The Instructional Support and Institutional Planning (ISIP) division is a dynamic area that guides the development of cross-college faculty, staff, and student support processes and initiatives.
ISIP encompasses the following departments: Curriculum Support; Experiential Learning; Institutional Research; Registrar’s Office; Veterans Affairs; and Teaching, Learning, & Distance Education.
Our dedicated staff and faculty members support these specific areas:
- academic program review
- accreditation
- assessment of student learning
- College Catalog publication
- college-wide teams
- curriculum development
- faculty professional development
- honors program
- online learning
- service learning
- strategic planning
- study away
- transfer and articulation services
ISIP sponsors the following teams: Curriculum Approval Team, Professional Development Faculty Advisory Council, Distance Learning Faculty Advisory Board, General Education Review Team, Honors Program Leadership Team and Institutional Review Board.
Faculty & Staff
Leadership
Jennifer Batten
Associate Provost of Instructional Support and Institutional Planning
(616) 234-4254
Professional Support Staff
LaKenya Gissendanner
Administrative Assistant
(616) 234-4040
Staff
Leanne Challa
Program Manager, Transfer Bridges to the Humanities U-M
(616) 234-3459
Deb DeWent
Director of Curriculum Management
(616) 234-3921
Michael Miller
Director of Curriculum Development and Assessment
(616) 234-3543
Matt Novakoski
Director of Transfer & Articulation Services
(616) 234-3183