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Provost's and Associate Provosts' Staff

samhatn

Ransom Hall 21
voice: 740-427-5114
fax: 740-427-5870
samhatn@kenyon.edu

Nayef Samhat, a native of Detroit, Michigan, holds a B.A. in international affairs from George Washington University's School of International and Public Affairs, a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in political science from Northwestern University.

Nayef specializes in international relations theory and international political economy. He also studies the politics of the Middle East, particularly international relations in the Middle East. Samhat has published in Millenium: Journal of International Studies, International Politics, Global Society, and Policy Studies Journal. He also contributed to the anthology Global Society in Transition: An International Politics Reader. And he is the author of Democratizing Global Politics with Rodger Payne of the University of Louisville.

Prior to coming to Kenyon, Samhat taught at Centre College (1996- 2009) where he also served as as program chair, division chair, and associate dean.

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JK
Edelstein House
voice:740-427-5117
fax :740-427-5932
klesner@kenyon.edu

Joseph L. Klesner joined the Kenyon faculty in 1985. He has frequently chaired the political science department as well as the international studies program. Klesner offers courses in comparative politics, international relations, and Latin American politics, as well as interdisciplinary courses in international studies.

Klesner has published many articles on Mexican politics and been cited as an expert in Mexican electoral politics by The New York Times and by The Economist. Klesner has also written on public opinion and political behavior in Latin America and on the pedagogy of comparative politics. He has served the College as chair of the Curricular Policy Committee, as chair of the Faculty, as coordinator of the Presidential Search Committee, and as chair of the Faculty Lectureships Committee. He has received research grants from a wide variety of sources, including the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Political Science Association. Klesner spent 2005-6 as a Fulbright Scholar at University College Dublin.

Click here to see Joseph Klesner's faculty page

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Edelstein House
voice: 740-427-5117
fax: 740-427-5932

Ric Sheffield joined the Kenyon faculty in 1989, following a ten-year career in state government as an assistant Ohio attorney general. A native of Mount Vernon, Sheffield attended college, graduate school in sociology, and law school at Case Western Reserve University and holds the BA and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees. Sheffield conducts research in areas ranging from law and public apology to African-American history in rural Ohio. In addition to having published articles and reviews on legal history, the right to a fair trial, free speech and the press, and the legal profession, Sheffield is completing a manuscript on the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment and the struggle for Negro suffrage in post-reconstruction Ohio. He was the first director of Kenyon's law and society concentration.

Click here to see Ric Sheffield's Faculty Page

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Student Affairs Center
740-427-5145 voice
740-427-5226 fax
martindellj@kenyon.edu

Jane Martindell, dean for academic advising, is responsible for academic advising programs, both general and departmental. She develops programs and services to meet students' special learning needs. Dean Martindell provides counsel to students on academic, social, and personal matters. She initiates conferences with and provides support for first-year students and students on conditional enrollment. Also, her office is responsible for the academic components of orientation programs for new students. Dean Martindell is a source of information and advice concerning postgraduate awards, fellowships, and scholarships, including Fulbright Grants, Marshall Scholarships, and Rhodes Scholarships. Consult with Dean Martindell (martindellj@kenyon.edu) on individual scholastic matters, on academic advising programs, or on postgraduate awards and opportunities.

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Stephens Hall 10
voice: 740-427-5121
fax: 740-427- 5615
harbourte@kenyon.edu

Ellen K. Harbourt joined the staff of the Registrar's Office in 1999 as Banner Conversion Coordinator. The position became Computer Records Specialist in 2000. Ellen was promoted to Associate Registrar and then to Acting Registrar in 2004. Ellen was promoted to Registrar in 2005.

Upon completion of her Bachelor of General Studies degree and certification to teach English as a second language from Ohio University, Ellen taught conversational English in Taiwan for 10 months.

Ellen enjoys making art quilts, gardening, cooking with her husband, biking, reading and walking her black Lab Juno.

Responsibilities:
The registrar maintains the academic records of Kenyon and publishes the Kenyon College Catalogand other enrollment information. The registrar's office should be contacted on matters such as the following:

  • Accessing grades
  • Course enrollment
  • Course schedule
  • Classroom assignments
  • Deadlines
  • Declaration or change of major, minor, or concentration
  • Diplomas
  • Enrollment verifications
  • Examination schedules
  • Graduation requirements
  • Petitions
  • Summer school credit
  • Transcript requests
  • Transfer of credit
  • Veterans Benefits Administration.

