Program Facilitation and Coordination
Austin Peay State University assigns appropriate oversight and responsibility for each of its educational programs to ensure adequate program coordination. Program Facilitators oversee Undergraduate and Certificate programs, and Program Coordinators oversee Graduate programs. Each of these qualified individuals is appointed by the Chair of the department in which the program lives.
Role Descriptions
Graduate Program Coordinators
Undergraduate Program Facilitators
Certificate Facilitators
Role Descriptions
Graduate Program Coordinators* (GPC) are 365bet employees selected by the Chair‡ of the department (or other 365bet administrator) to serve on behalf of the Chair in matters dealing in graduate education. Depending on the Department Chair, GPCs may have the full authority of the Chair in terms of admission, permits into graduate courses, graduate assistantship hiring and discipline actions, exceptions to policies, and modifications to curricula and policies in accordance with 365bet curriculum policies. The exact duties and responsibilities of the GPC is at the discretion of the Department Chair.
General Responsibilities:
- Graduate Academic Council member – GPCs serve as voting members of the Graduate Academic Council (GAC). The charge of the GAC is to “deliberate additions and amendments to graduate courses and curricula as well as policies/regulations/guidelines impacting graduate programs, and makes recommendations to University Curriculum Committee and/or other University officials. GAC may initiate studies that are concerned with the welfare of graduate programs.”
- Recruitment, admissions, and advising – GPCs answer prospective student questions, serve as the admissions officer for the GPC’s specific graduate program, and GPCs serve as the initial advisor post-admission. And, depending on the Chair, the GPC may have permit authority for graduate students to enroll in selected graduate courses, as well as, serve as the hiring manager for Graduate Assistantships.
- Graduate Student Progression – in some instances, when a graduate student does not have a thesis/dissertation advisor, the GPC will serve as the authenticating person for the Graduate Plan of Study and Verification of Completion for the conferral of degree or certificate.
*Of note, GPCs are often times faculty members and therefore, the time available for the duties and responsibilities of the GPC is dependent on the GPC’s faculty contract. For example, for most faculty, the common contract begins work in mid-August and the contract ends work by mid-May. Therefore, should a GPC be “off contract” in the summer months, the Department Chair is the responsible manager for issues impacting graduate education.
‡For the Master’s Science in Management, the GPC is directed by the Associate Dean for the College of Business.
Undergraduate Program Facilitators* (UPF) are 365bet employees selected by the Chair of the department (or other 365bet administrator) to assist the Chair in coordinating an undergraduate program, defined as a major (such as BBA Accounting or BA/BS English). The exact duties and responsibilities of the UPF is at the discretion of the Department Chair.
General Responsibilities:
- Assure the program contains essential curricular components, has appropriate content and pedagogy, and maintains discipline currency, in collaboration with other program faculty
- Assist the Chair with program-specific needs
- Serve as a point of contact for students inquiring about the program
- Serve as a point of contact to collect and submit program-specific requests to the Chair
Other Responsibilities May Include:
- Periodically revise program materials, handbooks, and marketing materials with the designated office
- Recruitment of students
- Admissions for selective access programs - UPFs answer prospective student questions, serve as the admissions officer for the UPF’s specific undergraduate program, and UPFs serve as the initial advisor post-admission.
- Setting the schedule of courses to be offered
- Coordinate program-level student learning outcomes assessment efforts and collaborate with other program faculty to implement assessment activities
- Serve as the primary author for curriculum proposals for the program
- Review transfer credit or consortial credit to determine if the coursework is comparable to a designated 365bet credit experience and is consistent with the 365bet mission.
*UPFs are faculty members and therefore, the time available for the duties and responsibilities of the UPF is dependent on the UPF’s faculty contract. For example, for most faculty, the common contract begins work in mid-August and the contract ends work by mid-May. Therefore, should a UPF be “off contract” in the summer months, the Department Chair is the point of contact for the program.
