Present:Ken McMurdy (President, TAS), Katie Cohen (Library), Amruth Kumar (TAS), Marc Gidal (CA), Malakiva Sundararajan (ASB), John McTighe (SSHS), Dean Chen (Vice President, HGS), Jeffrey Ellsworth (Secretary)
*Both Councilor-at-Large positions are currently open.
Vote to bring the meeting to order at 10:07am.
Minutes Approval: The 10/05/22 minutes were approved.
FA President’s Report:
Academic Master Plan Task Force: has been charged. Stephanie Sarabia and Ken Goldstein were elected as chairs. Unit Council reps will describe phase one of the process at Unit Council later today.
Cindy Jebb is visiting SSHS and ASB Unit Council’s today as well. FAEC wonders if there should be a feedback mechanism afterward for follow-up communication. – We also wanted to note if we should be informed beforehand about the visits so that people can be prepared with questions/concerns
Provost Search: ad is finalized and being disseminated today.
Bylaw revisions: underway, John and Dean are heading the revisions
Faculty Social Event: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 4:30-6, Padovano Commons. Considering BYOB for food and refreshments.
FAEC Guests: who should we invite: Virginia, ARC/WAC/GECCo, Chris Romano once a semester, Nicole. Once a month, once a semester, and ad hoc – three types of check ins.
Morale Survey: discussion and debate about function and content- as well as timeline
FAEC Discussion:
David Nast: OSS Advisor Committee – was meeting remotely during pandemic.
Discussion of exam proctoring on campus and different possible ways services might be extended in the future to cover evening hours. For the time being, there is no immediate way to extend coverage.
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