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2025-2026 DRAFT Catalog 
    
    Jul 08, 2025  
2025-2026 DRAFT Catalog

School Organization


School of Business

Jim Ludema, dean

  Accounting, MAcc April VanPutten, director
  Business Administration, MBA Leonard Van Drunen, director
  Undergraduate Program Rachel Hammond and Scott Rush, cochairs

School of Education

Brian Bolt, dean

  Undergraduate Program Kate Strater, chair
  Education, MEd; Teaching, MAT John Walcott, director

School of Health

Adejoke Ayoola, dean

  Kinesiology Kerrie Berends and John Sparks, cochairs
  Nursing Jaclynn Lubbers, chair
  Public Health, BA Julie Yonker, director
  Speech Pathology and Audiology Brian Kreisman, chair

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Benita Wolters-Fredlund, dean

  Communication Kathi Groenendyk, chair
  English Jennifer Holberg, chair
  Historical Studies Katherine van Liere, chair
  Media and Strategic Communication, MA Sharon Nieuwenhuis, director
  Ministry Leadership Matthew Lundberg (fall)
Won Lee (spring), chairs
  Philosophy Kevin Timpe, chair
  Politics and Economics Joel Westra, chair
  Religion Matthew Lundberg (fall)
Won Lee (spring), chairs
  Sociology and Social Work Jonathan Hill, chair
  Visual and Performing Arts Brent Williams and Forrest Wakeman, cochairs
  World Languages Dwight TenHuisen, chair

School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Arlene Hoogewerf, dean

  Biology David Koetje and Amy Wilstermann, cochairs
  Chemistry and Biochemistry Kumar Sinniah, chair
  Computer Science Derek Schuurman, chair
  Data Science Keith Vander Linden and Randall Pruim, directors
  Engineering Gayle Ermer, chair
  Geographic Information Science, MS Jason VanHorn, director
  Geology, Geography, and Environment Mark Bjelland, chair
  Mathematics and Statistics Michael Bolt, chair
  Physics and Astronomy Loren Haarsma, chair
  Psychology Donald Tellinghuisen, chair