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Charge:
The OSS Faculty/Staff Advisory Council is primarily made up of faculty and professional staff. College administrators are also asked to serve (or to send a representative) based on their department affiliations; faculty members either volunteer to serve or are invited to serve. Currently, there are no term limits regarding membership; meetings are held 2-3 times each fall and spring semester.
The goal of the council is to provide regular structured communication between OSS staff, administrators and faculty. The communication focuses on issues, concerns, changes, and or developments regarding disability issues here on campus and beyond.
Members:
Faculty:
Erin Augis, Bonnie Blake, Peter Campbell, Donna Crawley, Monika Giacoppe, Tim Haase, Eric Haye, Jason Hecht, Peter Heinze, Ellen Kaiden, Kristin Kenneavy, Eileen Klein, Stephen Klein (ret.), Kim Lorber, Lisa Lutter, Donovan McFeron, Victor Miller, Julie Norflus-Good, Maya Poran, Lysandra Perez-Strumolo, Edward Shannon, Ira Spar, Sarah Stackhouse, Mary Starke, Leah Warner.
OSS Staff:
Abbe Benowitz, Ramona Kopacz, Missy Long, David Nast, and Barbara Stienstra,
Ramapo Administrator /Staff:
Tracey Bender (Center for Student Success) Rick Brown (CSI), Suzanne Calgi (Counseling Services), Beth Foster (Registrar), Danielle Graziani (Cahill Center), Judith L Green (Counseling & Health Services), Lisa Gonsisko (Residence Life), Robert Josic (Web & Digital Marketing), Katie Maricic Cohen (Library), Kat McGee (Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance), Ivy Payne (Student Affairs).
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The mission of the Ramapo College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is to serve as a voice of the student athletes. This committee assists in recommending policies and procedures for the operation of the intercollegiate athletics program. The other goals are the following:
-Promoting community service with all our athletic teams.
-Create a vehicle in which our student athletes have a say in proposed conference and NCAA legislation.
-Promote a positive student-athlete image on campus
-Build a sense of community within all of the athletic teams
Membership: Take me to the Committee’s Website.
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The Hall of Fame committee has the responsibility to oversee both the selection of the Hall of Fame members and the annual induction banquet. The committee also sets the budget for the event and solicits donations for the silent auction and sponsorships/donations in support of the dinner.
The composition of the committee is faculty/staff/alumni that are knowledgeable of the overall athletic program.
Membership: Take me to the Committee’s Website.
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Role and Function
The goal of space management and allocation is to steward the optimization of space in furtherance of the mission and goals of the college. The Committee provides proactive input and feedback on space management and allocation strategies including space requests. It reports to the President’s Senior Cabinet care of the Chief of Staff.
Membership: Take me to the Committee’s Website.
Mission: The President’s Committee on Campus Sustainability defines sustainability broadly as meeting the needs of the present without compromising environmental quality and the wellbeing of present and future generations. The Committee will help Ramapo College put this definition into practice by exploring and developing sustainable options, coordinating and facilitating sustainability initiatives across the campus, and communicating about sustainability to the College. It will guide and assist the President in implementing sustainability commitments, and help ensure that the College considers the environmental, economic, and social impacts of sustainability-related decisions that are made as part of campus operations.
Membership: Take me to the Committee’s Website.
Mission
The mission of the Administrative Assessment Committee (AAC) is to support the Institutional Effectiveness agenda for various non-academic units at the College. The AAC will support the “Institutional Effectiveness Council (IEC)” by providing them with appropriately designed plans and outcomes that are assessed according to the standards of the Middle States Commission of Higher Education standards.
Working with “Division Effectiveness Committees (DEC),” the AAC will review, analyze and assess the plans and outcomes, as well as, close the loop on the assessment cycle for the participating units on the campus.
The AAC will also help the Strategic Resources Allocation Board (SRAB) by ensuring that they review the completed plan with the budgetary request for SPIF and Capital fund request.
Membership: Take me to the Committee’s Website.
