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New York Faculty Council

Student Affairs, Athletics, Publications, and Scholastic Standing

As described in the NYFC Constitution, duties and membership of the Student Affairs, Athletics, Publications, and Scholastic Standing committee consist of the following:

  1. The Committee on Student Affairs, Athletics, Publications, and Scholastic Standing is composed of 15 elected voting members of the NYFC. The Dean for Students; Director of Student Life; the Director of Career Placement and Counseling; the Director of Athletics; one representative from the Provost’s Office; one representative from each Academic Dean’s Office will serve as ex officio non voting members of the committee.
  2. The duties of the Committee on Student Affairs, Athletics, Publications, and Scholastic Standing are:
    1. To make policy recommendations to the NYFC on matters found below;
    2. To establish and publish, in conjunction with the officers of administration, general standards of conduct for students; and to review and oversee the administration of these standards;
    3. To act in an advisory capacity to the Office of the Dean for Students; the Office of the Director of Student Life; the Office of Career Placement and Counseling; and the activities of the student organizations under the administration of the Dean for Students;
    4. To recommend for approval to NYFC, faculty advisors to those student activities which fall under the sphere of this committee;
    5. To recommend the sports that the University should participate in on an intercollegiate and intramural basis, the eligibility and recruitment criteria for participation in University athletics, and the establishment of standards for awards in athletics;
    6. To serve as an advisory body to the individual faculty advisors and moderators of the various student publications and to the Dean for Students and the Director of Student Life regarding student publications.
    7. To evaluate and make recommendations implementing policies governing student scholarship at all levels throughout the University;
    8. To review existing honors and awards throughout the University and make recommendations for possible change;
    9. To devise ways and means of stimulating participation in the competitions for the special scholastic awards offered by the University and its departments;
    10. To nominate candidates for academic honors as well as other honors and awards;

Allocated: 15 Members, 2 alternates

Currently has: 15 members and 2 alternates

Committee co-chairs: Elmer-Rico E. Mojica and Eric P. Chang

Current committee members: (Fall 2021 - Spring 2023)

  • Marie Charles (Health Professions)
  • Myo Jung Cho (Accounting)
  • Andrew Coggins (Management)
  • Ida Dupont (Sociology and Anthropology)
  • Amy Freedman (Political Science)
  • Satish Kolluri (Communication Studies)
  • Elmer-Rico E. Mojica (Chemistry)
  • Sharon Medow (School of Education)
  • Meghana Nayak (Political Science/Women & Gender Studies)
  • Linda Quest (Political Science)
  • James Reich (Philosophy and Religious Studies)
  • Marcella Szablewicz (Communication Studies)
  • P.V. Viswanath (Finance and Economics)
  • Emily Welty (Peace and Justice Studies)
  • Emilie Zaslow (Communication Studies)

1st alternate: Eric P. Chang (Chemistry and Physical Sciences)

2nd alternate: Yana Shvartsberg (Mathematics)