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