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Dr. Greg Bish Elevated to Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Chief of Staff

January 28, 2026

The Office of the President is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Greg Bish to the expanded role of Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Chief of Staff.

The new vice president position reflects the University鈥檚 continued emphasis on institutional effectiveness and continuous improvement. In this role, Dr. Bish will provide executive leadership for the University鈥檚 institutional accreditation with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), as well as provide support for program-level accreditation and strategic priorities. In his new role, he will become Houghton鈥檚 designated MSCHE Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO).

President Lewis聽stated, 鈥淚n his role as Chief of Staff,聽Dr. Bish聽has聽provided聽exceptional leadership聽as聽primary liaison to the Houghton Board of Trustees, organizing their work and supporting their strategic priorities.聽He has also provided聽invaluable leadership聽with聽organizing and聽facilitating聽the work of the executive leadership cabinet (ELC), launching and leading strategic initiatives, and fostering collaboration聽across聽University聽offices.聽He is well-prepared and equipped to take on this聽new and critically important聽executive leadership聽role.聽鈥

Dr. Bish鈥檚 research and professional background聽have prepared him well for聽this聽expanded聽leadership聽role. His work has consistently focused on bringing creative solutions to challenges and聽identifying聽outcomes across the institution.

鈥淚 am honored by the opportunity to serve 黑料科 in this elevated capacity,鈥 said Dr. Bish. 鈥淚 look forward to continuing to support the President鈥檚 vision and working with Houghton鈥檚 leadership to ensure Houghton not only maintains the highest standards of excellence through our accreditation work but also boldly pursues innovative solutions for the future.鈥

In this expanded capacity, Dr. Bish will聽retain聽his core functions as Chief of Staff, serving as the central coordinator for the Executive Leadership Cabinet, primary liaison to the Board of Trustees, and providing executive support to the president.

Dr. Bish holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Azusa Pacific University, an MS.Ed. in College Student Development from Alfred University, and a B.A. in Educational Ministries from Houghton College. He has served as the Chief of Staff since 2021 and will assume his expanded role effective February 1, 2026.

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