Rate My Professor Cressie Volz

Cressie Volz serves as the administrative specialist for the Natural Science Division at Illinois Wesleyan University. She handles key administrative functions for multiple departments within the division, including Psychology, Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics. For instance, prospective candidates for the tenure-track position of Assistant or Associate Professor of Social Psychology, beginning in August 2025, are instructed to submit their cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, research statement, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to Cressie Volz at psych@iwu.edu. Similarly, applications for the Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science position, including a cover letter, CV, transcripts, teaching statement, and three references, are directed to her at cvolz@iwu.edu. In the Mathematics Department, she is the designated contact for requesting copies of publications such as Linear Algebra, which was published on May 19, 2011.

Cressie Volz contributes to university governance as a non-faculty member on elective and appointive committees for 2025-26 and prior years. She is a member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), chaired by Joe Williams, Professor and Chair of Psychology, along with members such as Lauren Kneip, Director of Laboratory Animals, Chisato Kojima from WLLC, and Edgar Lehr from Biology. As the Administrative Record Keeper for IACUC, researchers submit both a signed paper copy and an electronic copy of protocols to her at cvolz@iwu.edu to ensure compliance with university procedures. Her roles facilitate faculty recruitment processes, distribution of departmental resources, and maintenance of research protocol records at Illinois Wesleyan University.