Karen Marrongelle
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic
Standards and Collaborations
Oregon University System
Email: Karen_Marrongelle@ous.edu

Karen Marrongelle is assistant vice chancellor for academic standards and collaborations in the Office of the Chancellor, Oregon University System. Marrongelle works in the areas of PK-20 academic standards, student learning assessment, teacher education, diversity/equity efforts, and support for the academic role of OUS faculty. Her work includes an emphasis on national, statewide and OUS initiatives directed at monitoring and enhancing the success of students as they move into and through OUS institutions. Prior to joining the Chancellor’s Office, Dr. Marrongelle served as assistant dean for research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Port land State University and was an active faculty member in the Fairborz Maseeh Department of Mathematics and Statistics between 2001 and 2011. In her work at PSU, she directed the Mathematics Education Doctoral Program, conducted an active research program in undergraduate mathematics education, and led three major National Science Foundation-funded projects focused on the professional development of K-12 mathematics teachers. From 2007-2009, Marrongelle served on a rotation as a program officer at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C., while a tenured faculty member at PSU.