Committees

OSS Advisory Council

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:
Bonnie Blake, Peter Campbell, Vasundhara Chakraborty,  Donna Crawley,   Carter Meyer, Anne DeGroot, Peter Heinze,  Ellen Kaiden, Eileen Klein, Stephen Klein (ret.), Anthony Lamanna (ret), Kim Lorber, Lisa Lutter, Donovan McFeron, Victor Miller, Julie Norflus-Good,  Lysandra Perez-Strumolo, Edward Shannon, Frances Shapiro-Skrobe,  Ira Spar, Sarah Stackhouse, Leah Warner.

OSS Staff: 
Abbe Benowitz, Ramona Kopacz, Missy Long, David Nast, Barbara Wexler
Ramapo Administrator /Staff:
Rick Brown (CSI), Kathleen Finnegan (Athletics), Judith L Green (Counseling & Health Services), Lisa Gonsisko (Residence Life),  Michael Savianeso (Media Services) Robert Josic (Web & Digital Marketing), Katie Maricic (Library), Tracey Pastorini (Center for Student Success),  Eileen Quaglino (Cahill Center), Melissa Van Der Wall (Dean of Students)

Athletic Advisory Committee

Charge:
The athletic advisory committee reviews all aspects of the intercollegiate program and provides non-binding recommendations to the Director of Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation.

The committee normally meets 2-3 times per academic year. The group is advisory in nature, and has no specific number of representatives from any one area (faculty/staff/alumni/student).

Student representatives have been added to the committee, as will be the SGA AIR liaison and the chairperson of the NCAA mandated Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Members:
TBA

 

Athletics Hall of Fame

Charge:
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.

Members:
Harold Crocker, – Director, Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation
Chuck McBreen – Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
Kate Levin – Assistant Sports Information Director
Mark Singer – Alumni Representative
Rachel Pinton – Sports Information Director, Hall of Fame Co-Chair
Lisa Ryan – Member of the Board of Governors, Hall of Fame Chair
Todd Siben – Alumni Representative
Frank Marino – Former Head Coach, Football
Jan Koslowsky – Budget Coordinator/Memberships Director
Cliff Peterson – Alumni Representative

College Disciplinary Review Board

Please visit the page on the Office of Student Conduct for more information.

Sustainable Living Eco-stewardship (SLE) Program Committee

Charge:
This committee meets regularly to discuss our SLE’s living learning community. It was self-appointed as a joint initiative between SSHS Faculty and Residence Life.

Members:

Sanghamitra Padhy (SSHS) – Faculty Advisor
Ashwani Vasishth (SSHS) – Chair, Presidents Committee on Campus Sustainability
Kamisha Sykes (ORL)
John Atti (ORL)
Stephanie Barlow – Housing
SLE Student Representative (nominated every year)

Diversity Action Committee

DAC Chair:

• Alberta “Tamika” Quick: aquick@ramapo.edu

Members: TBA

Space Management and Allocation Advisory Committee

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.

Members of the Space Management and Allocation Advisory Committee include:

• Chief of Staff: Brittany A. Goldstein, Chair
• Strategic Resource Advisory Board Member Representative: Dorothy Echols Tobe
• Dean Representative*: Eddie Saiff
• Capital Planning Representative: Dan Roche
• Fire Code Official: Dennis Harrington
• Facilities Management Representative: Charlie Rigoloso
• Director of Facilities Management: Mike Cunningham
• Registrar Representative: Beth Foster
• Faculty Representative*: Naseem Choudhury
• Student Affairs Representative: Rick Brown
• Resource Members are called upon when needed. They include: Draftsman: Bruce Werman; Events & Conferences: Debbie Spina; Office of Specialized Services: David Nast; Health and Safety: Gina Mayer Costa; Student Government Association: E-Board Member

(*): Position is revolving

First –Year Experience Board

Charge: 

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:

• Oversight of the College’s first-year student key points of engagement including the promotion, support, and communication of those events to the first year students as well as reviewing the assessment data from each and making recommendations for improvement.
• Identifying first year student engagement goals and outcomes, identifying gaps and reviewing and recommending to the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management new key points of engagement to enhance first year students’ attainment of those identified outcomes.
• Develop a shared vision of first-year experience at Ramapo and to clarify the roles of faculty, staff and students who serve first-year students.
• Provide feedback for the Center for Student Success’s initiatives for first-year students, specifically Orientation, Welcome Week and Family Day.
• Enhance the first-year experience through engagement that is early and often.
•  Improve and sustain communication and transparency among the different offices that serve first-year students.
• Review policies and programs meant to ease the transition and promote academic excellence of students in their first year at Ramapo.
• Understand and to advocate for the changing dynamic needs of first-year students.

