COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Dusa McDuff,
Chair
Distinguished Professor
Department of Mathematics
Frances Brisbane
Dean
School of Social Welfare
James Davis
Professor and Chair
Department of Neurology
Alan Inkles
Director
Staller Center for the Arts
Craig Lehmann
Dean
School of Health Technology
and Management
Serge Luryi
Professor and Chair
Department of Electrical Engineering
Harold Metcalf
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department of Physics
and Astronomy
TASK FORCE ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Dusa McDuff, Chair, Distinguished Professor, Department of Mathematics
Socrates Boussios, Graduate student
Richard Clark, Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology
Stephen Dewey, Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Joanna Fowler, Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Jonathan Garlick, Assistant Professor Department of Oral Biology and Pathology
Marvin Geller, Dean, Marine Sciences Research Center
James Glimm, Distinguished Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Wendy Katkin, Associate Provost for Educational Initiatives and Director, Reinvention Center
Arie Kaufman, Professor, Department of Computer Science
Elizabeth Kelley, Undergraduate student
Janos Kirz, Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Christina Vargas Law, Alumna and Associate Director, Office Diversity and Affirmative Action
Marci Lobel, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Craig Malbon, Professor School of Medicine
Curtis Marean, Professor, Department of Anthropology
Gary Marker, Professor and Chair, Department of History
Carla Molette-Ogden, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Douglas Panico, Alumnus and Director, Management Analysis and Audit
Troy Rasbury, Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences
Kathleen Shurpin, Professor and Chair, Department of Adult Health School of Nursing
Steven Smith, Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Lamya Touma, Undergraduate student
TASK FORCE ON RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY
James Davis, Chair, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Elizabeth Bosler, Staff Associate, Department of Medicine
Jennifer Chiu, Undergraduate student
Benjamin Chu, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry
Robert Crease, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
Carlos de Cuba, Graduate student
Stephanie Dinkins, Assistant Professor, Department of Art
Debra Dwyer, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
David Krause, Professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences
Kenneth Lanzetta, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
David Lawton, Professor and Chair, Department of Music
John Longtin, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
John Milnor, Distinguished Professor, Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Andrew Morris, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacological Sciences
Larry Roher, Alumnus and President, Expedite Video Conferencing Services, Inc.
Mark Schneider, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science
Stephen Shapiro, Associate Chair, Neutron Scattering Group, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Charles Simpson, Interim Director, Melville Library
Corrie Vaa, Graduate student
TASK FORCE ON STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE
Harold Metcalf, Chair, Distinguished Teaching Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dana Antonucci, Graduate student and alumna
Peter Baigent, Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
Ora Bouey, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Jean Cadet, Graduate student
William Collins, Director, Undergraduate Biology Program
Donna DiDonato, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
John Kincaid, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Jane Knapp, Alumna
Brent Linquist, Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Sanal Mazvancheryl, Assistant Professor, Harriman School for Management and Policy
Lucille Meci, Assistant to the Chair, Department of Mathematics
Patricia Peiliker, Assistant Director of the Graduate Program Department of Physics and Astronomy
John Robinson, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Cathleen Rook, Education Program Manager, Department of Medicine
Jerry Stein, Director of Residential Life, Campus Residences
Jack Stern, Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomical Sciences
Sarah Hall Sternglanz, Associate Director, Women’s Studies
Amy Sullivan, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Arts
TASK FORCE ON FACILITIES
Alan Inkles, Chair, Director, Staller Center for the Arts
William Arens, Professor, Department of Anthropology
Helen Auriemma, Alumna and staff assistant, Staller Center for the Arts
Anthony Bastin, Project Staff Associate Facilities
Thomas Biancaniello, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Medical Affairs, School of Medicine
Edward Casey, Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy
Robert de Zafra, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Susan DiMonda, Director of Campus Recreation and Assistant Professor, Student Affairs
Nancy Duffrin, Director, Instructional Computing
