Student Success

• Student Experience: Create a compelling and inspirational “learning environment.”
• Academic Excellence: Present a rigorous classroom experience aimed at developing critical thinking skills and preparing students for their careers.
• SEM 2.0: A strategic approach to increasing student enrollment and retention.
• Road to Graduation: Improve graduation rates, eliminating equity gaps in a clear and highly accessible path from freshman to senior year.
• The OU Pledge: The university provides an “experiential opportunity for every undergraduate student.
• OU Brand: Elevate awareness of the power of an Oakland University education.
• Champions: A plan to achieve success in athletic competition and the classroom.

Student Experience Team
Amy Thompson, Executive VP for Academic Affairs & Provost, President
Neil Baumgartner, Assistant VP of Advising
Kristin Landis-Piwowar, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Dawn Aubry, VP of Enrollment Management
Elaine Carey, Dean of College of Arts & Sciences
Fabia Battistuzzi, Assoc Dean of College of Arts & Sciences
Yongjin Lu, Mathematics & Statistics Dept Chair
Megan Schoen, Writing & Rhetoric Dept Chair
Felicita Arzu-Carmichael, Assoc Director of First-Year Writing

Academic Excellence Team
Amy Thompson, Executive VP for Academic Affairs & Provost, President
Kristin Landis-Piwowar, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Wayne Thibodeau, Senior Director, Career and Life Design Center
Shaun Moore, Executive Director, e-Learning
Brandy Randall, Dean of the Graduate School
Jen Thor, faculty, director of Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
Laila Gausseus, faculty and Gen Ed revision co-chair
Maria Paino, faculty and Gen Ed revision co-chair

SEM 2.0 Team
Dawn Aubry, Vice President of Enrollment Management
Amy Thompson, Executive VP for Academic Affairs & Provost, President
John Young, Vice President of Communications and Marketing

Road to Graduation Team
Amy Thompson, Executive VP for Academic Affairs & Provost, President
Neil Baumgartner, Assistant VP of Advising
Kristin Landis-Piwowar, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Dawn Aubry, Vice President of Enrollment Management
Tricia Westergaard, Registrar
Amy Gould, Student Achievement and Persistence Specialist
OIRADA Representative

The OU Pledge Team
Wayne Thibodeau, Senior Director, Career and Life Design Center
Nivedita Mukherji, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs 

OU Brand Team
John Young, VP, University Marketing & Communications
Cheryl Russell, Associate Director, Enrollment Marketing
Meaghan Barry, Chair, dept. of art, art history & design
Debra Lashbrook, Senior Creative Director, University Communications and Marketing
Kelly Flemming, Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Jennesa Kreiner, Unit Marketing Coordinator, University Communications and Marketing
Olivia Rewold, Director of Communications and Marketing, School of Business
Emily Wagner and Lori Bahnmueller from Brogan and Partners

Champions Team
Steve Waterfield, Director of Athletics
John Hitchings, Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations
Nick Pumford, Associate Athletic Director for External Operations
Ronald Reeves, Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Leadership and Engagement
Jenny Swiatowy, Associate Athletic Director for Administration/Senior Woman Administrator
Jen Tymkew, Associate Athletic Director for Academics and Sports Performance