General Information
Personnel and Benefits
Nominations and Elections
Bylaws and Parliamentarian
Community Service
Special Events
The NYU Administrator
NYU Re-Engineering Task Forces

It is the function of the committees to study and make recommendations on matters within their respective areas of responsibility in order to help the Council arrive at decisions. Committee membership is open to all constituents of the Council (including, but not exclusive to the representatives of the Council) who indicate a desire to serve on a Committee. Each Committee is required to report to the Council on activities on a regular basis, and is expected to make recommendations to the Council for approval. The Committees of the Council are as follows:


General Information amc.info@nyu.edu

NYU Registrar presentation (new SIS initiative); March 2009 general meeting


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Personnel and Benefits amc.benefits@nyu.edu

Chairperson: Neptali Martinez
The Personnel and Benefits Committee serves in an advisory role to facilitate the Council’s participation in the University governance process with respect to matters of personnel policy. The Committee conducts ongoing reviews of current personnel and benefits policies affecting administrative and professional staff and submits recommendations to University Administration relative to existing policies.

Committee recommendations over the past few years have led to the creation of new and/or enhanced benefits and policies that include the following: a First Mortgage Program, an interest-free deferred payment computer purchase program at the NYU Book Store, a Second Master's Degree for spouses/registered same sex domestic partners/dependent children, written notification of annual raises prior to Sept. 1, increased vacation time for longer service salary advances to assist with the payment of withholding taxes on tuition remission for spouses/registered same sex domestic partners/dependent children, an optional 12 month payroll deduction plan for Coles yearly membership fees.

In addition to preparing this year's recommendations to University Administration, the committee is exploring the topics of Phased Retirement, Professional Development, other issues of importance to University administrators as well as reviewing the anticipated changes to registration fees for administrators, an issue presented in 2003-04 by the AMC to the University Administration.

Recent Reports:

Summer 2008 AMC Dependent Undergraduate Tuition Remission Survey Results


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Nominations and Elections amc.elections@nyu.edu

Chairperson: Wendy Kaplan
The Nominations and Elections Committee is responsible for conducting the election of representatives and alternates, assuring that the proportionate representation of all units on the Council is accurate. This committee is also responsible for receiving nominations and administering elections for the officers of the Council (Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, and Treasurer) as well as conducting the election for Senators and Alternate Senators.

Summer 2009 Senate Election Statements:

Candidate: Ellen Axelrod
Candidate: John DeSantis
Candidate: Anita Dwyer
Candidate: Carol Levine


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Bylaws and Parliamentarian amc.bylaws@nyu.edu

Chairperson: John DeSantis
The Bylaws Committee reviews the contents of the Bylaws, addressing the changing needs of the Council and eliminates any ambiguities. The Committee is also responsible for assisting the Council in interpreting the Bylaws and in suggesting resolutions to problems directed to it by the Council. The Parliamentarian is responsible for rendering opinions on procedural matters according to the rules of the AMC. Such opinions are rendered using the Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised Edition, except when inconsistent with the AMC Bylaws.


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Community Service amc.community.service@nyu.edu

Co-Chairperson: Barbara Albrecht
Co-Chairperson: Alexis Rodriguez
The Community Service Committee is charged with identifying and coordinating community service opportunities for the administrative population at the university. The Committee has taken on such projects as a variety of fundraising walks, community relief collections, University Week of Service, book drives, blood drives, and other worthwhile projects in the past . The University’s administrative community generously supports these events. The committee welcomes new ideas and, of course, new members.

The Naughty Knitters is the Administrative Management Council's (AMC) volunteer knitting and crocheting group. We meet the second Friday of each month from 12:00PM-1:00PM on the Washington Square campus to create baby blankets and other items for the Children's Aid Society, which assists NYC-area infants and children. This five-year-old collaborative program has been a great success, creating hundreds of handmade items for the Society and bringing together administrators from many different NYU departments to participate in this charitable effort. Funded by generous support from the NYU Office of Community Service, the Knitters have donated over 500 baby blankets, caps, scarves, and sweaters to CAS's young clients. We also contribute handmade items to other national charities, such as Warm Up, America. Knitting and crocheting materials are available for participants at each session. If you are a new knitter or crocheter—or if you have knitting or crocheting experience and want to re-awaken your skills and share them with others—contact Jennie Tichenor at jt6@nyu.edu to join the Naughty Knitters' listserv.

2009 AMC Year-End Meeting Books: PS19
2009 AMC Year-End Meeting Books: PS21
AMC Holiday Toy Drive
Galveston Book Drive
American Cancer Society's "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk
NYU Used Books
AMC Voter Registration Drive 2008


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Special Events amc.special.events@nyu.edu

Co-Chairperson: Barbara Benson
Co-Chairperson: Katherine Brignole-Lustgarten
The mission of the Special Events committee is to provide programs which enrich the professional and personal lives of administrators at New York University. Events include the coordination of the AMC Book Club, the annual Administrators' Art Exhibit, End-of-the-Year Luncehon for all administrators, and the Retirees' Luncheon.

A special sub-committee of the Special Events Committee, chaired by Scott Lewis, organizes the AMC Art Show. To join this sub-committee, contact Scott at Scott.Lewis@nyu.edu.

Recent Reports:

2009 AMC Visual Arts Exhibition Application


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The NYU Administrator amc.info@nyu.edu

Chairperson: vacant
Through the publication of the newsletter, the Committee provides updates of ongoing AMC activities and events as well as information of general interest. The Committee welcomes new ideas, input and feedback from AMC members on an ongoing basis.


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NYU Re-Engineering Task Forces www.nyu.edu/task.forces

The following administrators serve on NYU Re-Engineering Task Forces based on the nomination and recommendation of the AMC:

Construction and Facilities Management Optimization
John DeSantis
Marguerite Sharkey

Human Resource Policies
Katherine Drummond

Information Technology
Richard Israel

Revenue Programs
Alison Moppett
Michael Summers

University Finance Systems
Leslie Brown


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