Members:

 

Name	Office	Title
Stephanie Barlow	Residence Life	Associate Director
Peter Campbell	Living Learning Community	Coordinator
Joe Connell	Center for Student Success	Director of Student Success
Kathleen Finnegan	Athletics	Associate Director
Kate Godfrey	Roukema Center for International Education	Assistant Director
Meghan Gregory	Center for Student Success	Coordinator of New Student Experience
Megan Kearney	Center for Student Involvement	Coordinator of Commuter Affairs
Yvette Kisor	First-Year Seminar	Director
Hannah Kucks	Center for Student Success	Graduate Assistant
David Nast	Office of Specialized Services	Director
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

 

Kaplan Test Prep Committee

Members:
Chair – TBA
In charge of soliciting and selecting students for FREE Kaplan course
Members selected by the Chair
Current members are Dominique Johnson, Eileen Quaglino

International Education Committee

Academic Year 2017 -2018

 

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.

 

This structure should assure that all elements of the applied and educational missions of

the RCIE that might be advanced through the advice of colleagues from throughout the

College might have that advantage, and it should facilitate report back to the Schools and

administrative units through the committee membership.

 

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.

International Education Committee
AY18-19 Membership

Unit	Name	Job Title	E-mail	Committee Term
ASB	Sridevi Shivarajan	Asst. Professor, Management	sshivara@ramapo.edu	(15 – 19)
ASB	Christina Chung	Assoc. Professor, Marketing	cchung1@ramapo.edu	(17 – 19)
HGS	Natalia Santamaria-LaOrden	Asst. Professor, Spanish	nsantama@ramapo.edu	(11 – 19)
HGS	Pinar Kayaalp	Assoc. Professor, Islamic and Middle Eastern History	pkayaalp@ramapo.edu	(17 – 19)
TAS	Benjamin Fine	Asst. Professor, Computer Science	bfine@ramapo.edu	(17 – 19)
TAS	Donna Flynn	Asst. Professor, Nursing	dflynn1@ramapo.edu	(16-18)
SSHS	Eileen Klein	Asst. Professor, Social Work	eklein1@ramapo.edu	(14-19)
SSHS	John McTighe	Asst. Professor, Social Work	jmctighe@ramapo.edu	(16 – 18)
Prestigious Awards	Naseem Choudhury	Assoc. Professor, Pscyhology and Neuroscience	nchoudhu@ramapo.edu	permanent
CA	Marta Bautis	Professor of Documentary / New Production	mbautis@ramapo.edu	(16-18)
CA	Vacant
SEM/Admissions	vacant
SEM/Student Success	John Yao	Asst. Director for Adult Learners	jyao@ramapo.edu	(16 – 18)
SEM / Career	Deb Stark	Asst. Director/Career Advisor, Cahill Center	dstark@ramapo.edu	(16 – 18)
DAC	Tamika Quick	Assistant Director, Equity & Diversity	aquick@ramapo.edu	permanent
International Education	Ben Levy	Director of International Education	Blevy1@ramapo.edu	permanent
Ramapo Foundation	Purvi Parekh	Regional Campaign Coordinator	purvi@ramapo.edu	permanent
Library	Katie Maricic Cohen	Interlibrary Loan, Reference & Instruction Librarian	kmaricic@ramapo.edu	permanent
Library	Samantha Wittenberg	System and Web Development Librarian	switten1@ramapo.edu	permanent

 

 

 

 

 Charge

Charge – The Study Abroad Committee advises on matters pertaining to credit-bearing study abroad and domestic off-campus programs, and some non-credit international and off-campus student programs. (“Study Abroad” is used as an inclusive shorthand.) The advisory purview includes ensuring:

•the study abroad programs are integrated in the curriculum and have academic merit;
•that a substantive and geographic complement of programs is offered;
•a variety of language-intensive and Anglophone courses and programs;
•optimal “fit” of provider programs to the Ramapo curriculum;
•maximizing breadth, quality, and accessibility of programs on offer; and
•promotion of study abroad among students and colleagues.

