FAEC MINUTES 3/29/2023

FAEC MINUTES 3/29/2023

Present: Ken McMurdy (President, TAS), Amruth Kumar (TAS), Marc Gidal (CA), John McTighe (SSHS), Dean Chen (Vice President, HGS), Monika Giacoppe (Councilor-at-Large)

Excused absence: Jeffrey Ellsworth (Secretary); Malavika Sundararajan (ASB); Elizabeth Siecke (Library)

*Meeting minutes taken by Dean Chen

*One Councilor-at-Large position is currently open.

Vote to bring the meeting to order at 10:05am.

1. Approved FAEC meeting minutes from 3/22
2. FA President Ken McMurdy’s Report:
   1. Virginia Galdieri (POER) said there will be greater clarification for Career Development Fund (CDF) guidelines in the new Faculty Handbook. FAEC still needs to investigate whether faculty on sabbatical is eligible for CDF; Virginia noted that faculty on sabbatical cannot get funding/compensation exceeding their salary.
   2. Combined Social for FA and RSA on 4/26; FAEC is still planning for a social on the Arching Day
   3. Podium Global Technology Virtual Internship Opportunity (INTD-290)
      1. The course will begin as a topic course but will need to go through ARC for formal approval next year.  However, since it is a topic course (INTD), not an internship course/coop course (like AIID-380), concerns are raised that INTD-290 is not overseen by Ramapo faculty, essentially outsourcing curriculum to an external entity.
      2. FAEC will invite Deans Susan Hangen and Ed Petkus to FAEC meeting next Wed (4/5) to address some of these concerns and issues relating to INTD-290.
   4. Campus Facilities Master Planning: faculty feedback will be collected by FAEC unit reps and put into a report, which will then be shared with the Anser Consulting Team in mid-April.
3. Faculty Assembly meeting on 4/5
   1. ARC chair’s report will be sent to all faculty before the FA meeting.
      1. FA will vote on a graduate certificate program.
      2. ARC manual revision will be discussed.
4. Meeting with Melissa Van Der Wall (Dean of Students; VP for Students Wellbeing)
   1. Student carpool support (Eddie Seavers of Center Student Involvement is working with his team): Use the Archway APP (a student’s community engagement tool) for information on carpools. 
   2. Are there precautions taken to ensure there is no prejudice or bias or cliquish behavior in fraternities and sororities? Amanda Riehl (Assistant Director for Student Involvement) is overseeing these clubs, fraternities and sororities, requiring training for members to prevent bad conduct and behaviors (i.e., discrimination, hazing, bullying-related activities, etc.).
   3. Are there preferences given to student athletes, even if they behave aggressively with other students?  There is no special treatment given to student athletes. All student aggressive behaviors will be reported to Public Safety and subject to further disciplinary actions. 
   4. Is the Food quality monitored for dining services? For example, is it intentional that the orange juice dispenser dispenses water and orange juice? Food quality is monitored and will continue to be improved. 
   5. Morale survey follow up:
      1. Students seem to become more unprepared and anxious after the pandemic (loss of resilience, unprepared, inability to solve problems, lack of communication, study skills).
      2. College needs to reengage students through co-curricular activities, provide remedial education, mandatory wellness programs and emotional support to help our students.

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