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Academic Council Committees

Standing Committees

Academic Advising

Advisement Committee 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021 

The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.

John Paul Rodrigues, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Palma Benko, Math/Science
Stony Pak, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Walter Behr, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Agnes Drath, ELS/Developmental English
Diana Blauvelt, ELS/Developmental English
Joshua Sabatini, Faculty Member at Large
Khloud Kourani, Faculty Member at Large
Samuel Ayala, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Rosalee Cain-Francis, Nursing/Radiography/HIT 
Dawn Norman, Guided Pathways Representative/Pathway Coordinator

Academic Appeals

Academic Appeals 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021

The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.

Kathleen Kelly, English Language Studies Faculty
Agnes Drath, English Language Studies Faculty
David Burger, Mathematics Faculty
Marc Yeung, Mathematics Faculty
Diana Blauvelt, Developmental Faculty
Alexandra Della Fera, English Faculty
Alan Mitnick, English Faculty
Christina Rojas, Humanities/Social Science/Education Faculty
Wendy Watson, Health Sciences Faculty
Ali Saleh, Faculty Member at Large
Heather Griffiths, Faculty Member at Large
Clarissa Rosario Chilimintris, Counselor/Student Development Specialist – Passaic
Dierdre Nance, Counselor/Student Development Specialist – Paterson
Counselor/Student Development Specialist – Wanaque – VACANT

Three (3) administrators (one from each of these campuses: Passaic, Wanaque and the Main Campus) appointed by the Chief Academic Officer or the Chief Campus Administrator 

Passaic:  Winster Ceballos 
Paterson:  Therese Slusser   
Wanaque: Janet Varvara

Academic Standards

Academic Standards 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021

The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.

Parsha Hobson, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Rosalee Cain-Francis, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Merille Siegel, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Marc Yeung, Math/Science
Lonna Murphy, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education  
Alan Mitnick, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Diana Blauvelt, ELS/Developmental English
Madjid Hannouncene, ELS/Developmental English
Palma Benko, Faculty Members at Large
Martin Baranowski, Faculty Members at Large
Counselor/Student Development Specialist at Large – VACANT
Sharon Goldstein, Chief Student Affairs Officer
Carolina Ramos, Student appointed by the PCCC Chief Student Affairs Officer

Assessment

Assessment 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021

The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.

Cheryl Morgan-Duncan, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Marissa Cruise, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
John Paul Rodrigues, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Cecily McKeown, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Erica Foote, Math/Science
John Robb, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Kelly Bender, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Miryam Rinkerman, ELS/Developmental English
Kristina Fleming, Faculty Member at Large
Wayne Warrick, Faculty Member at Large
Donna Stankiewicz, Chief Academic Officer Designee
Betsy Marinace, Coordinator of Assessment Designee

College Writing

College Writing 2020-2022
Updated October 21, 2020

The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.

Richard Marranca, English Faculty
English Faculty – Vacant
Patricia Aprile, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Rosalee Cain-Francis, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
John Paul Rodrigues, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Wayne Warrick, Math/Science
John Robb, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Mary Dajnak, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Kathleen Kelly, ELS/Developmental English
Diana Blauvelt, ELS/Developmental English
Peter Hynes, Academic Testing Administrator

Curriculum

Curriculum Committee 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021

The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.

Joyet Belcher, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Nursing/Radiography/HIT – VACANT
Clement Bamkole, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Lucia Gheorghiu, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Daniela Kitanska, Math/Science
Andrea Gloetzer, Math/Science
Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education – VACANT
Nina Alsbrook-Jackson, English/Fine and Performing Arts
ELS/Developmental English – VACANT 
Yon Kim, Faculty Member at Large
Merille Siegel, Faculty Member at Large
Laura Perez, Counselor Elected at Large
Rick Perdew, Librarian/Guided Pathways Representative/Pathway Coordinator
Robert Salvato, Chief Continuing Education Administrator Designee
 Jacqueline Kineavy, Chief Academic Officer
Luis “Sebastian” Bustamante, Student appointed by the PCCC Chief Student Affairs Officer

Educational Technology Committee

Educational Technology Committee 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021

The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.

Janice Rama, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Khloud Kourani, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Mike Grinberg, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Henriette Mozsolits, Math/Science
Stony Pak, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Mary Dajnak, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Diana Blauvelt, ELS/Developmental English
Lisa Egle, ELS/Developmental English
Cheryl Morgan-Duncan, Distance Learning Faculty Member at Large
Ann Deblinger, Distance Learning Faculty Member at Large
Andrea Gloetzer, Distance Learning Faculty Member at Large
Ken Karol, Director of Distance Learning
Sabrina Johnson- Taylor, Administrator in charge of the Learning Resource Center
Chris Mueller, Chief information Technology Officer Designee
Luis S. Jimenez, Student member with experience in an online or ITV course, appointed by the Dean of Student Affairs

Faculty Review

Faculty Review 2020-2022
Updated October 21, 2020
    
Nine (9) full-time tenured teaching faculty elected at large, excluding those holding the title of department chairperson and excluding the Officers of the Faculty Association. No more than two (2) faculty shall be elected from any academic department and the committee chair will hold the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.

Theresa Borovskis (Nursing)
Fillmore Corpus (Mathematics)
Heather Griffiths (Nursing)
Yon Kim (Mathematics)
Kala Mayur (Science)
Lonna Murphy (Social Sciences)
Christine Redman-Waldeyer (English)
Fred Safarowic (Science)
Sam Ayala (English/Fine & Performing Arts)

General Education

General Education Committee 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021
 
General Education Committee Files

The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws. 

Alan Mitnick, English Faculty
Mark Tambone, English Faculty
Caffie Risher, Public Speaking Faculty
Fillmore Corpus, Mathematics Faculty
Daniela Kitanska, Mathematics Faculty
Eric Cameron, Technology (CIS)Faculty
Lonna Murphy, Social Science Faculty
Kate Thurman, Social Science Faculty
Mary Dajnak, Humanities Faculty Member
Petar Drakulich, Humanities Faculty Member
Martha Brozyna, Humanities Faculty Member
John Fruncillo, Humanities Faculty Member
Henriette Mozsolits, Science Faculty
Wayne Warrick, Science Faculty
Gregory Fallon, Chief Academic Officer Designee
Betsy Marinace, Coordinator of Assessment Designee
Kenneth Karol, Director of Distance Learning
Sabrina Johnson-Taylor, Learning Resources Designee

Judicial Affairs

Judicial Affairs Committee 2020-2022 
Updated October 21, 2020

Five (5) faculty elected at large
Two (2) counselors elected at large
Chief Student Affairs Officer or designee
President of the Student Government Association or designee
Two (2) students selected by the Chief Student Affairs Officer or designee  
*The names of committee members are generally not released to the public to protect the integrity of the process*

Professional Development

Professional Development 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021

The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.

Amy Sailer, Nursing/Radiography/HIT
Jill Sluka, Business/CIS/Engineering/Graphic Design
Joshua Sabatini, Math/Science
Andrea Gloetzer, Math/Science
Linda Carter, Humanities/Social Sciences/Human Services/ASL/Education
Walter Behr, English/Fine and Performing Arts
Miryam Rinkerman, ELS/Developmental English
Jenifer Lucas-Uygun, ELS/Developmental English
Ann Deblinger, Faculty Member at Large
Ali Saleh, Faculty Member at Large

Student Life

Student Life 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021

The names of committee members are listed below along with the category of the position being occupied based on our By-laws.

Michael Walker, Tenured Faculty Member at Large
Cheryl Morgan-Duncan, Tenured Faculty Member at Large
Marissa Cruise, Club Advisor
Winster Ceballos, Club Advisor
Alan Mitnick, Faculty Adviser to the Student Government Association
Maria Marte, Director of Student Activities
Peter Hynes, Associate Dean of Academic Designee
Laura Perez, Counselor Elected at Large
Melanie Mejia, Student Appointee
Paula R. Rodriguez Sandoval, Student Appointee
Lija Begum, Student Appointee

Ad Hoc Committees

Distinguished Lecturer Series

Committee Members
Caffie Risher
Christine Redman-Waldeyer
Walter Behr

Learn more about the Distinguished Lecturer Series

Peer Review

Peer Review Committee for Assessment 2020-2022
Updated November 9, 2021

Christine Redman-Waldeyer
Lonna Murphy
Khloud Kourani
Marc Yeung
Merille Siegel
Jack Latona
Henriette Mozsolits
John Rodrigues

Diversity, Equity, Engagement, and Completion (D.E.E.C.)


Committee Members 
Steven Hardy 
Nancy Silvestro  
Nina-Louise Alsbrook-Jackson 
Lia Travers 
Sharon Goldstein 
Dawn Norman 
Jennifer Gasparino
Tonisha Taylor 
Maria Marte 
Michael Hunt 
Enrique Noguera 
Alan Mitnick 
Cheryl Morgan-Duncan 
Justin Hull 
John Paul Rodrigues

Diversity, Equity, Engagement, and Completion (D.E.E.C.) Committee Mission and Goals Statement 

The Diversity, Equity, Engagement, and Completion (D.E.E.C.) Committee assesses institutional procedures and practices that impact historically marginalized populations within the PCCC Community. The committee’s mission is to help establish and maintain diverse, equitable, and inclusive institutional practices and programs that enhance our academic environment and institutional offerings. D.E.E.C. initiates dialogue, gathers data, and reviews standing practices to collaborate with stakeholders on DEI-based initiatives, activities, programming, and institutional changes.