Chair:
Denis McLaughlin, professor, School of Law

Members:
Paula Alexander Becker, associate professor, School of Business
Audancie Constant, assistant director, Housing and Residence Life
Leigh Stelzer, associate professor, School of Business
Daniel Gutmore, faculty associate, College of Education and Human Services
Margaret Briggs, associate professor, Speech-Language Pathology
Mathew Borowick, director, Government Relations


An administrative structure that fosters excellence in teaching, learning and scholarship; fosters quality improvement; and supports organization and governance is essential if the results of the planning and assessment processes are to improve the institution.

Charge:

• Examine the University's administrative structure and its evolution since the 1994 evaluation, as Seton Hall University's mission, vision and goals also have evolved.
  
  
• Assess the effectiveness with which University administration has implemented the policies and goals developed through the governance processes. Evaluation will focus most keenly on administrative areas that directly affect academics, although the others will be examined as well.
  
  
• The study group will address the following hypotheses relating to Administration at Seton Hall University:

1. Seton Hall has effective public communication to faculty, students and other constituencies of the president's vision for achieving the mission and goals.
2. Seton Hall's president and senior administrators are highly qualified and they have academic and administrative backgrounds appropriate for carrying out their responsibilities.
3. The administrative structure is well-organized and defined and provides clear lines of authority in supporting the mission and goals.
4. The information and decision making structures and systems are effectively supporting sound decision making processes.
5. Administrative staffing needs are routinely measured and adjusted to ensure that staffing is sufficient for effective management.