Planning Committee Membership & Structure

Strategic Planning Oversight Committee:

Carl Larsen, Director of Planning (Chair), CKL7@psu.edu

Lori J. Bechtel, Chancellor LJB3@psu.edu

Patti Mills, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, IOM8@psu.edu

Sean Kelly, Director of  Student Affairs SCK1@psu.edu

Rob Hippo, Finance Officer, rsh4@psu.edu

Richard Shaffer, Director of Admissions, rks8@psu.edu

Maggie McNulty, Registrar, mbm7@psu.edu

Jim Caltagirone, Associate Director of Development Communications, JRC2@psu.edu

Jack Sinclair, Director of Continuing Education, jws5@psu.edu

Denny Stewart, Director of Business Operations, wds1@psu.edu

Tim Slekar, Chair, Altoona College Faculty Senate, TDS12@psu.edu

Ronie Tanyhill, Chair, Staff Advisory Council, RJB19@psu.edu

Nicholas Borsuk, President, Student Government Association, nfb5013@psu.edu

Ken Womack, Head, Division of Arts & Humanities, kaw16@psu.edu

Andy Vavreck, Head, Division of Business & Engineering, axv2@psu.edu

Nick Miskovsky, Head, Division of Math & Natural Sciences, nmm1@psu.edu

Tom Liszka, Head, Division of Education, Human Development & Social Sciences, trl1@psu.edu

Tim Wherry, College Librarian, tlw6@psu.edu

Richard Singer, Instructor in Computer Science (ex officio), RAS963@psu.edu

Sub-Committee structure

Goal 1: Cultivate academic excellence. 

Chair: Patti Mills; Jim Winsor, Grant Risha, Robert Matchock, Tim Slekar, Kate Latterell

 Goal 2: Enrich the educational experience of all Penn State students by becoming a more student-centered University.

Chair: Sean Kelly; Nick Borsuk, Mandy Reinig, Brian Black, Ed Day, Ashley Mazzarella

 Goal 3: Create a more inclusive, civil, and diverse University learning community.

Chair: Rick Shaffer; Karyn Marvasti, Tanya Palovich-Scott, Laura Rotunno, Harriet Gaston, Cherri Henry, Chris Cycak

Goal 4: Develop new academic programs as resources allow, and continue to expand current academic programs to better serve our students and their communities.

Chair: Tim Wherry; Erin Murphy, Valerie Stratton, Bill Engelbret, Marta Maurer, Eric Biddle

Goal 5.  Serve society through teaching, research and creative activity, and service.

Chair: Rich Singer; Bonnie Imler, Dan Lago, Mark Johnson ,Jack Sinclair

 Goal 6. Develop new sources of non-tuition income, increase tuition income through enrollment growth, and reduce costs through improved efficiencies.

Chair: Rob Hippo; Jim Caltigirone, Ronie Tanyehill, Maggie McNulty, Darin Zimmerman