Welcome to the Academic Affairs Division where we oversee all areas of instruction, faculty, and staff.
Fall 2024 Updates:
Academic Team Leaders, Fall 2024
Institutional Learning Outcomes
Master Meeting Schedule
Other Important Dates
Roxbury Community College provides a nurturing environment, where all community members are welcome, regardless of past education. We transform lives through excellence and innovation, preparing our learners for active citizenry and success in a changing world.
Doctor Joyce Taylor Gibson is the Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs and is responsible for leading, managing, and supervising student services programs and personnel.
| Hillel Sims - Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs | Email: hsims@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1501 |
| Delphia Wheeler - Administrative Assistant | Email: dwheeler@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1272 |
| LIBERAL ARTS DIVISON | DEAN LEONARD SAVALA III, PH.D. Email: lsavala@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1235 |
| HUMANITIES CHAIR: JOSHUA ZIEMANN Email: jziemann@RCC.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1128 |
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| SOCIAL SCIENCE CHAIR: CHERYL SCLAR Email: csclar@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1005 |
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| ENGLISH CHAIR: SHEILA VICTORIN Email: svictorin@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1127 |
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| PROFESSIONAL STUDIES & HEALTH CAREERS | ASSOCIATE DEAN DAVEEN BLYTHE Email: dblythe@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1517 |
| BROADCAST MEDIA TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR: JUSTIN PETTY Email: jpetty@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1102 |
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| BUSINESS CHAIR: SHARLENE MALCOLM Email: smalcolm@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1542 |
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| EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CHAIR: MICHELLE-HOWARD-HARRELL Email: mharre@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1467 |
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| CRIMINAL JUSTICE CHAIR: NUNOTTE ZAMA Email: nzama@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1455 |
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| NURSING DIVISION | DEAN GLORIA CATER, PH.D. Email: gcater@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1637 |
| STEM & RADIOLOGIC-TECHNOLOGY DIVISIONS | DEAN HILLEL SIMS, PH.D., Dean and Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Email: hsims@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1501 |
| SCIENCE CHAIR: MALCOLM "WITT" TAYLOR Email: mtaylor@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1357 |
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| MATHEMATICS CHAIR: BINSLAS ANILUS Email: banilus@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1351 |
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| ENGINEERING COORDINATOR: DR. GOLRIZ KERMANI Email: gkermani@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1525 |
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| INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR: DR. MYA T. BOWEN Email: mtbowen@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1353 |
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| RAD-TECH ACTING DIRECTOR: SHANNON CAVALIERI Email: scavalieri@rcc.mass.edu Phone: 857-701-1653 |
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| EMERITI PROFESSORS | EVERST ONUOHA, PH.D. Email: eonuoha1@rcc.mass.edu |
| TESFAY ARADOM, PH.D. |
| Brian Greene - Director of Academic Operations and Data Analysis | 857-701-1709 / bgreene1@rcc.mass.edu |
| Rachael Rollins - Special Projects Administrator | 857-701-1272 / racrollins@rcc.mass.edu |
| Of the month | Tuesday 1:30 – 2:45 (75 minutes) |
Thursday 1:30 – 2:45 (75 minutes) |
Friday 11:20 – 12:20 (60 minutes) |
| 1st | Standing committees of Acuerdo | Department chairs with Deans and/or Administrators | |
| 2nd | Departments | MACER 1:30 – 2:45 pm | |
| 2nd | AFSCME 1:30 – 2:45 pm | ||
| 3rd | Divisions | Professional Staff Assembly | |
| 4th | MCCC | Faculty Assembly NUP Assembly |
ACUERDO |
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- This does not mean that the given bodies must meet at these times.
- It is not assumed they will meet. Chairs, deans, officers still need to announce
the meetings.
- It does not mean that they cannot meet at other times; they can.
- It does mean that meetings for the given bodies have precedence at these times;
if there are conflicts among several meetings, members will attend the meeting which
fits into this schedule. Meetings outside this grid must yield to those in it.
| Date | Description |
| September 13 | Post Tenure review by mid September (3 year cycle-E4 and E5); plan is due to Executive Vice President of Student and Academic Affairs from faculty who completed post tenure review. |
| October 11 | Last Day for Student-Initiated Withdrawals - Fall 1st 8-week |
| October 28 | First day of classes 2nd and 8-week |
| October 28 | Spring 2024 Course Schedules due to the Registrar |
| October 28 – November 2 | Midterm Fall Full Semester |
| October 29 | DCE Availability form sent out to faculty |
| November 1 | Last Day to ADD/Drop schedule Changes-Fall 2nd 8-week |
| November 4 – November 9 | Fall Access Midterm |
| November 15 | Last Day for Student-Initiated Withdrawals-Fall Full Semester and Fall Access |
| November 18 | Spring and Winter Registration Begins |
| December 2 | Textbook form needs to be filled out by the faculty |
| December 2 | Sabbatical proposals for Fall semester to supervisor |
| December 6 | Last Day for Student-initiated withdrawals |
| December 14 | Last Day of Classes |
| December 16-21 | Final exams |
| December 21 | Last day of term and Fall Conferral Date |
| December 27 | Deadline-All Final grades due, 5 PM-Full Semester and Fall 2nd 8 week |
| December 30 | E5-6 month list and summary of college service is due to supervisor (4 hours is the requirement) |
| December 30 | E-4-If student advising is assigned, the log is due to supervisor by 5/30 |
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