Faculty Assembly

FAEC Meeting Minutes, Jan 26, 2022

FAEC MINUTES 01/26/22

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 10:14am.

Minutes Approval: The 1/12/22 minutes and 1/19/22 were approved.

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Meeting with Provost: Discussed the matters brought up at faculty forum of the ongoing pandemic. Discussed dissemination of information on buildings status such as building’s HVACs. Importance of stressing to students that they have to wear an actual well-fitted mask, preferably N95 or KN95 masks.

FAEC DISCUSSION

IT can provide webcams for classrooms if faculty request them.

Discussion of changing times for the private shuttle from the college to NYC; it will impact some faculty who commute from NYC. Discussion of the college’s physical accessibility regarding public transportation.

Discussion of OSS policy that faculty must submit their exams/quizzes in a digital form for alternative testing accommodations. Faculty are not allowed to provide paper copies of exams/quizzes.

New Business:

Discussion of adjunct faculty sick leave and how it is calculated. Discussion of sick leave for full time faculty and how it is calculated. How do earned sick days under the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law work? How many hours of earned sick time is used/deducted for each traditional one hundred minute class missed due to illness.

Discussion of confusing messages regarding whether faculty is supposed to stay home or come in when they are ill. Discussion of lack of hybrid meetings for faculty required to quarantine to be able to participate.

Discussion of restrictions of hybrid or virtual summer courses, only online or in-person courses are currently allowed for this summer.

Rikki Abzug provided the report of the Faculty Assembly Representative to the Board of Trustees Human, Capital, and Financial Resources Committee. (see below)

FAEC Guests: None

Meeting adjourned at 12:13 am.

Report of the Faculty Assembly Representative to the Board of Trustees Human, Capital, and Financial Resources Committee

January 24, 2022, 4:00pm, Webex

Report of the VP for Administration and Finance Loewrigkeit .

1. Discussion Item: Financial Statements and Status of Reserves

2. Decision Item: Midyear New and Adjusted Tuition, Program, & Course Fees

(Approved and Sent up to Full Board)

3. Decision Item: Approval of Contract Waivers (pending)

4. Information Item: Capital Projects Status Report

Report of the Chief Equity and Diversity Officer Morgan Agard

Report of the AVP of Human Resources Galdieri .

1. Information Item: Granting of Emeritus Status This is a decision item for Mission Fulfillment.

2. Information Item: Organizational Chart as of January 2022

3. Information Item: Search and New Hire Report

4. Decision Item: Resolution Approving Personnel Actions

(Approved and Sent up to Full Board)

5. Decision Item: Resolution Approving Sabbatical Leave

(Approved and Sent up to Full Board)

Discussion Item: Strategic Planning and the HCFRC Jebb

1. The Future Series

2. Needs Statements Process

3. Campus Master Planning (D. Roche)

Abzug’s Notes from Discussions (available up request)

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