Category Archives: Getting Promoted

Issues related to the promotion process at Pratt

ARPT Forum a rousing success

The first ever Union-sponsored forum on the Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure process at Pratt was well attended, by about 50 faculty from every department at Pratt.  The event was historic in bringing together faculty from across the Institute to discuss Pratt's unique ARPT process, memorialized in Article XVI of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.  The [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | August 29th, 2009

ARPT FORUM AUGUST 28

Please come discuss issues relevant to Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure at Pratt with fellow faculty and Union members. Friday August 28, 2009 Engineering 371 10:00-2:00 PLEASE RSVP: kyecarbone@gmail.com, 718-636-3614 Food & drink will be served
Add a comment | By Suzanne | August 14th, 2009

ARPT FORUM FOR FACULTY, AUGUST 28 (FIRST EVER!)

The UFCT Executive Committee would like to invite you to a discussion/meeting/conference on matters pertaining to: Appointments, Reappointments, Promotions and Tenure (i.e. ARPT, see: article XVI of the CBA). This will take place on Friday, August 28th, from 10:00 to 2:00 on Pratt's Brooklyn campus (actual room TBA as dependent on how many members will [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | August 10th, 2009

The Question of Collegiality

Is "collegiality" a valid category in assessing whether a faculty member merits promotion?  This statement from the American Association of University Professors explains in the plainest terms the dangers of separating collegiality out from those criteria traditionally taken into account at most institutions of higher learning: teaching, research, and service.  The statement argues that [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | February 2nd, 2008

Getting Evaluated and Promoted: The Basics

The process of evaluating faculty at Pratt for retention and promotion is called the "ARPT" process.  ARPT stands for Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure.  Article XVI of the CBA enumerates the procedures for ARPT. Each department has an ARPT or so-called: "PART", "CART" or [Faculty] ‘Peer Review Committee.' When a faculty member applies for any [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | November 15th, 2007