The Study Abroad Committee reviews proposals for courses or programs made by faculty on the RCIE Program Proposal Form. Proposals are approved by the author(s)’s convening group(s) and dean(s) before they reach the Committee. The Committee’s review results in a positive or negative recommendation to the Academic Review Committee (ARC), or a recommendation to the author(s) to revise the course or program. Committee members should be mindful of limitations and opportunities that might pertain to the course venue. Revision might be recommended, for example, in order to adapt pedagogy to site, enhance experiential components, or adjust operational elements of the program or program infrastructure, typically to assure appropriate management of risk, cost effectiveness, and compliance with professional “best practice.” Committee members shall recuse themselves from decisions regarding proposals that they have written. Furthermore, it is ethically incumbent upon all Committee members to make full disclosures with regard to potential conflicts of interest between themselves and the applicant. In some instances the Committee may recommend recusal.

In addition, the committee will review any student Petition Applications for student participation in a program not currently on the list of Approved Study Abroad Programs by Ramapo College, according to the criteria listed above.

Program providers will be selected by RCIE and approved by the Study Abroad Committee for recommendation to the Provost, according to professional best practice as codified by the Forum on Education Abroad (www.forumea.org) and NAFSA (www.nafsa.org).

Membership – TBA

 

Study Abroad Scholarship Committee

Charge

To ensure a fair, just and equitable process and distribution of scholarship funds to eligible Ramapo students in their pursuit of international education opportunities. The committee’s functions include:
•Develop eligibility criteria for scholarship candidates
•Review scholarship applications
•Determine distribution amounts
•Create reporting process for scholarship distribution
•Research and support the advertisement of additional study abroad scholarship resources

Membership – Kathryn Lamanna (Chair – International Education); JJ Belle (Financial Aid); and Michelle Johnson (SEM/Student Success).

 

International Risk Assessment Committee

Charge:

The International Risk Assessment Committee reviews all sponsored international locations where Ramapo College has sponsored activities. The committee will assess health, safety and security at each location. The charge of committee is to review, assess and make recommendations to the President’s Cabinet as it relates to potential and real risks in locations of Ramapo College’s international activities. More details can be found on the International Travel website.

Membership

Committee members have been appointed to the committee as a result of their professional expertise. Committee membership is ongoing given the unique experience of the members unless noted otherwise below.

Committee members will include:

Director of International Education (Chair): will provide the committee with information retrieved from relevant sources (i.e. OSAC, state.gov, CDC, who etc).

Academic Dean (to be rotated every 2 years): the Deans will provide insight into the academic content of the program begin reviewed. They may also be asked to review and/or identify alternate programs for consideration should the recommendation of the committee be to not travel to the program location under review. (Note: all Deans are welcome to attend, in addition there will be one designated per cycle).

Student Affairs: provides information for student activities sponsored programs and assistance supporting and communicating with students.

Human Resources: is a resource for employment related issues and support that results from the committee’s decision and recommendations.

Faculty (2 positions that are to be rotated every 2 years): provide guidance in international academic programming and curriculum.

Assistant Dean of Nursing: advise on health-related risks

Each committee member will contribute their expertise and resulting report for inclusion in the decision document to be presented to the cabinet detailing actions taken, facts reviewed and the committee recommendation.

 

Members:

Mike Unger -Chair
Jay Carreon (TAS)
Gilad Cohen (CA)
Michael Unger (HGS)
Christina Connor (Library)
Shaziela Ishak (SSHS)
Timothy Haase (ASB)
Sarah Carberry (GECCo)

 

Committee on Academic Standards and Procedures (CASP)

Members:

Aaron Lorenz
Edward Saiff
Susan Hangen
Ed Petkus
Peter Cambell

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:

 

• “Written description of the policy and methods used in handling student complaints.
• Documentation regarding the record of student complaints over the last five years, including the number, patterns in type of complaints, and their resolution.
• Written procedures for making modifications and improvements to the institution as a result of information obtained in handling student complaints” (Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Verification of Compliance with Accreditation-Related Federal Regulations
  http://middlestates.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/VoC-2017.pdf (page 9)

 

Relevant College Policies

 

• Student Appeals of an Academic Nature: https://www.ramapo.edu/provost/policy/student-appeals-academic-nature/
• Student Complaints of a Non-Academic Nature: https://www.ramapo.edu/policies/policy/student-complaints-non-academic-nature/

Members

• Provost in lieu of Vice Provost as (chair)
• Assistant Director of Academic Affairs
• Deans of the five schools
• Dean of Students
• Director of Public Safety
• Director of Affirmative Action and Workplace Compliance
• Director of Title IX
• Director of Employee Relations
• Director of Human Resources
• Director of Student Conduct
• General Counsel
• Internal Auditor
• Director of Residence Life

Charge

 

The committee will meet towards the end of each semester or academic year to:

 

• Review existing policies and define ‘student complaint’;
• Review logs (kept by each committee member) of student complaints (name, type, date filed, date resolved, resolution);
• Identify patterns across the complaints;
• Propose policy and procedure changes to improve how the institution handles student complaints;
• Document in minutes all reviews and actions taken by the committee.

