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Steinhardt Governance

Here you'll find a listing of all NYU Steinhardt governance committees, including meeting schedules and members. 

Meeting locations are subject to change, often to a Zoom format. Please check with the committee chair or a colleague on the committee.

Steinhardt Faculty Meetings

Attendees:

  • All tenured/tenure-track, full-time continuing contract, visiting, and research faculty
  • Dean
  • Vice Deans
  • Associate Deans
  • Student Government Representatives
  • AMC Representative
  • Any others by invitation of the Faculty Council or Dean (based on agenda items)

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • October 3, 2022
  • October 31, 2022
  • December 5, 2022
  • February 27, 2023
  • March 27, 2023
  • April 24, 2023
  • May 8, 2023 (Faculty Awards Brunch)

Kimmel Rosenthal Pavilion
9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Steinhardt Senate

Attendees:

  • Faculty Council Members
  • Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Senators
  • Full-Time Continuing Contract Faculty Senators
  • Student Government Representatives
    • USG: Michelle Egli, USG President
    • GSO: July Hernandez, GSO President
  • AMC Representative: Kelsey Buttendorf
  • Dean and Vice Deans
    • Dean: Jack H. Knott
    • Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs: LaRue Allen
    • Vice Dean for Academic Affairs: Kristie Patten
    • Vice Dean for Research: Elise Cappella
    • Vice Dean for Equity and Belonging: Hua-Yu Sebastian Cherng
    • Vice Dean for Finance and Administration: Rebecca Brandriff
    • Any others by invitation of the Faculty Council or Dean (based on agenda items)

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • October 24, 2022
  • November 21, 2022
  • February 13, 2023
  • March 20, 2023
  • April 10, 2023

Payne Conference Room Pless 4
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Steinhardt Faculty Council

Members:

  • Deborah Borisoff, At Large
  • Isra Ali, At Large
  • Richard Maloney, At Large
  • Ron Sadoff, At Large
  • Erich Dietrich, Administration, Leadership, and Technology 
  • Jennifer Astuto, Applied Psychology
  • Joseph Cimpian, Applied Statistics, Social Science, and the Humanities 
  • Marygrace Berberian, Art and Art Professions 
  • Celia Stewart, Communicative Sciences and Disorders
  • Allen Feldman, Media, Culture, and Communication
  • Nancy Smithner, Music and Performing Arts Professions
  • Charles Mueller, Nutrition and Food Studies
  • Sally Poole, Occupational Therapy
  • Marilyn Moffat, Physical Therapy
  • Susan Neuman, Teaching and Learning

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • September 12, 2022
  • October 24, 2022
  • November 21, 2022
  • December 12, 2022
  • January 23, 2023
  • February 13, 2023
  • March 20, 2023
  • April 10, 2023
  • May 1, 2023

Payne Conference Room, Pless Hall 4th Floor
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Standing Committees

Academic Affairs Committee (AAC)

Members:

  • Sally Poole
  • Ron Sadoff
  • Nan Smithner
  • Marilyn Moffat
  • Jiashu Liu, GSO Representative
  • Kristie Patten, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, ex officio

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • September 19, 2022
  • October 17, 2022
  • November 14, 2022
  • February 6, 2023
  • March 6, 2023
  • April 3, 2023

Pless Hall 5th Floor Conference Room
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC)

Members:

  • Allen Feldman
  • Richard Beasley Maloney
  • Marygrace Berberian
  • Deborah Borisoff
  • LaRue Allen, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, ex officio

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • September 19, 2022
  • October 17, 2022
  • November 14, 2022
  • February 6, 2023
  • March 6, 2023
  • April 3, 2023

Pless Hall, Room 233
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

School Planning Committee (SPC)

Members:

  • Jennifer Astuto
  • Joseph Cimpian
  • Erich Dietrich
  • USG Student Representative
  • Sarah Brill, GSO Student Representative
  • Kristie Patten, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, ex officio

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • September 19, 2022
  • October 17, 2022
  • November 14, 2022
  • February 6, 2023
  • March 6, 2023
  • April 3, 2022

Payne Conference Room, Pless Hall 4th Floor
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Student Affairs Committee (SAC)

Members:

  • Charles Mueller
  • Isra Ali
  • Celia Stewart
  • July Hernandez, GSO Representative
  • Tanisha Thakkar, USG Representative
  • Daniel Choi, Associate Dean

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • September 19, 2022
  • October 17, 2022
  • November 14, 2022
  • February 6, 2023
  • March 6, 2023
  • April 3, 2023

Pless Hall, Room 220
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Subcommittees

Committee on Courses and Programs (CCP)

Members:

