Faculty Associates | Office of the Provost

The Faculty Associates Program enables faculty members to focus their attention and talents on areas of priority for the university and Academic Affairs while providing leadership and support to their colleagues.

Faculty Associate for AALANA Faculty

Nickesia Gordon

Associate Professor

School of Communication

College of Liberal Arts

nsggpt@rit.edu

585-475-5765

Faculty Associate for Women

Malarvizhi Hirudayaraj

Associate Professor

Department of Management

Saunders College of Business

mvhdss@rit.edu

585-475-7104

Faculty Associate for Non-Tenure Track Faculty

Heidi Nickisher

Principal Lecturer

School of Art

College of Art and Design

hcnfaa@rit.edu

585-475-4996

Faculty Associate for General Education

To foster a culture of continuous improvement in the general education experiences of RIT students; to support advisors and students as they navigate the general education curriculum; and to communicate the life-long importance of the skills (e.g. communication, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, etc.) developed as part of RIT’s general education curriculum.

Elizabeth Hane

Professor

Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences

College of Science

enhsbi@rit.edu

585-475-4362

Dr. Elizabeth Hane serves to support RIT’s general education program. She is an associate professor in the Gosnell School of Life Sciences in the College of Science.

Goals as Faculty Associate:

To foster a culture of continuous improvement in the general education experiences of RIT students.
To support advisors and students as they navigate the general education curriculum.
To communicate the life-long importance of the skills (e.g. communication, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, etc.) developed as part of RIT’s general education curriculum.