Certificate Program Facilitators* (CPF) are 365bet employees selected by the Chair of the department (or other 365bet administrator) to assist the Chair in coordinating a certificate program. The exact duties and responsibilities of the CPF is at the discretion of the Department Chair.
General Responsibilities:
- Assure the certificate program contains essential curricular components, has appropriate content and pedagogy, and maintains discipline currency, in collaboration with other program faculty
- Assist the Chair with certificate program-specific needs
- Serve as a point of contact for students inquiring about the certificate program
- Serve as a point of contact to collect and submit certificate program-specific requests to the Chair
Other Responsibilities May Include:
- Periodically revise certificate program materials, handbooks, and marketing materials with the designated office
- Recruitment of students
- Admissions for selective access certificate programs - CPFs answer prospective student questions, serve as the admissions officer for the CPF’s specific certificate program, and CPFs serve as the initial advisor post-admission.
- Setting the schedule of courses to be offered
- Coordinate certificate program-level student learning outcomes assessment efforts and collaborate with other certificate program faculty to implement assessment activities
- Serve as the primary author for curriculum proposals for the certificate program
- Review transfer credit or consortial credit to determine if the coursework is comparable to a designated 365bet credit experience and is consistent with the 365bet mission.
*CPFs are faculty members and therefore, the time available for the duties and responsibilities of the CPF is dependent on the CPF’s faculty contract. For example, for most faculty, the common contract begins work in mid-August and the contract ends work by mid-May. Therefore, should a CPF be “off contract” in the summer months, the Department Chair is the point of contact for the certificate program.
Graduate Program Coordinators
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Communication | MA Communication Arts | Christina Hicks-Goldston |
History and Philosophy | MA History | David Snyder |
Languages and Literature | MA English | Wes Atkinson |
Music | MM Music | Korre Foster |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Criminal Justice | MS Criminal Justice | Chris Wright |
HHP | MHA Health Care Administration | Blake Hendrickson |
MPH Public Health | Kadi Bliss | |
MS Health and Human Performance | Tim Leszczak Gregg Steinberg |
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MSLP Speech Language Pathology | Kelly Kleinhans | |
Leadership | MSL Leadership | Kathryn Woods |
Nursing | MSN Nursing | Michelle Robertson |
Psychological Science and Counseling |
MS Counseling | Kim Coggins |
MSIO Industrial Organizational Psychology | Adriane M.F. Sanders | |
PsyD Counseling Psychology | Valerie Leake | |
Social Work | MSW Social Work | Tatsushi Hirono |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Management and Marketing | MS Management | Emily Lean |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Educational Specialties | EdD Educational Leadership | Andrea Lee |
MAEd Curriculum and Instruction | Benita Bruster | |
MAEd Educational Leadership Studies | Laura Barnett | |
MAEd Reading | Tara Hill | |
Teaching and Learning | MAT Teaching | Charlie Gonzalez |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Biology | MS Biology | Mollie Cashner |
Computer Science & Information Technology |
MS/PSM Computer Science & Quantitative Methods |
Mir Hasan |
Undergraduate Program Coordinators
Department | Program |
Coordinator |
Art + Design | BA Art |
McLean Fahnstock |
BFA Art | McLean Fahnstock | |
Communication | BA/BS Communication Media | Jessica Morris |
BA/BS Professional Communication | Jessica Morris | |
History and Philosophy | BA/BS History |
Kevin Tanner |
BA/BS Philosophy and Religion |
Jordy Rocheleau |
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Langauges and Literature | BA English |
Dan Shea |
BA World Languages |
Karen Sorenson |
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Music | BA/BS Music |
Kristen Sienkiewicz |
BM Music |
Michael Chandler |
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Theatre/Dance | BA/BFA Theatre Arts |
