Committees

STEERING COMMITTEE

Chairs:
Mark Aronoff, Professor of Linguistics and Deputy Provost
Petar Djuric, Professor of Electrical Engineering

Members:
Peter Baigent, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Christopher Berndt, Professor of Materials Science and Associate Dean of Engineering and Applied Science
William Collins, Associate Professor of Neurobiology & Behavior and Director of Undergraduate Biology
Christian Filstrup, Dean & Director of Libraries
Stephanie Foote, Staff Associate of New Student Orientation
Martha Furie, Professor of Pathology
Alan Inkles, Director of the Staller Center for the Arts
Partap Khalsa, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
Craig Lehmann, Professor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Dean of Health, Technology & Management
Manuel London, Professor of Business Mgt and Associate Provost for Enrollment & Retention Mgt
Marianna Savoca, Director of the Career Center
Emily Thomas, Director of Planning & Institutional Research

Student Representatives:
Rosanne Howell, Graduate Student, School of Social Welfare
Sheena Wilson, Undergraduate Student, Business Major

Administrative Liaison:
Elyce Acierno, Staff Assistant to the Provost

Members Emeritus:
Kathleen Breidenbach, Former Assistant Dean of Arts & Sciences
Nancy Tomes, Professor of History and Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences (on sabbatical)
Benjamin Walcott, Professor of Neurobiology & Behavior and President of the University Senate (retired)

SUBCOMMITTEE 1: TRANSITION TO STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Chairs:
Martha Furie, Professor of Pathology
Manny London, Professor of Business Mgt and Associate Provost for Enrollment & Retention Mgt

Members:
Shawn Anderson, Student
Elizabeth Barnum, Assistant Dean for International Services
Judy Burke-Berhannan, Associate Dean of Admissions
Brian Delong, Senior Staff Associate for New Student Orientation
Paul Kassel, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Theatre Arts
Joan Kenny, Assistant Dean of Engineering & Applied Science
Robert Kerber, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Chemistry
Kay Losey, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing Program
Lenora McClean, Dean and Professor of the School of Nursing
Mike Perez, Undergraduate Student

SUBCOMMITTEE 2: FOUNDATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chairs:
William Collins, Associate Professor of Neurobiology & Behavior and Director of Undergraduate Biology
Stephanie Foote, Staff Associate of New Student Orientation

Members:
Leo Bachmair, Professor of Computer Science
Dallas Bauman, Assistant Vice President for Campus Residences
Adrienne Catedral, Student
Bridget Chesteron, Graduate Student
Richard Gerrig, Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Honors College
Cheryl Hamilton, Director of Educational Opportunity Program/Advancement on Individual Merit
David Hanson, Professor of Chemistry and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry
Kimberly Herrera, Undergraduate Student
Joseph Lauher, Professor of Chemistry
Sara Lipton, Associate Professor of History
Karen Mendelsohn, Assistant Dean of Health, Technology & Management
Kamal Sridhar, Associate Professor of Asian and Asian American Studies
Christine Tavares, Student
Jennifer Verdolin, Student
Claudia Wagner, Student
Tanequa Woods, Student

SUBCOMMITTEE 3: EDUCATION AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Chairs:
Christopher Berndt, Professor of Materials Science and Associate Dean of Engineering and Applied Science
Christian Filstrup, Dean & Director of Libraries

Members:
William Arens, Professor of Anthropology and Dean of International Academic Affairs
Paul Bingham, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Bonte Gbemudu, Undergraduate Student, Sophomore in the College of Engineering and Applied Science
Joanna Harris, Director of Disability Support Services
Wendy Katkin, Director of the Reinvention Center
Karen Kernan, Director of URECA
Miriam Rafailovich, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
Victor Santiago, Circulation Desk Stack Assistant in the Melville Library
Olufemi Vaughan, Associate Professor of Africana Studies
Troy Wolfskill, Instructional Support Specialist for Chemistry

SUBCOMMITTEE 4: COMMUNITY

Chairs:
Alan Inkles, Director of the Staller Center for the Arts
Partap Khalsa, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering

Members:
Helen Auriemma, Assistant to the Director of the Staller Center for the Arts
Thomas Biancaniello, Professor and Vice Chairperson of the Department of Pediatrics
Patrick Calabria, Director of Media Relations for the Health Science Center
Alexandra Duggan, Director of Student Activities
David Ferguson, Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of the Department of Technology & Society
Sarah Goshman, Undergraduate Student and National Merit Scholar
Elizabeth Khinde, Undergraduate Student
Nina Maung, Coordinator of the Center for Inclusive Education
Jill Richards, Internship Training Director in the University Counseling Center
Edward Schlissel, Director of Continuing Dental Education
Roslyn Sebastian, Graduate Student
Amanda Sosulski, Undergraduate Student
Yvette St. Jacques, Assistant Vice President of Communications
Suzanne Velazquez, Assistant to the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs

SUBCOMMITTEE 5: LIFE AFTER STONY BROOK

Chairs:
Craig Lehman, Professor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Dean of Health, Technology & Management
Marianna Savoca, Director of the Career Center

Members:
Marijean Bushe, Instructor in the School of Nursing
Samantha Fallon, Student - Harriman School for Management and Policy
Christine Fuentes, Facilities Schedule, Student Union and Activities Center
Dahna Jones, Student
Jovanna Little, Director of Advancement Services
Glenn Lopez, Professor of Marine Benthic Ecology in the Marine Science Research Center
Sanal Mazvancheryl, Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Harriman School for Management & Policy
Joan Miyazaki, Curriculum Coordinator for Undergraduate Biology
Ann-Maria Scheidt, Director of Economic Development
Alexis Simeonides, Student - Junior in the College of Engineering and Applied Science
Wendy Tang, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Richard Wolcott, Director of Operations, Student Activities Center
Deborah Zelizer, Educator in the BS/HS Program

SUBCOMMITTEE 6: RESEARCH & DATA ADVISEMENT

Chairs:
Peter Baigent, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Emily Thomas, Director of Planning & Institutional Research

Members:
Frank Anshen, Associate Professor of Linguistics
Janice Grackin, Educational Specialist in the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching