Office of Academic Affairs

Colleges

Roosevelt University is made up of four colleges, each focusing on a unique educational landscape.

Chicago College of Performing Arts:  Comprising three conservatories: Music, Theatre, and Interdisciplinary, CCPA trains world-class musicians, theatre professionals, innovative thinkers, scholars, entrepreneurs, and socially conscious artists in the heart of one of the country's most creatively accomplished cities. 

College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences: CHESS serves as the foundation for Roosevelt's liberal arts education. Featuring more than 60 majors and minors, the University’s founding principles of social justice inform the work we do in CHESS, as a caring community of educators dedicated to finding socially conscious ways of rising to 21st-century challenges.

College of Science, Health and Pharmacy: The College of Science, Health and Pharmacy (CSHP) undergraduate programs combine challenging courses with hands-on experiences to offer comprehensive natural science, computer science, mathematics, nursing, and health training. Graduate programs include Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Science (MS) degrees.  The Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program offers an accelerated, three-year curriculum that prepares graduates for a broad range of pharmacy practice settings. Future research scientists, computer and data science and cybersecurity professionals, IT specialists, health care professionals, and clinical mental health and school counselors learn the skills and find the support they need through CSHP’s dedicated faculty and staff who deliver our rigorous programs in state-of-the-art facilities, and connect students with research, internship, and clinical opportunities.

Heller College of Business: The Walter E. Heller College of Business at Roosevelt offers comprehensive business education to prepare students for leadership in the modern global economy. Our degree programs deliver foundational theory and skills-based applications for today's dynamic corporate environment, while also focusing on professional ethics and the importance of corporate social responsibility

Deans

College deans are the chief academic, fiscal, administrative, and fund-raising officers of the colleges they serve. They will provide leadership in the maintenance and improvement of educational standards and practices within their respective spheres by working with faculty to create an environment of intellectual excellence.

They will implement and carry out such academic and administrative policies as are determined by the Board of Trustees, President, Provost/EVP, University Senate, their colleges, and their academic units.

All college deans serve as members of the Deans Council and report directly to the Provost/EVP.

Chairs

Chicago College of Performing Arts

  • Interim Dean: Shannon McGinnis
  • Interim Associate Dean: Yeeseon Kwon
  • Assistant Dean: Amanda Horvath-Adair
  • Chair of Music Conservatory: Adam Neiman
  • Interim Chair of Theatre Conservatory: Nadine Gomes
  • Chair of Interdisciplinary Conservatory: Jim Iorio

College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences  

  • Dean: Regina Buccola
  • Associate Dean: Anne-Marie Cusac
  • Associate Dean: Michael Ensdorf
  • Assistant Dean: Vameca Wheeler-Ballenger
  • Assistant Dean: Jennifer Johnson
  • Chair, Education: Jin-Ah Kim
    • Associate Chair, Erin MacKinney
  • Chair, Humanities:  Sandra Frink
  • Chair, Law, Society and Sustainability: Mike Bryson
    • Associate Chair, LaDonna Long
  • Chair, Psychology:  Jill Coleman
    • Associate Chair, Courtney Kibble

College of Science, Health, and Pharmacy

  • Dean: Melissa Hogan
  • Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Faculty:  Joan Hardman
  • Associate Dean of Students: Dana Singla
    • Chair of Teaching and Academic Excellence (Pharmacy): Daniel Majerczyk
    • Chair of Service and Clinical Site Relationships (Pharmacy): Amanda Shah
    • Chair of Research and Scholarly Endeavors (Pharmacy): MG Hornick
    • Director of Academic Fellowship: Nicole Alvey
  • Dean: Kelly Wentz-Hunter
  • Assistant Dean: Jelena Maric-Antonijevic
  • Chair for Department of Biological, Physical & Health Science: Robert Seiser
    • Associate Chair: Norbert Cordeiro
    • Director of Healthcare Science Administration: La Vonne Downey
  • Chair of Computer Science and Cyber Security: Jerry Schnepp
    • Director of Computer Science:  Colin Elkin
    • Director of Cyber Security:  Iyaboso Ero
    • Director of Applied Computing: Graciela Perera
  • Chair of Counseling and Human Services: Zanovia Tucker
  • Chair of Health Sciences: Natalie Brounsuzian
  • Chair of Mathematics: Melanie Pivarski
  • Director of Health Informatics and Healthcare Ethics, Analytics and Law (HEAL): Susan Hayes
  • Director of Nursing: Miriam Anthony
  • Director of Integrated Biomedical Sciences: Chein-An Hu

Heller College of Business

  • Dean:  Glen Brodowsky
  • Associate Dean Rifat Gorener
  • Assistant Dean: Jane Wendorff-Craps
  • Chair, Marketing, Decision Sciences, Hospitality Management: Jeff Adams
  • Chair, Accounting and Finance: Meng Li
  • Chair, Management, HR, and Leadership: Deb Orr
  • Executive Director, Bennett Institute of Real Estate: Collete English Dixon 

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