AGLS COUNCIL 2024 – 2025



council year runs October 1 through September 30

President  (Jan 2023 – Sep 2025) 
Stephen Biscotte  (Education)
Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education
Virginia Tech

President Elect  (Oct 2023 — Sep 2025)
Mary Francis ‘Mimi’ Pipino  (English)
Interim Dean, College of Arts, Sciences, and Professional Studies
and Director, Ursuline Core Curriculum
Ursuline College

Secretary  (Oct 2024 – Sep 2027)
Christopher ‘Kit’ Murphy  (Biology)
Associate Provost for Curriculum and Liberal Learning
The College of New Jersey

Treasurer  (Oct 2022 – Sep 2025)
Victor Piercey  (Mathematics)
Director of Honors Program
Ferris State University

Past President  (Jan 2023 – Sep 2025)
Rebecca Kohn  (Biology)
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Elon University

Executive Director
Joyce Lucke
execdir@agls.org

Council Members-at-Large (term Oct 2022 – Sep 2025)
Jodene DeKorte  (Mathematics & Education)
Academic Dean and Vice President of the School of Multidisciplinary and Professional Studies
Purdue Global

Karim Dharamsi  (Philosophy)
Vice Provost, Academics
Mount Royal University  (Canada)

Kevin Hermberg  (Philosophy)
Chair, General Education Curriculum
Dominican University New York

Council Members-at-Large  (term Oct 2023– Sep 2026)
John Regan  (American Literature)
Director of ePortfolio and Assessment
Boston University

McKenzie Huber  (Education)
Director of Core Education
Oregon State University

Rowanna Carpenter  (Public Administration)
Director of Assessment and Research
Portland State University

Council Members-at-Large  (term Oct 2024 – Sep 2027)

Elissa Graff  (Fine Arts)
Dean of Faculty and Chair of General Education
Kentucky College of Art+Design

Alex Otieno  (Sociology)
Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Arcadia University

Ken Purcell  (Physics)
Director, University Core Curriculum
University of Southern Indiana

Ad Hoc Council Members

Editor of the AGLS Guide to Assessment and Program Review
David DiMattio  (Science)
Academic Dean of Science & Mathematics for Connecticut State Community Colleges
Connecticut State Community Colleges

Task Project Members
Susan Myers-Shirk  (History)
Director of General Education
Middle Tennessee State University

Karen Palmer  (English/Education)
Director, General Education Program
Yavapai College

Bridget Trogden  (Engineering & Science Education)
Dean of Undergraduate Education and Academic Student Services
American University

Laura Wheeler Poms  (Global and Community Health)
Director, Mason Core
George Mason University

Non-Profit Agent to State of Illinois
Tyann Cherry
Webster University

page updated October 25, 2024