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Who is eligible to run for a senate seat? |
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Chairs, Assistant Chairs, full-time faculty and part-time faculty who are employed during the nomination process, are eligible to be nominated within his/her academic category. |
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Who is eligible to nominate and elect senators? |
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Senate constituents who are employed during the nomination process are eligible to nominate senate candidates and elect senators within his/her academic category. |
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Who is eligible to serve on the Academic Senate? |
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Chairs, Assistant Chairs, full-time faculty and part-time faculty who are employed during the term period in question, are eligible to serve on the Academic Senate. |
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Do Senators get compensated for serving on the Senate? |
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Senators do not get paid for serving on the Senate. The Senate, however, has a Compensation Policy which provides stipends for elected officers (President, Vice-president, Secretary and Treasurer), three Senate Committee Chairs and the Distinguished Teacher. For the 2009-2010 academic year, the President receives $14,400; the VP, Secretary, Treasurer and Senate Committee Chairs each receive $7,200 and the Distinguished Teacher, $2,400. The Senate additionally provides complimentary lunch at Senate and senate-sponsored meetings. |
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Who are senate constituents? |
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Senate constituents include all Chairs, Assistant Chairs and persons that teach in one or more of the four schools or the Library at Pratt Institute. They include
• Full-time faculty
• Part-time faculty
• Chairs & Assistant Chairs, including those who are "interim" & "acting,"
• Staff & administrators who teach, including Tutors, Lecturers, Technicians, Coordinators, Assistants to Chair, Deans, Directors, Assistant Directors & Associate Directors.
• Faculty, Chairs/Assistant Chairs on leaves of absence. |
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What are the academic categories and proportional representation? |
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All departments and programs within the Schools of Architecture, Art & Design and Liberal Arts & Sciences and Library & Information Science and the Library are divided into academic categories with proportional representations, as follows:
School of Architecture
2 full-time faculty representatives
2 part-time faculty representatives
1 undergraduate chair representative
1 graduate chair representative
School of Art and Design
5 full-time faculty representatives
4 part-time faculty representatives
1 undergraduate chair representative
1 graduate chair representative
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2 full-time faculty representatives
1 part-time faculty representatives
1 chair representative
School of Information and Library Science
1 full-time faculty representatives
1 part-time faculty representatives
Library
1 full-time faculty representative |
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What if I belong to more than one academic category (for example faculty who teach in more than one school)? |
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You will be asked to select one academic category for the nomination and election process. Please contact Patrick Webb if you are not sure of your academic category. |
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What if I am in an academic category that is temporary and subject to change within the nomination/election process and/or within the proscribed term, such as: • Faculty who are appointed to one-year, full-time, non-tenure-track positions; • Department chairs who are scheduled to step down and return to faculty; • Faculty who are chair candidates with prospect of chair appointment? |
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Such anomalies, which represent a small minority, shall be addressed on a case-by-case basis. |
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What if I am in a partial-year or seasonal teaching assignment, such as: • Faculty who teach, one time, in one semester, Fall or Spring;• Faculty who routinely teach, in one semester, Fall or Spring;
• Full-time staff members with faculty status who routinely teach in one semester, Fall or Spring? |
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Such anomalies, which represent a small minority, shall be addressed on a case-by-case basis. Please contact Patrick Webb if you are not sure of your academic category. |
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How are faculty names generated for the electorate list? |
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Faculty, Chair and teaching staff databases will be provided by Human Resources and the Provost’s Office, as follows:
• For Nominations in Fall 2009, final faculty list after September 1, 2009
• For Elections in Spring 2010, final faculty list after January 29, 2010 |
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How long is the Senate term? |
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A Senate term is three years. The upcoming term commences July 1, 2010 and expires June 30, 2013. |
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What is the nominations schedule for Fall 2009? |
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Mon Oct 26: Start Nominations
Fr Dec 04: Close Nominations at 5 pm
Mon Dec 07: Verify nominations (all EC members present)
Dec 07-16: Notify/confirm nominees; request statement
Thu Dec 17: Announce candidates for election |
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What is the nomination procedure? |
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Nominations shall be by open paper ballot and electronic submissions
1. Nomination packages will be distributed to campus mailboxes of individual constituents via inter-office mail.
2. Electronic submissions of nominations will be via the Senate’s official web-form.
3. Senate constituents may nominate more than one candidate
4. Eligible candidates are permitted to nominate him/her-self
5. Nominators must confirm that his/her nominee(s) is/are able and willing to serve if elected; and provide contact information of nominee(s). Nominations without nominee consent and contact information will be declared invalid.
6. Nominations via paper ballots or electronic submissions must be received by th published deadline. |
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Where can I download paper Nomination Forms for my category? |
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Select the links here to download forms for your academic category. |
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Are there any special instructions for filling out the ballots? |
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Yes, they are as follows:
• You may nominate anyone in your academic category, including yourself.
• You may nominate as many names as you wish, but be sure to
verify that your nominee is willing, and able, to serve; and provide contact information of your nominee(s)
• Nominations without nominee contact information will be declared invalid. |
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Can I drop off my ballot in person? |
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Yes. There will be a secure mail box located outside of the Academic Senate office. The office is located on the first floor of ISC: Room #109. Please refer to the campus map for the location of the ISC building. |
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When are the elections? |
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Elections will take place in Spring 2010. The schedule will be published in December 2009. |
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Who should I contact if I have questions about the Senate elections? |
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Please contact the Senate’s Chair of Nominations and Elections, vice-president Patrick Webb, telephone: 718.636.3625. |
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Who do I contact if I have any questions about the Academic Senate? |
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You may contact your Senators, any Senate officer or the Office of the Academic Senate |
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When and h ow often does the Senate meet?
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The Senate meets every other Tuesday (12:30 to 2 pm) for a total of about 7 to 8 times per semester. |
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How does the Academic Senate fit into Pratt Institute’s organizational structure? |
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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. |
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How does the Academic Senate fulfill its role and accomplish its functions? |
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The Senate relies on two, basic features: participatory governance and effective communications. Governance and communication are characteristics that foster teaching and learning both directly and indirectly. Senate self-governance is organized horizontally to involve a wide range of perspectives. Communications are designed to disseminate information in a timely way and increase knowledge among the academic community. The Academic Senate has developed and provides services and opportunities, such as electronic listservs, online discussion message boards, printed material and in-person forums. |
