Middle States/Organization and Work Groups

Self-Study Steering Committee and Working Groups

Steering Committee

Lynn MacDonald, Physical Education/Middle States Faculty Co-Chair
Stephen Cunningham, Director, Institutional Research and Analysis
Jaclyn Pittsley, English/Chair of UUP, Cortland Chapter (or Designee)
Oscar Walters, Senior Grounds Worker, CSEA Designee
Thomas Gallagher, Chair, Cortland College Council
Jennifer McNamara, Art and Art History/Chair, General Education
R. Bruce Mattingly, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
Andrea Lachance, Dean, School of Education
Mark Prus, Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
C. Gregory Sharer, Vice President, Student Affairs
Carol A. Van Der Karr, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Middle States Co-Chair
Margaret DiVita, Health/Former Faculty Senate Chair
Abby Thomas, Director, Advisement and Transition
Peter Perkins, Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Nance Wilson, Literacy, School of Education

Working Groups (*indicates Steering Committee Member)

1. Mission and Goals
Chair Nance Wilson*, Professor, Literacy, School of Education
-Former Chair of Literacy Department

Bonni Hodges*, Distinguished Service Professor, Health
-Former Chair of Health Department
-Sabbatical Spring 2021

Members Jose Feliciano, Associate Director of Admissions
-SUNY Cortland Alumni

Thomas Frank, Director, Research and Sponsored Programs

Regina Grantham, Associate Professor, Communication Disorders and Sciences
-Executive Committee, Faculty Senate
-Former Chair of Communication Disorders and Sciences

Kathleen Lawrence, Professor, Communication and Media Studies
-Former Chair of Faculty Senate Frederic Pierce, Director, Communications

2. Ethics and Integrity

Chairs Greg Sharer*, Vice President, Student Affairs, Co-Chair

Mark DePaull, University Police Chief, Co-Chair

Members Gary Evans, Associate Vice President, Human Resources

Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, Professor, Philosophy
-Director, Center for Ethics, Peace and Social Justice
-Chair, Faculty Affairs Committee of Faculty Senate

Nanette Pasquarello, Director, Career Services
-Former Title IX Coordinator

Donna Videto, Professor, Health
-Chair, Faculty Development Committee

Susan Wilson, Associate Professor, Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies

3. Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience

Chair Lynn MacDonald*, Professor, Physical Education, Co-Chair
-Former Faculty Senate Chair

Members Carol Costell Corbin, Associate Director, Transfer Credit and Degree Completion
-College Curriculum Review Committee
-Former General Education Committee

Philip Gipson, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
-College Curriculum Review Committee

Christopher Ortega, Assistant Professor, Communication and Media Studies
-College Curriculum Review Committee
-Educational Policy Committee

Jenn McNamara, Associate Professor, Art and Art History Department
-Former General Education Committee Chair

Kimberly Rombach, Associate Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Department
-Former Chair of Childhood/Early Childhood Department

Mary Schlarb, Director, International Programs

Student Government Association Representative

4. Support of Student Experience

Co-Chairs Abby Thomas*, Director, Advisement and Transition

Anne Burns Thomas, Professor, Foundations and Social Advocacy
-Coordinator of Cortland Urban Recruitment of Educators Program
-Chair, President’s Council on Inclusive Excellence

Members Ronnie Casella, Associate Dean, School of Education

Tom Cranfield, Senior Associate Director of Athletics

Esa Merson, Director, The Learning Center

Wendy Miller, Associate Professor and Chair, Geography
-Co-Director, SUNY Cortland Regional GIS Lab

Mark Yacavone, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management

Student Government Association Representative

5. Educational Effectiveness Assessment

Co-Chairs Andrea Lachance, Dean, School of Education
-Unit Head for CAEP Teacher Education Accreditation

Laura Davies, Associate Professor, English
-Director of Campus Writing Program

Members Rebecca Bryan, Associate Professor, Physical Education
-Student Learning Outcomes Committee

Vincent DeTuri, Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences,
-College Curriculum Review Committee
-Student Learning Outcome Committee

Eileen Gravani, Associate Dean, School of Professional Studies
-College Curriculum Review Committee

Christopher Kuretich, Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
-Student Learning Outcome Committee

Jolie Roat, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
-Student Learning Outcome Committee

Carol Van Der Karr*, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
-Student Learning Outcome Committee

6. Planning, Resources and Institutional Improvement

Co-Chairs Carol Van Der Karr, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

Kathleen Burke, Economics, School of Arts and Sciences

Members Erin Boylan, Executive Director, Alumni Engagement

Kathleen Burke, Professor, Economics

Anna Maria Cirrincione, Director, Multicultural Life and Diversity

Bruce Mattingly, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
-Institutional Planning and Assessment Committee

Zachariah Newswanger, Associate Vice President, Facilities Management
-Chair, Facilities Master Plan Oversight Committee

7. Governance, Leadership and Administration

Co-Chairs Peter Perkins*, Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Thomas Gallagher, Chair, College Council

Members John Cottone, Dean, School of Professional Studies

Margaret DiVita, Associate Professor, Health
-Former Chair, Faculty Senate

Jerome O’Callaghan, Associate Professor, Political Science

Jaclyn Pittsley, Lecturer III, English
-President, SUNY Cortland United University Professions (UUP)

Oscar Walters, Senior Grounds Worker
-Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Representative

Student Government Association Representative

8. Evidence Inventory

Co-Chairs Stephen Cunningham*, Director, Institutional Research and Analysis

Chris Widdall, Associate Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood
-Cortland Watermark Coordinator

Members Tania Das, Associate Director, Institutional Research and Analysis

Casey Hickey, Web and Digital Marketing Specialist

Jennifer Kronenbitter, Director, Libraries

Joshua Peluso, Director, Systems Administration and Web Services

9. Compliance

Co-Chairs Bruce Mattingly*, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

Karen Gallagher, Director, Financial Aid

Members Mark Dodds, Professor, Sport Management
-Graduate Faculty Executive Committee

Thomas Hanford, Executive Director, Registrar's Office

Lisa Kahle, Director, Campus Technology Services

Michelle LoGerfo, Assistant Director, Web and Digital Marketing

Rebecca Nadzadi, Director, Student Conduct