FA Meeting 08/31/22

Faculty Assembly Meeting

August 31, 2022

1:00 pm

Trustees Pavilion

Faculty Assembly is open to a general college audience, including administrators, but only FA members may vote. Faculty, including library faculty and all full-time employees contractually obligated to teach are FA members as defined by our bylaws.

Agenda

Reports

Faculty Assembly President’s Report:

• FAEC has been meeting and working hard over the summer.
• Top Topics on FAEC’s Agenda
  • Provost Search:
  • Registrar’s Search:
  • Strategic Planning Writing Team:
  • Academic Master Plan Task Force
  • Faculty Handbook – October 31
  • Byte-Sized Lecture Series – Faculty Research Lecture Series
  • Convenor compensation
  • Centers going through changes
  • ARC, GECCo, and WAC – focus on providing support to them

College President’s Report:

–    Expressed her enthusiasm for Convocation and what a success it was. College is not going any testing, but is generally mask-friendly and masks are required for the time being in classrooms.

–     Successful debt restructure

–     Improved financial circumstances from the state, however only for this year. Needs to be included in the governor’s budget rather than done as legislative adds that need to be annually repeated.

–     9 PNPs, one has a six figure donation to it.

–    Number 1 in state for the masters in data science

–    Amazon Prime is going to have a thing about Ramapo College

–     Reviewed financial circumstances of college and future expectations

–     Emphasized the importance of adhering to and living Ramapo’s values.

–    Emphasized the importance of modeling civil discourse.

Provost’s Report:

• Emphasized new hires to the college, both faculty and graduate assistants
•  Faculty Research and Scholarship:
  • Faculty Research Room for interdisciplinary engagement
  • External Agency for assisting with grant proposals and submissions
  • Byte-Sized Faculty Research Lecture Series
  • Master Calendar for TLC (Teaching/Learning Core)
• Academic Master Plan Task Force: Will be coming soon

Faculty Engagement with President and Provost:

–    Enthusiasm expressed for inviting Chief Perry to Convocation and the ongoing ties and connection to the Ramapough People.

Announcements

GECCo: Prof. Sarah Carberry – Course submissions are due October 15, firm deadline. Need Historical Perspectives person and someone from ASB. Plea that people will cooperate with assessment and provide materials when materials are requested.

WAC: Prof. Paula Straile-Costa – Course submissions are due October 15, firm deadline.

ARC: Prof. David Oh – Course submissions are due October 15, firm deadline. November 1 is the deadline for program proposals. ARC needs an SSHS representative.

Enrollment Update: VP Chris Romano – not able to attend, update will be posted

Public Safety Update: VP Nicole Morgan Agard – found a new director of public safety.

New Business

Academic Master Plan: Ken, Susan, Cindy – spoke on the upcoming task force.

Registrar Search Committee: Search firm will be facilitating the committee’s work. Firm will be meeting with various constituencies on campus in coming weeks.

Adjourn at 2:18

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