2016 Regular Elections
DRAFT, pending confirmation; * denotes confirmed positions.
The 2016 Academic Senate Regular Elections took place May 6–May 20, 2016. Elections were conducted according to Senate Bylaws and Standing Rules. Senate constituents—faculty; chairs, assistant chairs, and equivalent academic-administrative titles; and staff who hold faculty rank or teach—were eligible to participate in their respective categories.
Results
Departmental Senators
| Art & Design Education | Mary Elmer-DeWitt* Lisa Capone (alternate) |
| Associate Degree Programs | Jane Archer* Jamie Powell (alternate) |
| Construction/Facilities Management | Audrey Schultz* (Alternate vacant) |
| Continuing & Professional Studies | Rosie dePasquale* Rhonda Schaller (alternate)* |
| Creative Arts Therapy | Jean Davis* (Alternate vacant) |
| Design/Arts & Cultural Management | Richard Green* Chris Shrum (alternate)* |
| Digital Arts | (vacant) |
| Fashion Design | Jacqueline Lamont* (Alternate vacant) |
| Film & Video | Eric Trenkamp Joshua Koury (alternate) |
| Fine Arts | Grayson Cox* (Senator seat and first and second alternates vacant) |
| Foundation Art & Design | Sean Sullivan* (Alternate vacant) |
| Graduate Architecture & Urban Design | Jason Vigneri-Beane* (Alternate vacant) |
| Graduate Center for Planning | David Burney* (Alternate vacant) |
| Graduate Communications/Package Design | Alisa Zamir* David Frisco (alternate) |
| History of Art & Design | Mary Edwards* (Alternate vacant) |
| Humanities & Media Studies | Diana Cage* Diane Cohen Fisher (First and second alternates vacant) |
| Industrial Design | Kathryn Filla* (Alternate vacant) |
| Interior Design | Keena Suh Jon Otis (alternate) |
| Library | (vacant) |
| Mathematics & Science | Chris Jensen* (Alternate vacant) |
| Photography | Andrew Todd Julie Pochron (alternate)* |
| School of Information | Debbie Rabina Jessica Hochman (alternate) |
| Social Science & Cultural Studies | Erum Naqvi* (Alternate vacant) |
| Undergraduate Architecture | Robert Brackett III* Anthony Buccellato* Carlyle Fraser (first alternate) (Second alternate vacant) |
| Undergraduate Communications Design | Sebastian Kaupert* Anthony Williams* (First and second alternates vacant) |
At-Large Senators
| Full-Time Faculty | Gregg Horowitz (Social Science & Cultural Studies, School of Liberal Arts and Science, on leave 2016-17)* Ágnes Mocsy (Mathematics and Science, School of Liberal Arts and Science)* Chris Sula (School of Information)* Meredith TenHoor (Undergraduate Architecture, School of Architecture)* Sarah van Ouwerkerk (Photography, School of Art)* Mark O’Grady (Associate Degree Programs, School of Art, alternate replacing Horowitz)Alternates Anthony Caradonna (Undergraduate Architecture, School of Architecture) Jonathan Thayer (Industrial Design, School of Design) Jonathan Martin (Grad Center for Planning, School of Architecture) Alex Liebergesell (GR Communications/Package Des, School of Design) |
| Part-Time Faculty | Paul Haacke (Humanities and Media Studies, School of Liberal Arts and Science)* Jenny Lee (Fine Arts, School of Art)* Mercedes Narcisco (Grad Center for Planning, School of Architecture)* Darini Nicholas (Social Science & Cultural Studies, School of Liberal Arts and Science)* Scott Sorrenson (Undergraduate Architecture, School of Architecture)*Alternates Carlyle Fraser (Undergraduate Architecture, School of Architecture) Tetsu Ohara (Interior Design, School of Design) Karyn Zieve (History of Art and Design, School of Liberal Arts and Science)* Jennifer Logun (Interior Design, Foundation Art and Design)* Scott VanderVoort (Industrial Design, School of Design) |
| Chairs Category | Kathryn Cullen-DuPont (Humanities and Media Studies, School of Liberal Arts and Science)* Erika Hinrichs (Undergraduate Architecture, School of Architecture)* Mary McBride (Design/Arts and Cultural Management, School of Art)* Nadya Nenadich (Grad Center for Planning, School of Architecture)* Peter Patchen (Digital Arts, School of Art)Alternates Evan Neely (History of Art and Design, School of Liberal Arts and Science) (Second, third, fourth, and fifth alternates vacant) |
| Staff Who Teach | Carolyn Shafer (Grad Center for Planning, School of Architecture)*
Alternate |
Non-Voting Members
Bylaws II.B.ii provide for non-voting members to serve one year term
| Office of the President selected by the President of the Institute |
Vladimir Briller* (alternate vacant) |
| Provost’s Council selected by Provost’s Council |
Russ Abell* (alternate vacant) |
| Student Government Association selected by Student Government Association |
Bianca Norris* Olivia Mains (alternate) |
Academic Policy Committee
Note: The Senate may vote to add additional members to the committee, in accordance with Standing Rule 1.5.2.
