University Academic Council
The University Academic Council is designed to promote and maintain the quality of the University’s academic offerings and to facilitate the work of the University in achieving its mission and goals. The University Academic Council has been delegated authority to review and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees on matters concerning the academic policies and programs of the University.
In meeting this obligation, the University Academic Council is responsible for making recommendations concerning the nature of degrees, academic program structure, content for general education standards, guidelines for areas of study, concentrations and specializations, distance learning, academic integrity, the evaluation of courses, student learning, methods of earning credit and issues related to academic standing.
The University Academic Council consists of members representing two-and four-year public and private higher education institutions in New Jersey and its surrounding region, educational organizations from the noncollegiate sector, Thomas Edison State University students and members of the academic leadership.
Robert Saldarini, MA/MBA
School of Business and Management
Council President
John Mellon, EdD
School of Business and Management
Council Immediate Past President
Cynthia G. Baum, PhD
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
ex-Officio
Estelle C. Reeves, MS
Assistant Dean of Academic Administration
Council Secretary
Mary Ellen Cockerham, PhD, RN
W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions
Matthew Cooper, MA
Associate Vice President for Organizational Learning and Chief Technology Officer
Center for Learning and Technology
Jeffrey C. Fox, PhD
John S. Watson School of Public Service
Jeffrey S. Harmon, EdD
Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Institutional Effectiveness
Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President
Michele Herrera, EdD
Heavin School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education
Anam Husain
Student Representative
Mary Kierst, PhD
Assistant Vice Provost for Learning Assessment
Marian J. Leerburger, PhD
John S. Watson School of Public Service
David Magill, PhD
Heavin School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education
Amanda McClain, PhD
Heavin School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education
Megan Meyer, PhD
Heavin School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education
Malcolm K. Oliver, PhD
Dean, John S. Watson School of Public Service
Pawel Roszko, MBA
School of Science and Technology
Saeed E. Sadari, PhD
Interim Dean, School of Science and Technology
Paul Sam, PhD
School of Business and Management
Thomas Vari, EdD
Heavin School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education
Jelena Vucetic, PhD
School of Science and Technology
Steven Weinblatt, MA
Assistant Director of Student Success
Michael Williams, PhD
Dean, School of Business and Management
Ruth A. Wittmann-Price, PhD
Dean, W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions