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 2021–2022
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
2021-22 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 2021-22 Academic Senate
Date | Time | Location |
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Friday, October 8 (Fall, Week 4) | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Zoom (ID: 6948736283) |
Friday, December 3 (Fall, Week 13) | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Zoom (ID: 6948736283) |
Friday, February 18 (Spring, Week 3) | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Zoom (ID: 6948736283) |
Friday, April 1 (Spring, Week 10) | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Zoom (ID: 6948736283) |
Friday, May 6 (Spring, Week 15) | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Zoom (ID: 6948736283) |
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
- Education 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 2021-2022.pdf
Full Membership of the Academic Senate, Academic Year 2021-2022
Updated: 2022-03-05
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
- Vice President, Chief Architect: Suzanne Musho
- 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 (SOM designee)
- Medical Director: Brian Harper
- Assistant Provost, Student Engagement & Development: Tiffani Blake
- Dean of Students: Felipe Henao
- 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 (2022)
School of Architecture and Design (5)
- Frances Campani (2023)
- Hyun-Tae Jung (2022)
- Dong-sei Kim (2023)
- Tom Verebes (2023)
- Nader Vossoughian (2023)
College of Arts and Sciences (13)
- Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis (2022)
- Nicole Calma-Roddin (2023)
- Chris Douvris (2023)
- Sophia Domokos (2022)
- Minaz Fazal (2023)
- Jole Fiorito (2022)
- Donald Fizzignoglia (2022)
- Melissa Huey (2023)
- Michael Izady (2023)
- Vitaly Katsnelson (2023)
- Nayoung Kim (2023)
- John Misak (2023)
- Kevin Park Sung (2023)
School of Engineering and Computing Sciences (8)
- Ahmadreza Baghaie (2023)
- Steve Billis (2022)
- Batu Chalise (2022)
- Xeuqing Huang (2023)
- Ehsan Kamel (OW-2022)
- Wenjia Li (2022)
- Maryam Raven (2023)
- Xun Yu (2023)
School of Health Professions (6)
- Yennie Armand (2023)
- Zehra (Anoma) Ahmed (2022)
- Jackie Cotgreave (2023)
- Mark Gugliotti (2022)
- Pamela Karp (2022)
- Mary Frances McGibbon (2022)
School of Management (6)
- Diamondo Afxentiou (2023)
- Joshua Bienstock (2023)
- Xueting Jiang (2022)
- Bisrat Kinfemichael (2022)
- Kevin O'Sullivan (2022)
- Raj Tibrewala (2023)
C. Other Faculty Not Representing Specific Schools (5)
- At-Large Senators (2)
- New York City: Kevin Park
- Old Westbury: Chris Douvris
Immediate Past President (1)
- Elizabeth Donaldson (OW)
AAUP Chapter Presidents (2)
- Ellen Katz (MA)
- Stan Silverman (OW)
D. Professional Staff Senators (4)
- Librarians (2)
- Sebastien Marion (MA-2023)
- Vanessa Viola (OW-2022)
- Others (2)
- Monika Rohde (2022)
- Patricia Napolitano (2022)
- Anoushka Guha (LI)
- Lillian Pratt (MA)
- Dean, Admissions & Financial Aid: Karen Vahey
- Registrar: Ian White
- Senior Director, Sponsored Programs & Research: Dawn Grzan
- Senior Director, Research, Assessment & Decision Support: Michael Lane
- Senior Director, UG Admissions: Marcelle Hicks
- Director, Career Services: Laurie Hollister
- Director, Academic Technology Services: Laurey Harvey
- Director, Student Engagement & Development Admin & Operations: Joanne West
- Director, Library Public & Technical Services: Rosemary Burgos-Mira
- Counselor, HEOP: Rachel Morrison
- Associate Provost, Educational Innovation/Director, CTL: Francine Glazer
- General Counsel: Catherine Flickinger
E. Student Government Association (SGA) Presidents (2)