Staff

Staff Governance

NYU Abu Dhabi is committed to the principles of joint shared governance and has established the NYUAD Staff Council as an advisory body to ensure that staff interests are represented in institutional decision-making processes. The NYU Abu Dhabi Staff Council is governed by the NYU Abu Dhabi Staff Governance By-Laws. The by-laws were officially ratified in December 2020 by the council after in-depth consultation with NYU Abu Dhabi staff, the Administrative Management Council in New York and the NYU Abu Dhabi leadership.

Staff Council Steering Committee

The Staff Council Steering Committee serves as the main channel of communication between the NYUAD staff and (i) Staff Council, and (ii) NYUAD leadership. The decisions and recommendations of the Staff Council and the Staff Council Steering Committee are advisory to the NYUAD leadership.

Officers

Chair — Emma Baker
Vice Chair — Farzan Khan
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Belonging Officer — Karol Tołpa
Governance Liaison Officer — Siraj Ahmed
Communications Officer — Josephine Simm
HR Officer — Lolowa AlMarzooqi
Chair, Academic Staff Committee — Katie Collier
Chair, Research Committee — Georgia Michailidou

Contact: nyuad.staffcouncil@nyu.edu

Staff Council

The NYU Abu Dhabi Staff Council is a deliberative body which engages with academic, administrative, and research staff to understand their needs and concerns. It meets monthly to discuss matters of policy and procedure which affect NYU Abu Dhabi Staff, and its decisions and recommendations are recorded and forwarded to the University leadership.

- Vice Chancellor's Office — Sarah AlZaabi
- Provost Office — Emma Baker, Josie Simm, Lolowa AlMarzooqi, Holly Mace
- Administrative and Business Operations — Shreekanth Nair, Muhammad Amin, Syed Siraj Ahmed
- Student Affairs — Jacqueline Jacob, Farzan Khan
- Research Institute — Huden Serenat Khalil
- External Relations — Furat Al-Samaraie
- At-large Member — Eudora Okine
- At-large Member — Katie Collier (Chair)
- Arts and Humanities Division — Brídín Cotton
- Engineering Division — Wahib Mufid Salim
- Science Division — Amnah Khan
- Social Science Division — Karol Tolpa (Vice Chair)
- Academic Librarian — Grace Adeneye
- Social Science Division — Georgia Michailidou (Chair)
- At-large Member — Sadaf Usmani (Vice Chair)
- Research Centers — Ala Younis
- Engineering Division — Hani Aburabie
- Science Division — Anand Kant Das
- Arts and Humanities Division — Safeya Alblooshi
- At-large Member — Ajymurat Orozaliev

Meetings

The Staff Council meets monthly as a whole. Additionally, sub-committees meet regularly as required. The Staff Council meets bi-weekly with the Chief of Staff, and with other members of leadership as required. Regular communication with the Vice Chancellor and the Provost, as well as with other university wide governance bodies, are facilitated through the Cross Council Committee.

Contact Us

For general inquiries, please contact nyuad.staffcouncil@nyu.edu.