School

  • Louise Michaux Gonzales, Esq.
    Chair, Committee on Education Policy and Student Life
    Office of the Board of Regents, University System of Maryland

  • Michelle Harner, JD
    Professor of Law and Director, Business Law Program
    Francis King Carey School of Law

  • Geoffrey Heinzl
    President, University Student Government Association

  • Anthony F. Lehman, MD, MSPH
    Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry
    School of Medicine

  • Flavius R. Lilly, PhD, MA, MPH
    Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School
    Assistant Vice President, Academic and Student Affairs
    University Administration

  • David B. Mallott, MD
    Associate Dean, Office of Medical Education
    School of Medicine

  • Richard J. Manski, DDS, MBA, PhD
    Professor and Director, Health Services Research
    Department of Health Promotion and Policy
    School of Dentistry

  • Carol McKissick, MBA
    Program Administrator-BIORESCO/CIBR
    University of Maryland, Baltimore

  • Megan Meyer, MSW, PhD
    Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
    School of Social Work
     
  • Amber Mueller
    President, Graduate Student Association
  • Phil Robilotto, DO, MBA
    Assistant Vice President, Office of Research and Development
    Head, Office of Technology Transfer

  • Dorothy A. Snow MD, MPH
    Associate Dean for Veterans Affairs
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    School of Medicine

  • Peter W. Swaan, PhD
    Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Director, Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery

  • M.J. Tooey, MLS, AHIP, FMLA
    Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
    Executive Director, Health Sciences/Human Services Library 

  • Nina Trocky, DNP, RN
    Assistant Professor, Organizational Systems and Adult Health
    School of Nursing

  • Carolyn F. Waltz, PhD, RN, FAAN
    Professor, Organizational Systems and Adult Health
    School of Nursing

  • Rebecca Wiseman, PhD, RN
    Assistant Dean
    Universities at Shady Grove
    Program Director, RWJF Future of Nursing
    Maryland State Implementation Project

Meetings and Retreats 

Meeting Schedule

The Middle States Self-Study Steering Committee meets monthly. All meetings are from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the President's Board Room on the 14th floor of the Saratoga Building.

  • Jan. 25, 2014
  • Feb. 25, 2014
  • March 25, 2014
  • April 22, 2014
  • July 22, 2014
  • Sept. 23, 2014
  • Nov. 18, 2014
  • Jan. 27, 2015
  • Feb. 24, 2015
  • March 24, 2015
  • April 28, 2015
  • May 26, 2015
  • June 23, 2015
  • July 28, 2015
  • Aug. 25, 2015
  • Sept. 22, 2015
  • Oct. 27, 2015
  • Nov. 24, 2015
  • Dec. 22, 2015
  • Jan. 26, 2016
  • Feb. 23, 2016
  • March 22, 2016
  • April 26, 2016

Retreat Schedule

  • June 10, 2014
    8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
    SMC Campus Center Ballrooms

  • May 11, 2015
    SMC Campus Center Ballrooms