The overall goal of the Academic and Faculty Excellence SIT is too 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.
View the Academic and Faculty Excellence components of the Strategic Plan.
SIT Members
- Chair: Kelly Austin, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost — University Administration
- James Gregory, Dean and Professor, College of Engineering — Daytona Beach
- Alan Stolzer, Dean and Professor, College of Aviation — Daytona Beach
- Lori Mumpower, Director of CTLE — Daytona Beach
- Marti Klemm, Associate Professor of Aeronautical Science — Daytona Beach
- Farshid Azadian, Chair and Professor, Department of Management, Marketing and Operations — Daytona Beach
- Edwin Mierkiewicz, Professor of Physics — Daytona Beach
- Maneesh Sharma, Dean and Professor, College of Business — Worldwide
- Ken Witcher, Dean and Associate Professor, College of Aviation — Worldwide
- Dean Goon, Dean of Academic Innovation — Worldwide
- Keith Wilson, Assistant Dean of Curriculum & Accreditation and Assistant Professor, College of Aviation — Worldwide
- Debra Bourdeau, Associate Dean for Student Success & Academics and Associate Professor, College of Arts & Sciences — Worldwide
- Tom Drape, Dean and Professor, College of Business, Security and Intelligence — Prescott
- Joshua Caulkins, Director of CTLE — Prescott
- Timothy Holt, Dean and Professor, College of Aviation — Prescott
- Ed Stevens, Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Science — Prescott
- Hadi Ali, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering — Prescott
- Corraine McNeill, Associate Professor of Biology — Prescott