Grand Challenge: Supporting our People
Executive Sponsor:
Rhea Dever, Vice President, People Culture and Wellbeing
Strategy Leads:
- Strategy 1. Abigail Wyche,
Assistant Vice President, Wellbeing
- Strategy 2. Dale Kapla,
Senior Associate Provost, Academic Affairs (co-lead)
- Strategy 2. Caroline LaPorte,
Head, Native American Studies (co-lead)
- Strategy 3. Shawnrece Butler,
Assistant Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion
- Strategy 4. Jes Thompson,
Assistant Vice President, Sustainability (co-lead)
- Strategy 4. Kathy Richards,
Associate Vice President, Engineering & Planning/Facilities (co-lead)
Grand Challenge: Partnering with our Place
Executive Sponsor:
Gavin Leach, Vice President, Finance and Administration
Strategy Leads:
- Strategy 1. Katie Korpi,
Director, Career Services
- Strategy 2. Leslie Warren,
Dean, Library and Instructional Support
- Strategy 3. James Thams,
Assistant Vice President, Facilities (co-lead)
- Strategy 3. Jeff Korpi,
Associate Vice President, Northern Student Experience (co-lead)
- Strategy 4. David Nyberg,
Executive Director, Business Engagement and Economic Development
Grand Challenge: Realizing the Potential of All our Students
Executive Sponsor:
Anne Dahlman, Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Strategy Leads:
- Strategy 1. Weronika Kusek,
Provost Fellow 2024-2026, Associate Professor, Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences
- Strategy 2. Amy Barnsley,
Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science (co-lead)
- Strategy 2. Jason Nicholas,
Assistant Provost and Director, Institutional Effectiveness (co-lead)
- Strategy 3. Steven VandenAvond,
Associate Provost for Extended Learning and Community Engagement & Dean, College of Technology and Occupational Sciences (co-lead)
- Strategy 3. Carol Johnson,
Dean and Department Head, College of Business (co-lead)
Institutional Effectiveness
- Jason Nicholas, Assistant Provost and Director of Institutional Effectiveness
- Ellen Koski, Assistant Director for Strategic Planning