How to Submit Nominations for Senate President 2010-2013 Term

E-MAIL YOUR NEWLY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS. Individual e-mail addresses are here

DEADLINE: 5 PM, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010

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Nominations are now open for the position of Senate President to serve a three-year term, July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Election of new Senate officers will be conducted at the Senate meeting of Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

Senate bylaws Article 5-c specifies that the Senate President may be chosen from elected Senators as well as faculty-at-large. Newly elected Senators and their email addresses are listed on this page.


The following are procedures for the nomination and election of Senate President:

+ You may nominate candidates from any category from the pool of elected Senators and faculty-at-large

+ You may nominate yourself or another eligible candidate. Please be sure to confirm that your candidate is willing and able to serve if elected.

+ E-mail your newly elected representatives to submit nominations.

+ During the April 20 Senate meeting, nominations shall be made and seconded by newly elected Senators and election of the Senate President shall be in a secret, written ballot.

+ The deadline for submitting nominations is 5 PM, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010

Pratt Institute Academic Senate
200 Willoughby Avenue, ISC 109
Brooklyn, NY 11205

http://www.prattsenate.org
senate@pratt.edu
718-636-3625
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FACULTY GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
PRATT INSTITUTE'S ACADEMIC SENATE

The Academic Senate serves a vital function as a "faculty/administration governance body that relates directly to the President and Provost without review by any other group” (Senate Bylaw 2A).

As specified in Pratt’s Faculty Handbook, “The charter of Pratt Institute vests the Board of Trustees with the primary responsibility for the educational and financial well being of the Institution. The Board, in turn, authorizes the President and administration to direct the Institute in its many and complex operations. The Board, the President, and the administration recognize the important role of the faculty in developing, implementing, and monitoring the content and quality of Institute programs, curricula, and courses. To this end the Institute has established an Academic Senate composed of faculty and chair representatives elected directly by the faculty and chairs of the Institute."

Call For Nominations - Senate President Position- 2010-2013 Term

Dear Colleagues,

Nominations are now open for the position of Senate President to serve a
three-year term, July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Election of new Senate
officers will be conducted at the Senate meeting of Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

Senate bylaws Article 5-c specifies that the Senate President may be chosen
from elected Senators as well as faculty-at-large. Newly elected Senators
are listed on this page: http://www.prattsenate.org/elections

The following are procedures for the election of Senate President:

+ You may nominate candidates from any category from the pool of elected
Senators and faculty-at-large

+ You may nominate yourself or another eligible candidate. Please be sure to
confirm that your candidate is willing and able to serve if elected.

+ Contact your newly elected representatives to submit nominations.

+ During the April 20 Senate meeting, nominations shall be made and seconded
by newly elected Senators and election of the Senate President shall be in a
secret, written ballot.

+ The deadline for submitting nominations is 5 PM, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010

Below is a summary description of Pratt Institute's faculty governance
structure derived from the Faculty Handbook and Senate Bylaws. Please do not
hesitate to contact us with questions about the Senate or its process for
electing the Senate President.

Sincerely,

Jenny Lee, President; jennylee@pratt.edu
Patrick Webb, Vice-president; pwebb@pratt.edu
Ellen Loughran, Secretary; eloughra@pratt.edu
David Walczyk, Treasurer; dwalczyk@pratt.edu

Nomination & Election Committee
Pratt Institute Academic Senate
200 Willoughby Avenue, ISC 109
Brooklyn, NY 11205

http://www.prattsenate.org
senate@pratt.edu
718-636-3625

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FACULTY GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
PRATT INSTITUTE'S ACADEMIC SENATE

The Academic Senate serves a vital function as a "faculty/administration
governance body that relates directly to the President and Provost without
review by any other group² (Senate Bylaw 2A).

As specified in Pratt¹s Faculty Handbook, ³The charter of Pratt Institute
vests the Board of Trustees with the primary responsibility for the
educational and financial well being of the Institution. The Board, in turn,
authorizes the President and administration to direct the Institute in its
many and complex operations. The Board, the President, and the
administration recognize the important role of the faculty in developing,
implementing, and monitoring the content and quality of Institute programs,
curricula, and courses. To this end the Institute has established an
Academic Senate composed of faculty and chair representatives elected
directly by the faculty and chairs of the Institute."

