University of Portland Bulletin 2025-2026

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.