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Phone: 509-963-1400
Email: provost@cwu.edu
Provost's Council
Katherine FrankProvost/Vice-President for Academic and Student Life
Katherine.P.Frank@cwu.edu | Central Washington University welcomes Katherine Frank as the new provost/vice president for academic and student life. Frank was the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). There, she oversaw the university’s largest college, which includes a School of the Arts, ten academic departments, and five centers. Frank previously was Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Indiana University East. During her tenure, she oversaw a restructuring of that institution’s largest school, with ten undergraduate programs, three of which were delivered at campus satellite centers. She also served at Colorado State University-Pueblo for 10 years, serving as Chair of English and Foreign Languages and the Writing Program Administrator. At Pueblo she also was the founding director of the Southern Colorado Writing Project and founding director of the first-year experience program. She earned her B.A in English from Bates College and her M.A and Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington. |
Charlene AndrewsFaculty Relations Coordinator
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Kevin ArcherDean, Graduate Studies and Research
Kevin.Archer@cwu.edu | Kevin Archer is the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. He joined the faculty at CWU in September 2012 as Chair of the Department of Geography after serving for many years in the same capacity at the University of South Florida. At the latter institution he chaired a department with 21 faculty which offered a Ph.D., three Masters, and two Bachelor’s degrees as well as three graduate and undergraduate certificates in Geography, Environmental Science and Policy, and Urban and Regional Planning. He received his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University and Masters degree from McGill University. Dr. Archer has published widely on globalizing cities and polities, the social construction of the environment, and urban and regional development and policy. |
Paul BallardDean, College of Education and Professional Studies
Paul.Ballard@cwu.edu | Paul Ballard joined Central Washington University as the Dean of the College of Education and Professional studies in April 2015. Prior to his arrival at CWU he was the Associate Dean of the College of Professional Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver. He spent his last three months at MSU Denver serving as the acting Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management. Previously he worked at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan where he served as assistant dean, department chair, program director and faculty. He has over twenty years of experience in program and student learning outcome assessment. He currently serves as a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission and has over twelve years of experience in accreditation as a site visitor for specialized program agencies. His academic background includes exercise physiology, athletic administration, and athletic training. |
Gayla StonerAssociate Provost, Extended Learning & Outreach
Gayla.Stoner@cwu.edu | Gayla Stoner is the associate provost for Extended Learning and Outreach. She is responsible for off-campus academic program operations and is responsible for developing, growing, and overseeing academic activity and operations at university centers. She also provides coordination of the office for multimodal learning and leadership in the development and growth of online academic programs. Stoner previously served as executive director of UIC Extended Campus at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Prior to that she worked for 17 years at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, including as director of the Extended Campus, where she oversaw university-wide development of on- and off-campus initiatives, including summer and winter session. She has a Master of Science and PhD in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. |
Gail MackinAssociate Provost, Undergraduate and Faculty Affairs
Gail.Mackin@cwu.edu | Gail Mackin joined Central Washington University as the associate provost for undergraduate and faculty affairs in 2017. Gail previously served as senior associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). While at NKU, she also held the position of interim department chair of the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics and director of Project SOAR, a National Science Foundation funded scholarship program for STEM majors with financial need. Gail earned her PhD and MS in mathematics from Virginia Tech and has a BS in mathematics and physics from Keene State College in New Hampshire. As an applied mathematician, her research spans various disciplines including continuum mechanics, ecology and geology. A dedicated teacher, research mentor and advisor, Gail has been recognized by the Mathematical Association of America Kentucky Section with the Distinguished College or University Mathematics Teacher of the Year. |
Tim EnglundDean, College of the Sciences
Timothy.Englund@cwu.edu | Dr. Tim Englund received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and his B.S. from Grand Valley State University. He has been a member of the mathematics faculty since 1998. His current primary research interests include interdisciplinary collaborations with colleagues in Nutrition & Health Sciences examining elementary school lunches. Previous research has focused on the representation theory of Chevalley groups. Prior to joining the Dean's office, he served as the chair of the Mathematics Department and as the Faculty Coordinator for the Ronald E. McNair Program at CWU. |
