Senate Committees

The committee shall:

•  Receive reports from the duly elected Academic Affairs (Curriculum) Committees of all Units within the University and recommend Senate action on new or restructured programs or courses, including any changes in designated course co- or prerequisite, proposed by the Units.

•  Review and recommend Senate action on any initiatives that seek accreditation and registration for new programs.

•  Review and recommend Senate action on proposals for the creation, merger and/or abolition of programs and academic units, or on other appropriate academic affairs/issues.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated by the Senate.

Academic Affairs Committee Membership

Edmund Pajarillo (CNPH), Chair

James Cho (Library), Jean Lau Chin (Psychology), Steve Cox (Education), Rani Varghese (SSW), Tonya Samuel (CNPH), Heather Waters (A&S Music), Xiaoxing Liu (Mathematics & Computer Science), Diane Caracciolo (Education), Christopher Saucedo (Art & Art History), Jonathan Hiller (Languages), Samantha Kovener (A&S)

Ex-Officio Members: Angela Friedman (ex-officio), Linda Jean-Louis (Assoc. Registrar)

The committee shall:

•  Review and recommend policies and practices regarding student academic performance, including issues related to probationary criteria and practices, student program progress criteria, advisement and or guidance, and remediation practices (including the learning disabilities support program).

•  Review policies of probation and dismissal, providing written recommendations to the Senate.

•  Review policies related to academic freedom in relation to standards, making recommendations to the Senate.

•  Work with the Office of Academic Services to review University policy on administrative aspects of grading policy.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated by the Senate.

Academic Standards Committee Membership

Louise Geddes, Chair (Spring ’19)

Ruth Coffey, Chair (Fall ’18)

Charles R. Baker, Arlene Trolman, Jerold Gold, Michael Moore, Debra Swenson, Godfrey Gregg, Hasan Sapci

The committee shall:

•  Evaluate the status of informational technology in light of the academic needs and freedoms of faculty and academic needs of students.

•  Review plans for the amount and availability of information technology for faculty and students.

•  Develop and recommend a policy for the acquisition of academic software and hardware.

•  Work, through its services subcommittee, to resolve short-term issues relating to academic technology.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated by the Senate.

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Academic Information and Technology Committee Membership

Emilia Zarco, Co-Chair

Aaron C.Y. Hung, Co-Chair

Carol Ann Boyle, Susan Eichenholtz, Chelsea Heinz, Kenneth Herold, Aaron Chia Yuan Hung, Mitchell Kase, Marilyn Klainberg, Stavroula Kyriakakis, Edmund Pajarillo, Monica Yang, Emilia Zarco, Diane Dembicki

The committee shall:

• Monitor and evaluate opportunities for participation in governance, opportunities for professional advancement, and participation in the academic life of the university provided for part-time faculty. 
• Monitor compliance with the Faculty Handbook and with stated school policies of the University and its schools or units as they relate to part-time faculty. 
• Make recommendations to relevant Senate and University committees, and to the Faculty Senate, concerning any policy issues that have an impact on Part-Time faculty.

Committee on Part-Time Faculty Inclusion Membership

Membership will include primarily part-time faculty and a steering committee that represents each of the academic units.

Devin Thornburg, Chair

Joseph Celentano, Chair

Martha Mason, Tobie Langsam, Mary Anderson, Paul Schweyer, Ira Jaskoll, John Krueger, Eleanor Skolnick, Vasiliki Kanellis, James Mcaleese, Gary Schechter, Libra Patrice, Joseph Celentano, Joseph Colacicco, Avesta Khursand, Sandra Castro

The committee shall:

•  In cooperation with the Director of Admissions, review and recommend on admission policies including standards, recruitment and retention strategies.

•  In cooperation with the Office of the Provost and the Office of Enrollment Management, review performance on student retention and recommend policies regarding retention issues.

•  Work closely with the Director of Admissions and the Office of Enrollment Management to promote and develop full Faculty participation in the recruitment process, including school visitations, receptions, open houses, etc.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated by the Senate.

Admissions and Retention Committee Membership

Lee Stemkoski, Chair

Barbara Cunningham, Josh Hiller, Radhika Kumar, Lily Lev

The committee shall:

•  Review the mission and goals of the Athletic Program and identify areas where help may be needed to meet these objectives.

•  Review University rules and regulations regarding recruitment, eligibility, role and the function of the Faculty Athletic Representative, as well as that of the University Compliance Committee.

•  Identify and recommend policy on academically, socially and financially related issues and/or problems regarding student athletes.

•  Review and evaluate University compliance with Title IX.

•  Report on the graduation rates of athletes.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated by the Senate.

Athletics Committee Membership

Bob Perez, Chair

Bedard, W. Waters, A. Libertella, M. Manson

The committee shall:

•  Conduct and supervise all elections involving the Faculty Senate including Senate officers, Executive Committee, and the succeeding Credentials and Election Committee.

•  Conduct and supervise all elections requiring the participation of the total eligible voting faculty.

•  Examine the credentials, rule on the eligibility and recommend the seating of all Senators.

•  Discharge other duties as delegated to it by the Faculty Senate.

Credentials and Elections Committee Membership

Jiang Zhang, Chair

Rakesh Gupta

The committee shall:

•  Review all documents from the Administration concerning budgetary plans and policies.

•  Present interim and final recommendations to the Senate about the implications and/or any necessary alterations of these plans and policies based upon assessment of current programs and Units across the University.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated by the Senate.

Finance Committee Membership

Jack Angel, Chair

Michael Driscoll, Robert Goldberg, Art Leibowitz

The committee shall:

•  Work toward increasing sensitivity and awareness, and educating students, faculty, administrators and staff on the Adelphi campus about the needs of individuals with disabilities.