Petitions for waivers or substitutions of the academic policies of the College should be directed to the registrar for consideration by the petitions subcommittee of the academic standards committee. Advice on preparing a petition may be sought from the dean for academic advising, or the student's faculty advisor.

Click here to go to the Registrar's page.

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jpeelle
Edelstein House
voice: 740-427-5748
fax: 740-427-5932
peelle@kenyon.edu

Jami Peelle, a graduate of Purdue University with an MLS from SUNY Geneseo, was a Librarian at Kenyon from 1977 until she accepted the postion of Faculty Grants and Fellowships Coordinator in 2003.

Current Responsibilities

  • Faculty Grants and Fellowships Coordinator (FGFC)
    • maintains a Grants and Fellowships web page with information on funding sources, proposal writing, and Kenyon grant guidelines
    • discusses proposal ideas with faculty
    • assists faculty in identifying possible funding sources
    • reads, helps edit, compile, and submit proposals for individual grants and fellowships
    • member of the Kenyon Grants Committee
    • attends FAC meetings especially pertaining to Kenyon in-house grants
    • receives FAC grant applications
  • Administrator for the Kenyon College IRB (Institutional Review Board.)
    • creates and maintains the IRB web pages
    • assists PIs with application procedures
    • receives applications and is the first reviewer
    • recommends review type
    • prepares Reviewer Reports
    • corresponds with PIs, FAs, and others involved in the research as well as board members
    • maintains IRB database and required files
    • prepares meeting minutes, agendas, and reports
    • suggests policy
    • administrates CITI training courses
    • conducts outreach activities including class visits, individual consultations
  • Other
    • Affiliated Scholars
    • creates and maintains the Provost's Web Pages
    • research for Provosts, Associate Provosts, FAC when requested

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Edelstein House
voice: 740-427-5118
fax: 740-427-5932
tedrowd@kenyon.edu

Darlene came to Kenyon in 1998. Among her many responsibilities is finding office space for faculty members and facilitating the moves of faculty from one office to another. She also assists faculty members with Kenyon Faculty Development Grants and Kenyon Summer Stipend applications. Darlene and her husband, Daniel, live in Mount Vernon. They have two daughters, Danielle Moffat, also of Mount Vernon, and Megan Tedrow, who is a junior at Mount Vernon High School.

Please contact Darlene if you have questions about the following:

  • Classroom Equipment and Furniture Requests and Repairs
  • Equipment Funds (Science, Fine Arts, Math)
  • Faculty Development Grants Accounts
    • FDGs and Labalmes
    • Teaching Initiatives Grants
    • Teachers Teaching Teachers Grants
    • Newton Chun
    • Kenyon Summer Stipend
    • NEH Summer Stipend
    • Midwest Faculty Seminar Grants
  • Faculty Offices
    • Office Assignments
    • Office Moves
    • Office - Furnishings, Equipment Repairs or Replacement
  • IFDAs - Individual Faculty Development Accounts
  • Outside Honors Examiners
  • Research Funds, Designated
  • Start-up Funds

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faust

Edelstein House
voice: 740-427-5108
fax: 740-427-5932
faustp@kenyon.edu

Pamela J. Faust came to Kenyon in the fall of 2006 and serves the offices of the President and the Provost jointly as the college's ceremony officer, coordinating small- to large-scale ceremonial events and four internal grant and award programs.

Pamela also provides administrative assistance to the chair and secretary of the faculty throughout the year, and event planning assistance to sister offices in the academic division, including the Center for the Study of American Democracy, the Center for Innovative Pedagogy, and the Center for Global Engagement. In addition, she serves as a student club advisor to the Kenyon Pealers and one of college's role playing game groups.

Originally from Aurora, Ohio, Pamela received a B.A. in English Literature from Hiram College and a M.A. in Arts Policy and Administration from The Ohio State University. Before coming to Kenyon College, she honed her skills as a non-profit administrator and event planner at the Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio, as the director of adult literary programs, and at the Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Foundation in Akron, Ohio, as the event coordinator for development. She currently resides in Mount Vernon with two highly personable (and thoroughly spoiled) cats.

When not ensconced in her cozy office in Edelstein House, she can be seen enthusiastically dashing about the Kenyon campus with flagrant disregard for whatever pair of long-suffering high-heels she happens to be wearing.

