FAEC Meeting Minutes, Jan 19, 2022

FAEC MINUTES 01/19/22

Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Bonnie Blake (Councilor-at-Large over 11, CA), Katie Cohen (Library), Donna Flynn (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), Ken McMurdy (TAS), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ed Shannon (Vice President, HGS), Jeffrey Ellsworth (Secretary)

Vote to bring meeting to order at 10:01am.

Minutes Approval: The 12/08/21 minutes were approved. 

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Meeting with President Jebb: Discussed the challenges of the ongoing pandemic.. 

FAEC DISCUSSION

Teaching Faculty responses: Discussion of importance and challenges of occasionally having class sessions be remote due to changes in pandemic circumstances. Discussion of college’s COVID safety precautions. 

Covid response (incongruent messaging): HR advises based on individual circumstances. Messaging has not been incongruent. 

Boosters for AFT and students (Feb 28): Faculty and students have to get their booster and submit the documentation by February 28. 

Final Exam Schedule and Arching/Graduation: The shift at the beginning of the semester will cause Arching/Graduation to take place while there will still be exams taking place.  

ByLaws: ByLaws Passed! Three topic areas did not pass.  The 11 to 12 change did not pass. Quorum change did not pass. Adding ARC, WAC, and GECCo did not pass. 

White board for PNP: Advised that the white board is no longer being used for this purpose.

Garden State Guarantee & Meeting with Admin re: fiscal health: The college has its first students under the Garden State Guarantee. FA President will be meeting with the administration regarding the budget.  

Faculty Forum: Provide faculty an hour to share their concerns regarding COVID and the semester ahead. 

New Business: None

FAEC Guests: None

Meeting adjourned at 11:13 am..

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