University of Portland Bulletin 2025-2026

Office of the Provost

David Mengel, Ph.D.

Provost

B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1993; M.Phil, University of Cambridge, 1995; M.A., University of Notre Dame, 1997; Ph.D., ibid, 2004.

Elise Moentmann, Ph.D.

Vice Provost & Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1985; M.A., ibid, 1988; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1998.

Cara Hersh, Ph.D.

Assistant Provost for Scholarly Engagement & Career Readiness

B.A., Haverford College, 1997; Ph.D., Duke University, 2006.

Michael F. Johnson, Ph.D.

Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, Institutional Research
B.A., Lafayette College, 2006; M.A., University of Hawaii Manoa, 2009; Ph.D., ibid, 2014.

Glenna M. Andrews, B.A.

Associate Athletic Director of Academics & Student-Athlete Development
B.A., Lewis & Clark College, 2015.

Tshombé Brown, B.A.

Director, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
B.A., Western Washington University.

Amy E. Cavanaugh, M.S.

Director, Career Education Center

B.A., St. Mary’s College, Indiana, 1996; M.S., University Portland, 2006.

Col. R. Scott Grainger, M.M.A.S.

Commander of Air Force ROTC, and Professor, Aerospace Studies

B.S., University of Portland, 1994; M.S., University of Missouri, 1998; M.M.A.S., Air University, 2007.

Brenda Greiner, M.A.

Director, Shepard Academic Resource Center
B.S., Oregon State University, 1995; M.A., University of Portland, 2008.

Jen Hamlow, M.A.

Director, Study Abroad
B.A., Pacific Lutheran University; M.A., DePaul University.

Jericho Knight

Director, Faculty Relations & Sponsored Research

Daniel M. McGinty, Ed.D.

Director, Dundon-Berchtold Institute for Moral Formation and Applied Ethics
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1995;.M.A., University of Portland, 1997, Ed.D., ibid, 2019.

Abigail McMahon

Registrar

Michael J. Pelley, M.S.

Director, International Student Services
B.A., University of Oregon, 2009; M.S., University of Portland, 2009.

Lt. Col. John Toll

Commander of Army ROTC, and Professor, Military Science

Deans

Valerie S. Banschbach, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

B.A., Pomona College, 1986; Ph.D., University of Miami, 1992.

 

F. John Burpo, Sc.D.

Dean, Shiley School of Engineering (effective January 1, 2026)

B.S., West Point; M.S., Stanford University; Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Michael L. DeVaughn, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Business

A.B., Brown University, 1986; M.B.A., Indiana University, 1990; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003.

 

Joane T. Moceri, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Nursing & Health Innovations

B.S.N., University of Washington, Seattle, 1979; M.N., University of Washington, Tacoma, 2000; Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, 2006.

 

Christina Prucha, Ed.D.

Interim Dean, Clark Library (effective July 1, 2024)

B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1994; M.A., University of Arizona, 1997; M.L.S., ibid, 2005; Ed.D., Lindenwood University, 2021.

 

Tammy VanDeGrift, Ph.D.

Interim Dean, Shiley School of Engineering (effective January 1, 2025-December 31, 2025)

B.A., Gustavus Adophus College, 1999; M.S., University of Washington, 2001; Ph.D., ibid, 2005.

 

John L. Watzke, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Education and Graduate School
B.A., University of Iowa, 1990; M.A., ibid, 1994; Ph.D., ibid, 2000.