SUNY Oneonta University Council to Meet September 24
The SUNY Oneonta University Council will meet on September 24, 2025 at 4 p.m. at the ExCL Center, located at 4 Dietz St., Oneonta, NY 13810.
Agenda
- Approval of Minutes of April 16, 2025
- Chair’s Report
- President’s Report
- Summary of the State of the University
- Focusing the Strategic Plan
- New and Emerging Challenges
- Future Focus of the Forward Momentum Agenda
- Mission moment: ExCL Center – Misty Fields, Director of Extended & Community Learning
- Enrollment
- Retention: NISS and SUNY Academic Momentum - Enrique Morales-Diaz, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
- Hazing Policy
Tracy Johnson, Vice President for Student Affairs
Michael Kush, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students - Naming Opportunity Approval (Voting Item)
- Human Ecology Industrial Kitchen – “The Brooks Family Commercial Kitchen”
- College Council Vice Chair Selection (Voting Item)
- ACT Representative Selection (Voting Item)
- Good of the Order
- Adjournment
Each state-operated campus in the SUNY system has its own University Council, which includes as a voting member a student enrolled at the host institution. Members are appointed by the governor to seven-year terms with the exception of the student representative, who is elected by the student body.
Members of the SUNY Oneonta University Council
- Mr. Gary Herzig, chair
- Mr. Joseph Bernier
- Dr. Diane Georgeson
- Mr. Anthony German
- Ms. Stacie Haynes
- Mr. Alec Hodge
- Ms. Debra Parisian
- Mr. William Rivera
- Mr. Daniel Sniezek
University councils have specific statutory powers, such as naming buildings and making regulations regarding student conduct. Council meetings are open to the public, and each council meets at least four times a year. Minutes and digital recordings of meetings are available online. Written meeting transcripts will be made available upon request to the President’s Office.
SUNY Oneonta’s University Council members also are members of ACT, the Association of Council Members and College Trustees of the State University of New York. ACT advocates for quality public higher education encourages discussion of institutional and system-wide issues among university leaders, and seeks to strengthen SUNY generally.
University Council Observers
- Dr. Keith Jones, University Senate
- Edward Aluck, Alumni