TODAY - Performance, Performativity and Bodies - Mon Apr 12

PERFORMANCE, PERFORMATIVITY AND BODIES
http://www.prattsenate.org/aic-sp2010-performance.pdf

PRATT ACADEMIC SENATE: ACADEMIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE

A Faculty Roundtable Discussion
Monday, April 12, 2010
6:00-8:00 PM

Alumni Reading Room
Refreshments and light food will be served

The classroom and studio is crowded with bodies: the ³lived body² of each of
us present in the room, as well as ³the body² and its attendant archetypes
(³the student body,² ³the teacher¹s body,² ³the body of knowledge²). What
happens when these bodies meet, collide and mingle?

This roundtable aims to address the ways our pedagogy assumes, enacts,
constructs and performs bodies in our classrooms and studios. What kinds of
bodies are produced by this work? How might we activate assumptions and
ideas about bodies in our teaching, and to what ends? Do specific practices
have the potential to widen or foreclose the imaginary of ³the body²? What
is our responsibility in addressing these matters, and how (if at all) do we
do so with our students?

PRESENTERS

Lisabeth During
Associate Professor, Social Science & Cultural Studies

Christoph Kumpusch
Adjunct Instructor, Architecture

Ira Livingston
Chairperson, Humanities and Media Studies

Tracie Morris
Associate Professor, Humanities and Media Studies

Kumru Toktamis
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Social Science & Cultural Studies

MODERATORS

Emily Beall
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Humanities and Media Studies

Kristin Pape
Visiting Instructor
Humanities and Media Studies
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Academic Initiatives Committee

Whereas the Pratt Academic Senate is a governing body of elected faculty
representatives from each of the five schools, which provides the
administration of Pratt Institute with critical direction in the development
and implementation of new curricular initiatives, and whereas the Academic
Initiatives Committee was established to engage in the exploration of
academic ideas, examine their desirability and their institutional impact,
so as to ensure the academic integrity of newly approved initiatives, and,
whereas, moreover, there is a tendency towards interdisciplinary research in
art and design which provides new critical practices for artists, designers
and architects, theorists, writers and information professionals to emerge
from intertwining and interlinking of versatile approaches and techniques of
knowledge production, we resolve to reestablish the Academic Initiatives
Committee as a forum for faculty discussions on the development of new
curriculum that supports interdisciplinary study and practice.

Academic Senate Resolution March 31, 2009

Academic Senate Pratt Institute
http://www.prattsenate.org

Call For Nominations - Senate President Position- 2010-2013 Term

Dear Colleagues,

Nominations are now open for the position of Senate President to serve a three-year term, July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. Election of new Senate officers will be conducted at the Senate meeting of Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

Senate bylaws Article 5-c specifies that the Senate President may be chosen from elected Senators as well as faculty-at-large. Newly elected Senators are listed on this page: http://www.prattsenate.org/elections

The following are procedures for the election of Senate President:

+ You may nominate candidates from any category from the pool of elected Senators and faculty-at-large

+ You may nominate yourself or another eligible candidate. Please be sure to confirm that your candidate is willing and able to serve if elected.

+ Contact your newly elected representatives to submit nominations.

+ During the April 20 Senate meeting, nominations shall be made and seconded by newly elected Senators and election of the Senate President shall be in a secret, written ballot.

+ The deadline for submitting nominations is 5 PM, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010

Below is a summary description of Pratt Institute's faculty governance structure derived from the Faculty Handbook and Senate Bylaws. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions about the Senate or its process for electing the Senate President.

Sincerely,

Jenny Lee, President; jennylee@pratt.edu
Patrick Webb, Vice-president; pwebb@pratt.edu
Ellen Loughran, Secretary; eloughra@pratt.edu
David Walczyk, Treasurer; dwalczyk@pratt.edu

Nomination & Election Committee
Pratt Institute Academic Senate
200 Willoughby Avenue, ISC 109
Brooklyn, NY 11205

http://www.prattsenate.org
senate@pratt.edu
718-636-3625

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FACULTY GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
PRATT INSTITUTE'S ACADEMIC SENATE

The Academic Senate serves a vital function as a "faculty/administration governance body that relates directly to the President and Provost without review by any other group” (Senate Bylaw 2A).

