Steering Committee

WSCUC Senior College and University Steering Committee  

Purpose 

As part of our WASC Senior College and University (WSCUC) 2026-2027 reaffirmation of accreditation process, our institution is required to submit an institutional report that will reflect the story of Stanislaus State, as discovered through our self-study of the institutional performance on WSCUC Standards and Criteria for Review (CFRs).  To achieve this goal, a Steering Committee will be charged to collaborate and support the WSCUC Executive Writing Team – AVP for Academic Affairs/ALO, Stuart Wooley, Professor of Communication Studies and WSCUC Principal Writer, Christopher Claus, Research Technician, Lisa Medina, and Student Success and Community Partnership Specialist, Erin Littlepage--to  meet with appropriate stakeholders to discuss the 2018-19 recommendations and commendations, the 2022 interim report and commendations, and collect feedback and data related to the WSUC Standards and CFRs.  

Steering Committee Membership

1. Faculty Governance – Arya Alami, Speaker Elect and Professor, Kinesiology and Public Health Business and Finance –Ryan Storm, AVP Financial and Support Services 
2. Dean – Sarah Sweitzer, Dean, Stockon Campus 
3. Facilities – Kat Marian, Senior Director, Capital Planning 
4. Student Affairs –  Jen Sturtevant, AVP Coordinated Access, Retention, and Equity Services (CARE) 
5. Faculty Representative – Jey Strangfeld, Faculty Fellow for Assessment and Professor, Sociology 
6. Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics – Da Li, Director, Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics 
7. Student ASI Representative – Averie Stockeland, ASI President 
8. Alumni – Tiffany Davis, Director, Alumni Engagement 
9. Staff Representative– Jesus Jimenez, Advisor and Academic Senate staff representative 
10. Inclusive Excellence – Gabriela Nuño, Chief of Staff, Office of the President 

Charge 

Work toward the tasks listed below includes ongoing engagement and collaboration with the WASC Principal Writer and Executive Committee: 

• Identify, gather, and organize evidence in line with the WSCUC Standards and Compliance worksheet.
• Reach out to various stakeholders (students, staff, faculty, administration, and community members) and receive their input on the criteria for review (CFRs) and to help generate narrative language that will contribute to our institutional report. 
• Assist in transforming raw data and evidence into draft language for inclusion in the essay(s) comprising the institutional report.  
• Meet monthly (or bimonthly) with the Executive Writing Team. 

Executive Writing Team 

1. Christopher Claus – Professor, Communication Studies and WSCUC Principal Writer  
2. Erin Littlepage – Student Success and Community Partnership Specialist  
3. Stuart Wooley – AVP for Academic Affairs and Accreditation Liaison Officer 
4. Lisa Medina – Research Analyst