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The Strategic Priorities Review Team (SPRT) was formed in January, 2016 and serves as the standing body responsible for monitoring progress toward the implementation of the St. John’s Strategic Priorities Action Plan (PDF) addressing our four strategic priorities. Members of SPRT report to the President and Provost and are charged with:
- Monitoring the implementation of the strategic priorities
- Suggesting modifications on the focus of the strategic priorities
- Proposing necessary revisions to the action plans and metrics
- Regularly reporting to University leaders and campus community
- Broadly recommending next initiatives
For the 2016-2017 academic year, SPRT consists of nearly fifty members of the St. John’s University faculty, staff, administration, and student body selected to broadly represent the University community. SPRT is divided into four sub-teams corresponding to each of our strategic priorities. Current and past members of the SPRT can be found below.
The St. John's University Strategic Priorities Action Plan (PDF) was developed through a broad-based, intensive, 11-month Presidential initiative led by members of the Strategic Priorities Working Group from November 2014-October 2015. The Strategic Priorities Action Plan is designed to be a living document addressing our strategic priorities at the University-level and to focus our efforts on actions necessary to advance on each front. Many of the action steps lead to measurable targets that allow us to determine if we are successful in meeting our strategic priorities. Since January, 2016, the SPRT has been responsible for reviewing, monitoring, and taking a continuous inventory of the accomplishments made to achieve our strategic priorities. In addition, the SPRT provides the framework through which the SJU Strategic Priorities Action Plan is updated and modified annually.
From January through May of 2016, the SPRT worked hard to develop a baseline assessment of institutional actions and progress on each of the four strategic priorities. Throughout the summer of 2016, the SPRT leadership team compiled a summary report of key institutional actions made toward each of the four strategic priorities since the development of the Strategic Priorities Action Plan in 2014-2015. The 2016 SPRT Summary Report was shared with the President’s Advisory Council, the Academic and Administrative Assembly, and other key university leaders, and served as the basis for the third annual President’s Retreat, held on August 24, 2016. It will also serve as the guide for future action on our strategic priorities during the 2016-2017 academic year.
We look forward to your ongoing support. Please feel free to contact us with suggestions, questions, or comments at [email protected].
Thank you,
Gina & Brian
Gina M. Florio, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics, Chairperson of SPRT
Brian Browne, Assistant Vice President, Government Relations, Vice-chairperson of SPRT
SPRT Committee Members
Co-Chairs
Gina Florio, Chair
Associate Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Brian Browne, Vice-chair
Assistant VP for Government Relations
Priority 1 - Student Success Subteam
Chairperson
Larry Cunningham, Acting Chair, Vice Dean and Professor of Legal Writing, School of Law
Antoinette Collarini-Schlossberg, Associate Professor and Acting Chair, Division of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Homeland Security, College of Professional Studies
Andrew Ferdinandi, Associate Professor, Counselor Education, The School of Education
Eric Finkelstein, Director of Residence Life
Preety Gadhoke, Assistant Professor, Industry Professional, Department of Pharmacy Administration and Public Health, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Aleksandr Gevorkyan, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance,The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Aliya Holmes, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The School of Education
Dorothy McGovern, Library Technical Asst III
Alice Pope, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Francisco Rojas, Student, Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Deanne Southwell, Executive Director, Vincentian Institute for Social Action
Priority 2 - Recruit, Recognize, and Retain the Best Faculty, Staff, and Administrators Subteam
Chairperson
Andre McKenzie, Vice Provost for Academic Support Services and Faculty Development
Victoria Balkon, Budget Manager, Office Of Business Affairs
Irene Caccavallo, Administrative Assistant, Office of the Provost
John Diffley, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration, Athletics
Raymond DiGiuseppe, Professor, Department of Psychology, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Maura Flannery, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning & Professor, Division of Computer Science, Mathematics and Science, College of Professional Studies
Ed Kling, Executive Director of Finance, School of Law
Kristine Lin, Student, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Jagannath Muzumdar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration & Public Health, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Cynthia Phillips, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Taxation, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Joan Vivian, Director of Training and Employee Development
Priority 3 - Enhance Our Teaching and Learning Environment Subteam
Chairperson
Marc Gillespie, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Jessica Benjamin, Student, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Mark Browne, Professor and Chair of The School of Risk Management, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Marja Fumo, Senior Project Manager, Department of Facilities Services
