Faculty Trustees
Donna Moran, Professor, Fine Arts
Richard A. Sarrach, Adjunct Associate Professor, Undergraduate Architecture and Associate Director of Interdisciplinary Technology
Board Committee Faculty Appointments
Academic Affairs
Faculty Committee Members
Sara Rafferty, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Photography
Jonathan Scelsa, Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Architecture
Faculty Observers
Pirco Wollfframm, Assistant Chair, Undergraduate Communications Design
Karen Zieve, Adjunct Assistant Professor, History of Art and Design
Buildings and Grounds
Faculty Committee Members
Kent Hikida, Professor, Construction Management
T. Camille Martin, Adjunct Professor and Assistant Dean, School of Design
Faculty Observers
David Burney, Academic Coordinator and Associate Professor, Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment
Jane South, Chair, Fine Arts
Development
Faculty Committee Members
Stephen Hilger, Associate Professor, Photography
Farzam Yazdanseta, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Assistant Chair, Undergraduate Architecture
Faculty Observers
William Menking, Professor, Architecture
Salvatore Raffone, Visiting Assistant Professor, Interior Design
Student Affairs
Faculty Committee Members
Michael Gerbino, Adjunct Professor, Undergraduate Communications Design
Sebastian Kaupert, Adjunct Associate Professor, Undergraduate Communications Design
Faculty Observers
Gonzalo Lopez, Visiting Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Architecture
Michael O’Rourke, Professor, Digital Arts
Finance and Audit
Faculty Committee Members
Donna Moran, Professor, Fine Arts
Richard A. Sarrach, Adjunct Associate Professor, Undergraduate Architecture and Associate Director of Interdisciplinary Technology
Institute Curriculum Committee
Members
Carl Zimring, Chair (Full-Time Faculty, Social Science & Cultural Studies, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences)
Amy Ballmer (Chairperson of Library, Teaching, Learning & Collection Development)
Stephanie Bayard (Part-Time Faculty, Graduate Architecture & Urban Design, School of Architecture)
Joelle Danant (Staff Who Teach, School of Continuing & Professional Studies)
Heather Lewis (Chairperson, Art & Design Education, School of Art)
Ann Messner (Full-Time Faculty, Fine Arts, School of Art)
Matías Piñeiro (Full-Time Faculty, Film/Video, School of Art)
Jessica Wexler (Chairperson, Undergraduate Communications Design, School of Design)
Dragana Zoric (Part-Time Faculty, Undergraduate Architecture)
Donna Heiland, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (selected by and from Provost’s Council)
Peg Fox, Assistant Provost (non-voting)
Luke Phillips, Registrar (non-voting)
The Academic Senate
The Academic Senate is Pratt’s faculty/administration governance body, which represents faculty, chairs, and staff who teach at the Institute. The Senate acts as an advisory body to the Board of Trustees and the administration, making direct recommendations to the President and Provost without review by any intermediary.
The responsibilities of the Senate include reviewing academic policies and procedures; reviewing curricula and academic programs and structures; reviewing course additions and changes when those additions and changes impact the requirements of existing or proposed programs; providing support and advice for department- and school-level curriculum committees on curriculum development and review; reviewing academic services; establishing committees on appropriate subjects; assisting with the formulation of the structure and procedures of search committees for deans, vice-presidents, the provost, and the president; nominating faculty and chair membership of those committees; and interviewing finalists for those positions; nominating, along with other Institute bodies, faculty and chair members of Board non-standing committees; nominating, along with other Institute bodies, faculty and chair candidates for faculty trustee positions; and electing faculty and chair members of Institute committees.
Executive Committee
Chris Alen Sula, President (Full-Time Faculty, School of Information)
Audrey Schultz, Finance Officer (Full-Time Faculty, Construction/Facilities Management, School of Architecture)
Monica Maceli, Information Officer (Full-Time Faculty, School of Information)
Uzma Rizvi, Outreach Officer (Full-Time Faculty, Social Science & Cultural Studies, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences)
Senators
Each department has representation on the Senate, in addition to at-large representatives for full-time faculty, part-time faculty, chairs category, and staff who teach. Senators and alternates are elected every three years according to procedures described in Senate Bylaws. The current roster is available at prattsenate.info/roster.