| 1977--78 | University Recruitment Committee |
| 1980--84 | University Honors Committee |
| 1981 (Summer) | Acting chairman, Computer Science Department |
| 1981--84 | Undergraduate Academic Council Curriculum Committee |
| 1982--84 | Chairman of Subcommittee on General Education |
| 1983 | Graduate Academic Council |
| 1983--93 | University Senator |
| 1984--86 | Educational Policy Council |
| 1985--88 | Budget Panel (subcommittee chairman 1986--87, chairman 1987--88) |
| 1986 | Resource Advisory Committee, Chairman |
| 1986--88 | Junior Symposium organizing committee and speaker |
| 1987--88 | Committee to reevaluate symbolics, chairman |
| 1987--90 | Council on Promotion and Continuing Appointment (chairman 1988--89) |
| 1988--89 | Senate Executive Committee |
| 1988--89 | Chancellors review committee |
| 1988--91 | Distinguished Service Professor selection committee |
| 1989--90 | Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics (consideration of Div I) |
| 1990--91 | Presidential Inaugural Committee |
| 1991 (April) | Moderator, Inaugural Symposium |
| 1990--91 | Search Committee for Academic Vice President |
| 1990--93 | Senate Executive Committee |
| 1991--92 | Chair, University Senate |
| 1991--91 | Committee on the Theater Institute |
| 1992 | Junior Symposium Speaker |
| 1992--93 | Arts and Sciences Transition Committee |
| 1994 | Undergraduate Research Symposium, Judge |
| 1995 | Dean's Research Advisory Committee |
| 1989--95 | Graduation marshall |
| 1995--96 | University task force on TAs |
| 1995--96 | CETL Committee on teaching the Natural Sciences |
| 1995--96 | Educational Policy Council |
| 1996 | Junior Symposium Judge |
| 1996--98 | Doctoral Review Panel (subcommittee chair) |
| 1997--99 | Committee on Nominations and Elections |
| 1997--98 | Search Committee for Arts and Sciences dean |
| 2001--04 | University Faculty Senate (state-wide) senator |
| 2001-04 | UAlbany Faculty Senate and Executive Committee |
| 2002--04 | Operations Committee, University Faculty Senate |
| 2002--04 | Task force on Rational Fiscal Policy, University Faculty Senate |
| 1971--80 | Organizer: Topology seminar |
| 1972--76 | Member, Graduate Affairs Committee |
| 1972--76 | Faculty advisor of Putnam team |
| 1976--78 | Director of Graduate Studies |
| 1976--80 | Member, Academic Affairs Committee |
| 1979--89 | Founder and advisor to Math Students Association |
| 1979--86 | Director, Math Honors Program |
| 1981-- | Organizer: Combinatorial group theory seminar |
| 1981 | Chairman: committee to choose a new calculus text |
| 1981 | Chairman: committee to choose a new Dept. chairman |
| 1981 | Rubik's cube demonstrations at Community-University Day |
| 1978--85 | Ph.D. recruitment talks |
| 1982--86 | Graduate Admissions Committee |
| 1982--85 | Community-University Day organizer and speaker |
| 1983 | Advisor: Undergrad research project for Karen Gold (Pres. award winner) |
| 1985 | 2 day short course on Transformational geometry |
| 1987--89 | Personnel Committee |
| 1987--88 | Colloquium Chairman |
| 1990--91 | Personnel Committee |
| 1991 | Chairman: committee to reevaluate the graduate program |
| 1993--94 | Personnel Committee |
| 1994--2000 | Executive Committee |
| 1997--2000 | Graduate Committee (recruitment talks) |
| 1998--2000 | Director of Undergraduate Studies |
| 2002--04 | Executive Committee |