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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 2024–2025

President:
Jason Van Nest
Architecture & Design

Vice President:
Raj Tibrewala
School of Management

Recording Secretary:
Rachel Morrison
HEOP

Corresponding Secretary:
Nicole Calma-Roddin
College of Arts & Sciences

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Membership

Constitution of the Academic Senate

Past Constitutions

Calendar of the 2024-2025 Academic Senate

Date Time Location Participation
Fri., Sep. 27 (Fall, Week 4) 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom (ID: 6948736283) Open to All Faculty and Staff
Fri., Dec. 6 (Fall, Week 14) 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom (ID: 6948736283) Open to All Faculty and Staff
Fri., Feb. 14 (Spring, Week 3) 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom (ID: 6948736283) Open to All Faculty and Staff
Fri., March 28 (Spring, Week 10) 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom (ID: 6948736283) Open to All Faculty and Staff
Fri., May 2 (Spring, Week 15) 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom (ID: 6948736283) 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 2024-2025.pdf

Full Membership of the Academic Senate, Academic Year 2024-2025

Updated: 2024-09-06

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, 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, School of Health Professions: Nicole Wadsworth (Interim)
  8. Dean, School of Architecture and Design: Maria Perbellini
  9. Dean, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences: Babak Beheshti
  10. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences: Charles Moore
  11. Dean, School of Management: Jaishankar Ganesh
  12. Dean, Vancouver: Irene Young
  13. Dean of Students: Felipe Henao
  14. Medical Director: Brian Harper
  15. Associate Provost, Educational Innovation: 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. Jeorg Leheste (2026)
    2. Aki Watanabe (2025)

  • School of Architecture and Design (6)

    1. Farzana Gandhi (2025)
    2. Hyun-Tae Jung (2026)
    3. Sandra Manninger (2025)
    4. Kevin Park (2025)
    5. Athina Papadopoulo (2025)
    6. Clarke Snell (2025)

  • College of Arts and Sciences (10)

    1. Eve Armstrong (2026)
    2. Nicole Calma-Roddin (2025)
    3. Minaz Fazal (2025)
    4. Bryan Gibb (2026)
    5. Amanda Golden (2026)
    6. Cameka Hazel (2025)
    7. Lori Jirousek-Falls (2026)
    8. Vitaly Katsnelson (2026)
    9. Katherine Williams (2025)
    10. Mena Yousef (2025)

  • School of Engineering and Computing Sciences (8)

    1. Kazi Ahmed (2026)
    2. Kiran Balagani (2025)
    3. Steve Billis (2026)
    4. Xueqing Huang (2025)
    5. Ehsan Kamel (2026)
    6. Tindaro Loppolo (2025)
    7. Anand Santhanakrishnan (2026)
    8. Xun Yu (2025)

  • School of Health Professions (7)

    1. Jackie Cotgreave (2025)
    2. Beth Elenko (2026)
    3. Terry Ingenito (2025)
    4. Kelly Lavin (2025)
    5. Amerigo Rossi (2025)
    6. Jessica Varghese (2026)
    7. Ling Wan-Albert (2026)

  • School of Management (5)

    1. Joshua Bienstock (2025)
    2. Maya Kroumova (2025)
    3. Kevin O'Sullivan (2026)
    4. Bisrat Kinfemichael (2026)
    5. Raj Tibrewala (2025)

  • Vancouver (1)

    1. Amba Sekhar (2024)
    2. Yunlong Shao (2024)

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. Sebastien Marion (MA-2025)
    2. Eduardo Rivera (OW-2026)
  • Others (2)
    1. Monika Rohde (2025)
    2. Jeunelle Sanabria (2025)

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

  1. Michael Aryeetey (MA)
  2. Alex Menachery (LI)

F. Non-Voting Invited Guests (11)

  1. VP, Provost for Research: Jared Littman
  2. Registrar: Ian White
  3. Director, Institutional Research: Mohammed Moizuddin
  4. Dean, Admissions & Financial Aid: Marcelle Hicks
  5. Director, Academic Technology Services: Laurey Harvey
  6. Director, Student Engagement & Development Admin & Operations: Joanne West
  7. Director, Library Public & Technical Services: Rosemary Burgos-Mira
  8. Director, HEOP: Rachel Morrison
  9. Senior Director, Communications & PR: Elizabeth Sullivan
  10. Vancouver: Greg Gerber
  11. General Counsel: Catherine Flickinger

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