
Academic Senate
The Academic Senate of New York Institute of Technology is an assembly of faculty and administrators that advises NYIT’s president and board of trustees on a variety of issues related to the operations of the college. Senators represent each academic major and related administrative offices, and are elected by their colleagues at the beginning of each fall term to serve for the academic year. Senate officers are elected at the first meeting of each academic year.
Officers 2022–2023
President:
Jason Van Nest
Architecture & Design
Vice President:
Raj Tibrewala
School of Management
Recording Secretary:
Sebastien MarionLibrary
Corresponding Secretary:
Kevin Park
Architecture & Design
Membership
Constitution of the Academic Senate
- Academic Senate Constitution approved May 1, 2020.pdf
- Constitution and Calendar Committee Amendment.pdf
- Vancouver Amendment.pdf
2022-23 Academic Senate Team Drive
Past Constitutions
- Amendments to the Academic Senate Constitution, December 7, 2018.pdf
- Academic Senate Constitution approved May 9, 2014.pdf
- Academic Senate Constitution approved May 11, 2012.pdf
- Constitution of the Academic Senate for 2003-2004.pdf
Calendar of the 2022-23 Academic Senate
Date | Time | Location |
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Friday, September 30 (Fall, Week 4) | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Zoom (ID: 694 8736 283) |
Friday, December 2 (Fall, Week 13) | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Zoom (ID: 694 8736 283) |
Friday, February 10 (Spring, Week 3) | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Zoom (ID: 694 8736 283) |
Friday, March 31 (Spring, Week 10) | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Zoom (ID: 694 8736 283) |
Friday, May 5 (Spring, Week 15) | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Zoom (ID: 694 8736 283) |
MINUTES OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
For the meeting dates of each individual standing committee of the Academic Senate, please refer to their committee page:
- Admissions and Academic Standards
- Budget, Finances, and Resource Allocations
- Communications
- Constitution
- Continuous Program Improvement
- Curriculum
- Educational Technology
- Executive Committee
- Grade Appeals Committee
- Institutional Development
- Library Systems
- Ad Hoc, Institute-wide Undergraduate Research
Full Meeting Calendar for all of the Academic Senate and Committees, updated August 16, 2021
Academic Senate Calendar of Meetings 2022-2023.pdf
Full Membership of the Academic Senate, Academic Year 2022-2023
Updated: 2022-12-01
Senate President: Jason Van Nest
Senate Vice President: Raj Tibrewela
Recording Secretary: Sebastien Marion
Corresponding Secretary: Kevin Park
A. Administration: Ex Officio with Vote (20)
- President: Hank Foley
- Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer: Jerry Balentine
- Vice President for Academic Affairs: Jerry Balentine (Interim)
- Vice President: Enrollment Management: Joseph Posillico
- Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations: Patrick Minson
- Vice President, Information Technology Services & CIO: Pennie Turgeon
- Dean of the School of Health Professions: Gordon Schmidt
- Dean of the School of Architecture and Design: Maria Perbellini
- Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences: Babak Beheshti
- Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences: Dan Quigley
- Dean of the School of Management: Deborah Cohn (Interim)
- Dean, Vancouver: Irene Young
- Dean of Students: Felipe Henao
- Medical Director: Brian Harper
- Associate Provost: Francesca Fiore
- Associate Provost: Fran Glazer
- Assistant Provost, Student Engagement & Development: Tiffani Hinds
- Senior Director, International & Experiential Education: Amy Bravo
- Director, Research, Assessment & Decision Support: Shifang Li
- Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer: Barabara Holahan
B. Faculty Senators (39)
- NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (2)
- Nathan Thompson (2023)
- Viswanathan Rajagopalan (2024)
School of Architecture and Design (6)
- Frances Campani (2023)
- Hyun-Tae Jung (2024)
- Dong-sei Kim (2023)
- Kevin Park (2023)
- Tom Verebes (2023)
- Nader Vossoughian (2023)
College of Arts and Sciences (12)
- Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis (2024)
- Chinmoy Bhattacharjee (2024)
- Nicole Calma-Roddin (2023)
- Minaz Fazal (2023)
- Amanda Golden (2024)
- Jennifer Griffiths (2024)
- Melissa Huey (2023)
- Michael Izady (2023)
- Vitaly Katsnelson (2024)
- Jacqueline Keighron (2024)
- Nayoung Kim (2023)
- John Misak (2023)
School of Engineering and Computing Sciences (7)
- Chalise Batu (2024)
- Steve Billis (2024)
- Xueqing Huang (2023)
- Ehsan Kamel (2024)
- Maryam Raven (2023)
- Anand Santhanakrishnan (2024)
- Xun Yu (2023)
School of Health Professions (5)
- Yennie Armand (2023)
- Jackie Cotgreave (2023)
- Shinu Kuriakose (2024)
- Pamela Karp (2024)
- Alex Rothstein (2024)
School of Management (5)
- Diamondo Afxentiou (2023)
- Joshua Bienstock (2023)
- Rakesh Mittal (2024)
- Kevin O'Sullivan (2024)
- Amba Sekhar (2024)
- Raj Tibrewala (2023)
C. Other Faculty Not Representing Specific Schools (5)
- At-Large Senators (2)
- New York City:
- Old Westbury: Chris Douvris
Immediate Past President (1)
- Niharika Nath
AAUP Chapter Presidents (2)
- Ellen Katz (MA)
- Stan Silverman (OW)
D. Professional Staff Senators (4)
- Librarians (2)
- Sebastien Marion (MA-2023)
- Vanessa Viola (OW-2024)
- Others (2)
- Monika Rohde (2023)
- Patricia Napolitano (2023)
- Zoya Haq (MA)
- Saad Khan (LI)
- Dean, Admissions & Financial Aid: Karen Vahey
- Registrar: Ian White
- Senior Director, Sponsored Programs & Research: Dawn Grzan
- Senior Director, Research, Assessment & Decision Support: Mohammed Moizuddin
- Senior Director, UG Admissions: Marcelle Hicks
- Director, Academic Technology Services: Laurey Harvey
- Director, Student Engagement & Development Admin & Operations: Joanne West
- Director, Library Public & Technical Services: Rosemary Burgos-Mira
- Senior Director, Communications & PR: Elizabeth Sullivan
- Counselor, HEOP: Rachel Morrison
- Vancouver: Greg Gerber
- Chair, Humanities (LI), College of Arts & Sciences: Elaine Brown
- Chair, Humanities (NYC), College of Arts & Sciences: Katherine Williams
- Chair, Behavioral Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences: Maria Lapadula Perez
- School of Management: Radoslaw Nowak
- General Counsel: Catherine Flickinger
E. Student Government Association (SGA) Presidents (2)