Academic Senate

The Academic Senate of New York Institute of Technology is an assembly of faculty and administrators that advises New York Tech’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 2025–2026

President:
Kevin O’Sullivan
School of Management

Vice President:
Raj Tibrewala 
School of Management

Recording Secretary:
Rachel Morrison 
HEOP

Corresponding Secretary:
Sandra Manning
Architecture & Design

Files

Membership

Constitution of the Academic Senate

Past Constitutions

Calendar of the 2025-2026 Academic Senate

DateTimeLocationParticipations
Friday, September 26, 202510 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.ZoomOpen to All Faculty and Staff
Friday, December 5, 202510 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.ZoomOpen to All Faculty and Staff
Friday, February 13, 202610 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.ZoomOpen to All Faculty and Staff
Friday, March 27, 202610 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.ZoomOpen to All Faculty and Staff
Friday, May 1, 202610 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.ZoomOpen 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 2025-2026.pdf

Full Membership of the Academic Senate, Academic Year 2025-2026

Updated: 2025-12-01

A. Administration: Ex Officio with Vote (20)

  1. New York Tech President: Jerry Balentine
  2. Associate Provost Innovation: Francesca Fiore
  3. Dean of Students: Felipe Henao
  4. VP, Enrollment Management: Joseph Posillico
  5. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences: Charles Moore
  6. Interim Provose: Francine Glazer
  7. VP Financial Affairs, Chief Financial Officer and Treasure: Barbara Holahan
  8. Medical Director: Brian Harper
  9. Dean, College of Engineering & Computing Sciences: Babak Beheshti
  10. Interim Provost: Francine Glazer
  11. Director, Research, Assessment & Decision Support & USSA: Shifang Li
  12. Interim Dean, School of Health Professions: Nicole Wadsworth
  13. Dean of the School of Management – designee: Jaishankar Ganesh
  14. Director, Experiential Education: Adrienne McNally
  15. Dean, School of Architecture and Design: Maria Perbellini
  16. Dean, Vancouver Campus: Irene Young
  17. Dean of Libraries: Millie Gonzalez
  18. VP, Information Technology & CIO: Pennie Turgeon
  19. VP, Capital Planning & Facilities: Donald Booth
  20. Assistant Provost, Student Engagement & Development: Tiffani Hinds

B. Faculty Senators (39)

School of Architecture and Design (7)
  1. Nader Vossoughian (2026)
  2. Andreas Theodoridis (2027)
  3. Marta Caldeira (2027)
  4. Gertrudis Brens (2027)
  5. Clarke Snell (2027)
  6. Sung (Kevin) Park (2027)
  7. Sandra Manninger (2027)
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (1)
  1. Karen Poole (2027)
College of Arts and Sciences (13)
  1. Minaz Fazal (2027)
  2. Amanda Golden (2026)
  3. Robert Alexander (2027)
  4. Baole Wen (2027)
  5. Subhabrata Chaudhury (2027)
  6. Lori Jirousek-Falls (2026)
  7. Baole Wen (2026)
  8. Bryan Gibb (2026)
  9. Subhabrata Chaudhury (2026)
  10. Fanita Henderson (2027)
  11. Larry Silverstein (2027)
  12. Jessica Hautsch (2027)
  13. Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis (2027)
School of Engineering and Computing Sciences (15)
  1. Xun Yu
  2. Steve Billis (2026)
  3. George Salayka (2026)
  4. Alain Boldini (2027)
  5. Wei Zeng (2026)
  6. Alain Boldini (2026)
  7. Kazi Ahmed (2026)
  8. Azhar Ilyas (2027)
  9. Anand Santhanakrishnan (2026)
  10. Steve Billis (2026)
  11. Azhar Ilyas (2027)
  12. Ehsan Kamel (2026)
  13. Wei Zeng (2027)
  14. Anand Santhanakrishnan (2026)
  15. Xun Yu (2027)
School of Health Professions (8)
  1. Jessica Varghese (2026)
  2. Yennie Armand (2027)
  3. Daniel Moscto (2026)
  4. Ling Wan-Albert (2026)
  5. Daniel Moscto (2027)
  6. Beth Elenko (2026)
  7. Yennie Armand (2026)
  8. Beth Elenko (2026)
School of Management (3)
  1. Bisrat Kinfemichael (2026)
  2. Samer Charbaji (2027)
  3. Raj Tibrewala (2027)
Vancouver (1)
  1. Tianze Li (2026)

C. Other Faculty Not Representing Specific Schools (5)

At-Large Senators (2)
  1. Long Island: Mary Squillace (2026)
  2. New York City: Lissi Athanasiou-Krikelis (2027)
AAUP Chapter Presidents (2)
  1. New York City: Ellen Katz
  2. Long Island: Stan Silverman
Immediate Past President (1)
  1. Niharika Nath

D. Professional Staff Senators (5)

Librarians (3)
  1. New York City: Sebastien Marion (2025)
  2. Eduardo Rivera (2026)
  3. Catherine Hartup (2026)
Others (2)
  1. Monika Rohde (2025)
  2. Jeunelle Sanabria (2025)

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

  1. New York City: Yael Mendez (2026)
  2. Long Island T’ron Strapp (2026)

F. Non-Voting Invited Guests (20)

  1. Director, Student Administration & Operations: Joanne West (2026)
  2. Chair, Biological & Chemical Sciences: Giovanni Meloni (2026)
  3. Chair, Psychology & Counseling: Maria Lapadulla Perez (2026)
  4. Dean, Admissions: Marcelle Hicks (2026)
  5. Chair, Humanities: Elaine Brown (2026)
  6. Library: Rosemary Burgos-Mira (2026)
  7. Dean, Admissions: Marcelle Hicks
  8. Library: Rosemary Burgos-Mira
  9. Registrar: Ian White (2026)
  10. Director, Institutional Research: Mohammed Moizuddin
  11. Director, HEOP: Rachel Morrison HEOP
  12. General Counsel: Catherine Flickinger (2026)
  13. Sr. Director, Communications & PR: Libby Sullivan (2026)
  14. Centre for Teaching & Learning Vancouver: Greg Gerber (2026)
  15. Director, Information Technology: Laurie Harvey (2026)
  16. Registrar: Ian White (2026)
  17. Senior Director, UG Admissions: Marcelle Hicks (2026)
  18. Director, HEOP: Rachel Morrison (2026)
  19. Chair, Math: Ranja Roy (2026)
  20. Coordinator, DATA 101: Noura El Habbal (2026)
Academic Senate Reporting – Minutes of the Academic Senate