Subgroups of the ISS group

Priorities and Subgroups for Fall 2021- Spring 2024

Commitment to Access & Diversity 

Coordinated by Interim AVP for ODEI Rosamel Benevides-Garb, and Admissions Coordinator Sulaina Banks

    • Arianna Thobaben, Learning Center Coordinator

    • Nicolette Amann, Redwood Writing Project Coordinator

    • Mark Rizzardi, Mathematics and Computer Science Chair

    • Fernando Paz, El Centro Academico, Cultural Coordinator

    • Kat Goldenberg, PBLC Program Director

    • Tracy Smith, RAMP Director

    • Stephanie Souter, ITS IRAR Analyst/Programmer

This group works on: Place Based Learning Communities; early start with a sense of belonging; curriculum redesign; Welcome Week

Retention & Persistence Initiatives 

Coordinated by Financial Aid Director Peggy Metzger and PBLC Co-Director and Biological Sciences Chair Amy Sprowles

    • Kip Darcy, Interim Director of Admissions

    • Nievita Bueno Watts, INRSEP Director

    • Rebecca Robertson, Anthropology Lecturer and Research Associate

    • Emily Berg, Student Representative

    • Ramona Bell, Chair, Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    • Stephanie Souter,  ITS IRAR Analyst/Programmer

This group works on: Strategic Enrollment Management; Continuing enrollment (holds, advising); Housing; Communication across divisions; Degree completion

Framework for GI 2025 Funding Distribution 

Coordinated by Budget Director Amber Blakeslee and Vice Provost Carmen Bustos-Works

    • Jenni Robinson Resinger, Registrar

    • Jianmin Zhong, Biological Sciences

    • Kelly Fortner, Student Support Liason

    • Matthew Johnson, Professor, Wildlife Management

    • Adrienne Colegrove-Raymond, Special Assistant to the President

    • Jill Anderson, Chair, Kinesiology and Recreation Administration

    • Stephanie Souter, ITS IRAR Analyst/Programmer

This group works on: tracking of funds; model for distribution for the round of funding

Assessment & Continuous Improvement

Coordinated by Associate Director for Assessment Amy Moffat and ITS IRAR Director Mike Le

    • Stephanie Souter, ITS IRAR Analyst/Programmer

    • Su Karl, Director, Learning Center

    • Maxwell Schnurer, Chair, Communication

    • Rama Rawal, Interim Director, Student Support Services

    • Enoch Hale, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

This group works on: Curriculum redesign reflections; Advising models; PBLC experiences