The Academic Senate seeks nominations for

• Academic Policy Committee
• Institute Curriculum Committee

Background on these positions is below. Senate constituents (faculty, chairs, assistant chairs, and staff who teach) are eligible to nominate and self-nominate.

All nominations are due to nominations@prattsenate.orgby Friday, March 10at 11:59pm.Elections for these positions will be held among Senate constituents between March 27 April 7, 2017.

Please contactnominations@prattsenate.orgwith questions about these positions or nominations.

Academic Policy Committee

The Academic Policy Committee(APC) facilitates the Senate’s responsibility for reviewing academic policies and procedures, making its recommendations to the Senate. The APCis responsible for

• reviewing and recommending for or against the adoption of proposals for new or revised academic policies and procedures, including recommending changes to those proposals and recommending for approval contingent on the completion of those changes;
• maintaining the Faculty Handbook or equivalent document(s) in coordination with the Office of the Provost;
• examining the quality, content, and educational goals of academic policies and procedures;
• recommendingthe development of new academic policies and procedures and assisting, as requested, in their formulation; and
• consulting with other committees and students, staff, and administrators as appropriate.

For more information about the APC, please see http://prattsenate.org/apcor contact the current APCChair, Sean Sullivanat ssulliva@pratt.edu.

The APCconsists of 59 voting members elected by and from Senate constituents, as well as one non-voting member appointed by the Provost. A majority are faculty, at least two are chairs, and no more than five may be senators. Committee members are responsible for attending meetings and participating in committee work. Members are elected to one-year terms, renewable without limit.

The APC elects a chair from among its faculty members (or another member by a two-thirds majority vote); this chair is confirmed by majority vote of the Senate. The APC Chair, as well as part-time faculty serving on the committee, receive compensation according to the Senate Compensation Policy.

Any Senate constituent (faculty, chairs, assistant chairs, staff who teach) is eligible to nominate or to self-nominate. Please send your nominations tonominations@prattsenate.orgby Friday, March 10, 2017at 11:59pm.Elections for APC memberswill be held among Senate constituents between March 27 April 7, 2017.

Institute Curriculum Committee

The Institute Curriculum Committee (ICC) fulfills the Senate’s responsibilities for curriculum review, making its recommendations to the Provost and reporting them to the Senate at the next regular Senate meeting, and for curriculum support. The ICC is responsible for:

• reviewing and recommending for or against the adoption of proposals for new or revised credit-bearing programs, including recommending changes to those proposals and recommending for approval contingent on the completion of those changes;
• reviewing and recommending for or against the adoption of proposals for course additions and changes when those additions and changes impact the requirements of existing or proposed programs, including recommending changes to those proposals and recommending for approval contingent on the completion of those changes;
• advising and supporting department- and school-level curriculum committees;
• conducting periodic assessment of the quality of curriculum review across the Institute; and
• consulting with other committees and students, staff, and administrators as appropriate.

For more information about ICC, please seehttp://prattsenate.org/iccor contact the current ICC ChairKelly Driscollatkdriscol@pratt.edu.

The ICCconsists of 513 voting members elected annually by and from Senate constituents, as well as one voting member selected by and from Provosts Council. A majority are faculty, at least two are chairs, and no more than seven may be senators. Non-voting members of the ICC serve in an advisory capacity, are selected by the Provost, and consist of up to two members from the Office of the Provost and up to one from the Office of the Registrar. Committee members are responsible for attending meetings and participating in committee work. Members are elected to one-year terms, renewable without limit.

The ICCelects a chair from among its faculty members; this chair is confirmed by majority vote of the Senate. The ICCChair, as well as part-time faculty serving on the committee, receive compensation according to the Senate Compensation Policy.

Any Senate constituent (faculty, chairs, assistant chairs, staff who teach) is eligible to nominate or to self-nominate. Please send your nominations tonominations@prattsenate.orgby Friday, March 10, 2017at 11:59pm.Elections for APC memberswill be held among Senate constituents between March 27 April 7, 2017.