Belenna Lauto, Chair and Professor, Department of Art and Design St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Daniel Ness, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The School of Education
Christina Schweikert, Assistant Professor, Division of Computer Science, Mathematics and Science, College of Professional Studies
Lucy Traverso, Executive Assistant
Jennifer Travis, Associate Professor, Department of English, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Benjamin Turner, Associate Professor/Librarian, University Libraries
Maura Woods, Associate Vice President, University Information Technology
Priority 4 - Expand Global and Community Partnerships Subteam
Chairperson
Paulette Gonzalez, Senior Director Employer Relations and Acting Executive Director for Career Services
Joseph Brocavich, Associate Dean College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Health Professions
Michael Cummins, Assistant Dean & Director of Internal Research & Enrollment Management, College of Professional Studies
Christina Dehler, Associate Dean Academic Affairs and Accreditation, The School of Education
Cathleen DeWick, Executive Secretary
Robert Fanuzzi, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor, Department of English,St. John’s College, Staten Island
Gina Kilian, Associate Director Transfer Admissions
Ying Liu, Assistant Professor, Division of Computer Science, Mathematics & Science, College of Professional Studies
Nada Llewellyn, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer
Matthew Pucciarelli, Associate Vice President for Global Studies
Aaron Richards, Student, Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Co-Chairs
Gina Florio, Chair
Associate Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Brian Browne, Vice-chair
Assistant Vice President for Government Relations
Irene Caccavallo, Administrative Assistant, Office of the Provost
Priority 1 - Student Success Subteam
Chairperson
Andrew Ferdinandi, Associate Professor, Counselor Education, The School of Education
Antoinette Collarini-Schlossberg, Associate Professor and Acting Chair, Division of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Homeland Security, College of Professional Studies
Larry Cunningham, Associate Academic Dean and Professor of Legal Writing, School of Law
Eric Finkelstein, Director of Residence Life
Preety Gadhoke, Assistant Professor, Industry Professional, Department of Pharmacy Administration and Public Health, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Aleksandr Gevorkyan, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance,The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Aliya Holmes, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The School of Education
Alice Pope, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Francisco Rojas, Student, Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Deanne Southwell, Executive Director, Vincentian Institute for Social Action
Priority 2 - Recruit, Recognize, and Retain the Best Faculty, Staff, and Administrators Subteam
Chairperson
Andre McKenzie, Vice Provost for Academic Support Services and Faculty Development
Victoria Balkon, Budget Manager, Office Of Business Affairs
John Diffley, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration, Athletics
Raymond DiGiuseppe, Professor, Department of Psychology, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Maura Flannery, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning & Professor, Division of Computer Science, Mathematics and Science, College of Professional Studies
Ed Kling, Executive Director of Finance, School of Law
Kristine Lin, Student, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Jagannath Muzumdar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Administration & Public Health, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Cynthia Phillips, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Taxation, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Joan Vivian, Director of Training and Employee Development
Priority 3 - Enhance Our Teaching and Learning Environment Subteam
Chairperson
Marc Gillespie, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Mark Browne, Professor and Chair of The School of Risk Management, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
Jessica Benjamin, Student, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Marja Fumo, Senior Project Manager, Department of Facilities Services
Belenna Lauto, Chair and Professor, Department of Art and Design St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Daniel Ness, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The School of Education
Christina Schweikert, Assistant Professor, Division of Computer Science, Mathematics and Science, College of Professional Studies
Jennifer Travis, Associate Professor, Department of English, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Benjamin Turner, Associate Professor/Librarian, University Libraries
Maura Woods Associate Vice President, University Information Technology
Priority 4 - Expand Global and Community Partnerships Subteam
Chairperson
Denise Hopkins, Executive Director for Career Services
Joseph Brocavich, Associate Dean College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Health Professions
Michael Cummins, Assistant Dean & Director of Internal Research & Enrollment Management, College of Professional Studies
Christina Dehler, Associate Dean Academic Affairs and Accreditation, The School of Education
Robert Fanuzzi, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor, Department of English St. John’s College, Staten Island
Gina Kilian, Associate Director Transfer Admissions
Ying Liu, Assistant Professor, Division of Computer Science, Mathematics & Science, College of Professional Studies
Nada Llewellyn, Deputy General Counsel
Matthew Pucciarelli, Associate Vice President for Global Studies
Aaron Richards, Student, Peter J. Tobin College of Business