Sharon JonassenSenior Academic Finance Manager
Sharon.Jonassen@cwu.edu | Sharon is the Senior Academic Finance Manager providing budget, accounting, financial analytics, and policy support to the Academic and Student Life Division. She has been working at Central Washington University since April of 2010. She draws on over twenty plus years of experience including software development, implementation and support; budget, accounting, financial analytics, and change management. Her experience spans public and private sector spanning multi-state and global environments. |
Bernadette JungblutAssociate Provost, Accreditation, Academic Planning, and Assessment
Bernadette.Jungblut@cwu.edu | Bernadette Jungblut is associate provost for accreditation, academic planning, and assessment. She is responsible for university efforts in the areas of accreditation, academic program planning and assessment, strategic planning, and general education. Prior to coming to CWU, Jungblut served as West Virginia University’s executive director for academic success initiatives and the first-year experience, and as university assessment officer in the Office of the Provost. |
Ediz KaykayogluExecutive Director, Office of International Studies & Programs | Ediz Kaykayoglu previously served as faculty and the director of Education Abroad at Kent State University. He has worked in higher education since 2003 and has expertise in computer technology, educational technology, and international education. Ediz became director of Education Abroad in 2015 and was the assistant director of the program for two years prior. He was Education Abroad manager from 2010 to 2013 and special assistant to the executive director of the Office of Global Education at Kent State from 2009-2010. He also taught information technology courses at Kent State from 2003-2006. Ediz has a BS in computer engineering from Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, Turkey, and a master’s degree in computer technology from Kent State University. He is currently pursuing his PhD in instructional technology education at Kent State, focusing his research on evaluating online intervention methods to enhance cultural intelligence. |
Anne CubilieExecutive Director, Douglas Honors College
Anne.Cubilie@cwu.edu | Anne Cubilié moved to CWU in August of 2013 following 10 years working for the United Nations. Dr. Cubilie was Director of the CWU William O. Douglas Honors College (DHC) for two years, moving to the position of Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Extended Learning in 2015. After two years as Associate Provost, Dr. Cubilie returned to her position at the DHC to work more closely with students and faculty on the shared educational mission of the university. At the United Nations, Dr. Cubilie worked in humanitarian response and development policy both at headquarters and in the field. She joined the United Nations from Georgetown University, where she was an assistant professor. Throughout her time at the United Nations, Dr. Cubilié maintained close ties to the academy and a consistent interest in bridging the gap between academic research and the political and policy considerations of international aid. Dr. Cubilie has lived and worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Egypt. Her book, Women Witness Terror: Testimony and the Cultural Politics of Human Rights, reads testimony by women survivors of war and human rights abuse through critical frameworks of ethics, trauma and witnessing. She received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and her BA from the University of Oregon, graduating from the Robert D. Clark Honors College. |
Bonnie MacEwanInterim Dean, James E. Brooks Library
509-963-1981 | Central Washington University welcomes Bonnie MacEwan as the Interim Dean of Libraries. MacEwan retired as the dean of Libraries at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. MacEwan previously was Assistant Dean of Libraries for Collections and Scholarly Communication and Co-Director of the Office of Digital Scholarly Publishing (ODSP) at The Pennsylvania State University. During her tenure at Auburn the University built a classroom facility designed for engaged learning integrated with the library and contiguous with the library learning commons.. She also served at the University of Missouri Libraries as Fine Arts Librarian and at Central Missouri University as the Head of the Humanities Library. She earned her B.A in English from Whittier College and her M.A in Librarianship for the University of Denver |
Dick HighfieldInterim Dean, College of Business
Richard.Highfield@cwu.edu | Dick Highfield is Interim Dean of the College of Business. He is Professor Emeritus in Finance at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. Highfield previously served as Dean at the AACSB accredited business schools at the University at Albany SUNY in Albany, NY, the College of Business at St. John’s University in New York City, and most recently at the University of New Haven, where he led the initial accreditation effort. He began his academic career at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, where he also served as Associate Dean for the MBA Program and Operations. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, specializing in econometrics and has also done post-doctoral work in Finance at Virginia Tech. He earned his M.B.A. from Santa Clara University in California, and his A.B. in Economics from Stanford. |
