Candidates for Election to the Academic Senate

Most of the positions (73) in the Academic Senate (79) are occupied by people who are elected.

  • Department Chairpersons (18) are in the Senate and are elected by their departments following the bylaws of the faculty.
  • Faculty-at-Large (41) elected by their fellow faculty.
  • College Laboratory Technicians-CLT (2) elected by all full time CLTs.
  • Higher Education Officers-HEO (2) elected by all full time HEOs.
  • Adjuncts (1) elected by all adjuncts
  • Alumni (1) elected by the QCC alumni Association
  • Student Government Representatives (8) – elected by the student body

Candidates for membership in the Academic Senate must understand that the meetings of the Senate are on Tuesday afternoons and they need to be available to attend these meetings. All members are needed to attend in order to meet the requirements of the Open Meetings Law of New York State as imposed on all CUNY governing bodies by a court decision.

All members of the Academic Senate are not only expected to attend but to participate in the voting process on all matters. If anyone is reluctant to have a record of how they vote they should not make themselves candidates for election. All elected members of the Academic Senate who attend its meetings will have their voting record made public as required by the law. Failure to vote is to abstain and will so be noted in the minutes.

Current Candidates Statements

Candidates have been offered this forum for the posting of a maximum of 500 words to describe themselves and their positions. They may include links to other sites that contain information about themselves or their positions.

Faculty-at-Large (41)

Candidate: Steven Dahlke

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Music and am in my tenth year teaching at QCC. I now serve as chair of the Steering Committee of the Academic Senate, and last year was vice chair. Working on the Senate and in the Steering Committee has been a good education in governance processes at the college and university, has strengthened my bond with our college and its mission, and has motivated me in all aspects of my job at QCC. Working in college governance teaches about the central role of communication in living and learning, and how important it is to strive to actively listen. Working to uphold our college bylaws and governance plan and developing listening and communication skills while working as a senator are my goals in running for re-election.

Middle States accreditation standards recommend that QCC actively assess all aspects of our operation. One of Steering Committee's main focuses now is to establish and launch systems of assessing governance at the college, and I will continue to work in that effort if re-elected.

Thanks, and if you have any question or comment at all about the work of the Steering Committee during my time serving, don't hesitate to write at SDAHLKE@qcc.cuny.edu.

Campus Cultural Centers

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