University Council

SUNY Oneonta University Council to Meet November 13

The SUNY Oneonta University Council will meet on November 13, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. at the OnNY Media Lab, IRC.

Agenda

  1. Approval of Minutes of September 24, 2025
  2. Chair’s Report
  3. President’s Report
  4. OnNY Media Lab Overview
    Andrew Bottomley, Associate Professor, Communication & Media
  5. Enrollment & Seamless Transfer Update
    Karen Brown, Assistant Vice President of Enrollment
  6. ACE
    Anna Legname, ACE Program Director
  7. Budget Update
    Julie Piscitello, Vice President for Finance and Administration
  8. ACT Report
    Diane Georgeson, ACT Representative
  9. Good of the Order
  10. 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
  • Ms. Debra Parisian
  • Mr. William Rivera
  • Ms. Ashley Romero
  • 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

Visit the ACT website