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.
John Mellon, EdD
School of Business and Management
Council President
Cynthia G. Baum, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Council Chair
Estelle C. Reeves, MSM
Assistant Director of Academic Administration
Council Secretary
John O. Aje, DSc
Dean, Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Sohail Anwar, PhD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Matthew Cooper, MA
Associate Vice President for Organizational Learning and Chief Technology Officer
WJ Seaton Center for Learning and Technology
Elizabeth Elkind, PhD
W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing
Jeffrey S. Harmon, MBA
Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Institutional Effectiveness
Office of the Provost
William Jenaway, PhD
John S. Watson School of Public Service
Michele Herrera, EdD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Tara Kent, PhD
Associate Dean and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
David Magill, PhD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Filomela A. Marshall, EdD, RN, CNE
Dean, W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing
Megan Meyer, PhD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Randall Otto, PhD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Pawal Roszko, MBA
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Robert Saldarini, MA/MBA
School of Business and Management
Donna Smith, PhD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Michael Williams, PhD
Dean, School of Business and Management
Anthony Yankowski, PsyD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Joseph Youngblood II, JD, PhD
Dean, John S. Watson School of Public Service