Mission, Objectives, and Membership
Otis College Mission
Otis College of Art and Design educates a diverse community of students to become highly skilled, well-informed, and responsible professionals--empowering them to shape the world.
President's Council Mission
The President's Council provides advisory input on topics of campus-wide interest to ensure mission-centric and strategic College administration and informed decision-making, and to foster teamwork and high workplace performance through diverse consultative leadership.
Council Composition
- The President
- The Provost
- Two Trustees recommended by the President in consultation with the Board Chair, which rotate every meeting
- Two Senior Team members, which rotate every meeting
- Senior Executive Assistant to the President
- Executive Assistant to the Provost
Appointments by/Invitation from the President (one-year terms)
- Two Faculty Senate representatives (one full-time and one adjunct)
- One academic chair/assistant chair representative
- One part-time faculty representative
- One Staff Council representative
- Six division reports (staff members) with demonstrated College leadership ability and with key constituent perspective
- Two Student representatives
- Two Alumni representatives
The Council may expand for discussion of special topics that require input from others, as needed, including Students' Union representatives, etc.
Member Responsibilities
- Attendance and active participation
- Broad consideration of community interests beyond divisional and departmental level
- Ownership of joint recommendations
- Confidentiality and sensitivity
- Collegial interaction
President's Council Objectives
- To provide broad input to improve institutional excellence per the College mission
- To improve workplace effectiveness for the campus community
- To inform decision-making based on the (Working) Strategic Plan
- To align protocols and procedures with the College's educational mission
- To aid administrative clarity by ensuring diversity of perspectives and expertise
- To model and promote consultative leadership