Academic Governance
Academic Affairs Committee
Meetings
Academic Year 2025-26
Time and Location: 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., 252 Marshall Hall, unless otherwise indicated
Please note that, in order for a proposal to be considered by the Academic Affairs Committee during the 2025-26 academic year meeting schedule, the deadline for submission of proposals is as follows:
Curriculum Proposal deadline: January 16, 2026
Course Proposal deadline: March 6, 2026
| Dates | Agenda | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025* | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025** | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | Agenda | Minutes |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2025 (if needed) | Agenda | Minutes |
*This meeting will be held in 105 Marshall Hall
**Meeting pending. May be rescheduled for Assessment Day
Purpose
This committee is charged with all matters of the College's instructional program. The committee shall assess the College curriculum; set standards for evaluating student academic performance and academic integrity; create, review and assess academic policies from matriculation through graduation; promote, support, and evaluate instructional quality; provide consultation in areas of academic technology and instructional spaces; review and consult on changes to academic programs, including creation and discontinuation of programs; and consult with ad hoc committees to review petitions, academic warnings, academic suspensions, and dismissals.
Composition
The Academic Affairs Committee shall consist of one member recommended by each of the chairs/heads of the Academic Units, two Staff Representatives and two Student Representatives, one representing undergraduate students and one representing graduate students. The Associate Provost for Instruction shall serve as an ex-officio member of the committee.
Each Academic Unit Representative of the Academic Affairs Committee will have one vote. The Faculty Chair (College President) and the Executive Chair of Academic Governance or their designees are also voting members. Decisions shall be made by no less than a majority vote. Non-voting members are the Associate Provost for Instruction, Registrar, Admissions, Student and Staff Representatives and other observers. Committee meetings are open to all members of the faculty.
Please direct any correspondence to curriculum@esf.edu.
Members 2025-26
| Name | Representing |
| Shijie Liu | Chemical Engineering |
| Avik Chatterjee | Chemistry |
| Environmental Biology | |
| Christine Georgakakos | Environmental Resources Engineering |
| Environmental Science | |
| Aaron Rounds & Ruth Yanai | Executive Co-Chairs |
| Sharon Moran | Environmental Studies |
| Nino Jakhaia | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Thomas Hogge | Landscape Architecture |
| Ruth Owens (chair) | Library |
| Joanie Mahoney | President of SUNY 黑料社 |
| Eddie Bevilacqua | Sustainable Resources Management |
Nonvoting Members and Observers |
|
| Name | Representing |
| Zora Thomova* | Associate Provost for Academic Affairs |
| AG Staff Representative | |
| Terrance Caviness | AG Staff Representative |
| GSA Representative | |
| Gracie Gilcrist | MOSA Representative |
| Leslie Rutkowski | Registrar |
| Elizabeth Minard | Registrar |
| Kialey Day | Undergraduate Admissions |
| Erin Tochelli | AAC Secretary |
*represents and votes for President in their absence