Task Force Members | Life-Transformative Education

The Life-Transformative Education Task Force was appointed by the Office of the Provost and comprises representatives from areas throughout the University who have proven to be visionary, creative, and innovative leaders in the life-transformative education space. The task force is charged with identifying areas where UConn is already strong and where it can improve, as well as recommending bold new ways to extend a life-transformative educational experience to all 24,000 UConn undergraduate students.

Michael Bradford
Vice Provost for Faculty, Staff, and Student Development
michael.bradford@uconn.edu

Sandra Bushmich
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources
sandra.bushmich@uconn.edu

Janine Caira
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
janine.caira@uconn.edu

Milagros Castillo-Montoya
Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs
milagros.castillo-montoya@uconn.edu

Jason Oliver Chang
Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies
Jason.O.Chang@uconn.edu

Xinnian Chen
Professor-in-Residence and Associate Department Head
xinnian.chen@uconn.edu

Maria Chrysochoou
Professor and Department Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering
maria.chrysochoou@uconn.edu

Sarah Croucher
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
sarah.croucher@uconn.edu

Peter Diplock
Assistant Vice Provost for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
peter.diplock@uconn.edu

Cameron Faustman
Professor, Department of Animal Science
cameron.faustman@uconn.edu

Patricia Fazio
Associate Vice President for Creative Strategy & Brand Management
patricia.fazio@uconn.edu

Jill Fitzgerald
Director of Experiential Learning Continuing Professional Development
Associate Clinical Professor
jill.fitzgerald@uconn.edu

Michael Gilbert
Vice President for Student Affairs
michael.gilbert@uconn.edu

Tamika La Salle
Associate Professor, School Psychology Program
tamika.la_salle@uconn.edu

Anne Langley
Dean of UConn Library
anne.langley@uconn.edu

Jennifer Lease Butts
Assistant Vice Provost for Enrichment Programs, Director of the Honors Program
jennifer.lease@uconn.edu

David Ouimette
Executive Director
First Year Programs, Learning Communities, Academic Achievement Center
david.ouimette@uconn.edu

Amanda Pitts
Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Amit Savkar
Associate Professor, Department of Math
amit.savkar@uconn.edu

Tom Scheinfeldt
Associate Professor of Digital Humanities and History
tom.scheinfeldt@uconn.edu

Priyanka Thakkar
President, Undergraduate Student Government
priyanka.thakkar@uconn.edu

Manuela Wagner
Associate Professor of German Studies and Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies
manuela.wagner@uconn.edu