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Academic Restructuring: Created and implemented an original comprehensive university academic program review and restructuring process entitled, “CDR 360,” which was lauded as an exemplary model

Strategic Institutional Efficiency: Collaborated with the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration in the simultaneous review of academic and fiscal university operations to ensure sustainable academic integrity and fiscal responsibility while in the midst of systemic budgetary reductions. Successfully accomplished goals through the concurrent implementation of CDR 360 (developed by Academic Affairs) and PIE: Performance Improvement and Enhancement (developed by Financial Affairs)

Academic Budget Realignment: The CDR 360 and PIE Collaboration resulted in academic and operational efficiencies with overall budgetary savings of two million dollars without terminating tenured faculty

Graduate Program Development: Created and implemented of the university's first sustainable Interdisciplinary STEM Doctoral Degree program, the Ph.D. in Integrated Biosciences

➢ Successful Merger: Combined two colleges, the College of Science and Technology with the College of Liberal Arts, to create the new College of Arts and Sciences

Grant Procurement: Secured external funding from multiple state and federal grants to support and advance excellence in teaching, research, and service throughout the university

Distance and Online Expansion: Enhanced academic programmatic curricular offerings to include entire programs and departmental courses

Faculty Development Office: Restructured and reinvested in the office to improve faculty engagement and also provide technological resources to promote excellence in research, teaching, and service