Charge and Membership of College of Business Committees
The following committees have been created to ensure the structural and academic decisions that will define the new College of Business are as broadly informed as possible. All members of the Cornell community are encouraged to provide feedback directly to their respective committee members, or by using the feedback form.
Steering Committee
Charge
- Ensure that key issues related to the successful creation of the College of Business are addressed.
- Create working groups of faculty, students, staff, and alumni as needed on specific issues.
- Obtain support from key stakeholders.
- Ensure consistency of communications and messaging strategy around the formation of the College.
Committee Action
Membership
- Soumitra Dutta, Dean Designate, College of Business, co-chair
- Michael Kotlikoff, Provost, co-chair
- Chris Barrett, Deputy Dean and Dean Designate of Academic Affairs, College of Business
- Kathryn Boor, Dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Michael Johnson, Dean of School of Hotel Administration
- Ryan Lombardi, Vice President for Student and Campus Life
- Joel Malina, Vice President for University Relations
- Mary Opperman, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chris Schaffer, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and University Faculty Committee
- Helene Schember, Launch Preparations Manager
- John Siliciano, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
- Paul Streeter, Vice President for Budget and Planning
- Fred Van Sickle, Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development
Faculty Governance Committee
Charge
- Define program areas across three schools around common curricular and scholarly interests in order to build a unified College of Business faculty. Define principles that define program areas.
- Define responsibilities/authorities of program area leaders and school deans.
- Articulate promotion and tenure guidelines/standards for faculty and academic staff, including grandfathering arrangements for existing faculty, clock duration (six or eight years), and annual/biennial review processes.
- Define processes for faculty consultation on and governance over major policy issues.
- Identify areas that need further work and deliberation.
Committee Action
- Feb. 10 Progress Report (pdf)
- Final Report (pdf)
Membership
- John Siliciano, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, co-chair
- Chris Barrett, Deputy Dean and Dean Designate of Academic Affairs, College of Business, co-chair
- Rob Bloomfield, Academic Director of eLearning (Johnson)
- Steven Carvell, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (SHA)
- Mike Fontaine, Acting Dean of the Faculty
- Sachin Gupta, Director, Graduate Studies (Johnson)
- Vrinda Kadiyali, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (Johnson)
- Harry Kaiser, Gellert Family Professor of Applied Economics and Management (Dyson)
- Ed McLaughlin, Associate Director, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management (Dyson)
- Pam Moulton, Associate Professor of Finance (SHA)
- Max Pfeffer, Senior Associate Dean (CALS)
- Helene Schember, Launch Preparations Manager
- Mike Sturman, Associate Dean for Faculty Development (SHA)
Alumni Engagement Committee
Charge
- Define processes for alumni engagement and communication across the three schools.
- Identify existing and emerging opportunities that exist across all three schools that will increase alumni engagement and participation.
- Provide opportunities for engagement of and communication with alumni community around planning and ensure alumni perspective is shared with appropriate committees.
Committee Action
- SHA Alumni Brief (pdf)
- April 15 Final Status Letter (pdf)
- Dyson Alumni Forum (recording)
- Johnson Alumni Forum (recording)
- March 1 Progress Report (pdf)
- SHA Alumni Q&A (pdf)
- SHA Alumni Forum (recording)
- All Alumni Forum (recording)
- March 22 Progress Report (pdf)
- Final report
Membership
- Nicole DelToro (Arts ’91), Alumni-Elected Trustee, co-chair
- Fred Van Sickle, Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development, co-chair
- Robert Alter (Hotel ’73), Member, Cornell Hotel Society and SHA Advisory Board
- Chris Barrett, Deputy Dean and Dean Designate of Academic Affairs, College of Business
- Dave Breazzano (Johnson ’80), Chair, Johnson Advisory Council
- Jennifer Davis (CALS ’99), Co-Chair, Dyson Advisory Council
- Sharon Detzer (CALS ’88), Senior Director, Alumni Affairs and Development (CALS)
- Dan Dmochowski (CALS ’86), Chair, Dyson Undergraduate Advisory Council
- Soumitra Dutta, Dean Designate, College of Business
- Meghan Hauser (CALS ’92), Chair, CALS Agribusiness Advisory Council
- Michael Johnson, Dean of School of Hotel Administration
- Meg Keilbach (CALS ’88), Associate Dean, Alumni Affairs and Development (SHA)
- Joe Lavin (SHA ’75), Member, Cornell Hotel Society Foundation and Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship Board
- Bill McAleer (SHA ’73, Johnson ’75), Member, Johnson Advisory Council & Pillsbury Institute for Hosplitality Entrepreneurship, Trustee
- Suzanne Mellen (SHA ’76), Member, SHA Dean’s Advisory Board
- Kim Mullarkey (CALS ’88), Member, CALS Advisory Council
- Gene Resnick (CALS ’70, Weill Cornell ’74), Chair, Trustee Committee on Alumni Affairs
- Sean Scanlon, Associate Dean, Alumni Affairs and Development (Johnson)
- Helene Schember, Launch Preparations Manager
- Stanley Sun (SHA ’00, Johnson ’05), Member, Cornell Alumni Advisory Committee
- Mark Thompson (SHA ’08), Member, SHA Council of Young Alumni
- Rohit Verma, Dean Designate of External Relations, College of Business
- Eileen McManus Walker (Arts ’76, Johnson ’78), Trustee
- Kim Wagner (CALS ’85), Chair, CALS Advisory Council
Staff Synergy Group
Charge
- Define areas across three schools for achieving synergy of actions and plans – both in terms of efficiency and effectiveness.
