Campus of Distinction

Distinctive Learning Pillar Team 

Goal: Identify characteristics and success metrics for the Distinctive Learning strategic opportunity and develop pathway projects, with clear milestones, that will contribute to the building of this pillar.  

Facilitators: George Nora, Anna Schwan 

Members: Kristi Brownfield, Vicki Evans, Pamela Geernaert, Elizabeth Haller, Ben Harley, Ginny Lewis, Art Marmorstein, Sara Schmidt, Mike Wanous, Student Representative

Distinctive Experience Pillar Team 

Goal: Identify characteristics and success metrics for the Distinctive Experience strategic opportunity and develop pathway projects, with clear milestones, that will contribute to the building of this pillar.  

Facilitators: Megan Frewaldt, Tim Woods 

Member: Layton Cooper, Laci Hettick, Maddie Kovach, Danette Long, Shalini Mathew, Katty McNeal, Patrick Minihan, Liz Sills, Taren Tschetter, Marty Sabolo, Hannah Walters

Distinctive Partnerships Pillar Team 

Goal: Identify characteristics and success metrics for the Distinctive Partnerships strategic opportunity and develop pathway projects, with clear milestones, that will contribute to the building of this pillar.  

Facilitators: Lauren Bittner, Erin Olson

Members: Kristi Bockorny, Justin Fraase, Britt Lorenz, Grant Manhart , Andria Moon, Andrew Russell, Doris Stusiak, Student Representative

Distinctive Leadership Pillar Team 

Goal: Identify characteristics and success metrics for the Distinctive Leadership strategic opportunity and develop pathway projects, with clear milestones, that will contribute to the building of this pillar.  

Facilitators: Susan Bostian, Robert Russell 

Members: Dominika Blum, Jodi Casanova, Erin Fouberg, Justin Fraase, Alyssa Kiesow, Laura Mount, Veronica Paulson, Matt Perrault, Steven Usitalo, Courtney Waid, Student Representative

Diversity Action Pillar Team

Goal: Help build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all community members feel seen and know they belong at Northern; increase the total number, retention rate, and graduation rate of underrepresented students at Northern; support the university in increasing the number and retention rate of underrepresented staff, faculty, and administrators; provide diversity and inclusion programming and training for students, faculty, and staff; and collaborate with departments and organizations across campus to further these goals. 

Facilitators: Layton Cooper, Megan Frewaldt

Members: Michael Mohammed Abu-Sirriya, Heather Aldentaler, Krista Bau, Sean Blackburn, Dominika Blum, Kristi Brownfield, Tayzia Claymore-Knight, Marla Fogderud, Ashley Gauer, Hillary Goff, Zoe Hardwick, Benjamin Harley, Karyl Meister, Jerilyn Mielke, Jon Mitchell, Eman Momeni, Pamela Monaghan-Geernaert, Becky Nelson, Lara Nelson, Marty Sabolo, Doris Stusiak, Steven Usitalo, Sal Villegas