Increased retention, enrollment grew by nearly 15% during my tenure.

Increased the size of the full-time faculty by 10%.

Initiated a faculty development program which included start-up grants for young scientists.

Initiated new academic programs in public administration, education and public health, revised policies and procedures of the Institutional Review Board.

Revised and reorganized business practices for academic affairs, worked with local community colleges to initiate a tracking system and assessment for student success.

Increased emphasis on student, faculty, and staff diversity which resulted in Benedictine being one of the most diverse liberal arts universities in the U.S.

Facilitated academic program prioritization, the establishment of new interdisciplinary degrees and self-sustaining graduate programs.

Initiated a grant that resulted in Benedictine being one of four universities selected for a Middle Eastern partnership (U.S. Department of State, MEPI Grant). Benedictine was the only religiously affiliated school to obtain this distinction.

Facilitated, developed and staffed two new colleges; the College of Science and the College of Professional Studies; hired Deans, supported graduate education and secured funding.

Studied the feasibility (and developed the resources) for establishing a law school.

Developed, revised, and implemented a comprehensive faculty handbook, revised rank and tenure policies with faculty senate; developed a structure and process to oversee academic assessment and accreditation.

Initiated overseas MBA and MIS programs with three universities in the People’s Republic of China, established a partnership and joint programs with the Catholic University in Spain.

Revised oversight procedures for the university museum, enhanced library funding and the University art collection; secured ongoing funding for art, sculpture and design programs.

Successfully managed a complete institutional accreditation using AQIP methodologies.