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The First-Year Experience (FYE) Board, chaired by the Coordinator of First-Year Experience and reporting through the Director of Student Success to the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management and liaison to the Student Engagement Steering Committee is designed to improve student satisfaction and first-year retention at Ramapo College. The FYE Board is charged with the following duties and responsibilities:
Members:
Name | Office | Title |
Stephanie Barlow | Residence Life | Associate Director |
Marie Attis Springs | Office of Violence Prevention | Prevention Education Coordinator |
Joe Connell | Center for Student Success | Director of Student Success |
Kate Lamanna | Roukema Center for International Education | Assistant Director |
Meghan Gregory | Center for Student Success | Coordinator of New Student Experience |
Michael MacStudy | Center for Student Involvement | Coordinator of Commuter Affairs |
Yvette Kisor | First-Year Seminar | Director |
Joe Niclas | Admissions | Senior Admissions Counselor |
Cory Rosenkranz | Health & Counseling Services | Substance Abuse Prevention Counselor |
Eddie Seavers | Center for Student Involvement | Associate Director |
Andre Turner | Educational Opportunity Fund | Student Development Specialist |
Priscilla Van Aulen | Center for Reading & Writing | Coordinator |
Nicole Videla | Cahill Career Development Center | Assistant Director/Career Advisor |
Hilary Westgate | George Potter Library | Reference, Instruction and Outreach Librarian |
Sonia Doyle | Office of Specialized Services | Disability Counselor |
Ben Levy, Chair
The IEC Charge
The International Education Committee (IEC) is an advisory body to the Roukema Center for International Education (RCIE). It is charged to uphold the mission for international education at Ramapo College, to “. create a holistic educational experience that enables our students to become literate, intentional and empowered global citizens,” and to enhance commitment to and help realize the vision of the “four pillars” of international, intercultural, interdisciplinary, and experiential learning at Ramapo.
Consistent with the overall College mission and Strategic Plan, the IEC recommends both immediate and long-term directions for the growth and development of international education at Ramapo and advises on fostering a campus climate conducive to an interest in international affairs and international education. The IEC shall foster collaboration with the Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Units, the Cahill Center for Experiential Education, the Center for Student Involvement, campus diversity structures, and Enrollment Management. According to shifts in college needs, interests, and resources, other units may be engaged.
Expectations of the IEC include, ensuring:
•Strategic planning for internationalization;
•objectives and means for international student and scholar recruitment;
•international events, awards/recognitions, and honor society;
•outreach and community engagement;
•initiation and/or elaboration of international linkages;
•new programmatic initiatives; and
•integration of study abroad and off-campus programs in a cohesive scheme of international and multicultural education, consistent with academic units’ learning goals.
Ben Levy Chair
Kate Lamanna Chair
Kate LaManna Chair
For a full list of members for any of the International Committees, please contact Kate LaManna – klamanna@ramapo.edu or Ben Levy – blevy1@ramapo.edu.
Responsibilities: CWAAC collaborates with the Vice Provost for Academic Programs to coordinate college wide academic assessment activities. The committee provides oversight of academic assessment as well as assessment support for majors, General Education, College Honors Program, Library and minors and graduate programs.
For more information about CWAAC and its members, please see the committee’s website (CWAAC)
Committee on Student Complaints
Purpose
The purpose of this committee is to address the federal regulation on student complaints. That regulation requires the institution to provide:
Relevant College Policies
Members
Charge
The committee will meet towards the end of each semester or academic year to:
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The purpose of the Honors Advisory Board is to provide counsel to the Director of the College Honors Program for the development of faculty, academic, and co-curricular resources in support of the program, and to promote and strengthen the College Honors Program within the College and regionally.
Membership: Take me to the Committee’s Website.
Charge:
This is campus-wide round table. The TLTR echoes the mission of the TLT Group, which is to seek “to motivate and enable” campus constituents and individuals “to improve teaching and learning with technology, while helping them to cope with continual change
Membership: Take me to the Committee’s Website.
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The Deans’ Council is composed of Deans from each of the schools and the Library and meets twice monthly to discuss current issues in academic affairs.
Members:
Dean Edward Petkus – Anisfield School of Business
Interim Dean Peter Campbell – School of Contemporary Arts
Interim Dean – Susan Hangen –School of Humanities and Global Studies
Dean Aaron Lorenz –School of Social Science and Human Services
Interim Dean Edward Saiff – School of Theoretical and Applied Science
Interim College Librarian/Director – Leigh Cregan-Keller – George T. Potter Library
Charge:
The Graduate Council formulates and institutes standards and regulations affecting graduate curricula. The Graduate Council is composed of the six Deans, the Vice Provost, AVP for Enrollment Management, Registrar, graduate program Directors, and representatives from ARC and Faculty Assembly. It meets monthly to discuss matters pertaining to the graduate programs.
Members:
Constance Crawford
Anthony Dovi
Tae Kwak
Burke, Kathleen
Chris Romano
Edward Saiff
Julie Norflus-Good
Aaron Lorenz
Edward Petkus
Susan Hangen
Jacqueline Braun
Peter Campbell
Chinni, Brian
Fernanda Papalia
Timothy Casperson
Ray, Kathleen
Frees, Scott
Keller, Leigh-Cregan
Susan Gaulden
Charge:
The Provost’s Council is made up of campus wide representatives plus faculty representatives from all units with the charge to discuss academic policies.
