Department of Academic Affairs

Bryant Barksdale is a senior majoring in History with a concentration in American History and a minor in Political Science. He is currently the Director of Academic Affairs for the Student Association. Before Transferring to UAlbany, Bryant attended Fulton-Montgomery Community College, and graduated in May of 2008 with an Associate's Degree in General Studies. He was also selected by a committee of faculty and students to be the class speaker at commencement.

Bryant was elected to represent Alumni Quad as a living area senator for the Student Association at the start of his junior year. He was the Ranking Member of the Committeeon Rules and Administration before eventually taken over as the Acting-Chair. He also briefly served as the Acting-Chair of the Senate during the Senate's transition, overseeing the election of the new Chair of the Senate. Bryant was involved with the SUNY Student Assembly as a voting delegate, and attended both the fall and spring conferences representing UAlbany and voting on issues that affected all SUNY campuses.

The Office of Academic Affairs works to ensure that the academic needs and concerns of all undergraduate students are met. As Director, Bryant will serve as a representative to the University Senate, and will be a source of communication between the Student Association and University on academic matters.

Bryant plans to open up communication between the Student Association and the University. He wants to get more students involved on the University Senate to ensure that undergraduate voices are heard by the University Faculty.

Bryant looks forward to working on academic matters for all the students, and his office is always open if a student has a concern or question. Please feel free to stop by or send him an e-mail or click this link and fill out the Academic Concern Form.

Bryant Barksdale
Director of Academic Affairs
bbarksdale@ualbanysa.org