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Working Group for Standard I: Mission and Goals

The members of the Working Group for Standard I: Mission and Goals focus on how the university's mission defines our purpose within the context of higher education, the students we serve, and what we intend to accomplish, as well as how our stated goals are clearly linked to our mission and how we fulfill it.

Co-Chairs

Bianca Thompson-Owen
Associate Dean for Enrollment Management, School of Health Professions

Henry Turner
Vice President for Academic Initiatives, University Academic Affairs

Committee Members

Adrienne Esposito
Rutgers University–New Brunswick Staff Senator

Bil Leipold
Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff for the Rutgers University–Newark Interim Chancellor

Eugene Lepore
Vice President, State Government Relations and Policy

Michael Meagher
Director of Executive Communication

Samuel Rabinowitz
Distinguished Service Professor, Rutgers School of Business–Camden

Jose Roman
Vice President, Research Administration

Rachael Shwom
Professor and Chair of Human Ecology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Stephanie Smith
Director of Strategic Initiatives, University Equity and Inclusion

Wade Trappe
Associate Dean for Research and Development, School of Engineering