Faculty Leaders
Faculty Leaders
At the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, faculty participation in shared governance is exercised through the Faculty Business Senate, an elected body, and by elected faculty representatives.
Faculty Business Senate
The Faculty Senate represents the entire faculty in all matters of appropriate faculty concern for the purpose of continuing contact and communication with the administration. It assumes broad responsibilities for fostering high academic standards and for participating in decisions and concerns involving the quality of education at the School and the morale and well-being of its staff, students, and faculty. The Faculty Senate also elicits active student and faculty participation in most aspects of policy determination and fosters an atmosphere in the School which encourages maximum involvement of students and faculty.
Chair, Faculty Business Senate
Jennifer Lee
Associate Professor, Art History, Theory, and Criticism
The committees convened and overseen by the Faculty Senate are the key consultative bodies within the School’s system of shared governance.
Committees
Faculty Contract and Tenure Review Board
Curriculum Committee
Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies Committee
Handbook Committee
Fiscal Affairs/Remuneration and Benefits Committee
Instructional Resources and Technology Committee (IRTC)
Library and Special Collections Committee
Morale + Support Committee
Sustainability Committee
Visiting Artists Program Advisory Committee
Faculty Business Senate Roster
Meeting Minutes
Chair of Faculty
Shaurya Kumar
Professor, Printmedia
The chair of faculty establishes and oversees programs for faculty development as teachers, practitioners, and researchers and works with the deans to develop systems and processes for mentoring all faculty.
Faculty Liaison
Adam Mack
Associate Professor, Liberal Arts
The faculty liaison works with the chair of faculty to facilitate relations between the faculty and the Office of the Dean of Faculty, Office of the Provost, and Office of the President, providing information and support for faculty issues and questions.
Academic Department Heads
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT | DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR AY2024-25 |
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Academic Spine | Rachel Niffenegger |
Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects: Architecture | Tristan Sterk |
Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects: Designed Objects | Jim TerMeer |
Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects: Interior Architecture | Tristan Sterk |
Art and Technology/Sound Practices | Judd Morrissey |
Art Education | Adam Greteman |
Art History, Theory, and Criticism | Mechtild Widrich |
Art Therapy and Counseling | Adelheid Mers |
Arts Administration and Policy | Adelheid Mers |
Ceramics | Salvador Jimenez |
Contemporary Practices | Andy Hall |
Fashion Design | Abigail Glaum-Lathbury |
Fiber and Material Studies | Christine Tarkowski |
Film, Video, New Media, and Animation | Bruce Jenkins |
Historic Preservation | Nicholas Lowe |
Liberal Arts | Patrick Rivers |
Low-Residency MFA | Aliza Shvarts |
Painting and Drawing | Lisa Wainwright |
Performance | Mark Jeffery |
Photography | Aimée Beaubien |
Printmedia | Jina Valentine |
Sculpture | Mary Jane Jacob |
Visual and Critical Studies | Shawn Smith |
Visual Communication Design | Piotr Michura |
Writing | Mark Booth |
Faculty Dashboard
Find the Faculty Handbook, guides, and resources on the Faculty Dashboard.