Provost Staff: Deans and Directors

The Provost oversees many of the College's offices, services, centers and programs, and the leaders of these areas report to the Provost.

Dean of Faculty
E. Fletcher McClellan, Ph.D.

Phone 717-361-1555 - Email mcclelef@etown.edu

The Dean of Faculty brings vision and leadership to the College’s academic programs in collaboration with the faculty. Working closely with the department chairs and Academic Council, the Dean advances educational excellence through curricular offerings that are aligned with the College’s Educational Philosophy and Student Learning Goals. A champion of faculty development, the Dean provides resources for the faculty’s continued professional growth as teacher-scholars and experts in their field. Within a shared governance framework, the Dean evaluates faculty members and maintains expected standards of excellence in teaching, research, and service. The Dean of Faculty, in partnership with the Dean of Students, integrates curricular and co-curricular programs to advance student learning beyond the classroom. As a member of Senior Staff, the Dean serves as the primary advocate for academic programs and faculty concerns. Together with faculty leadership, the Dean ensures that academic excellence and student learning remain the primary focus of the institution.

Responsible to the Dean of Faculty are the Associate Academic Dean, Assistant Dean for First-Year Program, and the Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and the Department Chairs.

Dean of Students
Marianne Calenda, M.A.

Phone 717-361-1196 - Email calendam@etown.edu

The Dean of Students is responsible for the administrative oversight and enhancement of the student learning/living environment. She reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President and collaborates with the Dean of Faculty. The Dean’s specific responsibilities include oversight of co-curricular programs and services including athletics, health services, diversity, student rights and responsibilities, religious life, residence life, and student activities. In addition, she oversees coordinated academic support services which are delivered through the Center for Student Success. The Center houses academic advising, career services, counseling services, disability services and learning services.

Dean of Continuing Education and Distance Learning
John Kokolus, Ph.D.

Phone 717-361-1291 - Email kokolusj@etown.edu

The Dean of Continuing Education and Distance Learning is the chief academic officer and chief administrator of the Edward R. Murphy Center for Continuing Education and Distance Learning. The Dean is responsible to the Provost and Senior Vice President for planning, implementing, and managing all of the Center’s academic (credit) and non-academic (non-credit) programming, student policies, distance learning initiatives, identification, development, and assignment of the Center’s faculty, recruitment of adult learners by appropriate standards, evaluation and approval of all adult learner transfer credits to Elizabethtown College, evaluation of adult credit for prior learning, and final approval of the Center’s candidates for graduation and degrees. The Dean also maintains the Center’s academic and professional standards. The Dean is further responsible for consulting and cooperating with the Center’s Council on Academic Management that advises the Dean on Center governance; the Dean also consults and cooperates with the Center’s Advisory Council.

Registrar and Associate Academic Dean
Betty Rider, Ph.D.

Phone 717-361-1333 - Email riderea@etown.edu

The Associate Academic Dean chairs the Academic Standing Committee, implements decisions of the committee, and assists faculty members and students with problems regarding the effect of college policies on classes or individual students. In consultation with the Dean of Faculty, the Associate Academic Dean oversees the academic schedule of courses and budget for adjunct faculty. She enforces college policies in the area of academic dishonesty involving coursework. Each semester, the Associate Dean announces a Dean’s List of distinguished students. The Associate Academic Dean reports to the Dean of Faculty.

Reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President, the Registrar provides campus leadership in the area of academic services to students and provides administrative oversight for the Office of Registration and Records.  The Registrar maintains official enrollment data for the College and serves as official liaison with persons seeking information regarding student enrollment. She assists in the preparation of the college catalog, the official college calendar, the final exam schedule for each semester, and helps to facilitate the faculty’s academic advising responsibilities as these pertain to student course registration and completion of graduation requirements. In addition, in consultation with the Provost and Senior Vice President, Dean of Faculty, Assistant Dean, and department chairs, she implements the master schedule of classes for fall and spring semesters.

The Registrar has operational authority and responsibility for all functions within the Office of Registration and Records. The Registrar is responsible for the security and integrity of student academic records and is responsible for grade reports, transcripts, and related documents. The Registrar evaluates all transcripts and course work presented for transfer to Elizabethtown College. In this evaluation, the Registrar confers with department chairpersons on equivalent credits within a discipline, but her decision is final unless successfully appealed to the Provost and Senior Vice President. The Registrar verifies completion of requirements by all candidates for graduation. The Registrar supervises course registration and coordinates registration activities. She assists in the scheduling of first year students and is responsible for the scheduling of all new transfer students.

Director, The Center for Global Citizenship
John B. Craig, M.A.

Phone 717-361-3757 - Email craigj@etown.edu

Reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President, the Director of the Center for Global Citizenship provides leadership and advocacy for two program areas: international programs and peacemaking. The Center’s purpose is to foster student encounters with these two dimensions of global citizenship both in and outside the classroom, on campus and off. The Director (a) oversees development and implementation of educational programs in these areas designed to facilitate growth in students; (b) proactively networks with campus faculty, staff, and students in support of the Center’s programs; and (c) promotes, in collaboration with the Dean of Faculty and Dean of Students, opportunities to build bridges between the curricular and co-curricular life of the College. The Director of International Programs is responsible to the Director of the Center for Global Citizenship.