Aaron Godfrey, President, University Senate Lecturer, Department of European Languages
Robert Kerber, Professor, Department of Chemistry
Micah Kerr, Undergraduate student, LEG/Whitman College President
Maureen Kotlas, Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Manuel London, Associate Provost for Enrollment and Retention Management
Jerene Moore, Graduate student and intern Office of Commuter Student Services
Ann Nasti, Alumna and Assistant Clinical Professor Department of General Dentistry
Clint Rubin, Professor and Director, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Edward Schlissel, Professor and Chair Department of General Dentistry
Mary Scranton, Director, Living Learning Centers, Professor, Marine Sciences Research Center
Michael Zelenak, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Theatre Arts
TASK FORCE ON DIVERSITY AND INTERNATIONALIZATION
Frances Brisbane, Chair, Dean, School of Social Welfare
Frank Anshen, Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics
Elizabeth Barnum, Assistant Dean, International Services Graduate School
Michelle Blearie, Graduate student
Charles Coverdale, Pastor, First Baptist Church of Riverhead
Margaret De Trano, Senior UR/ QA Nurse Coordinator Medical Care, University Hospital
Jack Fuhrer, Associate Dean for Admissions, School of Medicine
Berhane Ghebrehiwet, Professor, Department of Medicine
Roy Lacey, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Mike Ledgerwood, Director Language, Learning, and Research Center
Sheri Levy, Assistant Professor Department of Psychology
Tom Liao, Professor and Chair, Department of Technology and Society
Gary Mar, Associate Professor , Department of Philosophy, Director, Asian American Center and Studies
Gary Matthews, Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
William McAdoo, Associate Professor Department of Africana Studies
Emilio Mendez, Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy
Mario Mignone, Professor, Department of European Languages, Literature, and Cultures
Van Morrow, Associate Director Career Development
Egon Neuberger, Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, President, The Round Table
Elsie Owens, Alumna
Stephanie Patterson, Assistant to the ADA Coordinator Disabled Students Office
Crystal Sachdeva, Undergraduate student
Ajay Singh, Graduate student
Carmen Vazquez, Dean of Students, Student Union and Activities
Robert Wallace, Chaplain, Protestant Campus Ministry
Shi Ying Yang, Undergraduate student
TASK FORCE ON CAMPUS SERVICES
Serge Luryi, Chair, Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering
Patricia Anne Drell, Quad Secretary, H Quad, Campus Residences
Deborah Firestone, Chair, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Michael Goligorsky, Professor, Department of Medicine
Kevin Hauss, Manager, Training Program Schedules and Registration Human Resource Services
Kenneth Johnson, Business Manager, Faculty Student Association
Mark Maciulaitis, Budget Director, Budget Office
Lawrence Martin, Dean, Graduate School
George Meyer, Vice President for Presidential Initiatives and Deputy to the President President’s Office
Larissa Pasemann, Undergraduate student
Lucille Protosow, Director of Purchasing Long Island State Veterans Home
Michael Silverberg, Associate Professor, HSC Informatics
Ralph Stears, University Police Officer, University Police
Susan Tabrizi, Graduate student
Ana Maria Torres, Director, Financial Aid and Student Employment
TASK FORCE ON OUTREACH AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Craig Lehmann, Chair, Dean, School of Health Technology and Management
Justin Belkin, Undergraduate student
Tyrone Bennett, Instructional Support Technician, Department of Materials Science
Alice Blackshear, Undergraduate student
Clive Clayton, Professor, Department of Materials Science
Paul Edelson, Dean, School of Professional Development and Continuing Education
Karol Gray, Controller and Assistant Vice President, Finance
Edmund Gutierrez, Alumnus and President, Multifunctional Chemical Products, Inc.
Leonie Huddy, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Aravind Kalaiah, Graduate student
Lee Koppelman, Professor and Director, Center for Regional Policy Studies
Alan Leiken, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Health Care Policy and Management
Lenora McClean, Dean, School of Nursing
Judy McEvoy, Director, Small Business Development Center
Mitch Pally, Vice President, Legislative and Economic Affairs Long Island Association
Maripat Quinn, Assistant to Dean of Students, Dean of Students Office
Gloria Rocchio, President, Ward Melville Heritage Organization
Ian Roxborough, Professor, Department of Sociology
Marianna Savoca, Associate Director, Career Center
Ann-Marie Scheidt, Director, Economic Development
Thomas Sexton, Director and Professor, Harriman School for Management and Policy
Daniel Siegel, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology
Scott Smolka, Professor, Department of Computer Science
Lorren Soares, Undergraduate student Student Assistant, Campus Residences
Alan Spitzer, Chief of Neonatology Department of Pediatrics
Olufemi Vaughan, Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies
Donald Weidner, Director, Mineral Physics Institute
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