Academic Policy Committee (APC)
What We Do
The Academic Policy Committee (APC) facilitates the development of effective and broadly applicable academic policies and processes via four primary functions:
- Codifying and assessing existing university academic policies and operational standards
- Representing their home unit's needs and interests as they relate to any policy under consideration
- Gathering information and insight from across the university and from external sources to inform policy development
- Evaluating potential unintended consequences of new policies and policy changes
Policies are developed with substantive input and insight from group members (faculty, academic administrators, and operational administrators) and must comply with legal and regulatory requirements (including US Department of Education, NYSED, MSCHE). Policies are designed to balance the desire for cross-university consistency with the needs of the individual colleges, their constituents and administrative units.
Academic requirements and standards are represented by college representatives, and operational needs are represented by key administrators from across the university. Internal policies must be in compliance with external requirements and defensible within accepted higher education practices. Upon completion, policies are made accessible to the university community and the public.
Decision Making: APC makes operational and implementation decisions pertaining to existing policy and practice. It makes recommendations to the Executive Deans, Provost’s Council, and Provost for new and revised academic affairs and academic affairs-related policy and practice. These endorsed policies then move into the Institutional Policy Review pipeline, where they are reviewed by all Responsible University Officers and approved by the Executive Policy Officers before implementation.
Who We Are
Charged By
Renée White, Provost and EVP for Academic Affairs
Committee Chair
Ryan Gustafon, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs
Committee Members
25-26 Membership | Role |
Prisca Wood, Assistant Provost, Compliance & Accreditation | Academic Planning - Compliance and Accreditation |
Max Tremblay, Assistant Provost for Student and Academic Systems | Academic Planning - Systems |
Stephen Brown-Fried, Vice Dean for Curriculum and Learning | College Representative - Performing Arts |
Gina Canterucci, Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Learning | College Representative - Lang |
Francesca Ferrono, Assistant Dean, Academic and Student Affairs | College Representative - NSSR |
Deirdre McConnell, Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs and Curriculum [PJ Gorre Fall 24] | College Representative - Parsons |
Edward Mills III, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Academic Planning, and Registration | College Representative - Parsons Paris |
Joyinn Paulin, Senior Director of Student and Academic Affairs | SSE - Adult and Nontraditional Learner Programs |
Nikki Cherry, Assistant Provost, Academic Standards | CLAA Rep |
Grace Hindman, University Registrar | Enrollment Management - Registrar |
Jim Deleppo, Director for International Student and Scholar Services | Enrollment Management - ISSS |
Sarah Fevig, Associate Vice President, Financial Aid | Enrollment Management - Financial Aid |
Elizabeth Puleio, Director of Transfer, Adult, and Visiting Admission | Enrollment Management - Admissions |
Keisha Davenport, Assistant Provost of Academic Advising | SSE - Advising |
Nicholas Faranda, Director of Student Disability Services | SSE - SDS |
Shondrika Merritt, Associate Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students | SSE - Dean of Students |
Glynis Rigsby, FTF College of Performing Arts | UFS - FTF |
Aviva Shulem, PTF Parsons School of Design | UFS - PTF |
VACANT | USS - Undergraduate |
VACANT | USS - Graduate |