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Mission  |  Objectives and Membership  |  Summaries of Important Decisions and Discussions  |  Meeting Schedule

President’s Cabinet Objectives

  • College performance and excellence in accordance with College mission
  •  Informed decision making based on Strategic Plan goals
  • Alignment of protocols and procedures with academic mission
  • Alignment of campus culture & resources to support a productive  & sustainable community
  • Improved workplace effectiveness for Otis community
  • Think tank and shared ideas generation
  • Transparent College administration
  • Diversity in perspective
  • Shared leadership
  • Leadership development
  • Effective and efficient operation of the Cabinet

 

Relation to the Senior Team
The President’s Cabinet is a College governance body and is entrusted to consider matters and makes decisions that impact the College community. The Senior Team is the executive body of the President’s Cabinet. The Senior Team reserves the authority over budget planning, board affairs, compensation, tuition, legal, and other key and sensitive decision areas that need executive attention.

 

Special 2011-2012 Goal
The Senior Team will work with the President’s Cabinet to make the latter more of a decision-making body for the College.

Meeting Format
Two-hour meetings every other week, alternating with the Senior Team Meetings.

 

Meeting Content
Action items

  • College planning matters
  • College decision making matters

Discussion topics

  • Critical college matters prior to action/decision stage
  • Strategic topic discussion that is 1) led or co-led by President’s Cabinet member(s), or 2) led/presented by guests invited by the President’s Cabinet
  • 08-09 examples: Work reality of the Otis faculty; Otis Westchester citizenship; student health and wellness; entrepreneurship training for artists and designers; “Who We Are” case for Otis (Part I)
  • 09-10 examples: Graduate & undergraduate study; professional development for faculty, Otis graduation rates and how to improve them; technology & web
  • 10-11 topics: Big trends for AICAD schools and Otis; Higher education customer services, based on the book “Embracing the Oxymoron: Customer Service in Higher Education; Models of bridging the acculturation/language gaps; Civic & social responsibility in higher education across the Otis landscape

 Information sharing of matters with college-wide or multi-unit impact

 Composition

  • Ongoing membership of 15 for optimal performance
  • Senior Team members (7): President, Provost, Vice Presidents, and Vice Provost
  • Chief Information Officer (1)
  • Appointments by the President (9)
    • Direct Reports with demonstrated College leadership ability and with key constituency perspective; ongoing terms until notification of completed services
    • Two faculty representatives (Head of Faculty Senate is automatically a member of the President’s Cabinet; three nominations each year by the Faculty Senate to President and Provost for the choice of an additional President’s Cabinet member); staggered two-year terms
    • Two academic chairs or directors (one recommendation each year by the Provost to the President); staggered two-year terms

 

  •  May expand group for discussion of topics that would benefit from input from more leaders

 

Membership Responsibilities

  •  Attendance & active participation
  •  Broad consideration of community interests beyond selves and units
  • Ownership of joint decisions
  • Confidentiality & sensitivity
  • Collegial interaction

 

2011-12 Membership of 15 (September 2011 through August 2012)

  • Jacci den Hartog, Professor in Foundation; Program Director of Sculpture/New Genres, Fine Arts
  • Samuel Hoi, President; Chair of Sr. Cabinet
  • Laura Kiralla, Dean of Students
  •  Randy Lavender, Vice Provost
  •  Meg Linton, Director of Ben Maltz Gallery
  • Dana Lopez, VP of Human Resources & Development
  • Steve McAdam, Chair, Product Design
  • Marc Meredith, VP for Enrollment Management
  • Sarah Russin, Assistant VP of Institutional Advancement
  • Bill Schaeffer, VP of Administrative & Financial Services
  • Ed Schoenberg, Special Assistant to the President in Student Success
  •  Kerri Steinberg, Assoc. Professor in Liberal Arts & Sciences; Head of Faculty Senate
  • Carrie Stewart, VP of Institutional Advancement
  • Kerry Walk, Provost
  • Bob Walters, Chief Information Officer

 

 


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