 

Honors Advisory Board

Charge:
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.

 

Members:

 

Peter Campbell, M.F.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theater History and Criticism

Jacqueline Braun, M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Experimental Psychology

Tae Kwak, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History

Rebecca Leung, B.A., M.S., Assistant Professor of Communication Arts/Journalism

Huiping Li, M.B.A., Ph.D., Professor of International Business

Thomas Owen, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Chemistry

Cristina Perez, Ph.D. RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing

Bernard Roy, M.Phil.,Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy,  Advisory Board Chair

Mihaela Serban, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Law and Society

 

 Provost Scholarship Committee

 

Members:
Chair –TBA
In charge of selecting students for various scholarships
Members selected by Joan Capizzi
More information will be available in the fall of 2018.

 

Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable (TLTR)

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

Members:
Representatives from administration, faculty, professional, and technology support staff–each unit has a member:

TLTR Committee Members

Rebecca Leung
Chair
Phone: (201) 684-7261
E-mail: rleung1@ramapo.edu

 

• Diane Andronaco (Nursing)
• Michael Bitz (IDC Director)
• Jacqueline Braun (SSHS)
• Pat Chang (Administration)
• Ray Fallon (IDC)
• Robert Josic (Communications)
• Changhee Lee (ASB)
• Missy Long (OSS)
• John McTighe (New Faculty Rep)
• Jefferson Sampson (ITS)
• Cathy Hajo Moran (HGS)
• Joan Richards (Nursing)
• Hilary Westgate (Library)
• Trish Williams (IDC)

 

 

Deans’ Council

Charge:
The Deans’ Council is composed of Deans from each of the schools 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
Dean Elizabeth Siecke – George T. Potter Library

 

Graduate Council

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: 

Kathy Burke
Ed Petkus
Brian Chinni
Julie Good
Susan Hangen
Peter Campbell
Emma Rainforth
Chris Romano
Aaron Lorenz
Rich Russo
Edward Saiff
Liz Siecke
Tim Landers
Ashwani Vasishth
Anthony Dovi
Tae Kwak
Julie Norflus-Good
AnnMarie Moreno
Stephen Anderson
Constance Crawford

 

Provost’s Council

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 2018-19

 

Office of the Provost:

Stefan Becker                      sbecker@ramapo.edu

Clare Naporano                    cnaporan@ramapo.edu

Dorothy Echols Tobe            dechols@ramapo.edu

Gurvinder Khaneja               gkhaneja@ramapo.edu

 

Deans:

Liz Siecke                             esiecke@ramapo.edu

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

 

Enrollment Management/Student Affairs:

Christopher Romano            cromano@ramapo.edu

David Nast                            dnast@ramapo.edu

 

 

ITS:

TBA

 

Faculty:

Tae Kwak                             tkwak@ramapo.edu

Jackie Braun                        jbraun@ramapo.edu

Yan Xu                                 yxu@ramapo.edu

Hugh Sheehy                       hsheehy@ramapo.edu

Emily Abbey                         eabbey@ramapo.edu
Rachel Budin                        rbudin@ramapo.edu

Malavika Sundararajan        msundara@ramapo.edu

 

 

 

Graduate Programs:  
Brian Chinni                            bchinni@ramapo.edu

Degree Completion Programs:
Trish Laprey                            plaprey@ramapo.edu

 

 

Student Representatives:    

 

Thalia Holst                            tholst@ramapo.edu

 

 

Contact Information:

Edward Petkus, Dean
epetkus@ramapo.edu
Office: ASB-333
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (201) 684-7378
Fax: (201) 684-7957

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Peter A. Campbell, Interim Dean
pcampbel@ramapo.edu
Office: BC236
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (201) 684-7365
Fax: (201) 684-7481

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Susan Hangen, Interim Dean
shangen@ramapo.eduOffice: B224
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Phone: (201) 684-7406
Fax: (201) 684-7973

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Aaron Lorenz, Dean
alorenz@ramapo.edu
Office: ASB-431
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (201) 684-7625 or (201) 684-7624
Fax: (201) 684-7257

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Edward Saiff, Interim Dean
Office: ASB-422
Hours: Fall/Spring Semester, Mon. 8:30-6:30; Tues. – Fri. 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Summer, Mon. 8:00-6:00; Tues. – Thurs. 8:00-5:15
Phone: (201) 684-7734
Fax: (201) 684-7637

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