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Self-Study Working Groups

2028

Working Group for Standard I - Mission and Goals

Co Chairs

  • Ken Goldstein, Dean of the School Contemporary Arts
  • Anthony Dovi, Director of Admissions

Members

  • Benny Chan, Dean of the School of Theoretical & Applied Science
  • Erick Castellanos, Associate Professor of International Studies
  • Lisa Gonsisko, Director of Residence Life
Working Group for Standard II - Ethics and Integrity

Co Chairs

  • Mike Tripodi, Vice President & General Counsel
  • Mel Van Der Wall, Dean for Students & Vice President of Student Wellbeing

Members

  • Mia Serban, Professor of Law and Society
  • Susan Hanna, Deputy Ethics Liaison Officer
  • Jill Brown, Director of People Operations
Working Group for Standard III - Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience

Co Chairs

  • Susan Hangen, Dean of the School of Humanities & Global Studies
  • Catalin Martin, Professor of Physics

Members

  • Chris Reali, Associate Professor of Music & Chair of GECCo
  • Priscilla Tovey, CRWT Coordinator
  • Gabriella Ammiano, Director of EOF & Student Success
Working Group for Standard IV - Support of the Student Experience

Co Chairs

  • Steve Rice, Professor of American Studies
  • Sandra Suarez, Director of STEM Center

Members

  • Paul Currant, Director of Study Abroad
  • Jan Koslowsky, Director of Athletics
  • Patrick Mattis, Associate Professor of Nursing
Working Group for Standard V - Educational Effectiveness Assessment

Co Chairs

  • Mike Unger (CWAAC), Associate Professor of Political Science & Director of Assessment
  • Stacie Taranto, Associate Professor of History & Chair of ARC

Members

  • Marc Gidal, Associate Professor of Music
  • The College-Wide Academic Assessment Committee (CWAAC)
Working Group for Standard VI - Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement

Co Chairs

  • Leigh-cregan, Keller Dean of the Library & Learning Commons
  • Dan Roche, Director of Capital Planning
  • Mike Yankovich, Vice President of Operational & Administrative Integration

Members

  • Kathy Stathis, Interim Chief Budget Officer
  • Merita Larti, Interim Associate Director of Budget, Fiscal Planning, and Treasury
  • Michael Bitz, Professor of Teacher Education & Director of Instructional Design Center
  • Jeff Ellsworth, Associate Professor of Law & Society / Vice President of Faculty Assembly
Working Group for Standard VII - Governance, Leadership, and Administration

Co Chairs

  • Ed Petkus, Dean of the Anisfield School of Business
  • Brittany Williams-Goldstein, Chief of Staff / Vice President of Policy, Research, & Governance

Members

  • Kenneth McMurdy, Associate Professor of Mathematics / Faculty Assembly President
  • Abbe Benowitz, Disability Counselor / President of Ramapo Staff Association
Working Group for Compliance

Co Chairs

  • Patricia Chavez, Director of Internal Audit
  • Shawn O’Neil, Director of Financial Aid

Members

  • Nicole Morgan Agard, Chief Diversity Officer / Vice President of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance
  • Stacy Storms, Paralegal
Design, Layout, and Editorial Conformity
  • Marketing Team and Instructional Design Center