{"id":3673,"date":"2024-10-22T14:53:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/ire\/?page_id=3673"},"modified":"2026-11-04T21:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:50:05","slug":"accreditation-wscuc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/ire\/accreditation\/accreditation-wscuc\/","title":{"rendered":"2029 WSCUC Special Site Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/ire\/images\/050522-cop-poster-day-163.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"a group of people sitting on a bench next to palm trees.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                   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process<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e40ce7f7f475f08fa7278eec6447fae77\">Engaging with various campus stakeholders<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e4b316767b8be56784767d89b72a77864\">Contributing to the development of key reports and documentation<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eb9d1426bafa6a83c3a005aded6c52573\">Producing a data-driven institutional report<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ee11b1afcaa96665200f0e4dc8527efe0\">Assisting with preparation for the site visit<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ed6bf4d9f3b190ec38c832ed23f83e859\">Participating in meetings during the site visit<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e19fa72c1dd7425b97c33c46ef89f607f\">Reviewing and providing feedback on the WSCUC Visiting Team Report<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e16468303c05b1e08bc519438419be14d\">Helping to craft a written response to WSCUC<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e3c2b4a787ca4f27f6aef154494a612e7\">Providing recommendations for continuous improvement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n          <\/template>\n     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20px\">\n<caption style=\"font-size: 22px;color: #862633\">2029 WSCUC Special Site Visit Committee Members<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background-color: #862633;color: #f7f7f7;text-align: center\">Member<\/th>\n<th style=\"background-color: #862633;color: #f7f7f7;text-align: center\">Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Bradley Henson (Accreditation Liaison Officer) (Co-Chair)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Senior Vice Provost of Academic Affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Satoko Siegel (Co-Chair)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Effectiveness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Andrew Rutledge<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Access Services Supervisor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Anna Enriquez<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Director of Operations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Arbi Nazarian<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences \/ Assistant Dean for Assessment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Bradley Andresen<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Brion Benninger<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Professor of Anatomy \/ Executive Director, Medical Anatomy Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Carl Todaro<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Programmer Analyst<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Carolina Banuelos<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Project Manager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Chancellor Jensen<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Simulation Operations Specialist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Christopher Ceja<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Simulation Center Manager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Christy Ho<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Student Life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Cody Serdar<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Education \/ Senior Assistant Director of Clinical Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Denise Cornish (NeeCee)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Senior Vice President of Institutional Shared Services, Chief Operating Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Dhruv Desai<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Assistant Professor of Foundational Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Edie Sperling<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Professor of Anatomy \/ Anatomy Vice Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Elnaz Hamedani<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Assistant Professor of Podiatric Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Elizabeth Andrews<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Dean, College of Dental Medicine \/ Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Elizabeth Rega<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Vice Provost of Academic Policy and Programs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Emilie Orillard<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Assistant Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Heather Simmons<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Operations Associate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Hicret Islamoglu<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Jacob Schreiber<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Assistant Dean of Assessment and Evaluation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Joanna Vindiola<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Executive Assistant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Jonathan Perry<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Professor \/ Site Dean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Joshua Cameron<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Vice President for Institutional Initiatives and Governance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Joshua McFarlen<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">CFO &amp; Treasurer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">LaDonna Tucker<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Director of Operations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Liliana Martinez<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Lucian O&#8217;Connor<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Michelle Emmert Park<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Dean of Student Affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Mirabelle Fernandes Paul<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Vice Provost of Student Standards and Resolution<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Naveen Yadav<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Olugbolahan Fajolu<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">DPM 2030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Ratandeep Bawa<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Assistant Professor of Dental Medicine \/ Clinical Team Leader<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Rick Leeper<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Vice Provost of Academic Operations and Administrative Affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Rodney Hicks<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Professor of Graduate Nursing \/ Associate Dean for Administration and Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Rosana Bravo<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Sil Han Jin<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Vice President of Human Resources<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Stephanie Bowlin<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Senior Vice President, Special Projects\/Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Stephanie Day<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Events Manager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Steven Snyder<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Assistant Vice Provost of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Suresh Appavoo<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Vice President for Humanism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Tim Wood<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs \/ Associate Professor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Tony Collins<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Director of Healthcare Simulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Zachary Travis<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid black;padding: 8px 10px\">Associate Professor of Medical Sciences Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': 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