6.2.c Program Coordination [CR]

For each of its educational programs, the institution assigns appropriate responsibility for program coordination.

Judgment

x Compliance o Non-Compliance o Partial Compliance

Narrative

UL Lafayette assigns appropriate responsibility to qualified coordinators for all of its programs.

Selection Process

Through a variety of mechanisms the University ensures that department heads, school directors, and program coordinators responsible for each major in a degree program are academically qualified in their fields. Every appointment, promotion, and special salary increase of a member of the academic staff is based on the merit and fitness of the individual for the work demanded by the position. All appointments of members of the academic staff are approved by the Department Head, Dean, Provost, and the President or his designee, with approval by the UL System BOS.

All department heads, school directors, and program coordinators have faculty standing in the departments they head, and therefore each goes through the same review for academic qualifications to which all faculty members are subject. The Office of Faculty Affairs receives original transcripts for all faculty appointments, checks them for academic credentials, and certifies that the individuals are qualified. The transcripts are subsequently filed in the Office of Faculty Affairs and are entered into the Banner system.

According to the Faculty Handbook:

The selection of a department head is an important event in the life of a University. Effective heads need the confidence and support of both the departmental faculty and the dean. In as much as the department head is expected to take the lead in building consensus within the department and between the department and the dean on such matters as curriculum, standards, directions for the development of the academic program, and the allocation of resources, and in addition, to organize and consult with committees in the department, particularly those dealing with hiring, promotion and retention, and with courses and curriculum, the selection process should include a broad representation of interests within the department, and the committee should bear these functions of the department head in mind during the search.

Colleges and departments may individualize the process, as appropriate, to meet their needs. According to BOS Bylaws, each academic administrator (department head, director, dean, or vice president), who is to hold an appointment with rank and in a tenure-track position, must have an earned degree in a field appropriate to the position. In addition, each administrator must have the earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degree for his or her discipline. Furthermore, the BOS specifies the search process for administrative positions to ensure that administrators are properly qualified. Table 6.2.c – 1 lists each program and its coordinator, and links to their CVs as evidence of their qualifications for the position.

