Planning
There are several groups that participate in long-term planning for the college: the Priorities and Planning Committee, the Grants Group, the Technology Planning Group, the Campus-Community Advisory Committee, and the Advisory Group on the Allocation of Faculty Resources. New groups are formed as needed to do planning that requires coordination among various areas of the college.
Priorities and Planning Committee
The Priorities and Planning Committee is a governance committee consisting of the president, the senior officers, the faculty compensation committee, the budget member of FPCC, an assistant professor elected at large, the dean of admissions and financial aid, the budget director, the assistant to the president, the associate dean of the faculty, and the associate dean of planning and academic affairs.
Current members
- Catharine Hill, President
- Rachel Kitzinger, Dean of Planning and Academic Affairs
- Betsy Eismeier, Vice President for Finance and Administration
- Catherine Baer, Vice President for Development
- Bret Ingerman, Vice President for Computing
- Christopher Roellke, Dean of the College
- Jonathan Chenette, Dean of the Faculty
- Susan DeKrey, Vice President for College Relations
- Miriam Cohen, Faculty Compensation Committee
- Fred Chromey, Faculty Compensation Committee
- Sarah Kozloff, Faculty Compensation Committee
- Adelaide Villmoare, FPCC budget member
- Elliott Schreiber, elected assistant professor
- David Borus, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
- David English, Budget Director
- John Feroe, Assistant to the President
- Marianne Begemann, Associate Dean of the Faculty
- Thomas Porcello, Associate Dean of Planning and Academic Affairs
- Steve Rock (Faculty Policy and Conference Committee)
Advisory Group on the Allocation of Faculty Resources
The Advisory Group on the Allocation of Faculty Resources (AGAFR) is an advisory group established by the President in response to the current financial situation to make recommendations about reductions in the faculty salary budget that will preserve the most distinctive aspects of a Vassar education. It is made up of the members of FPCC, which is charged in the Governance with working to establish priorities for the allocation of resources for the operation, growth, and development of the college, along with the president, the dean of the faculty (chair), the dean of planning and academic affairs, the VSA vice-president for academics, and, as non-voting members, the associate dean of the faculty and the associate dean of planning and academic affairs.
Current members
- Catharine Bond Hill (President)
- Jonathan Chenette (Dean of the Faculty)
- Rachel Kitzinger (Dean of Planning and Academic Affairs)
- Steve Rock (FPCC)
- Marshall Pregnall (FPCC)
- Sarah Kozloff (FPCC)
- Paul Ruud (FPCC)
- Elliott Schreiber (FPCC)
- Tyrone Simpson (FPCC)
- Stephanie Damon-Moore (VSA Vice-President for Academics)
- Marianne Begemann (Associate Dean of the Faculty)
- Tom Porcello (Associate Dean of Planning and Academic Affairs)
Grants Group
The Grants Group consists of the director of grants administration, the director of corporate foundations and government relations, the associate director of corporate foundations and government relations, the dean of the faculty, the dean of planning and academic affairs, the vice president for development, the dean of the college, the associate dean of the faculty, and the associate dean of planning and academic affairs.
The role of the Grants Group is: 1) to review proposals for institutional grants to ensure that they meet college priorities and that all financial implications for the college have been taken into account; 2) to discuss ideas that are developed by individuals or groups that might involve grant or gift opportunities to decide whether such ideas should be developed; and 3) to initiate grant proposals that support college priorities not yet funded.
Current members
- Amanda Thornton, Director of Grants Administration
- James Olson, Director of Corporate Foundations and Government Relations
- Gary Hohenberger, Associate Director of Corporate Foundations and Government Relations
- Jonathan Chenette, Dean of the Faculty
- Rachel Kitzinger, Dean of Planning and Academic Affairs
- Catherine Baer, Vice President for Development
- Christopher Roellke, Dean of the College
- Marianne Begemann, Associate Dean of the Faculty
- Thomas Porcello, Associate Dean of Planning and Academic Affairs
Technology Planning Group
The Technology Planning Group coordinates long-term planning for technology needs in every area of the college. The members of the groups are the vice president for computing, the dean of planning and academic affairs, the director of the libraries, the vice president for college relations, the director of web development.
Current members
- Bret Ingerman, Vice President for Computing
- Rachel Kitzinger, Dean of Planning and Academic Affairs
- Susan DeKrey, Vice President for College Relations
- Jonathan Chenette, Dean of the Faculty
Classroom Committee
The Classroom Committee plans for renovations and improvement of teaching spaces and offices on campus. It is a working group chaired by the director of academic facilities development with representatives from Buildings and Grounds Services, the Registrar’s Office, Computing and Information Services, the Dean of the Faculty office, and Purchasing.
Current Members
- Benjamin Lotto, Director, Academic Facilities Development
- Dan Giannini, Registrar
- Colleen Mallet, Associate Registrar
- Kathy Brown, Director, Academic Services
- John Collier, Director, User Services (CIS)
- Nancy Myers, Associate Director, User Services (CIS)
- Steve Taylor, Director, Academic Computing Services
- Rosaleen Cardillo, Director, Purchasing
- Kim Squillace, Associate Director, Security
- Naomi Davies, Director, Capital Project and Facility Planning
- Laura O'Connell, Project Manager, Buildings & Grounds Services
Campus-Community Advisory Committee
The Campus-Community Advisory Committee is an ad hoc committee comprised of students, faculty, staff and administrators. Under the Vice President for College Relations, the Campus-Community Advisory Committee (CCAC) addresses Vassar’s community-oriented activities both on- and off-campus, and more broadly the college's relationships with Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County. The CCAC's purpose is to strengthen existing partnerships, provide for the most effective use of college resources, and suggest new approaches that would serve the best interests of the college and community.
Current members
- James Challey (co-chair), Lecturer in Physics
- Jeff Kosmacher (co-chair), Director of Media Relations
- Stacy Bingham, Assistant Director of Career Development
- Paola Gentry, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions
- Kathy Bush, Director of Summer Programs and Special Events
- Ed Cheetham, Producing Director of Powerhouse Theater and Assistant Director of College Relations
- Steven Dahnert, Associate Vice President and Director of Investments and Capital Project Finance
- Jessica Diaz, Accounting Specialist, Financial Aid
- Allison Bloom '09, VSA representative to the committee
- Jim Olson, Assistant Director for Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations
- Rachel Glicksman '09, chair, COOP (Community Oriented Organizations Partnership)
- Jimmy Kelly '09, VSA President
- Peter Leonard, Director of Field Work
- Pat Lichtenberg '90, Executive Director of AAVC
- Andrew Meade, Director of International Services and Special Projects
- Judy Nichols, Adjunct Associate Professor of English
- Ed Pittman '82, Associate Dean of the College/ Campus Life & First Year Programs
- Terry Quinn, Executive Director of Campus Activities
- Lucy Robins '08, Vassar After School Tutoring
- Sam Speers, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life
- Jennifer Cole, FLLAC Coordinator of Membership and Special Events
- Nicole Roylance, FLLAC Coordinator of Education and Outreach
- Don Marsala, Director of Security
- Kathy Tritschler, Administrative Assistant, Wimpfheimer Nursery School
- Donna Ulbrandt, Retreat assistant, Campus Dining
- Tim Zitzelsberg, Electrician, B&G
- Tim Brown, Web Designer, College Relations
- Mary Griffith, Grants Office
- Kathy Brown, Director of Academic Administration
- Sara Weston, Religious and Spiritual Life Fellow