Working Groups will engage in a process of active, open, and evidence-based inquiry into each Standard to identify how well Bronx Community College is meeting or exceeding the Standards for Accreditation and Requirements for Affiliation.
Working groups also will examine institutional strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improvement and innovation. Each group is the primary agent for formulating the College’s response to each standard with attentiveness to the criteria, priorities, and associated requirements.
Working Group Responsibilities
- Develop an understanding of the seven Standards for Accreditation and their connection to the Requirements of Affiliation, institutional priorities, and the College’s mission and strategic plan
- Adhere to the Self-Study timeline and meet deadlines for deliverables
- Hold regular meetings and offer input and feedback to other Working Groups (each group is expected to meet 4-6 times per semester)
- Meet with the Core Team regularly throughout the Self-Study process
- Communicate with the Core Team, Steering Committee, and the Evidence and Compliance Group to identify overlapping research questions and evidence
- Develop lines of inquiry based on the criteria of their respective Standard(s) and a plan for data collection (e.g., document review, interviews, focus groups, surveys, etc.)
- Demonstrate the College’s compliance with the Standard(s) by assessing strengths and weaknesses
- Collect and analyze data related to the Standard
- Identify and document evidence that demonstrates compliance with the Standard, addressing the criteria under the Standard
- Determine possible areas for improvement and innovation and recommend action items
- Produce outlines, preliminary drafts, and final drafts of Working Group’s report by deadlines established utilizing established template and editorial style
Working Group Members
Working Group 1: Mission and Goals
The institution’s mission defines its purpose within the context of higher education, the students it serves, and what it intends to accomplish. The institution’s stated goals are clearly linked to its mission and specify how the institution fulfills its mission.
Working Group 2: Ethics and Integrity
Ethics and integrity are central, indispensable, and defining hallmarks of effective higher education institutions. In all activities, whether internal or external, an institution must be faithful to its mission, honor its contracts and commitments, adhere to its policies, and represent itself truthfully.
| Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Tiffany Dubon (co-chair) | Associate Director | Student Life |
| Teresa Fisher (co-chair) | Associate Professor | Communications Arts and Sciences |
| Kevin Bozelka | Associate Professor | Communications Arts and Sciences |
| Ana Molenaar | Associate Director | Judicial Affairs |
| Griselle Nadal | Confidential Exec. Assoc. to Legal Counsel & Labor Designee |
Office of the President |
| Christopher Mowatt | Bursar | Office of the Bursar |
| Salvador Salazar | Associate Professor | World Languages and Cultures |
| Nancy Sullivan | Executive Director | Human Resources |
| Lynne Ticke | Assistant Professor | Social Sciences |
| Gerard Weber | Associate Professor | Social Sciences |
Working Group 3. Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience
An institution provides students with learning experiences that are characterized by rigor and coherence at all program, certificate, and degree levels, regardless of instructional modality. All learning experiences, regardless of modality, program pace/schedule, level, and setting are consistent with higher education expectations.
| Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Merelyn Bencosme (co-chair) | Assistant Director | Academic Resource Center |
| Ted Ingram (co-chair) | Professor | Education & Academic Literacy |
| Jason Davis | Director | CLIP |
| Dionne Dodson | Director | Athletics |
| Jordi Getman-Eraso | Professor | History |
| Janet Heller | Professor | Health, Phys Ed, & Recreation |
| Luisa Martich | Assistant VP / CIO | Information Technology |
| Nelson Reynoso | Professor | Social Sciences |
| Albert Robinson | Director | Online Support and LMS |
| Nelson Santana | Assistant Professor | Library |
| Monica Sinkand | Assistant Professor | Engineering, Physics & Tech |
| Shabazz Wilson | Sr. Academic Advisor | First Year Program |
Working Group 4. Support of the Student Experience
Across all educational experiences, settings, levels, and instructional modalities, the institution recruits and admits students whose interests, abilities, experiences, and goals are congruent with its mission and educational offerings. The institution commits to student retention, persistence, completion, and success through a coherent and effective support system sustained by qualified professionals, which enhances the quality of the learning environment, contributes to the educational experience, and fosters student success.
| Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Emalinda Mcspadden (co-chair) | Associate Professor | Social Sciences |
| Joshua Perez (co-chair) | Director | Admissions and Recruitment |
| Somaiya Arefeen | Registrar | Office of the Registrar |
| Dawn Daniels | Director, CARES | CARES |
| Ellen Mareneck | Associate Professor | Communication Arts and Sciences |
| Jessenia Paoli | Assistant VP, Student Success | Student Success |
| Melanie Robles | Director | ASAP |
| Robert Ramos | Advisor | College Discovery |
| Wilma Rosario | Associate Director | Financial Aid |
| Andrew Rowan | Lecturer | English |
Working Group 5. Educational Effectiveness Assessment
Assessment of student learning and achievement demonstrates that the institution’s students have accomplished educational goals consistent with their program of study, degree level, the institution’s mission, and appropriate expectations for institutions of higher education.
| Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Antobam-Ntekudzi (co-chair) | Assistant Professor and Librarian | Library |
| Handan Hizmetli (co-chair) | Associate Director of Assessment | Institutional Effectiveness |
| Emakoji Ayikoye | Lecturer | Business and Information Systems |
| Silvia Carlorosi | Associate Professor | World Languages and Cultures |
| Karen David | Lecturer | Social Sciences |
| Pamela Eatman-Skinner | Director, | CUNY Start |
| Robert Lupo | Lecturer | Chemistry, Earth, & Env. Sciences |
| Devin Molina | Assistant Professor | Social Sciences |
| Anne Vuagniaux Zurweller | Deputy Chair | Art and Music |
Working Group 6. Planning, Resources and Institutional Improvement
The institution’s planning processes, resources, and structures are aligned with each other and are sufficient to fulfill its mission and goals, to continuously assess and improve its programs and services, and to respond effectively to opportunities and challenges.
| Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Broughton (co-chair) | Associate Professor | Biological Sciences |
| Mark Lennerton (co-chair) | Director | Teaching, Learning & Technology |
| Lisa Amowitz | Professor | Art and Music |
| Deborah Alston | Budget Director | Finance |
| Monique Briggs | Associate Professor | Art and Music |
| Octavio Gomez | Interim VP | Administration |
| Cheryl Shiber | Director | Grants Office |
| David Taylor | Assistant VP | Administration |
| Purysabel Uregar | Deputy Director | Human Resources |
| David Woods | Director | Financial Aid |
Working Group 7. Governance, Leadership, and Administration
The institution is governed and administered in a manner that allows it to realize its stated mission and goals in a way that effectively benefits the institution, its students, and the other constituencies it serves. Even when supported by or affiliated with a related entity, the institution has education as its primary purpose, and it operates as an academic institution with appropriate autonomy.
| Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Laurence Brenner (co-chair) | Associate Professor | Communication Arts and Sciences |
| Jessica Cabrera (co-chair) | Associate Director | ASAP |
| Chris Efthimiou | Director | Office of Institutional Effectiveness |
| Hisseine Faradj | Chair | Social Sciences |
| Richard Ginsberg | Assistant VP | Communications and Marketing |
| Emily Marino | Director | Development and Partnerships |
| Andrea Pinnock | Assistant VP | Business Office |
| Stephen Powers | Professor | Education and Academic Literacy |
Evidence Group
This Working Group is responsible for gathering and organizing documents that will be used to demonstrate compliance with MSCHE’s Standards for Accreditation, Requirements of Affiliation, policies and procedures, and applicable federal regulatory requirements.
| Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Irene Delgado | Director | Office of Career Development |
| Chris Efthimiou | Director | Office of Institutional Effectiveness |
| Raymond Galinski (chair) | Dean | Institutional Effectiveness |
| Amirah Melendez | Confidential Executive Associate | Office of the President |
| Griselle Nadal | Confidential Exec. Assoc. to Legal Counsel & Labor Designee | Office of the Presidents |
| Alex Ott | Associate Dean | Office of Academic Affairs |
| Andrea Pinnock | Assistant Vice President | Business Office |
| Chelsea Ramos | Assistant Director | Office of Institutional Effectiveness |
| Nancy Sullivan | Executive Director | Human Resources |
