6.2.c PROGRAM COORDINATION  

For each of its educational programs, the institution assigns appropriate responsibility for program coordination.  

JUDGEMENT

Compliance     Non-Compliance     Partial Compliance

NARRATIVE

The academic enterprise at N.C. A&T State University is led by the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, who supervises the academic deans.  As shown in the organization chart provided, each Dean supervises the Chairs of the academic departments in the College, and the Chairs in turn supervise the Program Coordinators. In departments with more than one degree program, the Department Chair serves as one of the Program Coordinators and others are identified, based on qualifications. In departments with just one degree program or more than one in the same discipline (e.g., BS, MS, and PhD in Electrical Engineering), the Chair sometimes serve as the Program Coordinator for all programs. In all cases the Program Coordinator holds appropriate credentials for the role.  In cases where the terminal degree of the Coordinator is not obviously aligned with the degree program, a transcript, with courses highlighted, is provided to help make the credentials clear (e.g., Animal Science, English and African American Literature and Construction Management. The Roster of Program Coordinators, with their qualifications, is presented in Table 6.2.c-i.

Table 6.2.c-i: Roster of Program Coordinators

Academic Unit	Academic Departments	Degree Program	Program Coordinators	Terminal Degrees	CV
Center for Academic Excellence	Undeclared Majors	No degree offered	Anjan Basu	MA, English/African American Literature	CV
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences	Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education	BS, and MS, Agricultural and Environmental Systems	Kenrett Jefferson Moore  Godfrey Ejimakor	PhD, Agricultural Economics  PhD, Agricultural Economics	CV CV
		BS, and MS, Agricultural Education	Chastity English	PhD, Career and Technical Education  MS, Agriculture; NCDPI Teaching License—Ag Ed.	CV
	Animal Science	BS, Animal Science	Radiah Minor	PhD, Biomedical Sciences  (and Teaching Award)	CV
		BS, Laboratory Animal Science	Andrea Gentry	DVM, Veterinary Medicine	CV
	Family and Consumer Sciences	BS, Family and Consumer Science	Elizabeth Newcomb	PhD, Textile Technology Management	CV
		BS, Child Development and Family Studies	Valerie McMillan	PhD, Elementary Education and Teaching	CV
		BS, Food and Nutritional Science	Roberta Da Silva	PhD, Food Technology	CV
		MS, Food and Nutritional Science	Heather Colleran	PhD, Nutrition	CV
	Natural Resources and Environmental Design	BS, Landscape Architecture	William Harrison	MLA, Landscape Architecture	CV
		BS, Biological Engineering	Abolghasem Shahbazi	PhD, Agricultural Engineering	CV
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences	Criminal Justice	BS, Criminal Justice	George Johnson, Jr.	JD, Law	CV
	English	BA, English	Jason DePolo	PhD, English	CV
		MA, English and African American Literature	Hope Jackson (and Jason DePolo)	PhD, Educational/Cultural Studies	CV CV
	History and Political Science	BA, History	Arwin Smallwood	PhD, American History	CV
		BA Political Science	James Steele	PhD, Political Science	CV
	Journalism and Mass Communication	BS, Journalism and Mass Communication	Gail Wiggins	MA, Educational Media	CV
	Liberal Studies	BA, Liberal Studies	Steve Combs	PhD, Communication Arts and Sciences	CV
	Visual and Performing Arts	BA, Visual Arts, Design	Roymieco Carter	MFA, Graphic Design	CV
		BA Music	John Henry	Dr. of Musical Arts (Music Education)	CV
		BFA, Professional Theatre	Gregory Horton	MFA, Design	CV
College of Business and Economics	Accounting and Finance	BS, Accounting	Lisa Owens Jackson	PhD, Accounting	CV
		MAcc, Accounting	Kecia Williams Smith	PhD, Accounting	CV
		BS, Finance	Danielle Winchester	PhD, Finance	CV
