Faculty and Staff Published Works

Excelsior University president David Schejbal was featured as a guest on the Presidents Forum video podcast. President Schejbal discussed the challenges of higher education mergers and acquisitions in today’s turbulent …

Joe Levy, associate vice provost of accreditation and quality improvement, recorded a podcast for SAAL Assessment Shared Stories (SASS) titled “Assessing Tomorrow: Navigating the Future of Student Affairs Assessment.” Listen …

Dr. Mary Berkery, department chair, Liberal Arts and Degree Completion, was featured on this episode of the NPR Teaching Matters podcast hosted by Dr. Scott Titsworth, Dean of the Scripps …

Joe Levy was a contributing author for a released whitepaper analyzing syllabi for higher education graduate preparation programs for assessment-related courses. ACPA, NASPA, & Student Affairs Assessment Leaders. (2024). What’s …

Kylie Ackerman, MSN-Ed, MS-NI, RN, CNEn, Associate Degree Nursing Faculty, has published an article on the role of the nurse informaticist in the RN Journal, Journal of Nursing. In her …

The article, “Addressing new societal expectations for higher education and online learning in the post-COVID-19 era”, authored by Dr. Leah Sciabarrasi (School of Business), will be published in the International …

Gretchen Schmidt, JD, presented “Innovative Online Learning in Criminal Justice” at Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State’s annual conference, Inspiring an Evolution of Education: Reforms, Advances, & Solutions …

Dr. Scott Dolan, executive dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Leah Sciabarrasi, associate dean, School of Business, presented “Supporting the Adult Learner Through the Portability and Durability …

Dr. Leah Sciabarrasi, associate dean, Excelsior University School of Business, presented at the 2023 International Leadership Association Conference in the Followership stream: “The Strength is in the Collective: How Followers …

Joe Levy, associate vice provost of accreditation and quality improvement, contributed a chapter to the book “Workplace Leadership,” edited by Robin Lindbeck and Vince Nix. Through an engaging selection of …

“The Power of Strategic Accreditation: Driving Institutional Impact,” edited by Kristina Powers, includes a chapter contributed by Excelsior University chief of staff Lori Williams and an endorsement by associate vice …

Levy, J. D., & Jankowski, N. A. (2024). Adapting assessment to an evolving and changing higher education landscape. In G. W. Henning, E. M. Bentrim, & K. Yousey-Elsener (Eds.), Coordinating …

Scott Dolan, executive dean of Excelsior University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, contributed to a Forbes Nonprofit Council article titled “20 Useful Storytelling Techniques and Tools for Nonprofits.” Dolan …

Excelsior University president David Schejbal was interviewed by Forbes journalist Michael Nietzel for an article on the importance of the U.S. military tuition assistance program. The article, titled “It’s Time …

Craig Lundsten, Excelsior University’s special assistant to the president for transformational partnerships, was interviewed by journalist Joshua Kim for Inside Higher Ed. Lundsten speaks about his role at Excelsior, the …

Holt, L. (2019) Considerations of A Tuition Reset at Small, Non-Selective Liberal Arts Colleges [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of New England. https://dune.une.edu/theses/246/ Small, non-selective liberal arts colleges have been increasingly …