Academic Affairs

FACULTY AWARDED TENURE AND PROMOTION FOR 2026-2027 AY

The Office of the President is pleased to announce that the following faculty were awarded tenure and/or promotion effective for the 2026-2027 academic year.

  • FACULTY AWARDED TENURE, FALL 2026

    Patricia Brenner, Counselor Education and Student Affairs
    Jill Krahwinkel-Bower, Counselor Education and Student Affairs
    Andrew Mashintonio, Bioligical Sciences

  • FACULTY AWARDED PROMOTION, FALL 2026

    Instructor to Assistant Professor
    Holly Gruber, Sports Medicine

    Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
    Bradley Congelio, Sport Management
    Jill Krahwinkel-Bower, Counselor Education and Student Affairs
    Andrew Mashintonio, Biological Sciences
    Elizabeth Schneider, Art and Design

    Associate Professor to Professor
    Michael Covello, Art and Design
    Summer Doll-Myers, Art and Design
    Brandon Krieg, English
    Sandra Leonard, English
    Christopher Weiler, Elementrary, Middle Level, Library and Technologies Education

  • SABBATICAL LEAVE - 2026-2027

    The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the following faculty members have been granted Sabbatical Leave:

    2026 Fall Semester
    Dannell MacIlwraith, Art and Design
    Holly Tienken, Art and Design
    Todd Underwood, Biological Sciences

    2027 Spring Semester
    Michael Covello, Art and Design
    Albert Fu, Anthropology and Sociology
    Gregory Hanson, Modern Language Studies
    Jason Lanter, Psychology
    Vicki Meloney, Art and Design
    Elizabeth Schneider, Art and Design
    Yong-Sang Shim, Computer Science and Information Technology

    2026-2027 Academic Year
    Helen S. Hamlet, Counselor Education and Student Affairs
    Christine J. Rhoads, Business Administration
    Scott Tracy, Counselor Education and Student Affairs

  • SABBATICAL LEAVE - 2027-2028

    The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the following faculty members have been granted Sabbatical Leave:

    2028 Spring Semester
    Qin Geng, Business Administration
    Gregory Kaufinger, Business Administration
    Amy Lynch-Biniek, English
    Derek Mace, Psychology
    Joshua Miller, Art & Design
    Carrie Nordlund, Art Education
    Robert Portada, Philosophy and Government
    Robert Reynolds, Society, History, and culture
    Lyndsey Runell, Criminal Justice

    2027-2028 Academic Year
    Patricia Brenner, Counselor Education and Student Affairs
    Emily Cripe, Communication Studies
    Nicole Johnson, Special Education
    Feisal Murshed, Business Administration
    Fang-Hsun Wei, Social Work