  • Alyssa Wise, Administration, Leadership, and Technology
  • Adina Schick, Applied Psychology
  • Ravi Shroff, Applied Statistics, Social Science, and the Humanities 
  • Rachel Lifter, Art and Art Professions 
  • Eric S. Jackson, Communicative Sciences and Disorders
  • Nicholas Mirzoeff, Media, Culture, and Communication
  • Nisha Sajnani, Music and Performing Arts Professions (Fall)
  • Susan Koff, Music and Performing Arts Professions (Spring)
  • Jessica Bihuniak, Nutrition and Food Studies 
  • Janet Njelesani, Occupational Therapy 
  • John Sutera, Physical Therapy (Fall)
  • Louis Iannuzzi, Physical Therapy (Spring)
  • Anne Burgunder, Teaching and Learning
  • Lindsay Wright, Associate Dean for Institutional Effectiveness, ex officio

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • October 5, 2022 (deadline: September 21, 2022)
  • October 26, 2022 (deadline: October 12, 2022)
  • December 7, 2022 (deadline: November 23, 2022)
  • February 22, 2023 (deadline: February 8, 2023)
  • March 29, 2023 (deadline: March 15, 2023)
  • May 3, 2023 (deadline: April 19, 2023) – Tentative

Pless Hall 5th Floor Conference Room
Wednesdays 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Doctoral Affairs Committee (DAC)

Members:

  • Yoav Bergner, Administration, Leadership, and Technology
  • Shabnam Javdani, Applied Psychology
  • Dana Burde (Chair), Applied Statistics, Social Science, and the Humanities
  • Tara McAllister, Communicative Sciences and Disorders
  • Helga Tawill Souri, Media, Culture, and Communication
  • Ron Sadoff, Music and Performing Arts Professions
  • Kristie Lancaster, Nutrition and Food Studies
  • Janet Njelesani, Occupational Therapy
  • Smita Rao, Physical Therapy
  • Michael Kieffer, Teaching and Learning
  • Anat Lubetzky, Rehabilitation Sciences
  • Kristie Patten, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs (or designee), ex officio

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • September 14, 2022
  • October 5, 2022
  • November 2, 2022
  • March 22, 2023
  • April 19, 2023

Payne Conference Room, Pless Hall 4th Floor
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Master's Affairs Committee (MAC)

Members:

  • Kayla De Porte Administration, Leadership, and Technology
  • Frandelia Moore, Applied Psychology
  • Heddy Lahmann, Applied Statistics, Social Science, and the Humanities
  • Jessica Hamlin, Art and Art Professions
  • Stacey Rimikis, Communicative Sciences and Disorders
  • Helga Tawill-Souri, Media, Culture, and Communication
  • Amy Cordileone, Music and Performing Arts Professions
  • Kathleen Woolf, Nutrition and Food Studies
  • Gerald Voelbel, Occupational Therapy
  • Marilyn Moffat, Physical Therapy
  • Shane Smith, Teaching and Learning
  • Kristie Patten, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs (or designee), ex officio

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • September 19, 2022
  • October 24 2022
  • November 14, 2022
  • March 20, 2023
  • April 24, 2023

Payne Conference Room, Pless Hall 4th Floor
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Undergraduate Affairs Committee (UAC)

Members:

  • Russell Neuman, Administration, Leadership, and Technology
  • Linnie Green, Applied Psychology
  • Ying Lu, Applied Statistics, Social Science, and the Humanities
  • Shadi Harouni, Art and Art Professions
  • Sudha Arunachalam, Communicative Sciences and Disorders
  • Nicole Starosielski, Media, Culture, and Communication
  • Stephanie Baer, Music and Performing Arts Professions
  • Domingo Pinero, Nutrition and Food Studies
  • Susan Kirch, Teaching and Learning
  • Kristie Patten, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs (or designee), ex officio

Meeting Dates and Locations:

  • September 19, 2022
  • October 24 2022
  • November 15, 2022
  • March 20, 2023
  • April 24, 2023

Pless Hall 5th Floor Conference Room
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Ad-hoc Committees

Grievance Advisory Committee

Members:

  • Jessica Hamlin, Arts and Communication
  • Deborah Borisoff, Arts and Communication
  • Juan Pinon, Arts and Communication
  • Susan De Beer, Arts and Communication
  • Mark Alter, Education
  • Sumie Okazaki, Education
  • Miriam E. Ebsworth, Education
  • VACANCY, Education
  • Marilyn Moffat, Health Sciences
  • Kelly Bridges, Health Sciences
  • Alicia Morrison, Health Sciences
  • Gerald Voelbel, Health Sciences

Elections Committee

Members:

  • Erich Dietrich
  • Joseph Cimpian
  • Celia Stewart
  • Allen Feldman
  • Sally Poole