•  Make recommendations to the appropriate individuals or departments concerning issues of accessibility and safety of buildings and accessibility to programs.

•  Review and recommend policies pertaining to Adelphi University and individuals with disabilities.

•  Provide follow-up on recent consultants’ reports as they pertain to members of the Adelphi community with disabilities.

•  Review and report on the availability of various forms of adaptive technology and make recommendations regarding the enhancement of such technologies or the acquisition of new assistive technologies.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated by the Senate.

Individuals with Disabilities Committee Membership

Stephen Shore, Chair

Pavan Antony, Anita Frey, Rosemary Garabedian, Perry Greene, Michael Lennon, Stacey Golden, Deborah Little, Mitchell Nagler, Elizabeth Oakes-Lani, Lois O’Neill, Lora-Jean Puccio, Benjamin Rosner, Heather Rotter, Susan Spencer, June Trizzino, Christopher Toften, Anna Zinko

The committee shall:

•  Work with the Office of Student Affairs to review the Student Judiciary Act and the proposals for modification of the Act.

Judiciary Committee Membership

The committee shall:

•  Work in cooperation with the Dean of the Libraries, Library Faculty and SCAIT to evaluate the status of library holdings in light of the academic needs of faculty and students.

•  Work in cooperation with the Dean of the Libraries and Library Faculty to develop a long range plan to improve the library and maximize its function as a quality resource for faculty and students.

•  Work to support, strengthen, and monitor the system of library liaison with schools and departments to ensure currency in library acquisitions.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated by the Senate.

Library Committee Membership

Hanna Kim, Chair

Kirsten Ziomek, Vice Chair (on leave Fall ’18)

Tatiana Bryant, Vice Chair (Spring ’19)

Orion Duckstein, Matthias Foellmer, Kenneth Herold, Beth Heydemann, John McDermott, Victor Oliva (F18), Soon Ryoo, Hasan Sapci

The committee shall:

•  Develop, gain approval and publicize University vision and strategic objectives for scholarly achievement

•  Develop a strategy and strategic objectives to Integrate Adelphi scholarship into online research platforms like Digital Commons, ResearchGate, Google School etc. including tool-kits & training 

•  Develop a PR plan to enhance Adelphi’s reputation for meaningful scholarship

•  Tentatively offer research awards for which the committee determines and oversees criteria and process

•  Develop and run monthly university-wide faculty ‘brownbag’/colloquia

Scholarship Committee Membership

Kevin Mercier, Co-Chair (Fall ’18)

Kate Fiori, Co-Chair (Fall ’18 and Spring ’19)

Matthias Foellmer, Co-Chair (Spring ’19)

Chrisann Newransky (SSW), Christopher Storm (Assoc. Provost), Dana Battaglia (CSD), Elizabeth Cohn (CHI), Jacqueline Johnson (Sociology), Jiang Zhang (WSB), John McDermott (Theatre), Justyna Widera (Chemistry), Kenneth Herold (Assoc. Dean, University Libraries), Laura Brumariu (Psychology/Derner), Mary Cortina (Director, Research/Spc. Programs), Michael Christofferson (History), Rachel Isaac-Menard (University Libraries), Vanessa Leander (Auxiliary Services), Wei Liu (CNPH)

The committee shall:

•  Review the quality of undergraduate and graduate student life at the University and make recommendations to the Senate to improve the quality of student life. The committee shall consult with the Committee on Admissions and Retention concerning the review and recommendations.

•  Advise the Office of Student Affairs on policies and procedures pertinent to all aspects of student life, offering a summary report to the Senate.

•  Oversee the work of the Pre-Medical and Pre-Law Councils.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated by the Senate.

Student Life and Development Committee Membership

Maggie Lally, Chair (Fall ’18)

Justyna Widera, Chair (Spring ’19)

Anna Zinko, Co-Chair

Faculty: Sarah Eltabib, Loriann Gross, Stephanie Lake

Administrators: Joseph DeGearo, Della Hudson

Staff: Emily Dorko, Karen Sandoval, David Saenz

Students: Shayla Clark, Alexandra Harris, Anmol Kumar

The committee shall:

•  Serve as an advocate to maintain the high priority that Adelphi has placed on good teaching.

•  Organize and hold workshops on teaching, the purpose of which is not assessment, but colleagues learning from colleagues.

•  Monitor the academic advisement system.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated by the Senate.

Teaching and Advisement Committee Membership

Steven Cox, Chair

Melissa Van Alstine – Parris, Co-Chair

Cindy Arroyo (CSD),  Jean Harris ( ESHSPESM), Paul Rukavina (ESHSPESM), Courtney Lee Weida (C&I), Deborah A. Ambrosio (Nursing), Karen Mancini (Nursing), Janet Raman (Nursing), Ruth McShane (Arts & Sciences), Lawrence Hobbie (Biology), Melissa VanAlstine-Parris (Chemistry), Joseph Celentano (Business), Lauren Lavoie (Learning Center), Jennifer Walsh (Academic Services), Ryan Sobeck (FCPE), Nathalie Zarisfi (FCPE).

The committee shall:

•  Endeavor to welcome and encourage the association and confederation of untenured faculty members into the life of the University by fostering and promoting informal interactions among themselves and with tenured faculty members.

•  Supplement departmental practices in the guidance of untenured full time faculty through their tenure and review process.

•  Conduct regularly scheduled public gatherings to enable untenured faculty members to present their research, scholarly or creative professional work to the Adelphi community in a social setting.

•  Work to promote the development of untenured faculty members by serving as an advocate for awareness of the needs of those faculty members.

•  Report to the Faculty Senate on the retention or departure of untenured faculty.

•  Carry out other activities as delegated to it by the Faculty Senate.

Untenured Faculty Committee Membership

Marty Haas / Joy McClure, Co-Chairs