As specified in Pratt’s Faculty Handbook, “The charter of Pratt Institute vests the Board of Trustees with the primary responsibility for the educational and financial well being of the Institution. The Board, in turn, authorizes the President and administration to direct the Institute in its many and complex operations. The Board, the President, and the administration recognize the important role of the faculty in developing, implementing, and monitoring the content and quality of Institute programs, curricula, and courses. To this end the Institute has established an Academic Senate composed of faculty and chair representatives elected directly by the faculty and chairs of the Institute."

How We Got Here-Review of Governance at Pratt

How We Got Here - A chronology and clarification of the current situation
Review of Governance at Pratt

http://www.prattsenate.org/report.htm
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Dear Colleagues,

Enclosed is a copy of the Senate’s statement, “How We Got Here,” describing the background of the current governance issue and our carefully considered decision to have the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) evaluate Pratt’s state of governance. It provides a simplified chronology and clarifies the Senate’s position based on principles of shared governance and references the basis and origins of the Senate.

The AAUP has developed well-regarded expertise and a body of knowledge and experience in the issues of responsible, shared governance in university setting. We have asked the AAUP for a preliminary evaluation and the process begins with the association's review of documentation, including bylaws, policy documents, planning, accreditation and self-study records and correspondence.

Recent communications from the President and Board Chairman have alleged, without specification, that the Senate has been “defiant,” “hurtful” and even engaged in acts of betrayal. We respectfully disagree. We want to assure you that our position is anchored in principles and our decisions are based on the concern that faculty retain a meaningful voice in curriculum.

We believe that review by the AAUP, an unbiased third party, will prove to be constructive. We previously asked the board and administration to join in this process, to which we are still amenable.

Respectfully,


The Academic Senate
By Jenny Lee, President
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ABOUT THE AAUP
http://www.aaup.org/

The AAUP's stated mission is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. Founded in 1915 by Arthur O. Lovejoy and John Dewey, the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and procedures that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in the country's colleges and universities.

American Association of University Professors

1133 Nineteenth St., NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20036
Phone (202) 737-5900


Performance, Performativity and Bodies - Mon Apr 12

PERFORMANCE, PERFORMATIVITY AND BODIES
http://www.prattsenate.org/aic-sp2010-performance.pdf

PRATT ACADEMIC SENATE: ACADEMIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE

A Faculty Roundtable Discussion
Monday, April 12, 2010
6:00-8:00 PM

Alumni Reading Room
Refreshments and light food will be served

The classroom and studio is crowded with bodies: the ³lived body² of each of
us present in the room, as well as ³the body² and its attendant archetypes
(³the student body,² ³the teacher¹s body,² ³the body of knowledge²). What
happens when these bodies meet, collide and mingle?

This roundtable aims to address the ways our pedagogy assumes, enacts,
constructs and performs bodies in our classrooms and studios. What kinds of
bodies are produced by this work? How might we activate assumptions and
ideas about bodies in our teaching, and to what ends? Do specific practices
have the potential to widen or foreclose the imaginary of ³the body²? What
is our responsibility in addressing these matters, and how (if at all) do we
do so with our students?

Academic Initiatives Committee

Whereas the Pratt Academic Senate is a governing body of elected faculty
representatives from each of the five schools, which provides the
administration of Pratt Institute with critical direction in the development
and implementation of new curricular initiatives, and whereas the Academic
Initiatives Committee was established to engage in the exploration of
academic ideas, examine their desirability and their institutional impact,
so as to ensure the academic integrity of newly approved initiatives, and,
whereas, moreover, there is a tendency towards interdisciplinary research in
art and design which provides new critical practices for artists, designers
and architects, theorists, writers and information professionals to emerge
from intertwining and interlinking of versatile approaches and techniques of
knowledge production, we resolve to reestablish the Academic Initiatives
Committee as a forum for faculty discussions on the development of new
curriculum that supports interdisciplinary study and practice.

Academic Senate Resolution March 31, 2009

Jeffrey Hogrefe, Adjunct Associate Professor
Architecture, Humanities and Media Studies
Coordinator: The Architecture Writing Program: Language/Making
646-584-3912
jeffreyhogrefe@earthlink.net

Pratt Institute Academic Senate
http://www.prattsenate.org
senate@pratt.edu
718-636-3625

Senate Meeting April 20 2010 - Draft Agenda

Dear Colleagues,

The Senate will hold its next and last meeting at the Caroline Ladd Pratt House. The meeting is closed. In attendance will be Senate representatives and alternates, both current and newly elected for the 2010-2013 term.