Provost’s Council Members 2019-20
Office of the Provost/Academic Affairs:
Susan Gaulden sgaulden@ramapo.edu
Gurvinder Khaneja gkhaneja@ramapo.edu
Fernanda Papalia fpapalia@ramapo.edu
Deans & Director of the Library:
Ed Petkus epetkus@ramapo.edu
Peter Campbell pcampbel@ramapo.edu
Susan Hangen shangen@ramapo.edu
Edward Saiff esaiff@ramapo.edu
Aaron Lorenz alorenz@ramapo.edu
Leigh Cregan-Keller lkeller1@ramapo.edu
Enrollment Management/Student Affairs:
Christopher Romano cromano@ramapo.edu
David Nast dnast@ramapo.edu
Joe Connell jconnell@ramapo.edu
ITS:
Rob Doster rdoster@ramapo.edu
Faculty (School Representatives):
John Gronbeck-Tedesco jgronbec@ramapo.edu
Ann Lepore alepore@ramapo.edu
Emma Rainforth erainfor@ramapo.edu
Nikhil Varma nvarma@ramapo.edu
Ashwani Vasishth vasishth@ramapo.edu
Faculty Assembly:
Tae Kwak tkwak@ramapo.edu
Academic Review Committee (ARC):
Jackie Braun jbraun@ramapo.edu
Graduate Council:
Degree Completion Programs:
Trish Laprey plaprey@ramapo.edu
Student Representatives:
Andrea Hofstra ahofstra@ramapo.edu
The charge of the Academic Affairs Efficiencies and Innovation Task Force is to generate recommendations for feasible short- and long-term, structural and curricular initiatives and adaptations within Academic Affairs that help contribute to an increase in the performance, productivity, and financial resources for the College at large and further the College’s Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives. Curricular and programmatic recommendations must align with the College’s mission, vision, and values.
It is expected that the Task Force will submit a recommendation report by the end of Spring 2020 to the Cabinet.
Volunteer members should be willing to actively participate in both in-person and online discussions, to conduct research, and be interested in shaping potential future initiatives for Academic Affairs. The Task Force will meet at least four times during AY19-20 and hold discussions on an online board during that time as well. Meetings will commence Fall 2019 and conclude Spring 2020.
The Task Force on Open Educational Resources (OERs) at Ramapo College is charged with developing a comprehensive plan for the implementation of Open Educational Resources (OERs) at Ramapo College. In accordance with S768, the College is required to submit this plan that addresses the College’s efforts to expand the use of open textbooks and commercial digital learning materials in order to achieve savings for students to the Secretary of Higher Education by May 1, 2020.
Therefore, The Task Force will:
The Academic Affairs Subcommittee met via WebEx on May 5. Starting from Ramapo’s Mission, Vision, and Values, it aims for openness, inclusion, support and sustainability in its process.
The Subcommittee, with representation from all five schools, the Library, FAEC, AFT, ARC, IDC, GECCO, and the Registrar, is tasked with considering a wide variety of possible Fall 2020 semester course delivery scenarios, ranging from fully remote to a “back-to-normal” Ramapo schedule. The Subcommittee has been asked to identify scenarios well-suited to the needs of the College, faculty, and students and to outline implementation plans. To achieve these goals, the Subcommittee plans to gather convening group-level data on the resources needed to optimize learning, teaching, and mentoring for the Fall 2020 (and potentially Spring 2021) semester.
The Subcommittee is preparing instruments (which may include email threads) to collect resource data for a matrix of potentialities as determined/constrained by the course of the COVID-19, guidelines set by applicable laws, and the recommendations of relevant public health officials at the county, state, CDC and WHO levels.
The Subcommittee will be asking for convening group-level input on best practices, concerns, constraints, accreditation and equity issues for delivering optimal learning in a wholly remote/online scenario through a continuum of Ramapo-specific possibilities up to the goal of back on campus.
The Subcommittee will be collaborating with the SGA (representing both residential and commuter students), the Pandemic Response Team, International Programs, Residential Life, Admissions, etc. as the matrix of possibilities comes into focus.
The Subcommittee plans to meet online weekly and plans to have outlines of scenarios drawn from widely gathered input, available to the campus community in June.
Rikki Abzug, Professor of Management
Michael Bitz, Professor of Teacher Education and Director of the Instructional Design Center
Bonnie Blake, Professor of Theater
Sarah Bolton Carberry, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Naseem Choudhury, Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience and Faculty Assembly President
Katie Cohen, Interlibrary Loan, Reference & Instruction Librarian
Susan Eisner, Professor of Management
Scott Frees, Professor of Computer Science
Marc Gidal, Associate Professor of Music/Musicology
Susan Hangen, Dean of the School of Humanities and Global Studies
Aaron Lorenz, Dean of the School of Social Science and Human Services
Ed Petkus, Dean of the Anisfield School of Business
Jill Pierson, Assistant Registrar
Stephen Rice, Professor of American Studies
Joan Richards, Director of the Nursing Simulation Lab
Jeremy Teigen, Professor of Political Science
Michael Unger, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Assessment
Leah Warner, Associate Professor of Psychology
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