Celebrating Our Past Embracing Our Future
Spring 2022
CONVOCATION Wednesday, May 18 | 9 a.m. Metropolitan Campus or Virtual
Welcome to the Spring 2022 Convocation. It is with great excitement that we welcome our faculty to our first hybrid Spring 2022 Convocation. These past two years have been a time of constant change, unpredictability and uncertainty for our faculty, staff, students and community. Our Tri-C family supported each other in responding to this changed environment, while rising to meet the challenges created during COVID, through dedication, innovation and professionalism. This year’s Convocation is focused on Celebrating Our Past while Embracing Our Future, and we as a College have much to celebrate and look forward to over the coming years. Each one of you is a part of the legacy of Tri-C which, for more than 59 years, has been providing high quality, accessible, inclusive and affordable educational opportunities to over 900,000 residents of Northeast Ohio. Your commitment to students, especially during COVID, is unparalleled and we deeply appreciate your contributions to our mission and your community. We also take this time to look forward to new challenges, successes and ways we can continue to support all students in our community, helping every student achieve their educational and career goals. With our foundational principles of access, equity and success, we can confidently look forward to continuing to open doors, remove barriers, provide support and create opportunities for students to succeed at Tri-C and beyond graduation. Together, our Tri-C community will continue to make this institution a place where futures truly can begin for generations of students to come. Sincerely, Alex Johnson President Karen Miller Provost and Executive Vice President, Access, Learning and Success Michael Boyko Professor, Criminal Justice and President, American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Cuyahoga Community College Chapter Robert Johnson Professor, Counseling and Chair, Joint Faculty Senate Council
Agenda 9 - 10:30 a.m.
Morning Program (Hybrid) In person at Metropolitan Campus Auditorium or CLICK HERE to join virtually. Welcome Denise McCory Metropolitan Campus President Provost Remarks Karen Miller Provost and Executive Vice President, Access, Learning and Success Learning Management System (LMS) Review Update George Kanieski Assistant Professor, English Tom Kemp Executive Director, Online Learning and Academic Technology Delia (Dee Dee) Pfister Associate Vice President, Academic Professional Development, Online Learning and Academic Technology, Articulation and Transfer AAUP & JFSC Remarks Michael Boyko Professor, Criminal Justice President, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Tri-C Chapter Robert Johnson Professor, Counseling; Chairperson, Joint Faculty Senate Council (JFSC) A Conversation With Dr. Johnson Alex Johnson College President Edward Foley Professor, Business Administration; Faculty Co-Moderator Andrew Pegman Professor, English; Faculty Co-moderator
10:45 a.m. – noon
Brunch With Dr. Johnson (In Person) Metropolitan Campus Center, Ground Floor Food Court Join Dr. Johnson for a farewell brunch in his honor. Take a moment to give him your best wishes, and be sure to sign his digital farewell card.
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Adjunct Engagement Session (Hybrid) Metropolitan Campus Center, room 201 or CLICK HERE to join virtually In this fun and informative session, Adjunct Services managers will provide updates on current initiatives and celebrate the role adjunct faculty have played in supporting that work. Join us!
1:30 - 3 p.m.
Full-time Faculty Counterparts Meetings (Virtual) Check your email for the meeting link from your faculty counterpart chair.
1:30 - 3 p.m.
Full-time Faculty Drop-in Help Session with Curriculum, Assessment and Transfer (Virtual) CLICK HERE to get answers to your Ohio Transfer and curriculum questions.
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Full-time Faculty JFSC/AAUP Meeting (Virtual) Check your email for the meeting link (full-time contractual faculty only).
College Administration Board of Trustees Helen Forbes Fields, Chair Ann M. Frangos, Vice Chair J. David Heller
The Rev. Cory C. Jenkins Phoebe Lee Geralyn M. Presti
Andrew E. Randall Victor A. Ruiz Ted Tywang
President’s Cabinet Alex Johnson President
William H. Gary Sr.
David Kuntz
Executive Vice President Workforce, Community and Economic Development Division
Executive Vice President/Treasurer Administration and Finance
Karen Miller Provost and Executive Vice President Access, Learning and Success
Todd Kitchen
Janice Taylor Heard
President, Eastern Campus
Interim President, Westshore Campus
Denise McCory
Lisa Williams
President, Metropolitan Campus
President, Western Campus
Jenny Febbo
Claire Rosacco
Vice President, Integrated Communications
Vice President, Government Affairs and Community Outreach
Ronna McNair
Renee Tramble Richard
Chief of Staff/Executive Assistant to the President
Vice President, Legal Services
Megan O’Bryan Vice President, Development and President, Tri-C Foundation
Spring 2022 Convocation Committee Paul Abiola Peter Anderson Shannon Brown Rebecca Carte Casey Clark Karen Cross-Hatten Kara DePaul Adam Dilulio Kevin Dwyer Ralonda Ellis-Hill David Haiduc Brian Hall
Christine Hickey Todd Kitchen Adrienne McCarthy Denise McCory Lisanetta McDade Sandra McKnight Ronna McNair Elisa Meadows Jessica Noeth Amy Parks Zohreh Parsian Aimee Pearce
Delia Pfister Andrew Powell Caroline Rado Pamela Regrut Lisa Schneider Charles Smith Stacey Souther Standish Stewart Leanne van Beers-Werneke Terrii Wachala Benjamin Wilson