Governance
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the College’s governing body. The Board oversees all policy matters of the College, including the approval of degree programs and standards, and budget recommendations to the state treasurer.
Members are appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to six-year terms. In addition, two student representatives, a voting member and an alternate, are elected by the Board of Trustees. View current trustees.
Academic Council
The Academic Council is designed to promote and maintain the quality of the College’s academic offerings and to facilitate the work of the College in achieving its mission and goals. The Academic Council has been delegated authority to review and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees on matters concerning the academic policies and programs of the College.
In meeting this obligation, the Academic Council is responsible for making recommendations concerning the nature of degrees, academic program structure, content for general education standards, guidelines for areas of study, concentrations and specializations, distance learning, academic integrity, the evaluation of courses, student learning, methods of earning credit and issues related to academic standing.
The Academic Council consists of members representing two- and four-year public and private higher education institutions in New Jersey and its surrounding region, educational organizations from the noncollegiate sector, Thomas Edison State College students and members of the academic leadership.
Council President
John Mellon, EdD, School of Business and Technology, Thomas Edison State College
Ex Officio
William J. Seaton, Vice President and Provost, Thomas Edison State College
Council Secretary
Kathleen A. Melilli, Associate Provost, Thomas Edison State College
Sister Ellen Dauwer, PhD, Immediate Past-President, Academic Council
Susan C. Davenport, PhD, Dean, Heavin School of Arts & Sciences, Thomas Edison State College
Nicholas DiCicco, EdD, Learning Outcomes and Assessment
J. Wade Farrior, PhD, Heavin School of Arts & Sciences, Thomas Edison State College
Gloria B. Frederick, PhD, John S. Watson School of Public Service & Continuing Studies, Thomas Edison State College
Michael Williams, PhD, Dean, School of Business & Technology, Thomas Edison State College
Mark S. Kassop, PhD, Heavin School of Arts & Sciences, Thomas Edison State College
Kenneth Levitt, PhD, School of Business and Technology, Thomas Edison State College
Joseph Linskey, EdD, Heavin School of Arts & Sciences, Thomas Edison State College
Cynthia MacMillan, Director of Outcomes Assessment and Accreditation, Thomas Edison State College
Winston Maddox, MA, School of Applied Science & Technology, Thomas Edison State College
Susan McMullen O’Brien, RN, EdD, Dean, W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing, Thomas Edison State College
Mary Price, EdM, W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing, Thomas Edison State College
Mary Rich, Thomas Edison State College Student Representative
Diane Trainor, PhD, Heavin School of Arts & Sciences, Thomas Edison State College
David Weischadle, EdD, School of Business & Management, Thomas Edison State College
Joseph Youngblood II, PhD, Dean, John S. Watson School of Public Service & Continuing Studies, Thomas Edison State College