Steering Committee

Charge

• Work with institutional leadership to identify specific institutional priorities  and intended outcomes to be addressed in the self-study;

• Select the organizational approach to the institution’s self-study;

• Develop the Self-Study Design and Communications Plan to effectively involve the community;

• Establish, charge, and oversee the Working Groups and coordinate their work;

• Ensure that the institutional priorities are adequately addressed in the Working Groups’ analysis;

• Review interim reports that will be used to write the final Self-Study Report;

• Ensure that the Timeline is implemented as planned;

• Identify the most important opportunities for improvement and innovation that will be included in the final Self-Study Report;

• Arrange for institution-wide review of and responses to a draft of the Self-Study Report;

• Oversee the completion of the final Self-Study Report, including the refinement of the Evidence Inventory and completion of the Verification of Compliance materials;

Committee Members

Co-Chairs and Accreditation Liaison Officer

• Barbara Moore, Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment
• Ryan Taylor, Associate Professor of Environmental Science
• Greg Taylor, Associate Provost and ALO

Steering Committee

• Nicholas Astor, PSGA President 2020-2021
• Leandro Benmergui, Assistant Professor of History
• Lorenzo Candelaria, Dean of the School of Arts (2019-2020)
• Darrah Carr, Assistant Professor of Dance
• Joseph Cloidt, Assistant Director, Counseling Center
• Stephen Cooke, Associate Professor of Chemistry
• Liv Cocozza, PSGA President 2019 – 2020
• Melissa Glazer, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
• Ryan Homsey, Director, Academic Resource Center (2019-2021)
• Kelly Jackson, Director of Continuing Education
• Tom Kelly, Senior Energy Manager
• Keisha Martin, Director of Conference Planning
• Caitlin Read, Dean of Enrollment Management (2019-2020)
• Laura Ricciardi, Assistant Professor of Arts Management
• Mustafa Sakarya, Director of the Library (2019-2021)
• Jordan Schildcrout, Associate Professor of Theater & Performance
• Aviva Taubenfeld, Chair, School of Humanities
• Sheli Taylor, Accounts Payable Manager, Purchase College Foundation and Related Entities
• Victoria Tyler, SPAC Chair and Accountant for Finance & Administration
• Jennifer Undercofler, Director, Conservatory of Music (2019-2020)