Table 6.2.c — 1: Qualified Program Coordinators

CIP Code	Degree	Program	Coordinator	Degree Earned	Field of Degree	CV link
520301	BSBA	Accounting	Suzanne Ward	PhD	Accounting	CV
520301	PBC	Accounting	Pamela A. Meyer	MBA	Business Administration	CV
520301	MS	Accounting	Pamela A. Meyer	MBA	Business Administration	CV
450201	BA	Anthropology	Mark Rees	PhD	Anthropology	CV
510299	PhD	Applied Language & Speech Sciences	John Tetnowski	PhD	Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology	CV
49999	BS	Architectural Studies	Corey Saft	MArch	Architecture	CV
040201	MArch	Architecture	Kari Smith	MArch	Architecture	CV
131302	PBC	Art Education K-12	Claire Schultz	PhD	Curriculum & Instruction	CV
131206	BA	Art/Music Education K-12	Claire Schultz	PhD	Curriculum & Instruction	CV
510913	BS	Athletic Training	Randy Aldret	EdD	Educational Leadership	CV
510913	BS	Athletic Training	Aimee Mattox	MS	Recreation and Sports Science	CV
260101	BS	Biology	Sherry Krayesky	PhD	Environmental and Evolutionary Biology	CV
260101	MS	Biology	Brad Moon	PhD	Biology	CV
260101	MS	Biology	Scott France	PhD	Oceanography	CV
520201	MBA	Business Administration	Pierre R. Viguerie	JD	Law	CV
520201	GC	Business Administration	Pierre R. Viguerie	JD	Law	CV
513805	GC	Cardiovascular Nursing	Jennifer Lemoine	DNP	Nursing Practice	CV
140701	BSCHE	Chemical Engineering	Rafael Hernandez	PhD	Chemical Engineering	CV
140101	MSE	Chemical Engineering Concentration	William M. Chirdon	PhD	Macromolecular Science & Engineering/Biologic/ Materials Science	CV
142701	PhD	Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering Concentration	Jim Lee	PhD	Industrial & Management Engineering	CV
400501	BS	Chemistry	Thomas Junk	PhD	Chemistry	CV
190701	BS	Child and Family Studies	David Yarbrough	PhD	Human Ecology/Child & Family Studies	CV
140801	BSCE	Civil Engineering	Kenneth McManis	PhD	Civil Engineering	CV
140101	MSE	Civil Engineering Concentration	Daniel Gang	PhD	Civil & Environmental Engineering	CV
142701	PhD	Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering Concentration	Jim Lee	PhD	Industrial & Management Engineering	CV
90101	MS	Communication	Philip J. Auter	PhD	Communication	CV
140901	MSCOE	Computer Engineering	Anthony S. Maida	PhD	Cognitive Psychology	CV
140901	PhD	Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering Concentration	Anthony S. Maida	PhD	Cognitive Psychology	CV
110701	BS	Computer Science	Nona Istre	MS	Computer Science	CV
110701	MS	Computer Science	Anthony S. Maida	PhD	Cognitive Psychology	CV
110701	PhD	Computer Science	Anthony S. Maida	PhD	Cognitive Psychology	CV
131101	MS	Counselor Education	Irvin G. Esters	PhD	Counseling & Educational Psychology	CV
430104	BS	Criminal Justice	David Khey	PhD	Criminology, Law & Society	CV
430104	MS	Criminal Justice	Ami Elizabeth Stearns	PhD	Sociology	CV
130301	MEd	Curriculum & Instruction	Peter Sheppard	PhD	Science/Mathematics Education	CV
513101	BS	Dietetics	Deb Canter	PhD	Food Systems Administration	CV
131210	BS	Early Childhood Education Pk-3	Tori Flint	PhD	Early Literacy	CV
131210	BS	Early Childhood Education Pk-3	Marrietta Adams	MEd	Curriculum & Instruction	CV
131210	PBC	Early Childhood Education Pk-3	Tori Flint	PhD	Early Literacy	CV
131210	PBC	Early Childhood Education Pk-3	Marrietta Adams	MEd	Curriculum & Instruction	CV
400699	PhD	Earth and Energy Sciences	August A. Gallo	PhD	Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Biochemistry	CV
520601	BSBA	Economics	Cary Heath	PhD	Economics	CV
130401	MEd	Educational Leadership	Frank Del Favero	PhD	Education Administration & Policy Studies	CV
130401	EdD	Educational Leadership	Dianne Fuselier Olivier	PhD	Educational Administration	CV
141001	BSEE	Electrical Engineering	Magdy Bayoumi	PhD	Electrical Engineering	CV
140101	MSE	Electrical Engineering Concentration	Zhongqi Pan	PhD	Electrical Engineering	CV
142701	PhD	Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering Concentration	Jim Lee	PhD	Industrial & Management Engineering	CV