Todd ShiverInterim Dean, College of Arts & Humanities
Todd.Shiver@cwu.edu | Todd Shiver, DMA, is the Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at Central Washington University (CWU). A Georgia native, Todd earned his bachelor’s degree in Music and the Masters Degree of Music Education from Auburn University, a second Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Georgia College & State University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education with a minor in Trumpet Performance from The University of Georgia. His faculty and administrative career includes twenty years at Georgia College & State University where he served as the Director of Bands and the Interim Department Chair. He served seven years as the chair of the department of music at CWU and is now serving as the Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at CWU where he oversees eight departments and three interdisciplinary programs that provide more than eighty degree programs and areas of study for CWU students. |
William SchaferInterim Dean, Student Success
william.schafer@cwu.edu | Schafer has more than 35 years of experience in higher education, including working as Vice President for Student Life at West Virginia University from 2015-2017. He was also Vice President for Student Affairs at Georgia Tech for 11 years and Dean of Students at the University of Texas at El Paso for six years. Schafer earned his BS in Chemical Engineering, MA in Guidance and Counseling, and PhD in Higher Education Administration at the University of Colorado Boulder. He also has completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University. During his time at WVU, Schafer served as a change agent, refocusing his team on a path to develop a Division of Student Life that leads the profession by providing a student-centered learning environment. He is currently a National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Senior Fellow conducting research on key student affairs initiatives for the organization. |
Amy ClaridgeChair, Faculty Senate
Amy.Claridge@cwu.edu | Dr. Claridge is an associate professor and program director in Family and Child Life and the Faculty Senate Chair for 2018-2019. She earned her BS in Psychology and MEd in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Oregon and her PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from Florida State University. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Washington. Dr. Claridge studies protective factors and mechanisms through which family risk factors, such as parental mental health issues, unplanned pregnancy, and hospitalization, are associated with child developmental outcomes. She is particularly interested in understanding factors that contribute to resilience among underserved and multi-stressed populations in order to inform prevention and intervention with at-risk families. She was named the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s 2015 Emerging Scholar, and has published her scholarly work in international family science and child development journals. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on romantic relationships, divorce and remarriage, child development, parenting education, and research methods. She also serves as director of the Family Resource Center which provides services to university and community families. |
Teresa WalkerProvost Faculty Fellow
Teresa.Walker@cwu.edu | Teresa Walker (Thompson) has served CWU since 1995, currently as an Associate Professor in the College of Education and Professional Studies and newly appointed Provost Fellow, as a distinguished faculty fellow of academic service-learning. With a servant leader focus, she uses her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Seattle University to promote social justice, equity, and voice. Representing faculty voice and shared governance through Faculty Senate is a passion, as senator, Executive Committee member, and Curriculum Committee member/past chair. Recently, she was selected to become a higher education program reviewer by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).Her background includes service as a Tacoma Public Schools training specialist, Head Start and Washington’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) administrator, public school teacher, and LearningScapes, Inc business owner. Emersion in the non-profit world has afforded experience writing, reviewing, and coordinating grants, as well as, the promotion of interagency community collaboration and consulting opportunities. Areas of consultation include organizational restructuring, position analysis, community needs assessment, transition planning, and wage & compensation plan development.She created Transrelational Leadership theory to promote intentional family leaders. Additionally she holds organizational development, curriculum development, and adult learning as special interests. |
Jim JohnsonChair, Academic Department Chairs Organization (ADCO)
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Anne SmethurstProvost Council Support Staff
Anne.Smethurst@cwu.edu | Anne is the Administrative Assistant 3, providing coordination and managing general office operations for the Office of the Provost. She demonstrates professionalism and courtesy in dealing with students, faculty, staff, and external entities. Anne provides clerical and administrative support to the Provost, the Faculty Relations Coordinator, and the Senior Academic Financial Manager. She works closely with other staff in the Office of the Provost on a variety of issues and projects |
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