A five-year student success implementation project tied with 性视界鈥檚 Strategic Plan implementation, Move The Needle focuses on transforming the student experience through campus-wide partnerships and initiatives that allow all students to thrive.
The project is structured around Module Teams, each with co-chairs of faculty and staff. Each team then works over a period of 12 to 18 months developing and implementing campus-wide initiatives. The Move The Needle project is being led by Casey Gill, Vice President for Student Development, and Jon Duraj 鈥�09, Assistant Vice President for Student Development.
Move The Needle has engaged more than 40 faculty and staff from more than 28 departments across campus. The four Module Teams are listed below along with their respective membership. Should any member of our community wish to serve on one or more of these teams, please email Jon Duraj at jduraj@wittenberg.edu.
Business of Being a Student (BoBaS)
- Noah Lamb, Co-Chair, Assistant Vice President for Finance & Administration鈥�
- Adam Parker, Co-Chair, Chair of Mathematics & Computer Science鈥�
- Billy Davis, Associate Professor, Psychology鈥�
- Trevor Hoberty 鈥�20, Business Analyst鈥�
- Gwen Owen, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life鈥�
- Candice Santell, CIO鈥�
- Joi Garett Scales, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and Director of the William A. McClain Center for Diversity
- Michele Williams, Registrar鈥�
- Kelsey Ellis 鈥�12, Director, Admission
Academic Advising
- Grace Sever 鈥�13, Co-Chair, Senior Director of Academic Services鈥�
- Mike Mattison, Co-Chair, Professor of English & Writing Center Director鈥�
- Matt Croci 鈥�96, Head Men鈥檚 Basketball Coach鈥�
- Scott Dooley, Professor of Art鈥�
- Bronwen Gainsford, Head Women鈥檚 Field Hockey Coach鈥�
- Jenn Ramage 鈥�00, Associate Director, Admission鈥�
- John Thistlethwaite, Associate Professor, Health & Sport Studies, Director, Health Science鈥�
- Jenna Unterseher, Associate Registrar鈥�
- Heather Wright, Associate Professor, Political Science, Director, Women鈥檚 Studies鈥�
Student Engagement
- Jen Parsons 鈥�94, Co-Chair, Associate Professor of Health & Sport Studies鈥�
- Drew Sawyer, Co-Chair, Senior Associate Director of Student Success鈥�
- Sally Brannan, Professor, Education鈥�
- Kristina Bryant, Associate Director of Residence Life鈥�
- Kristen Cline, Professor, Chemistry, Director, General Education鈥�
- Jade Jones, Director of Student Involvement鈥�
- Darin Keesing, Associate Professor, Theater & Dance鈥�
- Nathan Matthews 鈥�19, Head Men鈥檚 Volleyball Coach鈥�
- Katie Robinson, Head Women鈥檚 Soccer Coach, Senior Women鈥檚 Administrator鈥�
- Rachel Scherzer, Assistant Director, Susan Hirt-Hagen Center for Civic & Urban Engagement鈥�
- Matt West, Director of Student Counseling鈥�
- Rachel Wilson, Associate Professor, Business鈥�
Career Development
- Ross Jackson, Co-Chair, Assistant Professor of Business鈥�
- Stefne Broz, Associate Professor, Communication & Digital Media鈥�
- Kim Creasap, Director, Susan-Hirt Hagen Center for Civic and Urban Engagement
- 鈥婬olly Gersbacher 鈥�03, Director, Alumni Engagement 鈥�
- Andrew Graff, Associate Professor, English, Director, Creative Writing鈥�
- Jay Owen, Head Men鈥檚 Lacrosse Coach鈥�
- Tracy Paschke-Johannes, Matevia Endowed University Pastor鈥�
- Richard Phillips, Associate Professor, Biology & Environmental Science鈥�
- Travis Proctor, Assistant Professor, Religion, Director, Pre-Modern/Ancient World