The Transfer Advisory Council shall serve as a lead consultative body that consists of leaders from throughout the SUNY System. The group will be a key source of guidance informed by leaders in transfer-aligned roles – drawing from faculty, professional, student and System Administration ranks. The Transfer Advisory Council will have the ability to form subgroups and working groups with focused missions or problem-focused goals and will convene standing groups as prescribed by policy or procedures established by the Chancellor or the Board of Trustees. The council should consist of faculty governance leadership including the FCCC President or designee, the UFS President or designee and the SUNY Student Assembly President or designee.
(1) Make recommendations to Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Success on matters concerning the ability of students to transfer from one campus to another within SUNY as prescribed by SUNY Board of Trustees Policies.
(2) Establish and review transfer appeal procedures as defined by SUNY Board of Trustees Policies and the Seamless Transfer Policies. Appeals processes include student transfer credit appeals, campus-to-campus appeals, and Transfer Path core course appeals.
(3) Provide leadership and priorities to advisory subcommittees.
(4) Set priorities for the revision of Transfer Paths.
(5) Recognize and prioritize areas in need of improvement within transfer and articulation policy and processes.
(6) Identify reports, benchmarks, and metrics to be used by the SUNY System.
(7) Provide an annual report in concert with the Transfer and Articulation Office and Institutional Research assessing transferability of credits, campus-to-campus transfer rates, percentage of credits articulated, and other transfer and articulation metrics as defined by the SUNY Board of Trustees or SUNY Leadership.
Term members are asked to serve for two calendar years, with the option to renew. The following individuals are currently serving on the Transfer Advisory Council as term members:
Ann Bisantz
University at Buffalo
SUNY Distinguished Professor and Dean of Undergraduate Education
Dave Follick
Nassau Community College
Assistant Vice President of Academic Student Services
Bart Grachan
SUNY System Administration Enrollment Management
Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management
Corie Kohlbach
SUNY Oswego
Advisement Center Director
Vanessa Morest
Westchester Community College
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
R.J. Multari
University at Buffalo
Director of Student Success and Planning and Chair of the UFS Academic Programs and Planning Committee
Kishan Zuber
Alfred State College
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Amanda Miller
Mohawk Valley Community College
Associate Professor and Chair of the FCCC Academic Affairs Committee
Jennifer Miller
SUNY System Administration Office of Community Colleges
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Community College Support and Executive Director of the New York State Student Success Center
The following seats are reserved for specific roles or positions that support SUNY-wide transfer programming. These role-based seats are occupied by the following individuals:
Donna Linderman (Chair)
SUNY System Administration Office of Student Success
Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Success
Julie Hartley-Moore
SUNY System Administration Office of the Provost
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Candice Vacin
SUNY Faculty Council of Community Colleges President
Genesee Community College
Professor of Psychology
Keith Landa
SUNY University Faculty Senate President
SUNY Purchase
Associate Librarian and Director of the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center
Thomas Hanford
SUNY System Administration Transfer and Articulation Office
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Transfer and Articulation
Liz Hynes-Musnisky
SUNY Transfer Faculty Fellow
Nassau Community College
Professor of English