Vangheli Lupu, FT faculty

Vangheli Lupu, Associate Professor, Fashion Design, 718-636-3415

Van has been a Pratt faculty member since 1996 and this year was awarded a full time position in the Fashion Department where he continues conducting classes in Design and Portfolio Development. During his career as a successful Apparel Designer Van also taught courses at F.I.T. and Parsons New School. He is currently a member of the Fashion Department Peer Review Committee and Scholarship Committee and you may recognize his voice as the commentator at the Annual Pratt Fashion Show. When he is not on campus you can find Van toiling in the industry as a freelance Design Consultant for his company, Van Lupu Ltd.

Deborah Meehan, FT faculty

Deborah Meehan is a filmmaker and a Full-time Associate Professor in the Media Arts Department, where she is also the Film/Video Coordinator. She has served as an alternate on the Academic Senate since 2004, and is the Co-Chair of The Senate sponsored Pratt Film Society.

Professor Meehan is also a Pratt Faculty Trustee, and a member of the Provost's Task Force on General Education.

As a Senator, Professor Meehan would continue her service to the Institute, paying special attention to curriculum development and Institutional development.

Charles 'Stewart' Parker, FT faculty

Charles 'Stewart' Parker, Associate Professor, Associate Degree Programs; is a painter and illustrator with clients in Europe and the United States. "I have been a FT Assistant Professor at Pratt since 2005, and presently teach Light Color Design, Drawing, and Illustration in the Associate Degree Programs.

As well as teaching at Pratt I have been active on a number of committees including the Faculty Development Fund, Distinguished Teacher Award, and Faculty Peer Review Committees, while also regularly taking part in Open House events and Portfolio days. This work outside of the studio gives me valuable insight into the importance of good academic administration, as well as the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with faculty from many different disciplines in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

I would value the opportunity to represent full-time faculty from the School of Art and Design, and contribute to the important work done by the Academic Senate in shaping the future at Pratt."

William Sayler, FT faculty

William Sayler, Tenured Professor, Foundation Art
Teaching at Pratt in the Foundation Art Department since 1969.
• Received BFA from Syracuse University and an MFA from University of Illinois.
• Created and developed 2 foreign programs for Pratt: The Pre???Columbian Program (1975,77,78,79,82) and the England Program (1978 & 79).
• Served on the Faculty Senate 1997-99 and produced a report on grade inflation which was published in the Senate Reporter.
• Served on various departmental and institutional committees.
• 1963 - Began a career as a commercial photographer which has continued into the present.
• 1986 through 1995 - CEO of an organizational development consulting firm, Optimax of New York, with such clients as Dow Jones Telerate, Ogilvy Mather, and Polaroid Corporation.
• Personal creative interests have produced either group or one person exhibitions since 1961 and into the present.

???What I bring to the senate is a commitment to excellence, integrity and the well being of the students, institute and faculty informed by many years of creative, academic and professional experience.???

Sarah VanOuwerkerk, FT faculty

Sarah van Ouwerkerk, Professor, Media Arts; has been teaching photography at Pratt for over 25 years. She received a B.S. in Political Science and a B.A in Painting from the University of Wisconsin, and an M.F.A. from Pratt. She has worked extensively in the industry,published and exhibited internationally. Sarah is a former Chair of Media Arts, and sits on numerous Institute committees. Her committment to the Senate revolves around improving communication amongst the various departments and schools, and working successfully with faculty throughout the Institute.

Patrick Webb, FT faculty

Patrick Webb, Associate Professor, Foundation Art. I am a painter who has exhibited work throughout the US. I received grants from the National Endowment, Ingram Merrill, and Art Matters Foundations. My BFA is from MICA, my MFA from Yale University and I attended the Skowhegan School. I have taught at PRATT in the Foundation Department since 1995 and have been a full-time Associate Professor since 2004. I came to PRATT after teaching for 16 years at various art schools and universities, including Cornell, Yale, RISD, University of Wisconsin and the New York Academy. I believe PRATT is a unique institution with a strong commitment to both studio practice and an active liberal arts program, a balance I strongly support. However I also believe making things is as much an intellectual activity as writing and speaking about them. The challenge for PRATT is to integrate both studio experience and liberal arts without compromising the integrity of either mode of investigation.

Douglas Wirls, FT faculty

Douglas Wirls is an Associate Professor & painter who has taught at Pratt Institute since 1996. Courses taught include Drawing & Light Color & Design for the Foundation Department as well as Painting in Fine Arts. He is currently a Coordinator of Drawing in the Foundation Department. He has served two terms on the Academic Senate

???It has been my experience that the Senate has contributed significantly to the notion of faculty participation and cooperation in governance within the Institute, providing a valuable means for discussion and critique of administrative actions and policies that effect our students and their education.

Given my past experience on the Senate and my familiarity with other departments within the Institute, I believe that I am able to fairly and actively represent the educational views and concerns of Pratt faculty and I welcome the opportunity to continue to do so.???