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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 2023–2024

President:
Jason Van Nest
Architecture & Design

Vice President:
Raj Tibrewala
School of Management

Recording Secretary:

Rachel Morrison
HEOP

Corresponding Secretary:
Kevin Park
Architecture & Design

Membership

Constitution of the Academic Senate

2023-24 Academic Senate Team Drive

Past Constitutions

Calendar of the 2023-24 Academic Senate

Date Time Location Participation
Fri., Sep. 29 (Fall, Week 4) 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom (ID: 694 8736 283) Open to All Faculty and Staff
Fri., Dec. 1 (Fall, Week 13) 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom (ID: 694 8736 283) Open to All Faculty and Staff
Fri., Feb. 9 (Spring, Week 3) 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom (ID: 694 8736 283) Open to All Faculty and Staff
Fri., March 29 (Spring, Week 10) 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom (ID: 694 8736 283) Open to All Faculty and Staff
Fri., May 3 (Spring, Week 15) 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom (ID: 694 8736 283) Open to All Faculty and Staff

MINUTES OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE

For the meeting dates of each individual standing committee of the Academic Senate, please refer to their committee page:

Full Meeting Calendar for all of the Academic Senate and Committees, updated August 16, 2021

Academic Senate Calendar of Meetings 2023-2024.pdf

Full Membership of the Academic Senate, Academic Year 2023-2024

Updated: 2023-08-23

A. Administration: Ex Officio with Vote (20)

  1. President: Hank Foley
  2. Provost and Executive Vice President: Jerry Balentine
  3. Vice President: Enrollment Management: Joseph Posillico
  4. Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations: Patrick Minson
  5. Vice President, Information Technology Services & CIO: Pennie Turgeon
  6. Vice President, Capital Planning & Facilities: Donald Booth
  7. Dean of the School of Health Professions: Gordon Schmidt
  8. Dean of the School of Architecture and Design: Maria Perbellini
  9. Dean of the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences: Babak Beheshti
  10. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences: Dan Quigley
  11. Dean of the School of Management: Deborah Cohn (Interim)
  12. Dean, Vancouver: Irene Young
  13. Dean of Students: Felipe Henao
  14. Medical Director: Brian Harper
  15. Associate Provost: Francesca Fiore
  16. Associate Provost: Fran Glazer
  17. Assistant Provost, Student Engagement & Development: Tiffani Hinds
  18. Senior Director, International & Experiential Education: Amy Bravo
  19. Director, Research, Assessment & Decision Support: Shifang Li
  20. Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer: Barabara Holahan

B. Faculty Senators (39)

  • NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (2)
    1. Viswanathan Rajagopalan (2024)
    2. Aki Watanabe (2025)

  • School of Architecture and Design (6)

    1. Farzana Gandhi (2025)
    2. Hyun-Tae Jung (2024)
    3. Sandra Manninger (2025)
    4. Kevin Park (2025)
    5. Athina Papadopoulo (2025)
    6. Clarke Snell (2025)

  • College of Arts and Sciences (11)

    1. Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis (2024)
    2. Chinmoy Bhattacharjee (2024)
    3. Nicole Calma-Roddin (2025)
    4. Minaz Fazal (2025)
    5. Amanda Golden (2024)
    6. Jennifer Griffiths (2024)
    7. Cameka Hazel (2025)
    8. Vitaly Katsnelson (2024)
    9. Jacqueline Keighron (2024)
    10. Mena Yousef (2025)
    11. Katherine Williams (2025)

  • School of Engineering and Computing Sciences (8)

    1. Kiran Balagani (2025)
    2. Steve Billis (2024)
    3. Batu Chalise (2024)
    4. Xueqing Huang (2025)
    5. Ehsan Kamel (2024)
    6. Tindaro Loppolo (2025)
    7. Anand Santhanakrishnan (2024)
    8. Xun Yu (2025)

  • School of Health Professions (7)

    1. Jackie Cotgreave (2025)
    2. Pamela Karp (2024)
    3. Shinu Kuriakose (2024)
    4. Terry Ingenito (2025)
    5. Kelly Lavin (2025)
    6. Amerigo Rossi (2025)
    7. Alex Rothstein (2024)

  • School of Management (5)

    1. Joshua Bienstock (2025)
    2. Maya Kroumova (2025)
    3. Rakesh Mittal (2024)
    4. Kevin O'Sullivan (2024)
    5. Amba Sekhar (2024)
    6. Raj Tibrewala (2025)

C. Other Faculty Not Representing Specific Schools (5)

  • At-Large Senators (2)
    1. New York City: Jason Van Nest
    2. Old Westbury: Shaya Sheikh

  • Immediate Past President (1)

    1. Niharika Nath

  • AAUP Chapter Presidents (2)

    1. Ellen Katz (MA)
    2. Stan Silverman (OW)

D. Professional Staff Senators (4)

  • Librarians (2)
    1. Diana Moronta (MA-2025)
    2. Vanessa Viola (OW-2024)
    • Others (2)
      1. Monika Rohde (2024)
      2. Patricia Napolitano (2024)

    E. Student Government Association (SGA) Presidents (2)

    1. Ali Gawadi (MA)
    2. Yamini Patel (LI)

    F. Non-Voting Invited Guests (20)

    1. VP, Provost for Research: Jared Littman
    2. Registrar: Ian White
    3. Dean, Admissions & Financial Aid: Karen Vahey
    4. Senior Director, Research, Assessment & Decision Support: Mohammed Moizuddin
    5. Senior Director, UG Admissions: Marcelle Hicks
    6. Director, Academic Technology Services: Laurey Harvey
    7. Director, Student Engagement & Development Admin & Operations: Joanne West
    8. Director, Library Public & Technical Services: Rosemary Burgos-Mira
    9. Director, HEOP: Rachel Morrison
    10. Senior Director, Communications & PR: Elizabeth Sullivan
    11. Vancouver: Greg Gerber
    12. Chair, Humanities (LI), College of Arts & Sciences: Elaine Brown
    13. Chair, Psychology and Counseling, College of Arts & Sciences: Maria Lapadula Perez
    14. Physicians Assistant Studies: Yennir Armand
    15. Computer Science: Jerry Cheng
    16. Architecture: Frances Campani
    17. Counseling: Nayoung Kim
    18. Management: Radoslaw Nowak
    19. Architecture: Nader Vossoughian
    20. General Counsel: Catherine Flickinger

    Academic Senate Reporting – MINUTES OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE