OAA Committees
OAA College-wide Committees, 2009-2010
- Faculty and Curriculum Development Committee
This division-wide umbrella committee guides the work of the Academic Affairs faculty-driven committees whose work concentrates on proactively addressing professional development needs and curricular changes and challenges pertinent to faculty perspectives. This committee identifies trends in higher education and emphasizes division-wide priorities and core commitments to encourage ongoing curricular innovation, professional growth and leadership preparation for all faculty including adjuncts.
OAA Chairperson
Faculty Development and Curriculum
Acting Associate DeanDean Amanda Bernal-Carlo
B447 / 718-518-6804
acarlo@hostos.cuny.eduAcademic Computing / OIT Prof. Carl Grindley At-Large Faculty Prof. Carlos Sanabria Office of Academic Advisement Ms. Wendy-Small Taylor Center for Teaching and Learning/ COBI Prof. América Trinidad General Education Prof. Maria Bennett / Prof. Elvir Dincer Curriculum Committee Prof. Gerry Ruiz Faculty Development Prof. Minerva Santos Inquiry Groups Ms. Sarah Brennan / Prof. Craig Bernardini Writing Across the Curriculum Prof. Andrea Fabrizio / Prof. Linda Hirsch SDEM Dean Aherne - Planning Committee
As an advisory body to the Office of the Provost, the Academic Planning Committee serves to inform and assure a cohesive, integrated, and seamless academic planning process within the Division of Academic Affairs. Through representation from chairs of the OAA committees on Student Success and Faculty and Curriculum Development, faculty, directors of primary academic support programs, budget administration, student concerns and special programs, the Academic Planning Committee unifies the multiple planning activities of the Division of Academic Affairs at the micro and macro levels. This includes program reviews, outcomes assessment, budgeting, curriculum development, retention initiatives and other planning at department, college administration, and CUNY levels.
OAA Chair
Division of Academic Affairs
Interim Provost and Vice PresidentInterim Provost and Vice President Lucinda Zoe
B447 / 718-518-6660
lzoe@hostos.cuny.eduAcademic Program Review/Assessment Prof. Gerry Ruiz, Chair Environmental Scanning Dean C Molina/VP E Rodríguez-Chardavoyne, co-chairs Grants and Budget Ms. Lourdes Torres Middle States / OIR Dr. Richard Gampert Faculty & Curriculum Development Dean Amanda Bernal-Carlo Student Success Dean Kim Sanabria ILC Advisory Council / OIT Prof Carl Grindley Academic Learning Resources Prof. Isabel Li SDEM IVP Nat Cruz At-Large Faculty / Senate Prof. Héctor López / Prof. Juan Preciado
Academic Program Review/Assessment SubCommittee of OAA Academic PlanningClick here for more information.
Chair – Allied Health Sciences Geraldine Ruiz Institutional Research Richard Gampert Allied Health Sciences Allen Solomon Education Christine Mangino Institutional Research Barika Barboza English Diana Diaz Humanities Alisa Roost
Environmental Scanning SubCommittee of OAA Academic PlanningIn fall 2006, the college’s Academic Planning Committee (APC) created an Environmental Scanning Subcommittee with a two-pronged charge: to “pilot test” environmental scanning at Hostos, identifying immediate program specific recommendations as needed; and to make recommendations for the long term development of environmental scanning on campus.
Preparing the future college educated workforce of America is no simple task. The pace of change in our world keeps accelerating, forcing colleges and universities to grapple with more and more factors external to their institutions. Increasingly, colleges and universities are taking a page from the corporate world and developing new management tactics to navigate within their constantly shifting external environments. This work is particularly important in community college settings. Community colleges in the U.S. carry enormous responsibility to help preserve the future strength of our nation. They prepare almost half of U.S. undergraduates to enter jobs and careers that help the U.S. remain competitive. They serve the academic, socioeconomic and racial/ethnic diversity of students who will become our nation’s future workers and tax base. Fortifying their institutional capacity to forecast and respond to future student needs will absolutely affect the quality of life for millions of Americans, well beyond those attending these schools.
Recognizing this, Hostos Community College has embarked on an exploration into how the college could benefit from environmental scanning.
Co-Chair, Special Programs Dean Carlos Molina, B447
718-518-6663
cmolina@hostos.cuny.eduCo-Chair, Finance and Administration Esther Rodríguez-Chardavoyne, G202
718-518-4308
erodriguez@hostos.cuny.eduLibrary William Casari Career Services Rebecca Hoda Senate Héctor López Institutional Research Richard Gampert Grants Office Heather Schweder Adult and Continuing Education Lorraine Altman - Student Success Committee
The Student Success Committee meets on a monthly basis. It aims to promote a culture of success at the college with innovation and creativity, by:
- Defining success in terms of student achievement and progress;
- Sharing best practices among various groups at the college;
- Advertising our best programs and initiatives within Hostos;
- Examining advisement practices and materials, as well as orientation models;
- Engaging student groups in peer support mechanisms.
OAA Chair
Academic Programming & Development
Acting Asst. DeanDean Kim Sanabria
Contact: 718-518-7939/6611
ksanabria@hostos.cuny.eduASAP Mr. Troy Wolfe College Enrichment Academy Prof. Isabel Feliz CPE Prof. Diana Díaz / Prof. Cynthia Jones Global Scholars/Honors Prof. Carl Grindley Exit Testing Dr. Richard Gampert Freshman Academy Prof. Cynthia Jones / Prof. James Kennis Global Scholars/Honors Prof. Nieves Angulo /Prof. Gina Cicco HALC/ ILC Prof. Isabel Li Hostos Success Academy Prof. Robert Cohen Transfer Ms. Lillian Acosta Teacher Academy Prof. Sandy Figueroa At-Large Faculty Prof. Rees Shad/Prof. Lewis Levine SDEM Mr. Frantz Alcindor
OAA Division-wide Committees, 2009-2010
- Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory Council
This cross-divisional faculty-driven committee and guided by the Faculty Development and
Curriculum Committee concentrates on meeting the professional needs of faculty from across the
disciplines. A priority of this committee is to encourage faculty to rethink and put into practice
innovative pedagogical methods that answer the basic and advanced needs of students to increase
overall retention and graduation rates. The Council models innovation through unconventional
programming intended to inspire faculty to consistantly recreate curriculum to enhance the
learning environment throughout the course of the student’s academic careers. The Council
exists to refresh and invigorate all faculty including adjuncts, and push them to excel
professionally.Click here for more information.
Administrative Director
Faculty Development and Curriculum
Acting Associate DeanDean Amanda Bernal-Carlo, B447
718-518-6639
acarlo@hostos.cuny.eduFaculty Chair
Education DepartmentAmérica Trinidad Fac. Dvlpmt & Curriculum
Asst. Dir. CTLSarah Brennan Fac. Dvlpmt & Curriculum Karla Contreras Business Sandy Figueroa Education Carol Huie / Sarah Church English Cynthia Jones Humanities Angel Morales Language & Cognition Paula Korsko Library Jennifer Tang Math Olen Dias Natural Science Yoel Rodriguez - Committee on Academic Computing
The Committee on Academic Computing was established in the fall of 1994, and serves as an advisory body to the Vice President of Academic Affairs in matters that relate to instructional technology. Committee members are responsible for advocating for their department’s interests, helping to shape standards and procedures, planning events, and helping to educate other faculty members in technological issues. The membership consists of on faculty representative from each of the academic departments, the Library, and the Counseling unit. The Committee on Academic Computing is chaired by the Director of the Office of Instructional Technology, and it serves as an effective vehicle to maintain an active and vital avenue of communication between the faculty and Office of Academic Affairs concerning issues within its purview.
Chairperson Carl James Grindley
B442 / English / 718-319-7907
cgrindley@hostos.cuny.eduAllied Health Kathleen Donohue Behavioral and Social Sciences Felipe Pimentel Business George Cheng Counseling TBA Education Damian Byas English Vermell Blanding Humanities Rees Shad Language and Cognition Patricia Frenz-Belkin Language and Cognition Merce Pujols Library Catherine Lyons Mathematics Kathleen Doyle Natural Sciences Vladimir Ovtcharenko - Freshman Academy
The Freshman Academy faculty has organized a student-centered learning community where mathematics, science, language, and freshman orientation courses are linked together through a dynamic and appealing curriculum. The teaching faculty has worked collaboratively to link the curriculum through the theme of water to engage students in a fascinating and thought-provoking interdisciplinary learning environment, which will foster knowledge, personal growth, and skill development.
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Director
Faculty Development and Curriculum
Acting Associate DeanAmanda Bernal-Carlo Coordinator, English Cynthia Jones Counseling Linda Alexander Wallace Counseling Sonia Maldonado Faculty Development and Curriculum Sarah Brennan English Andrea Fabrizio Language and Cognition Karin Lundberg Math James Kennis Natural Sciences Zvi Ostrin Natural Sciences Yoel Rodríguez Office of Instructional Technology George Rosa Office of Instructional Technology Elkin Urrea Writing Across the Curriculum Dave Pier Writing Across the Curriculum Katherine Wilson - General Education & Assessment Committee
The General Education and Assessment Committee is driven by cross-disciplinary faculty and administrators whose interest is to infuse the curriculum with learning experiences that are focused on skill and knowledge building that are centrally focused on the Gen Ed core competencies which span the disciplines. The Committee promotes inclusion of the Principles of Excellence adopted by the faculty from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The committee also encourages classroom assessment of student skill development, and provides guiding principles that lead faculty to develop an innovative curriculum that is rich with diverse academic learning experiences that strengthen basic and advanced-level skills and foundations of knowledge.
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Director, CTL
Faculty Development and Curriculum
Acting Associate DeanAmanda Bernal-Carlo
B447 / OAA / 718-518-6639
ctl@hostos.cuny.eduCo-chair, Education América Trinidad
C490c / Education / 718-518-6739
atrinidad@hostos.cuny.eduAllied Health Sciences Elvir Dincer Business Sandy Figueroa English Maria Bennett Faculty Development & Curriculum, CTL Sarah Brennan Faculty Development & Curriculum Karla Contreras Language and Cognition Patricia Frenz-Belkin Library Office of Institutional Research Richard Gampert Nat.Sci. Francisco Fernández Hum María Miranda Math Bronislaw Czarnocha - Honors Committee
The Honors Committee was reorganized in the summer of 2009, and administers the Global Scholars program, the Hostos Scholars program, and the college’s honors programs in the Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts in Science, Engineering, Dental Hygiene, Business Management, Business, and Accounting programs. Committee members are responsible for mentoring, advising, and monitoring the progress of Honors Students, planning, organizing, and attending all Honors colloquia, events and functions, and planning winter and summer institutes and study abroad programs. The Honors Committee is chaired by the Director of Honors, and its membership consists of members of the faculty and staff. The committee liaises with the Coordinator of the Global Scholars program.
Chairperson Carl James Grindley
B442 / English / 718-319-7907
cgrindley@hostos.cuny.eduEnglish Craig Bernardini Behavioral and Social Sciences Marcella Bencivenni Behavioral and Social Sciences Felix Cardona Humanities Orlando Hernandez English Cynthia Jones Education Juan Preciado Transfer Services Lillian Acosta Coordinator of Global Scholars Irene Garcia-Mathes - ILC Advisory Council
The committee's mandate is to establish, communicate, and monitor college-wide information technology standards, priorities and policies. The committee works to identify and assess college-wide technology needs, and assist with strategic planning while representing the interests of faculty, staff, students, and the rest of the college community equally. The committee ensures that college-wide decisions recognize university-wide policy and practices.
Co-Chair Isabel Li,
C596d / HALC / 718-319-7926
ili@hostos.cuny.eduCo-Chair Varun Sehgal
B429 / OIT / 718-518-6641
vsehgal@hostos.cuny.eduOIT Carl Grindley, ACC Marisa Rodriquez, Library Kate Lyons, OIR Richard Gampert, SDEM Rebecca Hoda, OIT Carlos Guevera, OIT Iber Poma, IT Felix Gallindo, IT Heba Elsayed, - Inquiry Groups (IGs)
The purpose of the IGs is create a dynamic informal space to discuss challenges and issues that
arise within the department, unit, or classroom. The IG leaders facilitate an ongoing discussion to
which all faculty are welcome to raise awareness of professional concerns and accomplishments.
The atmosphere is collegial, collaborative, and focused on finding solutions and rewarding
teaching and learning at Hostos. The Inquiry Group Leaders share the departmental
conversations with the OAA director. The IGs are sponsored by the Office of Faculty
Development and Curriculum – Center for Teaching and Learning.Click here for more information.
Inquiry Group Director
CTL Director
Acting Assoc. Dean for OAADean Amanda Bernal-Carlo
B447 / OAA / 718-518-6639
ctl@hostos.cuny.eduBehavioral and Social Sciences Felix Cardona Business Sandy Figueroa English Craig Bernardini / Linda Hirsch Education Gina Cicco Fac. Dev. & Curr., IG Coord. Sarah Brennan Humanities Angel Morales Language and Cognition Marielena Hurvich / Paula Korsko Library Elisabeth Tappeiner Mathematics Bronislaw Czarnocha Natural Sciences Nelson Núñez-Rodriguez