131202	MAT	Elementary & Special Education M/Mod Gr 1-5	Donna Wadsworth	PhD	Curriculum & Instruction/Early Childhood Special Education	CV
131202	BS	Elementary Education Gr 1-5	Heather Stone	MEd	Curriculum & Instruction	CV
131202	BS	Elementary Education Gr 1-5	Dawn Williams	MEd	Educational Technology	CV
131202	PBC	Elementary Education Gr 1-5	Tori Flint	PhD	Early Literacy	CV
131202	PBC	Elementary Education Gr 1-5	Marietta Adams	MEd	Curriculum & Instruction	CV
140101	MSE	Engineering	Daniel Gang	PhD	Civil & Environmental Engineering	CV
			Boyun Guo	PhD	Petroleum Engineering	CV
			William Chirdon	PhD	Macromolecular Science & Engineering/Biologic & Materials Science	CV
230101	BA	English	Dayana Stetco	PhD	English	CV
230101	MA	English	Clancy A. Ratliff	PhD	Rhetoric	CV
230101	MA	English	Elizabeth Bobo	PhD	English	CV
230101	PhD	English	Clancy A. Ratliff	PhD	Rhetoric	CV
230101	PhD	English	Elizabeth Bobo	PhD	English	CV
30104	MS	Environmental Resource Science	Durga Poudel	PhD	Soil Science	CV
30104	BS	Environmental Science	Durga Poudel	PhD	Soil Science	CV
30104	BS	Environmental Science	Brian Schubert	PhD	Geology	CV
261399	PhD	Environmental/ Evolutionary Biology	Brad Moon	PhD	Biology	CV
261399	PhD	Environmental/ Evolutionary Biology	Scott France	PhD	Oceanography	CV
520801	BSBA	Finance	Cary Heath	PhD	Economics	CV
50124	PhD	Francophone Studies	Loic Bourdeau	PhD	French Studies	CV
160901	MA	French	Loic Bourdeau	PhD	French Studies	CV
131325	PBC	French Education K-12	Tamara Lindner	PhD	French Linguistics	CV
240102	BGS	General Studies	Sue Ann Ozbirn	MEd	Psychometry	CV
400601	BS	Geology	Brian Schubert	PhD	Geology	CV
400601	MS	Geology	Raphael Gottardi	PhD	Geology	CV
400601	MS	Geology	Brian Schubert	PhD	Geology	CV
131326	PBC	German Education K-12	Caroline Huey	PhD	Germanic Studies	CV
131314	BS	Kinesiology, Exercise Science Concentration	Shuichi Sato	PhD/ MS	Applied Physiology/ Exercise Science	CV
131314	BS	Kinesiology K-12, all other concentrations	Charles Duncan	PhD	Physical & Teacher Education	CV
131314	BS	Kinesiology K-12, all other concentrations	Ben Kern	PhD	Physical Education Pedagogy	CV
131314	PBC	Health & Physical Education K-12	Charles Duncan	PhD	Physical & Teacher Education	CV
131314	PBC	Health & Physical Education K-12	Ben Kern	PhD	Physical Education Pedagogy	CV
510701	BS	Health Services Administration	Rachel Ellison	PhD	Human Services	CV
510701	MBA	Health Care Administration	Pierre R. Viguerie	JD	Law	CV
510706	BS	Health Information Management	Lisa Delhomme	MS	Health Services Administration	CV
510701	BS	Health Services Administration	Rachel Ellison	PhD	Human Services	CV
301201	GC	Historical Preservation	Mark Rees	PhD	Anthropology	CV
540101	BA	History	Elizabeth Skilton	PhD	US Gender and Environmental History	CV
540101	MA	History	Richard Frankel	PhD	Modern German History	CV
520901	BSBA	Hospitality Management	Becky Noto Dubois	MS	Human Resources/ Hospitality Management	CV
500404	BOID	Industrial Design	Thomas Cline	PhD	Philosophy and History of Design Education	CV
150612	BSIT	Industrial Technology	Cherif Aissi	DSC	Electrical Engineering	CV
110104	BS	Informatics	Mike Totaro	PhD	Computer Science	CV
110104	MS	Informatics	Mike Totaro	PhD	Computer Science	CV
139999	GC	Instructional Coaching	Peter Sheppard	PhD	Science/Mathematics Education	CV
131312	PBC	Instrumental Music Education Grades K-12	Jonathan Kulp	PhD	Historical Musicology	CV
521701	BSBA	Insurance & Risk Management	William Ferguson	PhD	Business Administration	CV
40501	BID	Interior Design	William Riehm	MS	Architecture	CV
131314	MS	Kinesiology	Gregg Davis	PhD	Kinesiology	CV
520201	BSBA	Management	Mark Smith	PhD	Business Policy	CV
521401	BSBA	Marketing	Becky Noto Dubois	MS	Human Resources/ Hospitality Management (concentration)	CV
90102	BA	Mass Communications	Alice Ferguson: Mass Communication	PhD	Mass Communication	CV
90102	BA	Mass Communications	William R. Davie: Broadcasting	PhD	Journalism	CV