Dale Pickard |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Criminal Justice | BS Criminal Justice | Scott Culhane |
BS National Security Studies | Scott Culhane | |
Health and Human Performance |
BS Health and Human Performance |
Alex Adams |
BS Kinesiology |
Grayson Elmore |
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Leadership | BS Leadership Science |
Bill Rayburn |
Nursing | BSN Nursing |
Terri Clark |
Political Science and Public Management |
BA/BS Political Science |
John Phillips |
BS Public Management |
John Phillips |
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Pscyhological Science and Counseling |
BS Psychological Science |
Kevin Harris |
Social Work | BSW Social Work |
Shani Collins Woods |
Sociology and Community Development |
BS Sociology |
Jonniann Butterfield |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Accounting, Finance, and Economics |
BBA Accounting | Lesley Rodriguez |
BBA Finance | Michael Phillips | |
Management and Marketing | BBA Management | Al Tilooby |
BBA Marketing | Terry Damron |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Teaching and Learning | BS Education |
Donna Short |
BS Special Education | Zachary Barnes |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Agriculture | BS General Agriculture | Jennifer Cox Rod Mills Isaac Sitienei Don Sudbrink Christina Webb |
Allied Health Sciences | BSMLS Medical Laboratory Science | Perry Scanlan Jane Semler |
BSRS Radiologic Science | Jennifer Thompson | |
Biology | BS Biology | Amy Thompson |
Chemistry | BS Chemistry | Lisa Sullivan |
Computer Science & Information Technology |
BS Computer Information Systems | Kriti Chauhan |
BS Computer Information Technology | James Church | |
BS Computer Science | Saeed Samadi-Dana | |
Engineering Technology | BS Aviation Science | Charles Weigandt |
BS Engineering Technology | Matthew Anderson John Blake |
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AAS Engineering Technology | Matthew Anderson | |
Earth and Environmental Sciences |
BS Earth and Environmental Sciences | Chris Gentry |
Mathematics and Statistics |
BS Mathematics | Ibukun Amusan Masum Bhuyian Audrey Bullock Brad Fox Sumen Sen |
Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy |
BSE Engineering Physics | Russ Longhurst |
BS Physics | Alex King |
Program | Coordinator |
BS University Studies | Allen Barger |
AS University Studies | Allen Barger |
AAS Professional Services | Allen Barger |
Certificate Facilitators
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Languages and Literature | Graduate Certificate Classics |
Tim Winters |
Undergraduate Certificate French |
Karen Sorenson | |
Undergraduate Certificate German |
Bea Brockman | |
Undergraduate Certificate Spanish Communication Skills |
Ozzie Di Paolo Harrison | |
Music | Graduate Certificate Music Performance |
Kristen Sienkiewicz |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Health and Human Performance |
Executive Graduate Certificate Healthcare Administration |
Blake Hendrickson |
Leadership | Graduate Certificate Community Organizational Leadership |
Kathryn Woods |
Graduate Certificate Conflict Resolution and Negotiation |
Kathryn Woods | |
Graduate Certificate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace |
Kathryn Woods | |
Graduate Certificate Grant Writing |
Kathryn Woods | |
Graduate Certificate Leading Organizational Change |
Kathryn Woods | |
Psychological Science and Counseling |
Undergraduate Certificate Applied Behavior Analysis |
Kevin Harris |
Sociology and Community Development |
Undergraduate Certificate Interdisciplinary Health and Social Justice |
Jonniann Butterfield |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Educational Specialties | Graduate Certificate TESOL |
Ling Wang |
Teaching and Learning | Graduate Certificate Special Education K-8 Interventionist |
Zachary Barnes |
Undergraduate Certificate TESOL |
Ling Wang |
Department | Program | Coordinator |
Computer Science and Information Technology |
Graduate Certificate Data Mining |
Jiang Li |
Graduate Certificate Data Science |
Matthew Jones | |
Executive Graduate Certificate Information Assurance and Security |
Mir Hasan | |
Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Graduate Certificate Sustainability |
Christine Mathenge |
Program | Coordinator |
Accelerated Culinary Arts | Allen Barger |
Peer Leadership | Ryan Combs |