Academic and Faculty Excellence

The overall goal of the Academic and Faculty Excellence SIT is to achieve academic excellence with exceptional programs and outstanding faculty:

Ensure the relevancy of academic programs: Update the curriculum regularly to provide students with the latest industry-relevant knowledge and experiences.
Ensure continuous improvement of instruction: Provide opportunities for faculty to continuously improve their instructional skills.
Expand faculty role in student retention initiatives: Involve faculty in designing and evaluating measures to improve retention rates through collaboration with academic support units.
Recruit and support under-represented faculty: Enhance best practices for faculty recruitment and retention.

SIT Members

Kelly Austin, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost — University Administration

Eduardo Divo, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Bert Zarb, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Will Miller, Associate Vice President for Continuous Improvement & Institutional Performance
Mary Frances Causey, Chief Business Officer — Prescott
James Gregory, Dean and Professor, College of Engineering — Daytona Beach
Alan Stolzer, Dean and Professor, College of Aviation — Daytona Beach
Ken Witcher, Interim Chancellor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University — Prescott
Tom Drape, Dean and Professor, College of Business, Security and Intelligence — Prescott
Maneesh Sharma, Dean and Professor, College of Business — Worldwide
Cheily Diaz, Director, Compensation and HR Compliance
Julie Ferguson, University Registrar
Dean Goon, Dean of Academic Innovation — Worldwide
Joshua Caulkins, Director of CTLE — Prescott
Heidi Steinhauer, Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Engineering Fundamentals — Daytona Beach

Eduardo Divo, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Debra Bourdeau, Associate Dean for Student Success & Academics and Associate Professor, College of Arts & Sciences — Worldwide
Keith Wilson, Assistant Dean of Curriculum & Accreditation and Assistant Professor, College of Aviation — Worldwide
Farshid Azadian, Chair and Professor, Department of Management, Marketing and Operations — Daytona Beach
Edwin Mierkiewicz, Professor of Physics — Daytona Beach
Marti Klemm, Associate Professor of Aeronautical Science — Daytona Beach
Stacey McIntire, Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical Science — Prescott
Hadi Ali, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering — Prescott
Deborah Prosser, Hunt Library Director
Angela Atwell, Executive Director, RCTLE — Worldwide
Adam Raab, Associate Director of Rankings Research and Outreach, Institutional Research
Claudia Cornejo Happel, Director of CTLE — Daytona Beach
Julie Ferguson, University Registrar
Dean Goon, Dean of Academic Innovation — Worldwide
Joshua Caulkins, Director of CTLE — Prescott
Heidi Steinhauer, Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Engineering Fundamentals — Daytona Beach