Office of Academic Affairs
Mission
The Office of Academic Affairs provides transformational educational experiences by supporting faculty and staff in a manner that encourages student success.
Unit Goals:
- To support and coordinate academic initiatives, including programmatic and curricular enhancements, across all units of the college
- To encourage faculty development and scholarly/creative pursuits through equitable resource allocation and via transparent policy implementation
- To collaborate with divisions beyond OAA to facilitate student success
- To facilitate, disseminate, and implement assessment and strategic planning across the college
Message from the Office of Academic Affairs
The Office of Academic Affairs supports the mission of Queensborough Community College through its dedication to academic excellence and rigor. The Office is responsible for academic programs and faculty. The College boasts 10 dual/joint programs, 18 transfer degree programs, 14 career programs, and five certificate programs. There are over four hundred full-time faculty members, and they hold degrees from prominent institutions of higher education. Eighty percent of full-time faculty hold either doctoral degrees or equivalencies. They are experts in their fields, are adept at fostering critical thinking skills across disciplines, driving creative curricular development, assessing academic programs, and engaging students in the classroom. Because of the expertise of our faculty, the academic environment at QCC is vibrant and actively engaged in supporting students as they work to master the information they receive both in and outside the classroom, advance their knowledge and form an appreciation for lifelong learning.
The Office of Academic Affairs oversees the following Faculty and Student Support areas:
Faculty and Student Support areas
- Academic Departments
- Academies
- Career Services
- Coordinated Undergraduate Education
- Center for Excellence for Teaching and Learning
- CLIP (CUNY Language Immersion Program)
- CUNYStart
- Educational Technology
- Faculty Development
- Learning Centers
- Office of the Registrar
- Transfer Resource Center
- Undergraduate and Faculty Research
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Senior Administrators
Phyllis Curtis-Tweed, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Email: Phyllis.Curtis-Tweed@qcc.cuny.edu
Linda Bastone, Ph.D.
Dean of Faculty
E-Mail: linda.bastone@qcc.cuny.edu
Arthur Corradetti, Ph.D.
Dean for Institutional Effectiveness
E-Mail: acorradetti@qcc.cuny.edu
Michael Pullin, Ph.D.
Dean for Academic Initiatives
Email: mpullin@qcc.cuny.edu
Denis Bejar
IT Academic Applications Director
Email: dbejar@qcc.cuny.edu
Debra Maslanko
Administrative Director for Business Operations
Email: dmaslanko@qcc.cuny.edu
Emiko Sanchez
Enrollment Registrar Director
Email: esanchez@qcc.cuny.edu
Meg Tarafdar, Ph.D.
Interim Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Email: mtarafdar@qcc.cuny.edu