Kathryn Filla (Part-Time Faculty, Industrial Design)
Jessica Hochman (Full-Time Faculty, School of Information)
Evan Neely (Chairs Category, History of Art and Design)
Nadya Nenadich (Grad Center for Planning, School of Architecture)
Greg Singer (Part-Time Faculty, Foundation Art and Design, Associate Degree Programs)
Sean Sullivan (Part-Time Faculty, Foundation Art and Design)
Meredith TenHoor (Full-Time Faculty, Undergraduate Architecture)
Dan Wright (Full-Time Faculty, Mathematics and Science)
Kirk Pillow, Provost (non-voting, appointed by and from the Office of the Provost)
Institute Curriculum Committee
Note: The Senate may vote to add additional members to the committee, in accordance with Standing Rule 1.5.2.
Johanna Bauman (Staff Who Teach, School of Information)
Damon Chaky (Full-Time Faculty, Mathematics and Science)
Eva Diaz (Full-Time Faculty, History of Art and Design)
Kelly Driscoll (Full-Time Faculty, Fine Arts)
Erika Hinrichs (Chairs Category, Undergraduate Architecture)
Camille Martin (Staff Who Teach, Interior Design)
Sean Sullivan (Part-Time Faculty, Foundation Art and Design)
Paul Schlotthauer (Full-Time Faculty, Library)
Jaime Stein (Chairs Category, Grad Center for Planning)
Donna Heiland, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs (selected by and from Provost’s Council)
TBD, non-voting members (up to two from the Office of the Provost and up to one from the Office of the Registrar)
Candidates & Seats
Candidates were nominated between March 21–April 10, 2016. The Senate’s Nominations & Elections Committee reviewed these nominees for eligibility within their respective categories; ineligible and invalid nominees were removed, as well as the names of those who declined nomination in writing.
Academic Senate
The Academic Senate meets monthly during the fall and spring semesters. Senators are expected to
- solicit the opinions of their constituents,
- inform their constituents of significant information,
- attend monthly Senate meetings, and
- serve routinely on Senate committees.
Senators serve three-year terms (starting July 1 following elections), and there is no term limit. Runners-up are alternates within their respective categories.
There are two categories of senators: departmental and at-large.
Departmental Senators
Each department has at least one senator, chosen by and from its faculty members (full- or part-time) and staff (who hold faculty rank or teach in the department). Large departments (>60 faculty) have one additional seat. If you are a member of multiple departments, you may nominate within each department.
Full-time faculty, part-time faculty, and staff can nominate themselves or other faculty or staff and can vote for these seats. Others are not eligible.
[WPSM_AC id=9781]At-Large Senators
Each group of Senate constituents has its own, at-large representatives:
- full-time faculty (5 seats, no more than one per department)
- part-time faculty (5 seats, no more than one per department)
- chairs, assistant chairs, and equivalent academic-administrative titles (5 seats, no more than one per school)
- staff who hold faculty rank or teach (1 seat)
Each constituent can nominate and vote within their own category only.
[WPSM_AC id=9788]Academic Policy Committee
The Senate’s Academic Policy Committee
- reviews new/revised academic policies and procedures;
- recommends the development of new academic policies and procedures;
- maintains the Faculty Handbook (in coordination with the Provost); and
- examines the quality, content, and educational goals of academic policies and procedures
The Committee makes recommendations to the Senate and elects its own chair, which requires confirmation by the Senate. The Committee meets at least once per semester, more often depending on workload.
The Academic Policy Committee has 5–9 voting members drawn from Senate constituents in graduate & undergraduate departments (no more than one per department) and each school and the Library (to the extent possible). A majority of the members are faculty, at least 2 are chairs (or equivalent), and no more than 5 are senators. Committee members serve one-year terms (without limit).
Any Senate constituent can nominate others or self-nominate and can vote for this committee. Nominees need not be senators.
[WPSM_AC id=9792]Institute Curriculum Committee
The Senate’s Institute Curriculum Committee
- reviews new/revised programs and changes to required courses;
- advises and supports department and school curriculum committees; and
- conducts periodic assessment of the quality of curriculum review across the Institute.
The Committee makes recommendations to the Provost and elects its own chair, which requires confirmation by the Senate. The Committee meets at least once per semester, more often depending on workload.
The Institute Curriculum Committee has 5–13 voting members drawn from Senate constituents in graduate & undergraduate departments (no more than one per department) and each school and the Library (to the extent possible). A majority of the members are faculty, at least 2 are chairs (or equivalent), and no more than 7 are senators. Committee members serve one-year terms (without limit).
Any Senate constituent can nominate others or self-nominate and can vote for this committee. Nominees need not be senators.
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