2019 Regular Elections
Senators and alternates were elected for the next three-year Senate term (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2022) during the 2018–19 academic year:
- Nominations: Oct 22 – Dec 7, 2018
- Elections:
Mar 4 – April 4, 2019Mar 5 – April 8, 2019 (revised due to snow day). Ballots were sent to eligible voters at their Pratt email addresses using Election Runner - Officers were elected at the April 23, 1pm meeting of the Senate-elect
- Key information
Candidates & Ballot Information
Confirmed nominees for each position are listed below along with links to candidate statements, where available. For a combined list of all statements, please see the voter guide. In cases of uncontested elections in which the number of candidates is less than or equal to the number of seats, candidates are deemed the winners of an uncontested election and no ballots are distributed.
Department Senators
Each department has at least one senator and one alternate, elected by and from its faculty and teaching staff. Large departments (in this election, those with more than 75 faculty) have one additional senator and alternate. Constituents belonging to more than one department are allowed to participate in the election of each department in which they hold teaching appointments.
Art & Design Education
Arts/Design & Cultural Management
Richard Green
Associate Degree Programs
Construction Management /Facilities Management
Continuing & Professional Studies
Creative Arts Therapy
Digital Arts
Ballots were distributed to all faculty and teaching staff in Digital Arts on March 5, 2019, with voting to remain open through April 8, 2019.
Genevieve Leonard – winner
Everett Kane – runner up (alternate)
Fashion
Film & Video
Fine Arts
This large department has up to 2 senators.
Joseph Fyfe
Jenny Lee
Foundation
Graduate Architecture & Urban Design
Grad Center for Planning
Courtney Knapp
Graduate Communications & Package Design
History of Art & Design
Humanities & Media Studies
Karin Shankar
Industrial Design
Ballots were distributed to all faculty and teaching staff in Industrial Design on March 5, 2019, with voting to remain open through April 8, 2019.
Ignacio Urbina Polo – winner
Kathryn Filla – runner-up (alternate)
Information
Monica Maceli
Debbie Rabina (alternate)
Interior Design
This large department has up to 2 senators.
Library
Maggie Portis
Missy Brown (alternate)
Math & Science
Photography
Social Science & Cultural Studies
This large department has up to 2 senators.
Undergraduate Architecture
This large department has up to 2 senators.
Robert Lee Brackett III
Federica Vannucchi
Undergraduate Communications Design
This large department has up to 2 senators.
Sebastian Kaupert
Anthony Williams
Writing
There are no candidates for this department. For more information, see the Vacancies section of Senate Bylaws.
At-Large Senators
All Senate constituents are represented by one or more at-large senators elected by and from members of their employment category.
Full-Time Faculty
This category has up to 5 senators and 5 alternates.
Uzma Z. Rizvi
Chris Alen Sula
Sarah van Ouwerkerk
Meredith TenHoor (alternate)
Part-Time Faculty
This category has up to 5 senators and 5 alternates.
Robert Cervellione
Joyce C. Polistena
Chairs Category
This category has up to 5 senators and 5 alternates. Includes chairs, assistant chairs, and academic coordinators.
David Burney
David Erdman
Mary McBride
Helio Takai
Susan G. Young
Eve Baron (alternate)
Staff Who Teach
This category has up to 1 senator and 1 alternate.