Please contact Pamela if you have questions about the following:

Ceremonies:

  • Opening Convocation
  • Founders' Day
  • Honors Day
  • Baccalaureate
  • Commencement
  • Special dedicatory or installation ceremonies

Grants and Awards:

  • The Franklin Miller Awards
  • The Kenyon College Community Development Fund (KCCDF)
  • The Trustee Teaching Excellence Awards (TTEA)
  • The Whiting Awards

Other Areas:

  • Assistance to Faculty Chair and Secretary
  • Faculty and Staff Regalia
  • Submissions for the Fac Pac
  • Faculty Lunches at the Harcourt Parish House

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m foster

Ransom Hall 22
voice: 740-427-5115
fax: 740-427-5870

Michelle joined the Kenyon Community in 2007 as the Late Night Activities coordinator in the Student Activities Office. She continued with this position and added Administrative Assistant to the Reaccreditation Coordinator during the decennial reaccreditation process which ended in September, 2010. She then joined the Office of Admissions as an Admissions Counselor and Campus Visit Coordinator for the 2010-2011 school year. She happily remains in Ransom Hall as the Special Assistant to the Provost beginning this 2011-12 school year.

Michelle holds an Associate Degree in Arts and Sciences, a Bachelor Degree in the Science of Management, and a level II State of Ohio certification to teach drug and alcohol prevention. She is the Knox County Toys for Tots Coordinator, a volunteer grant writer, and spends the majority of her hours attending her son's soccer and basketball games with her husband, and rescued ChiWeenie/team mascot, Friskito.

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Edelstein House
voice: 740-427-5117
fax: 740-427-5932
quinlivana@kenyon.edu

Amy L. Quinlivan came to Kenyon in 1996 as Assistant to the Executive Secretary to the President. After three years, she moved to the Associate Provost office as Executive Assistant to the Associate Provosts. Amy joined Staff Council in July of 2000 and served for four years including a term as the Staff Council President in 2001-2002. Amy also served on The Dance Prize Committee from 2002-2004 and served on the Presidential Advisory and Communications Team (PACT) 2004-2005.

Amy is a graduate of the Central Ohio Technical College in Newark, Ohio were she received an Associates Degree in Business Administration. She resides in Apple Valley with her husband James, beautiful young daughter Isabella Grace, and their two golden retrievers, Lexy and Bailey. Amy enjoys shopping, decorating her home, and spending time with family and friends.

Please contact Amy if you have questions about the following:

  • Academic Infractions Board
  • College Art Inventory
  • Course Evaluations
  • Department Assessment
  • Department Budget Requests
  • Departmental Annual Reports
  • Early Graduation Petitions
  • Edelstein Conference Room Reservations
  • External Department Evaluation
  • Faculty Handbook
  • Final Exam Policy
  • Hiring Workshops
  • Kenyon College Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship
  • New Faculty Orientation
  • NEH Professorship
  • Reviews and Dossier Preparation
  • Synoptic Majors
  • TPC Tenure and Promotion Committee
  • Visiting Faculty Searches

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thumbphoto

Edelstein House
voice:740-427-5974
fax :740-427-5932
frimelk@kenyon.edu

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bethfrey

Ransom Hall 22
voice: 740-427-5119
fax: 740-427-5870
freye@kenyon.edu

Beth Frey came to Kenyon in the Spring of 2011 as the Executive Assistant to the Provost. Beth is a graduate of Miami University where she earned her Bachelors of Arts in International Studies and her Bachelors of Arts in Women's Studies. She lives in Lexington with her two wonderful daughters Emma and Megan and her husband Mark. When she isn't hiking or biking with her family she is taking care of her rambunctious dog and 5 well behaved feline friends.

Current Responsibilities

  • Coordinates the schedule of the provost and manages communications with faculty, administrators, staff, and students.
  • Prepares materials for the provost's meetings, projects and presentations.
  • Compiles and maintains data for the provost's involvement with both internal and external committees; faculty meetings, faculty searches, Tenure and Promotion Committee (TPC), Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA), and the Five Colleges of Ohio (OH5)
  • Organizes meetings for provost's staff.
  • Manages the budgets and transactions for the provost's accounts.
  • Coordinates the academic chairs' meetings.
  • Coordinate the TPC Committee meetings.
  • Faculty Reviews and dossier preparation.

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