MSCHE/ACOE Self Study

Nancy Zimpher was appointed as Chancellor of the University in June, 2009. The current policy for evaluation of the campus presidents is given in Appendix D-4. This policy is under review. 4.3 The chief executive officer or chief academic officer has a professional optometric degree, and both are qualified to provide leadership in optometric education, scholarly activity and patient care. Dr. David Heath is well qualified by education and experience to serve as the College’s chief executive officer. He is a graduate of Ithaca College and received his doctor of optometry degree from The New England College of Optometry. He subsequently earned a masters degree in Education (concentration in Administration, Planning & Social Policy) from Harvard University. Dr. Heath served as Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the New England College of Optometry for 13 years immediately prior to becoming SUNY College of Optometry’s third president in June, 2007. The president’s curriculum vitae can be found in Appendix D-5. The chief academic officer, Dr. David Troilo, joined the college as vice president and dean for academic affairs in July, 2008. Dr. Toilo received his PhD in biology from City University of New York and completed post-doctoral work at Oxford and Cornell Universities. He subsequently joined the faculty of The New England College of Optometry where he taught biological sciences, directed the graduate program in vision sciences, and conducted research on myopia funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI). Dr. Troilo continues to maintain an active NEI funded research lab at SUNY and participates in teaching in the professional and graduate program. The dean’s curriculum vitae can be found in Appendix D-6. 4.4 The chief executive officer has the authority and responsibility for fiscal management of the program. The policies of the SUNY Board of Trustees (Article IX, Title A, Chapter 2) charge the president with the fiscal management of the campus and its programs. The president works closely with the vice president for administration and finance, a member of President’s Council, in the management of the College’s financial resources. Details on allocation of campus resources and fiscal oversight are discussed later in this section. 4.5 There are clearly defined reporting relationships, performance expectations, and assessment procedures for all administrators. Reporting relationships are delineated in the College’s organizational chart (http://www.sunyopt.edu/faculty/hb/college.html or Appendix D-2). The responsibilities of administrators can also be found at this site. Prior to appointment, credentials are reviewed to ensure they meet the standards established in the University’s classification description for the administrative position.

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