- Define processes for coordination of staff governance and management across the three schools.
- Identify risk areas and enumerate plans for risk mitigation.
- Identify areas that need further work and deliberation.
Committee Action
Membership
- Soumitra Dutta, Dean Designate, College of Business, co-chair
- Mary Opperman, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, co-chair
- Tracy Cary, Director of Finance and Budget (SHA)
- Tony Caudill, Director of Human Resources (CALS)
- Kathy Doxey, Human Resources Director (Johnson)
- Tim Durnford, Associate Dean of Business Affairs (SHA)
- Margaret H. Ferguson, Associate Dean for Finance and Administration (CALS)
- Gail Fink, Associate Director for Partnerships (Dyson)
- Billy Kepner, Vice Chair of Communications, Employee Assembly
- Rick Kuhar, Director of Human Resources (SHA)
- Beth Lucy-Speidel, Senior Associate Director for Administration (Dyson)
- Helene Schember, Launch Preparations Manager
- Amanda Shaw, Assistant Dean for Student Services (Johnson)
- Betsy Shrier, Associate Vice President for Human Resources
- Laura Syer, Associate Dean for Administration and Finance (Johnson)
Communications Synergy Committee
Charge
- To define and oversee communications strategies to engage key internal and external stakeholder groups.
- To ensure consistency of message across all communications.
- To identify potential risks in need of attention and deliberation.
Committee Action
- March 30 Progress Report (pdf)
Membership
- Joel Malina, Vice President for University Relations, chair
- David Bebko, Associate Dean and Chief Marketing Officer (Johnson)
- Melissa Britcher, Manager of Strategic Priority Communications (University Communications)
- John Carberry, Senior Director for Media Relations (University Communications)
- Aaron Fowler, Web Administrator (CALS)
- Al Gonzalez, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications (SHA)
- Joe Lyons, Interim Director of Communications (AA&D)
- John McKain, Associate Vice President for University Communications
- Amy Newman, Senior Lecturer (SHA)
- Sandra Paniccia, Executive Director, Marketing and Communications (Johnson)
- Helene Schember, Launch Preparations Manager
- Sarah Magnus-Sharpe, Director, Public Relations and Communications (Johnson)
- Samara Sit, Assistant Dean for Communications (CALS)
- Rohit Verma, Dean Designate of External Relations, College of Business
Undergraduate Student Synergy Group
Charge
- Define areas across three schools for achieving synergy of student participation and benefits.
- Define processes for student governance across the three schools.
- Identify risk areas and enumerate plans for risk mitigation.
- Identify areas that need further work and deliberation.
Committee Action
Membership
- Ryan Lombardi, Vice President for Student and Campus Life, co-chair
- Rohit Verma, Dean Designate of External Relations, College of Business, co-chair
- Cindy Allen, Executive Director of Academic Operations (SHA)
- Nelson Billington ’19, Member, Student Assembly (SHA)
- Steven Carvell, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (SHA)
- Ann LaFave, Director of Student Services (CALS)
- Laya Mallela ’17, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Faculty Engagement, Dyson Undergraduate Council
- Casey McClaren ’17, President, Dyson Undergraduate Council
- Sarah Murdoch ’16, Member, Dean’s Student Advisory Board (SHA)
- Helene Schember, Launch Preparations Manager
- Armaan Singh Nirh ’16, Member, Dean’s Student Advisory Board (SHA)
- Cindy Van Es, Associate Director for Undergraduate Programs (Dyson)
Graduate Student Synergy Group
Charge
- Define areas across three schools for achieving synergy of student participation and benefits.
- Define processes for student governance across the three schools.
- Identify risk areas and enumerate plans for risk mitigation.
- Identify areas that need further work and deliberation.
Committee Action
Membership
- Barbara Knuth, Graduate School Dean and Senior Vice Provost, co-chair
- Chris Barrett, Deputy Dean and Dean Designate of Academic Affairs, College of Business, co-chair
- Cindy Allen, Executive Director of Academic Operations (SHA)
- Linda Canina, Director of Graduate Studies for the Graduate Field of Hotel Administration
- Sean Garner, MBA ’16, Residential Program (Johnson)
- Sachin Gupta, Director of Graduate Studies (Johnson)
- Margaret Jodlowski, Graduate Field of Applied Economics and Management
- Dustin Jones, Director of Baker Program in Real Estate (SHA)
- David Just, Graduate Field of Applied Economics and Management
- Gaurav Kankanhelli, Student, Graduate Field of Management (Johnson)
- Khalid Ladha ’16, Chair, Graduate Professional Student Association (SHA)
- Beta Mannix, Associate Dean for Executive MBA Programs
- Matt McGranaghan, President of Dyson Graduate Student Association
- Diana Narvaez, MBA ’16, Residential Program (Johnson)
- David Ng, Graduate Field of Applied Economics and Management
- Sammakai Richards, President, Hotel Graduate Student Organization
- Helene Schember, Launch Preparations Manager
- Amanda Shaw, Assistant Dean for Student Services (Johnson)
- Jason Spencer, Student, Baker Program in Real Estate (SHA)
- Cal Turvey, Graduate Field of Applied Economics and Management