Work Groups
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee provides overall direction to the Self-Study project. It reviews the Self-Study Plan, supports and monitors the activities of the Work Groups, addresses conflicts and issues, reviews and approves the final Self-Study Report, and helps to plan and organize the Team visit.
- Dr. Daniel Larson
Co-Chair Vice-President for Instruction - Norayne Rosero
Co-Chair Professor of Mathematics and Assessment Coordinator - Dr. Ronald Cantor
Dean of the Rome Campus - Thomas Capraro
Professor of Biology - Michael Chauvin
Controller - Dr. Sarah Coleman
Associate Professor of Sociology - Eileen Dailey
Executive Assistant to the President - Robert Decker
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology - Denise DiGiorgio
Vice-President for Student Services - Dr. Sandra Engel
Professor of English and Department Head of Humanities - Ralph Feola
Vice-President for Administrative Services - Dennis Rahn
Director of Student Activities - Mark Radlowski
Director of Institutional Assessment - Maria Ramos
Professor of Human Services - Michael Tarantino
Student - Norma Chrisman
Educational Technology Specialist - Sharon Zohne
Technical Assistant, Public Information
Liaisons
Liaisons serve as resources to the Work Groups, assisting them with organizational structure, data and document access, effectiveness, institutional approach, and collaboration. They attend the Work Group meetings as required and their schedules allow.
Liaison Assignments
- Work Group 1
Mission and Integrity Eileen Dailey - Work Group 2
Institutional Planning and Resources Ralph Feola - Work Group 3
Institutional Leadership and Administration Dr. Daniel Larson - Work Group 4
Institutional Effectiveness and Learning Assessment Mark Radlowski - Work Group 5
Student Admissions and Support Services Denise DiGiorgio - Work Group 6
The Faculty and General Education Norayne Rosero - Work Group 7
Educational Offerings Dr. Ronald Cantor
The Work Groups are responsible for researching, analyzing, and reporting about their assigned Standards. Each Work Group conducts research using the Document Inventory and other sources, analyzes its data with reference to Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education, and prepares a report with recommendations in response to its Charge Questions. Each Work Group report is submitted to the Steering Committee for approval and synthesis into the final Self-Study Report.
Work Groups
Work Group 1: Mission and Integrity [Standards 1 and 6]
- Dr. Sarah Coleman
Chair, Associate Professor of Sociology - Eileen Dailey
Liaison, Executive Assistant to the President - Michael Alsheimer
Financial Aid Advisor - Joan Andrek
Director of Marketing and Communications - Patricia Fox
Director of Human Resources - Nancy Caputo
Professor of Nursing and Department Head of Health Services - Dr. Robert Christman
Assistant Professor of Human Services and Psychology - Donald Kelly
Assistant Professor of Biology - Dr. James Gifford
Professor of English - Colleen Kehoe-Robinson
Information Services Specialist/Assistant Professor - Dawson McDermott
Assistant Director of the Student Service Center - Ronald Miller
Technical Assistant, Instructional Media Center - Ricardo Rosero
Assistant Professor of Carpentry
Work Group 2: Institutional Planning and Resources [Standards 2 and 3]
- Michael Chauvin
Chair Controller - Ralph Feola
Liaison Vice-President for Administrative Services - Michael Badolato
Enrollment Management Specialist/Student Services Counselor, Rome Campus - Annette Broski
Director of Financial Aid - Marie Kohl
Administrative Assistant/Alumni - Gary Kulis
Assistant Professor of Mathematics - Sarah Beth Lardie
Executive Director of Institutional Advancement - Michael McHarris
Assistant Director of Physical Plant - Tom Mihevc
Director of Information Technology/Educational Applications - James Myers
Financial Systems Manager - Jeremy Nowakowski
Student - Joseph Palmer
Director of Campus Safety and Security - Nelissa Rutishauser
Vice-Chair of the College Senate - Jason Yager
Network Coordinator
Work Group 3: Institutional Leadership and Administration [Standards 4 and 5]
- Dr. Sandra Engel
Chair Professor of English and Department Head of Humanities - Dr. Daniel Larson
Liaison Vice-President for Instruction - Sue Ellen Bice
