Leadership

FIU SACSCOC Leadership Team

The FIU SASCOC Leadership Team is responsible for providing oversight for the reaffirmation process, including the development, implementation, and completion of the Quality Enhancement Plan in accordance with SACSCOC expectations.

Kenneth A. Jessell, PhD, FIU Interim President
Elizabeth M. Bejar, PhD, FIU Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, SACSCOC Liaison
Kevin B. Coughlin Jr., PhD, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Services
Jennifer L. Doherty-Restrepo, PhD, Assistant Vice President for Academic Planning and Accountability; Clinical Associate Professor, Athletic Training
Andres G. Gil, PhD, Vice President for Research and Economic Development; Dean, University Graduate School
Hiselgis Perez, PhD, Associate Vice President for Analysis and Information Management
Joerg Reinhold, PhD, Chair, FIU Faculty Senate; Professor, Physics
Robert Grillo, MBA, Vice President for Information Technology; Chief Information Officer

The leadership team has charged FIU SACSCOC liaison, Elizabeth Bejar, PhD, with the responsibility of overseeing and ensuring compliance with QEP requirements throughout the development, implementation, maintenance, and completion of the plan, with support from the director of accreditation. The director of accreditation, Jennifer Doherty-Restrepo, PhD, supervises the faculty QEP director to ensure successful execution of the QEP project plan. Dr. Doherty-Restrepo is responsible for overseeing and finalizing the completion and presentation of annual QEP progress reports to FIU constituencies. Additionally, the director of accreditation will coordinate the submission of the QEP Impact Report for submission to the SACSCOC.

Faculty QEP Co-chairs

The FIU SASCOC Leadership Team appointed three faculty QEP Co-Chairs to serve as subject-matter experts supervising the educational content and assessment of student learning outcomes in the three micro-credentials.

Mark Finlayson

Mark Finlayson, PhD
Co-Chair for Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence: How It Works and Its Impact)
Mark's Biography

Giri Narasimhan

Giri Narasimhan, PhD
Co-Chair for Data (Thinking and Communicating with Data)
Giri's Biography

Micahel Creedon headshot

Michael Creeden, MFA
Co-Chair for Emotional Intelligence (Understanding Emotional Intelligence)
Michael's Biography

Subject-matter workgroup members

Artificial Intelligence Subject-Matter Workgroup
Name	Affiliation	Area of expertise
Mark Finlayson, PhD (Co-chair)	School of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing	Artificial Intelligence
Miguel Alonso, PhD	School of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing	General machine learning
Leonardo Bobadilla, PhD	School of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing	Robotics
Hannibal Travis, JD	College of Law	Intellectual property
Shahin Vassigh, MArch	Department of Architecture, College of Communication, Architecture, and the Arts	Visualization techniques for educational purposes
Katherine Perez, EdD	Office of Academic Planning and Accountability–Institutional Effectiveness	Assessment
Morgan McKie, MS	Division of Information Technology	Instructional design

Data Subject-Matter Workgroup
Name	Affiliation	Area of expertise
Giri Narasimhan, PhD (Co-chair)	School of Computing and Information Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing	Bioinformatics
Tawia Ansah, PhD	College of Law	International law
Zoran Bursac, PhD	Department of Biostatistics, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work	Biostatistics
Sneh Gulati, PhDRi	Department of Statistics, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education	Statistics
Sukumar Ganapati, PhD	Department of Public Policy and Administration, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs	Public administration
Richard Klein, PhD	College of Business	Business analytics
Gabriel Odom, PhD	Department of Biostatistics, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work	Biostatistics
Katherine Perez, EdD	Office of Academic Planning and Accountability–Institutional Effectiveness	Assessment
Marco Moreno	Division of Information Technology	Instructional design

Emotional Intelligence Subject-Matter Workgroup
Name	Affiliation	Area of expertise
Michael Creeden (Co-chair)	Department of English, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education	Technical and professional writing
Lisa Arango, PhD	Department of Psychology, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education	Cognitive behavioral therapy, psychotherapy
Alok Deoraj, PhD	Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work	Environmental toxicology
Paul Feigenbaum, PhD	Department of English, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education	Grant writing, rhetorical theory and practice
Ivan Lopez, MFA	Department of Theatre, College of Communication, Architecture, and the Arts	Acting as a form of therapeutic healing
Mark Macgowan, PhD	Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work	Evidence-informed group work, adolescent suicidality
Diann Newman, EdD	Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management	Diversity, emotional intelligence, human relations
Martha Pelaez, PhD	Department of Counseling, Recreation, and School Psychology; College of Arts, Sciences, and Education	Mother–infant attachment
Katherine Perez, EdD	Office of Academic Planning and Accountability–Institutional Effectiveness	Assessment
Ashley Rosario	Division of Information Technology	Instructional design

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee serves under the leadership of the faculty QEP co-chairs. The committee’s purpose is to support and guide the progress of the plan by offering advice, ensuring the successful delivery of the micro-credentials, facilitating the assessment of student learning outcomes, and reviewing annual reports to identify areas for improvement. Committee membership includes faculty representatives from each college and school, and faculty administrators from the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, the Division of Information Technology-Media Support, and the Office of Academic Planning and Accountability-Institutional Effectiveness, and the Office of Micro-Credential.

QEP Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is a voluntary group of students, faculty, and industry partners that offer advice and support to the FIU SACSCOC liaison, director of accreditation, and faculty QEP director. The industry partners serving on the board provide informed guidance on artificial intelligence–, data–, and emotional intelligence–related knowledge, skills, abilities, and values required for graduates to be successful in the 21st-century world of work. The faculty members serving on the board provide advice regarding evidence-based pedagogy to maximize learner attainment of established student learning outcomes and effective strategies to encourage and incentivize faculty engagement in the QEP. Students serving on the board provide insight concerning effective communication strategies for promoting student enrollment, persistence, and completion of Micro-Credentials. Members of the advisor board are appointed by FIU’s SACSCOC liaison.

Chair

Bridgette Cram, Assistant Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

Members

Angie Morris, Manager of Student Development and Opportunity Management at MITRE Corporation
Cat Stolar, Future-ready Skills Lead at Microsoft
Edgar Ferrer, Senior Account Executive of Florida for Microsoft Education
Jason Morales, Global Strategy Leader for Data and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft
Paul Raun, Vice President and Store Manager at TD Bank

Contact

Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
305-348-1796

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