Core Themes Approval Process
The core themes developed to implement that mission in accordance with the NWCCU standards were generated through the college’s governance system. In the fall of 2010, the College Planning and Budgeting Council (CPBC) appointed a sub-committee, the College Accreditation Committee (CAC), to lead the development of the core themes. This committee worked in concert with and included some members of the Faculty Core Theme Working Group (FCTWG) appointed by the Faculty Planning and Budget Committee (FPBC). The College Planning and Budget Council, the Faculty Assembly, the Administrator Assembly and the Linfield Employee Association endorsed the four current core themes in December 2010. The Associated Students of Linfield College endorsed the core themes in February 2011, and the Linfield College Board of Trustees formally adopted the core themes on February 26, 2011. Three of the core themes, Integrated Teaching and Learning, Global and Multicultural Understanding, and Experiential Learning, emerged from the college’s three Foundational Education Principles, which were adopted by the Board of Trustees in May 2007 as part of the Linfield College Strategic Plan 2007-2012. During the 2011 spring semester, the CAC and the FCTWG developed overarching objectives for each core theme, which were vetted through each of the constituencies noted above and presented to the community in open forums and at formal meetings of each group.
A membership list for these committees and working groups:
Faculty Core Themes Working Group (FCTWG)
Brenda DeVore Marshall, Chair – Theatre and Communication Arts
Tom Reinert – Chemistry, Faculty Planning and Budget Committee Chair (FPBC)
Bev Epeneter – Nursing
Gennie Harris – Education and FPBC Member
Susan Barnes Whyte – Co-chair of CAC and Library Director
College Accreditation Committee (CAC)
Brenda DeVore Marshall, Co-Chair
Susan Barnes Whyte, Co-Chair
Bev Epeneter, Nursing
Gennie Harris, Education and FPBC Member
Colin Jones – ASLC President, Student Representative
Katie Patterson – ASLC Vice President, Student Representative
Paula Terry – Library, Linfield Employee Association (LEA) Representative
Bob Wolcott – ex officio, Interim Vice President for Academic affairs/Dean of Faculty
Jennifer Ballard – Director of Institutional Research
Kate Bemis – Dean, Division of Continuing Education
Tom Reinert – ex-officio, Chemistry, Chair of FPBC
College Planning and Budget Committee (CPBC)
Glenn Ford – Co-chair, Vice President for Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer
Bob Wolcott – Co-chair, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of Faculty
Richard Bourassa, Music (Arts and Humanities Representative)
Jeff Peterson, Sociology (Social and Behavioral Sciences Representative)
Jennifer Heath – Physics (Natural Science and Mathematics Representative)
Patrice O’Donovan – Portland Campus Librarian (Portland Campus Representative)
Tom Reinert – Chemistry and Chair, FPBC
Greg Copeland, Director of Budget and Financial Analysis
Nancy Drickey – Associate Dean of Faculty and Education
Bernie Turner – Board of Trustees Representative
Jeff Mackay – Assoc. Dean of Students, Administrator Representative
Susan Barnes Whyte – Library Director, Administrator Representative, CAC Co-chair
Paula Terry – Library, Linfield Employee Association (LEA) Representative
Kathy Cook – Secretary, President’s Office, Linfield Employee Association (LEA) Representative
Jennifer Ballard – Director of Institutional Research
Kate Bemis – Dean, Division of Continuing Education
Colin Jones – ASLC President, Student Representative
Hilda Escalera – Student Representative
Arielle Perkins – Student Representative
Effective July 2011
Susan Agre-Kippenhan — Co-chair, Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of Faculty