Professor of Health Information Technology - Elin Cormican
Professor, Human Services - Kitty Dack
Assistant to the Vice-President for Instruction - Dr. Robert Jubenville
President of the Association of Mohawk Valley Administrators [AMVA] - Gabriel Melendez
Associate Professor of Mathematics - William Perrotti
Chair of the College Senate - Maria Salamida
Assistant to the Vice-President for Student Services - Ellis G. Searles
President of the Professional Association [PA] - Dr. Bruce Neil
Department Head, Hospitality, Rome Campus
Work Group 4: Institutional Effectiveness and Learning Assessment [Standards 7 and 14]
- Thomas Capraro
Chair Professor of Biology - Mark Radlowski
Liaison Director of Institutional Assessment - Paul Andrews
Admissions Counselor - Cynthia Busic-Snyder
Associate Professor of Art - Rose Button
Assistant Dean for Campus Life - Sandra Cummings
Technical Assistant, Student Activities/Residence Life - Dianne Bennett-Gates
Department Head of Psychology, Human Services and Education - Andrew Glidden
Assistant Professor of Hospitality - David Katz III
Assistant Professor of Political Science and History - Maureen McCleary
Associate Professor, Life Science - Rosemary Mink
Instructor in English - Pam Nigro
Adult Services Coordinator - Frank Przybycien
Professor of Civil Engineering Technology and Department Head of Engineering Technologies and the Trades - Rosemary Spetka
Registrar
Work Group 5: Student Admissions and Support Services [Standards 8 and 9]
- Dennis Rahn
Chair, Director of Student Activities - Denise DiGiorgio
Liaison, Vice-President for Student Services - Kathryn Barefoot
Assistant Registrar - Lisa Bullet
Data Processing Clerk, Business Office - Robert Clarke
Professor of Art - Julie Dewan
Assistant Professor of Mathematics - Jennifer DeWeerth
Director of the Student Service Center - Dennis Gibbons
Director of Student Housing - Robert Gould
Associate Professor of Physical Education and Athletics - Lynn Igoe
Coordinator for Services to Students with Disabilities - June Jackson
Student - Denis Kennelty
Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management - James Maio
Counselor - Donna Lee Sawyer
Coordinator of Tutoring Services - Janet Visalli
Adult Services Coordinator
Work Group 6: Faculty and General Education [Standards 10 and 12]
- Maria Ramos
Chair Professor of Human Services - Norayne Rosero
Liaison Professor of Mathematics and Assessment Coordinator - Franca Armstrong
Executive Assistant to the Vice-President for Instruction - Colleen Bolton
Instructor, Humanities - Dr. Diana Ayers-Darling
Instructor in Anthropology - Gary Broadhurst, Jr.
Student - Rebecca Doolen
Senior Typist, Center for Community and Economic Development - Barbara Evans
Information Services Specialist/Assistant Professor - Nancy Gerzonich
Assistant Director for Personnel - William Hysell
Associate Professor of English - Dr. Ronald Labuz
Professor of Art - Morris Pearson
Executive Assistant to the Vice-President for Student Services - Russell Penner
Instructor in Mathematics - Dr. Richard Stempien
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology - Satya Tandon
Associate Professor of English - Julie Wells-Tsiatsos
Instructor in Nursing - Donald Willner
Professor of Mathematics and Department Head of Mathematics
Work Group 7: Educational Offerings and Related Activities [Standards 11 and 13]
- Robert Decker
Chair Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology - Dr. Ronald Cantor
Liaison Dean of the Rome Campus - Marianne Buttenschon
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Department Head of Social Sciences - Frank Elias
Executive Director of the Center for Community and Economic Development - Stephen Frisbee
Director of College Libraries and the Learning Center - George Goerner
Professor of Marketing - Brian Judycki
Instructor in Mechanical Engineering Technology - William Judycki
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology - Keith Lynip
Director of Distance Learning - Shane McGovern
Director of High School Programs - Christine R. Miller
Associate Professor of Photography - Mary Noti
Secretary, Department of Engineering Technologies and the Trades - Richard Pucine
Coordinator of Instructional Data and Scheduling - Mike Scalzo
Student - Guy Snedeker
Instructor in Mathematics
