Calendar of Events

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)