The draft agenda is pasted below. Please feel free to contact us with questions.

Sincerely,

Jenny Lee, Professor of Fine Arts
President, Academic Senate
Pratt Institute
http://www.prattsenate.org
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Meeting of the Academic Senate
Tuesday, April 20
12:30 to 1:50 pm

Caroline Ladd Pratt House
229 Clinton Avenue

Presiding: Jenny Lee, first half

DRAFT AGENDA

0. Adopt agenda

1. Welcome and introductions

2. Review Minutes of March 23 meeting (vote by current Senate)

3. APPC recommendations for Senate action on program and course review (vote by current Senate). Discuss anticipated summer work by APPC.

4. Confirmation of Distinguished Teacher nominee (vote by current Senate)

5. Election of new officers (vote by new Senate)

6. Contingency plans for Senate input and anticipated executive action (if any) in the even of emergencies during the summer. (vote by new Senate)

7. Provisions for APPC summer work (vote by new Senate)

8. Governance review and restructuring updates and discussion

9. Other business

10. Adjourn
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Shared Governance Resources

Dear Colleagues,

In response to questions and concerns about what is “shared governance,” vis-à-vis the apparent dismantling of Pratt Institute’s Faculty Governance Structure (see relevant excerpt from Faculty Handbook, below), this is to provide resources on the topic. We will additionally be distributing information to all faculty, campus-wide, on this and related matters.

The Senate recently adopted the AAUP’s Principles of Shared Governance and invited the administration and board to join faculty. The Statement on Shared Governance provides that faculty should have “primary responsibility for such fundamental areas as curriculum, subject matter and methods of instruction, research, faculty status, and those aspects of student life which relate to the educational process.” Thus, even though the president and board may possess final authority, the Statement asserts that they should routinely concur with faculty recommendations made in areas of faculty responsibility and that they should reject faculty decisions in those areas only in "rare instances and for compelling reasons which should be stated in detail."

In short, when it comes to academic matters, a faculty decision should normally prevail. Or, in the plain words of one of the twentieth century’s great university presidents, “we get the best results in education and research if we leave their management to people who know something about them” (Robert Maynard Hutchins, Higher Learning in America, Yale, 1936, p. 21).

Resources on University Governance
Association of American University Professors (AAUP)

The following three documents are from the Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance of the AAUP, which has developed well-regarded expertise and a body of knowledge and experience in the issues of responsible, shared governance in university settings:

1. “What Is Shared Governance Anyway?” An attempt to render the main principles of the 1966 Statement into plain English.
http://tinyurl.com/ye6a7uu

2. “On the Relationship of Faculty Governance to Academic Freedom.”
http://tinyurl.com/ycq7arf

3. The “Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities,” which articulates the classic conception of shared governance. This statement was jointly formulated by the AAUP, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, and the American Council on Education.
http://tinyurl.com/y95k28l

Academic Freedom, Tenure and Faculty Governance are intertwined and mutually dependent. For an administration to undermine any one area leaves faculty vulnerable in the other areas.

We urge you all to study the documents carefully. We thank you for your interest and welcome your comments.

Sincerely,

Jenny Lee, Professor of Fine Arts
President, Academic Senate, Pratt Institute
http://www.prattsenate.org
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Faculty Handbook 2009
http://www.pratt.edu/uploads/2009_Faculty_Handbook.pdf

Institute Organization & Governance, page 15

FACULTY GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
http://www.prattsenate.org/fac-gov

The charter of Pratt Institute vests the Board of Trustees with the primary responsibility for the educational and financial well being of the institution. The Board, in turn, authorizes the president and administration to direct the Institute in its many and complex operations. The Board, the president, and the administration recognize the important role of the faculty in developing, implementing, and monitoring the content and quality of Institute programs, curricula, and courses. To this end the Institute has established an academic senate composed of faculty and chair representatives elected directly by the faculty and chairs of the Institute. The academic senate is a faculty administration governance body that relates directly to the president and provost without review by any other Institute group.