	Business Information Systems and Analytics (formerly Business Education)	BS, Information Technology	Sherrie Drye	PhD, Management Information Systems	CV
	Economics	BS, Economics	Scott Simkins	PhD, Economics	CV
	Management	BS, Management	Isaiah Ugboro	PhD, Business Organization Theory and Policy	CV
	Marketing and Supply Chain	BS, Marketing	Roland Leak	PhD, Marketing	CV
		BS, Supply Chain Management	Ahren Johnston	PhD, Business Administration; SCM Concentration	CV
	Dean’s Office	MBA, Management	Eric Gladney	DMin, Education and Theology  MBA, Executive Education	CV
College of Education	Administrative and Instructional Services	Master of School Administration	Bernadine Chapman	EdD, Adult Education	CV
	Educator Preparation	BS, Elementary Education	Williams, Nakesha	PhD, Education	CV
		MAED, Elementary Education	Tyrette Carter	PhD, Curriculum and Instruction	CV
		MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching)	Carlisha Petty	PhD in Educational Studies	CV
		MAED, Reading Education	Nicole Smith	EdD, Curriculum and Instruction and Med, Reading	CV
	Counseling	MS, Clinical Mental Health	Patricia Whitfield	EdD, Counseling and Guidance	CV
		MS, School Counseling	Angel Dowden	PhD, Counselor Education	CV
		MS, Rehabilitation Counseling	Glacia Ethridge	PhD, Rehabilitation Counseling	CV
		PhD, Rehabilitation Counseling and Counselor Education	Michael Brooks	PhD, Education (Counselor Education concentration)	CV
	Leadership Studies and Adult Education	MS, Adult Education	Sonya Draper	PhD, Curriculum and Instruction	CV
		PhD, Leadership Studies	Kellee Gathers-Watley	PhD, Educational Research and Policy Analysis	CV
College of Engineering	Chemical, Biological and Bioengineering	BS, Bioengineering	Matt McCullough	Biomedical Engineering	CV
		MS, Bioengineering	Yeoheung Yun	PhD, Mechanical Engineering  More than 10 years of experience, including research, in Bioengineering—see CV	CV
		BS, Chemical Engineering	Jianzhong Lou	PhD, Chemical Engineering	CV
		MS, Chemical Engineering	Vinayak Kabadi	PhD, Chemical Engineering	CV
	Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering	BS, Civil Engineering	Stephanie Luster-Teasley	PhD, Environmental Engineering	CV
		MS, Civil Engineering	Manoj Jha	PhD, Civil Engineering	CV
		BS, Architectural Engineering	Robert Powell	Masters of Architecture, MIT	CV
	Computer Science	BS, Computer Science	Edward Carr	PhD, Computer Science	CV
		MS and PhD, Computer Science	Huiming Yu	PhD, Computer Science	CV
	Computational Science and Engineering (Name being changed to Data Science and Engineering)	MS and PhD, Data Science and Engineering	Balu Gokaraju	PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering; And Post Doc at High Performance computing Collaboratory; and over 14 years’ experience in the field.	CV
	Electrical and Computer Engineering	BS, Computer Engineering  BS, Electrical Engineering	Ali Abu Fadl	PhD, Electrical Engineering	CV
		MS and PhD, Electrical Engineering	John Kelly	PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering	CV
	Industrial and Systems Engineering	BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering	Dr. Paul Stanfield	Ph.D. Industrial Engineering	CV
		MS, Industrial and Systems Engineering	Dr. Younho Seong	Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering	CV
		PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering
	Mechanical Engineering	BS, Mechanical Engineering	Derome Dunn	PhD, Engineering Mechanics	CV
		MS and PhD, Mechanical Engineering	John Kizito	PhD, Mechanical Engineering	CV
College of Health and Human Sciences	Kinesiology (formerly Human and Performance Leisure Studies)	BS, Sports Science and Fitness Management	Trent Larson	PhD, Health, Physical Education and Recreation	CV
	Nursing	BSN, Nursing	Terry Ward	PhD, Nursing	CV
		BA, Health Communications	Deanna McQuitty	PhD, Speech-Language Pathology	CV
