Governance Steering Council

The Governance Steering Council (GSC) coordinates and monitors issues that engage all constituents of the University and can send those issues to other committees and councils for their review. The purpose of the GSC is to examine suggestions – from any member of the FDU community – for changes to existing policies or practices and suggestions for the creation of new policies or practices at Fairleigh Dickinson University, to determine whether they are appropriate for further consideration, to develop charges to the relevant committee or advisory council, to review the proposals from those committees or councils, and, as appropriate, to recommend those proposals to the relevant decision-making authority of the University, be it the President, a Vice President, or through the President, to the Board of Trustees.

Roster

Academic Year 2025-2026

Chairs

  • Matthieu Boyd (Faculty Member, Becton College, Florham, Co-Chair)
  • Ben Rifkin (Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs, Co-Chair)

Faculty

  • Petros Anastasopoulous (Faculty Member, Silberman, Metro)
  • Alex Casti (Faculty Member, Gildart-Haase, Metro)
  • Isabella Krysa (Faculty Member, Silberman, Vancouver)
  • Bill Roberts (Faculty Member, Becton College, Metro)
  • Caitlin Werther (Faculty Member, SNAH, Metro)
  • (also Matthieu Boyd see co-chair)

Admin

  • Frank Barra (Chief Finance Officer and Senior Vice President)
  • Craig Mourton (Assistant VP for Student Affairs)

PAS

  • Lane Goldstein (University Director for IT Business Solutions and PAS President)

Union

  • Judy Hofmeister (Record and Graduate Specialist, Enrollment Services, Metro Campus)

Student

Alumni

  • Janelle Hall (Alumna, FDU-NJ, non-voting)
  • Eleanor Davidson (Alumna, FDU-Vancouver, non-voting)