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