Director, The Young Center
Jeff Bach, Ph.D.

Phone 717-361-1467 - Email bachj@etown.edu

Reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President (with secondary reporting to the President) the Director provides direction and leadership for all programs and personnel associated with the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. The Director holds faculty rank and may teach one or two courses each semester, preferably within the Core curriculum. He promotes and conducts scholarly research on, and the scholarly interpretation of, Anabaptist and Pietist history, beliefs, practices, and culture through lectures, publications, seminars, workshops, exhibits, field trips, and artistic events. She/he represents the Center and the College at scholarly meetings and church-related events. The Director arranges and schedules the use of Center facilities for events related to the Center’s mission involving staff, visiting scholars and fellows, and other special guests; works with the Development office in identifying and soliciting major gifts for the annual operation and long-term endowment of the Center; prepares and administers the annual operating budget for the Center; and chairs the Young Center Advisory Committee.

Director, S. Dale High Center for Family Business
Michael McGrann, M.B.A., M.A.

Phone 717-361-1275 - Email mcgrannm@etown.edu

The Executive Director provides leadership to the programs in the Center, enlarge membership and create regional and national visibility for the S. Dale High Center for Family Business and the College. In this position, Mr. McGrann also serves as the Sara Lodge Distinguished Professor of Business sharing his expertise and experience with students in the Business Department and fostering collaboration between the Center and the undergraduate programs in the Business Department.

The Center provides education, resources, and information for all things related to families in business. From family issues to the best business practices, the Center has developed an innovative blend of networking tools, guest speaker series, and access to resources dedicated to empowering entrepreneurial families. The S. Dale High Center for Family Business offers personalized consulting services to help family businesses achieve unity, prosperity, and wealth creation across generations.

Executive Director of Information and Technology Services
Ronald Heasley, M.S., M.A.

Phone 717-361-1558 - Email heaslerp@etown.edu

Reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President, the Executive Director of Information Technology Services (ITS) is responsible for information technology services for the campus. He has oversight of Network and Electronic Support, Database Support, and Media Services/Educational Technology and User Support, each headed by a director reporting directly to the Executive Director of ITS. He works closely with campus leadership to assure that the campus is making the best possible use of information technology to meet the College’s strategic goals. He is a key member of the Instructional Resources and Technology Committee. The Executive Director works with colleagues at both regional and national levels to share ideas and techniques and to develop and promote partnerships that will further the goals of the College. The Executive Director is responsible for developing the budget for ITS and for consulting with other departments concerning their investments in information technology. He coordinates the information technology budgets for the entire campus to ensure maximum benefits from investments in information technology and related support services.

Director, The High Library
BethAnn Zambella, M.S., M.Ed.

Phone 717-361-1428 - Email zambellab@etown.edu

The Director of the High Library is a member of the college administration and reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President. The Director of the Library is responsible for the administration of the library including the budget and the entire library staff. With the advice and counsel of the Instructional Resources and Technology Committee, the she formulates library policies designed to improve library service and resources. Working closely with faculty and students the Director assesses library needs and plans for the development of a balanced collection of library materials, including books, periodicals, tapes, records, slides, and micro-text. She serves as a liaison between the college library and other area college libraries to strengthen library resources and services in the area.

Director, The Elizabethtown College Honors Program
Dana Mead, Ph.D.

Phone 717-361-1359 - Email meaddg@etown.edu

Reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President, the Director of the Honors Program is responsible for administering and setting the direction of the Honors Program. She is Chair of the Honors Committee. The Director works with Admissions to recruit qualified students, advises students entering the program, teaches within the Program, develops the Honors Program curriculum, approves all honors courses and honors "contracts," organizes annual Honors Lectures, plans co-curricular activities, approves disbursement of Professional Development funds for Honors students, and conducts ongoing assessment of the Honors Program. She is the contact person for Fulbright, Goldwater, Rhodes, Marshall, and other undergraduate and post-undergraduate scholarships and fellowships.

Director, The Center for Community and Civic Engagement
Nancy Valkenburg, M.Ed.

Phone 717-361-1108 - Email valkenburgn@etown.edu

Reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President, the Center for Community and Civic Engagement supports a wide assortment of service learning and community engagement programs, and creates opportunities for students to explore meaningful relationships through service with constituents beyond campus.  The Center sponsors annual campus-wide events and encourages and facilitates members of our community to reach far beyond campus boundaries to help those in need.  The Center connects the importance of service to the College's educational mission and collaborations are encouraged with departments and programs throughout the campus.   Services provided by the Center include mentoring, tutoring, tax assistance, marketing and communications assistance, poverty and urban education, disability services and advocacy opportunities.