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MCC Daily Tribune

Academic Department Chair Roster for the 2026-2027 Academic Year

On Wednesday, March 11, the following academic department chair elections were held and overseen by SCAA as outlined in Section 5.1 of the Faculty Senate:

  • Anthropology/History/Political Science/Sociology
  • Business Administration
  • Education and Human Services
  • English and Philosophy
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Law and Criminal Justice
  • World Languages and Cultures

As a result of these elections, the following academic department chair roster was approved for the 2026-2027 academic year. 

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT CHAIRS 2026-2027

(Listed as Department followed by Chair) 

  • Anthropology/History/Political Science/Sociology – Nayda Pares-Kane
  • Applied Technologies – Douglas Rivers
  • Biology – James Murphy
  • Business Administration – Kathleen Borbee
  • Chemistry and Geosciences – Jessica Barone
  • Education and Human Services – Richard Costanza
  • Engineering Science and Physics – Benjamin Schermerhorn
  • Engineering Technologies – William Hunt
  • English and Philosophy – Matthew Fox
  • Health and Physical Education – Douglas Henneberg
  • Health Professions – Marsha Bower
  • Hospitality – Rebecca Griffin
  • Information and Computer Technology – Candy Shaffer
  • Law and Criminal Justice – Adrian Smalls
  • Mathematics – Eraj Basnayake
  • Nursing – Colleen Caruana
  • Psychology – Andrew Knapp
  • Visual and Performing Arts – Jason Flack
  • World Languages and Cultures – Rita Straubhaar

Michael Jacobs
Academic and Student Affairs
04/28/2026