FAEC MINUTES 10/19/22

FAEC MINUTES 10/19/22

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 10/12/22 minutes were approved.

FA President’s Report:

• Provost Search: Meeting again this afternoon, work is progressing well.
• Academic Master Plan: Meeting again this afternoon, work is initiating.
• Strategic Vision Statement: Discussed current proposed version, it will be taken to unit councils soon.
• Campus Facilities Master Plan Taskforce: Eric Weiner – they are having their first meeting tomorrow. Nicole and Sharon are coming next Wednesday at 11am.
• Line-Allocation: how are lines being allocated? Faculty would appreciate transparency.
• ARC and SSHS: ARC is lacking an SSHS representative. ARC has refused to review any SSHS materials until a representative is provided.

FAEC Discussion:

FAEC Guests: Kirsten DaSilva (Vice President for Administration and Finance) 

• Kirsten: Encourages everyone to attend the budget forum. Explained the structural deficit.
  • 2025 cliff, students graduating from high school will be dramatically less than before. National college enrollment will drop. How do we stay competitive?
  • Money comes from tuition, housing, and dining.
  • 73% of the budget is salary and benefits.
  • Tuition goes up 2%, expenses go up around 5%, structural deficit

Meeting adjourned at 12:08 am.

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