Announcements
Designs invited for the Distinguished Teacher medal, 2023–24
All Pratt students are invited to submit designs for the Pratt Institute Distinguished Teacher Award (DTA) Medal by March 10, 2023. $350 will be awarded to the winner, who will be featured in the DTA Medal archive. This will include images of the winning medal and fabrication process. The DTA celebrates exceptional teaching and recognizes the recipients commitment to Pratt’s students and mission. The goal for the medal design is to ...
Invited Talk – An Exiled Scholar: Challenging the Tyranny of the Method
You are cordially invited to a presentation by renowned Turkish scholar in Exile Serdar M. Değirmencioğlu on Tuesday, January 17, at 3 pm in North Hall 304.
Nominations for first Academic Service Award due Feb 28
All Senate constituents are invited to submit nominations for the first Academic Service Award through Feb 28, 2022. This award will be presented annually to a faculty, chair, assistant/associate chair, or staff member who demonstrates cumulative and ongoing contributions to service (broadly defined). For more information on criteria, eligibility, and the nomination form, see prattsenate.org/asa
Voter guide available for upcoming Senate elections—Spring 2022
The Senate has prepared a voter guide for the upcoming election for the next three-year Senate term (2022-23 – 2024-25). The guide has an overview of the Senate, candidate statements, and instructions on voting. Complete information on Senate elections is also available at prattsenate.org/elections
Designs invited for the Distinguished Teacher medal, 2022–23
All Pratt students are invited to submit designs for the Pratt Institute Distinguished Teacher Award (DTA) Medal by March 20, 2022. $350 will be awarded to the winner, who will be featured in the DTA Medal archive. This will include images of the winning medal and fabrication process. The DTA celebrates exceptional teaching and recognizes the recipients commitment to Pratt's students and mission. The goal for the medal design is to ...
New curricular review policy in effect
The 2021–22 academic year begins with a new curricular review policy in effect, which outlines processes at the department, school, and Institute levels and provides guidelines for establishing the membership and duties of curriculum committees at each level. This policy was developed by the Office the Provost and reviewed by the Academic Senate and its Academic Policy Committee last year, with input from constituents. Central to the ...
Designs invited for the Distinguished Teacher medal, 2021–22
All Pratt students are invited to submit designs for the Pratt Institute Distinguished Teacher Award (DTA) Medal by March 21st 2021. $350 will be awarded to the winner, who will be featured on the DTA Medal website. This will include images of the winning medal and fabrication process. The DTA celebrates exceptional teaching and recognizes the recipients commitment to Pratts students and mission. The goal for the Medal ...
Resources for Fall 2020 semester
Welcome back to Pratt. We hope you are healthy and well as we are about to begin the fall term. This semester will be unlike any before: campus access has changed, residence halls are closed, and most classes will meet fully online, with others meeting in-person occasionally for essential activities. Included below—and on the Senate Resources page—are resources to help you prepare for the upcoming semester. We chose these links ...
Update from the Senate on COVID–19
Dear Colleagues, As we begin this week of online teaching, I write to offer the solidary and support of the Academic Senate. The transition to online teaching brings a number of complex challenges, many of which are addressed at pratt.edu/onlineteaching. General information about the Institute’s response to COVID–19 is available at pratt.edu/coronavirus. Over the past weeks, the Executive Committee has been working through mechanisms ...
Student designs invited for the Distinguished Teacher 2020–21 medal and past DTA medals
All Pratt students are invited to submit designs for the Pratt Institute Distinguished Teacher Award (DTA) Medal by March 24th April 10, 2020. The winner will be awarded $350 and the design will be featured on the DTA website. This year we are also asking for medal design submissions for past Distinguished Teacher winners, including: Andrew Lenaghan, 2015 (Foundation)Eric Wong, 2010 (Undergraduate Architecture)Floyd Hughes, 2008 (Underg...