Committees
Composition of the Standing Committees
- Standing committees shall be comprised of at least 5 faculty members, with representation on each committee from at least 3 of the five academic entities: College of Graduate Studies, College of Health Professions, College of Medicine, College of Nursing, and the Health Sciences Library. There is no maximum number of members that can serve on a committee.
- Terms of committee members shall be 3-years. To serve an additional term, a committee member must be nominated or self-nominate as described below (“Nomination and Approval Process for Members of Standing Committees”).
- A member may serve unlimited terms on the same committee.
- The student governing body shall be invited to appoint one undergraduate and one graduate student to serve on the Academic and University Affairs committees for a term of 1 year. These students may serve unlimited terms, but must be reappointed by the student governing body each year.
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Academic Affairs
The Academic Affairs committee shall be responsible to address issues such as but not limited to:
- Interprofessional Education: educational opportunities with potential for multi-college involvement
- Accreditation issues and experiences
- Commencement and Faculty Convocation
- Infrastructure and planning as it relates to the academic mission of Upstate
- Upstate Faculty research issues
- Academic calendars of Upstate
- Supportive services (i.e. library, informational technology, etc)
- Addressing other issues as assigned by the Upstate Faculty Council
Membership:
Term Expires | College | Academic Affairs | |
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2027 | LIB | Abigail Smith, MSLIS | |
2027 | CHP | Adam Rufa | |
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2026 | CON | Justin Waryold, DNP, RN |
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Administrative Liaison: Lynn Cleary, MD |
Upstate Affairs
The Upstate Affairs committee shall be responsible to address issues such as but not limited to:
- Participating in budget process through Presidents Budget Forums or other appropriate mechanisms
- Participating in the development and implementation of the strategic plan process
- Participating and providing suggestions regarding University-wide initiatives affecting student and faculty life such as diversity and environmental programs and regional community involvement
- Discussing and providing suggestions regarding University Faculty and Student Judicial policy and professionalism standards
- Address other issues as assigned by the Upstate Faculty Council
Membership:
Term Expires | College | Upstate Affairs | |
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2027 | COM | JC Trussell, MD (Chair) |
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2025 | COM | Angana Mahapatra, DO |
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2025 | COM | Mehdi Mollapour, PhD |
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2026 | Lib | Michelle Bowers, MLS |
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Administrative Liaison: Renae Rokicki, MEd |
Faculty Affairs
The Faculty Affairs committee shall be responsible to address issues such as but not limited to:
- Reporting on Faculty demographics
- Faculty development programs and activities
- Evaluation of Faculty teaching effectiveness
- Faculty awards
- Multi-college administrators search process
- Participate in multi-college Administrative Officers' and President performance review process
- Addressing other issues as assigned by the Upstate Faculty Council
Membership:
Term Expires | College | Faculty Affairs | |
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2025 | Otolaryngology | Jesse Ryan, MD (Chair) |
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2027 | COM | Brian Thompson, MD |
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2027 | CHP | James L. Vossler, MS, CLS, MTSM |
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2027 | COM | Shahram Izadyar, MD |
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2027 | COM | Reza F. Saidi, MD |
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2026 | COM | Markus Lammle, MD |
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2026 | COM | Rinki Agarwal, MD |
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2026 | COM | Katsuhiro Kobayashi, MD |
2027 | Jena Baiguini, HCA | ||
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Administrative Liaison: Ann Botash, MD |
Council Operations
The Council Operations committee shall be responsible to address issues such as but not limited to:
- Conducting nomination and election process for
- SUNY University Faculty Senators
- Upstate Faculty Council Officers
- Elected Standing Committee members
- Periodic review of the Faculty Governance and SUNY Board of Trustees Bylaws including pertinent Upstate and SUNY policies to ensure compliance
- Oversight of Upstate Faculty Council and committee performance
- Oversight and updating of Faculty Governance webpage
- Addressing other issues as assigned by the Upstate Faculty Council
Membership:
Term Expires | College | Council Operations | |
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2025 | COM | Tamer Ahmed, MD (Chair) |
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2026 | LIB | Heidi Webb, MSLIS |
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2025 | CHP | Bokkyu Kim |
2026 | LIB | Chaeyeon Kim, MSLS | |
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2026 | CHP | Jason Zeleny, MS, BCBA |
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