	Psychology	BA, Psychology; MS, Health Psychology	George Robinson	PhD, Biological Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience)	CV
	Social Work and Sociology	BA, Sociology	Tobin Walton	PhD, Sociology	CV
		BSW, Social Work	Lisa Workman-Pulliam	PhD, Social Work	CV
	Graduate Programs in Social Work	MS, Social Work	Jeffrey Shears	PhD, Social Work	CV
		PhD, Social Work	K. Jay Poole	PhD, Social Work	CV
College of Science and Technology	Applied Engineering Technology	BS, Applied Engineering Technology	Donald West	PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering	CV
		BS, Automotive Engineering Technology (formerly Motorsports Technology)	James Kribs	PhD, Mechanical Engineering	CV
		MS, Technology Management	Yi Cai	PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering	CV
	Applied Science and Technology	PhD, Applied Sciences and Technology	Keith Schimmel	PhD, Chemical Engineering	CV
	Biology	BS, Biology	Roy Coomans	PhD, Biology	CV
		MS, Biology	Scott Harrison	PhD, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics	CV
	Built Environment	BS, Construction Management	Musibau Shofoluwe	PhD, Industrial Technology (Construction Management)	CV
		BS, Environmental Health and Safety	Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi	PhD, Environmental Health/Epidemiology	CV
		BS, Geomatics	Peggy Fersner	MS, Civil Engineering; Licensed as a professional engineer	CV
	Chemistry	BS, Chemistry	Marion Franks	PhD, Chemistry	CV
		MS, Chemistry	Divi Venkateswarlu	PhD, Chemistry	CV
	Computer Systems Technology	BS, Electronics Technology	DeWayne Brown	PhD, Electrical Engineering	CV
		BS, Information Technology	Li-Shang Tsay	PhD, Information Technology	CV
		MS, Information Technology	Qing-An Zeng	PhD, Electronic Engineering	CV
	Graphic Design	BS, Graphic Communication	Devang Mehta	Doctor of Industrial Technical, Graphics	CV
	Mathematics	BS, Mathematics	Janis Oldhan	PhD, Mathematics	CV
		MS, Applied Mathematics	Alexander Kreupa	PhD, Mathematics	CV
	Physics	BS, Physics	Floyd James	PhD, Physics	CV
		MS, Physics	Ashot Gasparian	PhD, Physics	CV
		BS, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	Yu-Lang Lin	PhD, Geology	CV
Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering	Nanoengineering	MS and PhD, Nanoengineering	Lifeng Zhang	PhD, Nanoengineering	CV

*Note: The MS in Applied Physics and the MS in Instructional Technology are currently inactive, though not yet discontinued.

Each academic program coordinator is appointed by the Department Chair, with the approval of the Dean, who ensure that the coordinators are qualified for their positions.  Coordinators provide high quality overall leadership for the respective academic program. The specific duties include leading the following activities: curriculum review and development, course scheduling, program and student assessment, student recruitment and retention efforts, and assistance with student advisement. Program coordinators also monitor accreditation standards, where applicable, and they serve on departmental, college and some university committees. The Program Coordinators all hold appropriate terminal degrees in their disciplines and were appropriately credentialed as professors. 

Department Chairs and Deans are largely responsible for setting the specific duties of the Program Coordinators, who are supervised by the department chairs. University guidance indicates that one of the primary responsibilities is to lead curriculum revisions and updates in the major.  An example of program coordinators’ job duties, in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is provided. 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

1. Organization Chart showing the relationship between the academic leaders in the Division of Academic Affairs
2. CVs of Program Coordinators
3. Program Coordinators Job Duties