Student Affairs Staff

The Office of Student Affairs at Purchase is headed by the vice president for student affairs/associate provost for integrative learning and includes a wide array of programs and services which support students in their educational experience and enhance the quality of student life on the campus. These include advising, career counseling and internships, community outreach, community standards, counseling, dining services, disabled student services, health services, intercollegiate athletics/recreation/intramurals, learning center, residence life, student clubs and organizations, student government, and student life.

The professional staff of student affairs are educators, programmers, counselors, and facilitators who are actively engaged in promoting student learning and student development.

Ernie Palmieri
Vice President for Student Affairs/
Associate Provost for Integrative Learning
BS, Ithaca College; MS, Lehman College, City University of New York.

Qui Qui Balascio, LCSW
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Project Director, Speak Out! Violence Against Women Grant
BA, Purchase College; MSW, Fordham University. SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service.

John Delate
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Director, Residence Life
BS, MS, Mansfield University; MA, PhD in progress (ABD), Clark University. SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service.

William Guerrero
Executive Director, Purchase College Association Inc.
BA, University of Connecticut; MBA, Sacred Heart University. SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service.

Melissa Jones
Director of Community Standards
BS, MS, Western Connecticut State University.