FAEC Minutes 2/28/2018

Faculty Assembly Executive Council (FAEC) Meeting Minutes

February 28, 2018

ASB 008 Room

10:30am to 12:30am

Attendees:​ Christina Connor, Donna Flynn (for Cristina Perez), Roark Atkinson, Kathryn Zeno, Tae Kwak, Gladys Torres-Baumgarten, Kim Lorber, Eva Ogens, Renata Gangemi

Excused: Cristina Perez

Secretary:​ Hugh Sheehy

1.     Minutes of 2/21/2018 approved.
2.     The tardiness of the email announcing the Middle States Town Hall Meeting on March 7 disrupted the FA/FF schedule. In the future, FAEC will insist on early coordination and at minimum, early notification directly from Provost/Vice-Provost’s Office.
3.     FAEC still needs more volunteers to be all-college representatives for the College. The Bylaws regarding which faculty may serve as all-college reps may need to be updated to reflect the tenure of the faculty population.
4.     In light of the 2/21 FAEC meeting, FAEC hopes the Vice Provost will read the Middle States report’s section on Shared Governance in the interest of gaining insight into the history of this issue at this College. A committee member emphasized the importance of reminding Units that Faculty TFs and Committees should take care to be detailed and explicit in their recommendations and decisions in the interest of helping the Vice Provost and the incoming Provost understand the Faculty’s point of view; the clearer the communication about policy and decisions coming from the Faculty, the easier it should be to achieve a good working relationship early on.
5.     Campus Security: A committee member wants the Administration to know that, in the wake of the Parkland FL shooting, students are afraid for their safety and asking for a number of security measures to be implemented. Committee members have the impression generally that the campus is not prepared for a mass shooter situation; they have the sense that students feel the same way. Committee members stressed that it is important both to make the campus more secure and also to communicate this to the student population; perhaps the latter could be achieved through a formal study or some kind of new emergency response protocol.
6.     FAEC needs candidates for all-college positions by end of day today.
7.     Meeting adjourned 12:30.

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