FAEC MINUTES 09/21/22

FAEC MINUTES 09/21/22

Present: Ken McMurdy (President, TAS), Katie Cohen (Library), Amruth Kumar (TAS), Marc Gidal (CA), Malakiva  Sundararajan (ASB), Dean Chen (Vice President, HGS), Jeffrey Ellsworth (Secretary)

* Both Councilor-at-Large positions are currently open.

Vote to bring the meeting to order at 10:04am.

Minutes Approval: The 09/14/22 minutes were approved.

FAEC met with the search firm for the provost search prior to the regular FAEC meeting.

FA President’s Report and FAEC Discussion:

• Discussion of the academic master plan task force regarding potential timeline, and potential charging instrument language. Currently there are four volunteers for the three elected FA representatives to the task force.
• Planning for FA: Discussion of refreshment options.
  • At the next FA, presentation of candidates for election to the Academic Master Plan task force.
  • Discussion of inviting HR to present updates on HR personnel, situation regarding tenure and promotion, and the status of the faculty handbook.
• Discussion of whether FAEC should appoint someone as the policy under review person who monitors which policies are under review and brings them to the FAEC’s attention to then be brought to the faculty’s attention.
• Suggestion of a policy for selection versus election for representatives on task forces and committees: election when the individual is representing the faculty and acting as a liaison, versus selection when the individual is being chosen for the expertise, skills, and knowledge.
• Bias Response and Prevention Team – Paul Reck is the FA rep on the team. Discussion of a recent incident.
• Writing Center: Discussion of the evolution of the oversight of the center. The interaction between Center and WAC.

FAEC Guests: N/A

Meeting adjourned at 11:53 am.

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