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 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
Cliff Butler, DBA
School of Business and Management
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
Jordan Goldberg, MS
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Jeffrey S. Harmon, EdD
Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Institutional Effectiveness
Office of the Provost and Vice President
Michele Herrera, EdD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
William Jenaway, PhD
John S. Watson School of Public Service
Tara Kent, PhD
Associate Dean and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Mary Kierst, PhD
Director of Assessment
David Magill, PhD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Filomela A. Marshall, EdD, RN, CNE
Dean, W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions
Amanda McClain, PhD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Megan Meyer, PhD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Malcolm K. Oliver, PhD
Dean, John S. Watson School of Public Service
Pawel Roszko, MBA
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Donna Smith, PhD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology
Petri Virkkula, Student Representative
Steven Weinblatt, MA
Assistant Director of Student Success
Michael Williams, PhD
Dean, School of Business and Management
Anthony Yankowski, PsyD
Heavin School of Arts, Sciences, and Technology