270101	BS	Mathematics	Ross Chiquet	PhD	Mathematics	CV
270101	MS	Mathematics	Arturo Magidin	PhD	Mathematics	CV
270101	PhD	Mathematics	Arturo Magidin	PhD	Mathematics	CV
141901	BSME	Mechanical Engineering	Alan Barhorst	PhD	Mechanical Engineering	CV
140101	MSE	Mechanical Engineering Concentration	Charles Taylor	PhD	Biomedical Engineering	CV
142701	PhD	Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Concentration	Jim Lee	PhD	Industrial & Management Engineering	CV
131203	BS	Middle School Education 4-8	Aeve Abington-Pitre	PhD	Education	CV
131203	PBC	Middle School Education 4-8	Aeve Abington-Pitre	PhD	Education	CV
160101	BA	Modern Languages	Caroline Huey: German	PhD	Germanic Studies	CV
			Tamara Lindner: French	PhD	French Linguistics	CV
			Richard Winters: Spanish	PhD	Hispanic Linguistics	CV
500601	BA	Moving Image Arts	Conni Castille	MA	English/Folklore	CV
500901	BA	Music	Mark DeWitt	PhD	Music	CV
500903	BM	Music	Jonathan Kulp	PhD	Historical Musicology	CV
500903	MM	Music	Catherine Roche-Wallace	PhD	Historical Musicology	CV
513801	BSN	Nursing	Deedra Harrington	DNP	Nursing Practice	CV
513801	BSN	Nursing (RN to BSN pathway)	Debra White Jefferson	DNP	Nursing Practice	CV
513801	MSN	Nursing	Jennifer Lemoine	DNP	Nursing Practice	CV
513818	DNP	Nursing Practice	Jeanne Cartier	DNP	Nursing Practice	CV
500101	BFA	Performing Arts	Kenneth Jenkins	MFA	Dance	CV
142501	BSPE	Petroleum Engineering	Fathi Boukadi	PhD	Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering	CV
140101	MSE	Petroleum Engineering Concentration	Boyun Guo	PhD	Petroleum Engineering	CV
142701	PhD	Systems Engineering, Petroleum Engineering Concentration	Jim Lee	PhD	Industrial & Management Engineering	CV
400801	BS	Physics	Andi Petculescu	PhD	Physics	CV
400801	MS	Physics	Gabriela Petculescu	PhD	Physics	CV
451001	BA	Political Science	Rick Swanson	PhD	Political Science	CV
529999	BSBA	Professional Land and Resource Management	Oliver LeBlanc	JD	Law	CV
231303	GC	Professional Writing	Randy Gonzales	PhD	English	CV
420101	BS	Psychology	Cheryl S. Lynch	PhD	Psychobiology	CV
420101	MS	Psychology	Emily K. Sandoz	PhD	Clinical Psychology	CV
131205	MAT	Secondary & Special Education M/Mod 6-12	Donna Wadsworth	PhD	Curriculum & Instruction, Early Childhood Special Education	CV
131205	MAT	Secondary & Special Education M/Mod 6-12	Maria Ruiz	PhD	Special Education, Early Intervention	CV
131205	BS	Secondary Education & Teaching	Toby Daspit	PhD	Curriculum & Instruction	CV
131205	PBC	Secondary Education 6-12	Peter Sheppard	PhD	Science/Mathematics Education	CV
451101	BA	Sociology	DeAnn Kalich	PhD	Sociology	CV
131330	PBC	Spanish Education K-12	Richard Winters	PhD	Hispanic Linguistics	CV
131015	PBC	Special Education/Early Intervention: Birth-5	Donna Wadsworth	PhD	Curriculum & Instruction, Early Childhood Special Education	CV
131004	MEd	Special Education: Gifted	Christine Briggs	PhD	Educational Psychology	CV
510204	BA	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Nancye Roussel	PhD	Speech Science	CV
510204	MS	Speech Pathology & Audiology	Nancye Roussel	PhD	Speech Science	CV
90900	BA	Strategic Communication	Dedria Givens-Carroll: Public Relations	PhD	Public Relations	CV
			Alice Ferguson: Advertising	PhD	Mass Communication	CV
			Do Kyun Kim: Organizational Communication	PhD	Communication Studies	CV
142701	PhD	Systems Engineering	Jim Lee	PhD	Industrial & Management Engineering	CV
150503	MS	Systems Technology	Gholam H. Massiha	PhD	Electrical Engineering	CV
131401	TESOL GC	Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages	Mark Honegger	PhD	Linguistics	CV
500701	BFA	Visual Arts	John Hathorn	MFA	Fine Arts	CV
131312	PBC	Vocal Music Education-Grades K-12	Jonathan Kulp	PhD	Historical Musicology	CV

Supporting Documents

Faculty Handbook: Procedures for Selecting Department Heads

Qualifications for Academic Administrators

Search Policy and Procedures for Hiring Deans Positions or Higher