BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Katrina Hunter Mintz has been named assistant provost for assessment and accreditation at Â鶹¹û¶³. The appointment is effective Sept. 1.
Since 2013, Mintz has been associate dean for assessment and associate professor in Â鶹¹û¶³’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy. She has led the pharmacy school’s assessment initiatives in Â鶹¹û¶³’s new College of Health Sciences.
Mintz will have administrative oversight for the Office of Institutional Effectiveness to support Â鶹¹û¶³'s assessment and compliance work, as well as the university’s important relationships with its various accreditation agencies. She also will coordinate the university’s many state and federal compliance regulations.
“We are very fortunate to have someone of Dr. Mintz’s background to fill this strategic role for Â鶹¹û¶³,” said Â鶹¹û¶³ Provost J. Michael Hardin. “Her academic and administrative experience, particularly the outstanding work she already is doing for Â鶹¹û¶³, will serve her and the university well in this expanded assignment.”
Mintz earned a doctor of education degree from the University of Alabama. She currently is enrolled in Â鶹¹û¶³’s new master of science in health law and policy degree program. Earlier she earned a master of science in education and her educational specialist degrees from the University of Alabama.
Prior to coming to Â鶹¹û¶³, Mintz was a faculty member and administrator at Walden University and on the education faculties at the University of North Alabama, Lesley University and Berry College.
Mintz replaces Mary Sue Baldwin, chief institutional effectiveness officer, who is retiring. Baldwin has served in various faculty and administrative roles at Â鶹¹û¶³ since 2002.
“Dr. Baldwin has served Â鶹¹û¶³ well in a variety of capacities over these 13 years,” said Â鶹¹û¶³ Andrew Westmoreland. “Her academic and administrative experience helped us to navigate assessment and accreditation processes at a time when those were becoming exceedingly complex. We are grateful for her service to Â鶹¹û¶³ as a teacher and academic administrator.”