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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 APSU employees selected by the Chair‡ of the department (or other APSU 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 APSU 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 APSU employees selected by the Chair of the department (or other APSU 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 APSU credit experience and is consistent with the APSU 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 APSU employees selected by the Chair of the department (or other APSU 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 APSU credit experience and is consistent with the APSU 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
  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
Matthew Jones
Jiang Li
Ramanjit Sahi
Jennifer Yantz

Undergraduate Program Coordinators

Department Program

Coordinator

Art + Design BA Art

McLean Fahnstock
Jennifer Snyder

  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

Langauges and Literature BA English

Dan Shea

  BA World Languages

Karen Sorenson

Music BA/BS Music

Kristen Sienkiewicz

  BM Music

Michael Chandler
Kristen Sienkiewicz

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
Kadi Bliss
Kelly Kleinhans
Lisa Lewis
Greg Moore
Gregg Steinberg

  BS Kinesiology

Grayson Elmore

Leadership BS Leadership Science

Bill Rayburn

Nursing BSN Nursing

Terri Clark
Tasha Ruffin

Political Science and
Public Management
BA/BS Political Science

John Phillips

  BS Public Management

John Phillips

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
Charmaine Lowe
Zachary Barnes

  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
  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