Administration: University
Office of the President
Administration
Name |
Title |
James (Jay) H. Barnes III, Ed.D. |
President |
Ruben Rivera, Ph.D. |
Chief Diversity Officer |
Office of the Provost
Administration
Name |
Title |
Debra K. Harless, Ph.D. |
Executive Vice President and Provost |
Academic Affairs
Administration
Name |
Title |
Randall S. Bergen, Ph.D. |
Associate Provost of CAPS, Seminary, and the Graduate School |
Diane L. Dahl, Ph.D. |
Dean of Health, Medical, and Social Sciences Division |
Judith E. Landrum, Ph.D. |
Dean of Education and Ministries Division |
Chad Osgood, M.S., A.T.C. |
Associate Dean of Health, Medical, and Social Sciences |
William W. Paxton, Ed.D. |
Dean of Business and Leadership Division |
Admissions
Administration
Name |
Title |
Kate Gunderson, M.A. |
Director of Admissions CAPS, Seminary, & GS |
Financial Aid
Administration
Name |
Title |
Jeffrey D. Olson, M.B.A. |
Director of Financial Aid |
Debra R. Cordova, B.A. |
Associate Director of Financial Aid |
Laura B. Ellwanger, B.A. |
Assistant Director of Financial Aid |
Marla J. Rupp, B.A. |
Assistant Director of Financial Aid |
Library
Administration
Name |
Title |
Karen Dubay, M.L.S. |
Reference and Instruction Librarian |
Lyndi Fabbrini, M.L.I.S. |
Reference and Instruction Librarian |
Kent Gerber, M.L.I.S. |
Digital Library Manager |
Rhonda Gilbraith, M.L.I.S. |
Associate Director/Collection Development |
William A. Keillor, M.L.I.S. |
Reference and Instruction Librarian |
Michael Mitchell, M.L.I.S. |
Reference and Instruction Librarian |
Amy Reinhold, M.L.I.S. |
Materials Service Librarian |
David R. Stewart, M.L.I.S. |
Director of University Libraries |
Earleen J. Warner, M.L.S. |
Reference and Instruction Librarian |
Registrar
Administration
Name |
Title |
Alissa Bigelow, M.A. |
Associate Registrar, CAPS, Seminary St. Paul, & GS |
Diane Krusemark, Ed.D |
Registrar |
Student Life
Administration
Name |
Title |
Natalie Beazer, M.Ed. |
Director of Disability Resources and Services |
David Broza, M.A. |
Director of Career Development and Calling |
Kwai-Yung Carol Chang, M.S. |
Associate Dean for International Student Programs and Services |
Ryan T. Gunderson, M.A. |
Dean of Student Success and Retention |
Miriam Hill, Ph.D. |
Director of Counseling Services |
Elizabeth K. Miller, R.N. |
Director of Health Services |
Administration: Graduate School
Administration
Name |
Title |
Randall S. Bergen, Ph.D. |
Associate Provost of CAPS, Seminary, and the Graduate School |
Kandice J. Bierle, M.A. |
Academic Quality & Assessment Manager |
Wallace D. Boeve, Ed.D. |
Program Director, Physician Assistant |
Katie Bonawitz, Ed.D. |
Program Director, Special Education |
Diane Dahl, Ph.D., RN |
Dean of Nursing and CAPS-GS Health, Medical, and Social Science Programs |
Jessica Daniels, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Leadership in Higher Education |
Pamela K. Friesen, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Nurse Educator |
Ryan T. Gunderson, M.A. |
Dean of Student Success and Retention |
L. J. "Sam" Helgerson, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Strategic Leadership |
Ross Jahnke, Ed.D. |
Dean of Academic and Business Operations |
Judith Landrum, Ph.D. |
Dean of Education and Ministries Division |
Jennifer Nelson, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Counseling |
Chad Osgood, M.S., A.T.C. |
Associate Dean of Health, Medical and Social Sciences, Program Director, Athletic Training |
William W. Paxton, Ed.D. |
Dean of Business and Leadership Division; Program Director, MBA |
Jay Rasmussen, Ph.D. |
Program Director, K-12 Education |
Tracy Reimer, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Leadership in K-12 Education |
Molly J. Wickam, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Teaching; Director, Academic Resource Center |
Jane M. Wrede, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Nurse-Midwifery |
Business and Leadership Division
The business and leadership division oversees academic matters pertaining to the graduate programs in business and leadership. Faculty members and academically qualified administrators are designated as program directors for graduate programs.
Administration
Name |
Title |
L. J. "Sam" Helgerson, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Strategic Leadership |
William W. Paxton, Ed.D. |
Program Director, MBA |
Education Division
The education division oversees academic matters pertaining to the graduate programs in education. Faculty members and academically qualified administrators are designated as program directors for graduate programs.
Administration
Name |
Title |
Laura BeMent-Jaroscak, M.Ed. |
Program Director, Work-Based Learning License; Teachers of Computer, Keyboarding, and Related Technology Applications License |
Katie Bonawitz, Ed.D. |
Program Director, Special Education |
Jessica Daniels, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Leadership in Higher Education |
Gregory R. Nelson, M.Ed. |
Program Director, International Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching and Learning |
Jay B. Rasmussen, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Education K-12 |
Tracy Reimer, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Leadership in K-12 Education |
Molly J. Wickam, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Teaching; Director, Academic Resource Center |
Health, Medical, and Social Sciences Division
The health, medical, and social sciences division oversees academic matters pertaining to the graduate programs in health, medical, and social sciences. Faculty members and academically qualified administrators are designated as program directors for graduate programs.
Administration
Name |
Title |
Wallace D. Boeve, Ed.D. |
Program Director, Physician Assistant |
Pamela K. Friesen, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Nurse Educator |
Jennifer Nelson, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Counseling |
Chad Osgood, M.S., A.T.C. |
Associate Dean of Health, Medical, and Social Sciences, Program Director, Athletic Training |
Jane M. Wrede, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Nurse-Midwifery |
Department of Nursing
Administration
Name |
Title |
Pamela K. Friesen, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Nurse Educator |
Jane M. Wrede, Ph.D. |
Program Director, Nurse-Midwifery |
Faculty advisor: Each student is assigned a faculty advisor.
Thesis advisor: The thesis advisor will supervise the preparation and defense of the Master's Capstone.
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