September 26, 2021FAEC Meeting Minutes, Sept 8. 2021

FAEC MINUTES 9/8/21

 

Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Bonnie Blake ((Councilor-at-Large over 11, CA), Katie Cohen (Library), Donna Flynn (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), Paula Straile-Costa (for Ed Shannon) (Vice President, HGS), Kim Lorber (Secretary), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ken McMurdy (TAS)

Excused: Ed Shannon

Guests: Stephen Rice (ARC, Chair)

Vote to bring meeting to order at 10:06am.

Minutes Approval: The last 3 sets of meeting minutes will be approved by Qualtrics 

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

FAEC Minutes: Ken McMurdy will receive these for first review.

Discussions with Provost:

 Faculty Assembly: We will continue using the hybrid mode for Fall 2022. We have 215 full-time faculty and 300+ adjuncts.

 Spring 2022 Calendar: The Spring 2020 calendar was rolled over without FAEC prior discussion.

 Spring 2022 Course Delivery Modes: Administration controls delivery modes. The 3 modes are: online, pre-pandemic hybrid, and in-person. Schedules must be done by September 16th. Faculty with concerns are directed to discuss concerns with deans. 

 SGA: Naseem will speak with Anjali Patel, SGA President.

 Shared Governance Meeting with RSA, SGA and admin: Date to be determined.

 Outside Meeting Spaces: Kirsten Loewrigkeit, Vice President for Administration and Finance,

asked to meet with Naseem about these.

 Graduate Council: We need to re-engage our members and ask for a report to FAEC.

 Space Committee: We would like reports from this group as well.

 Sustainability/Refuse Collection: FAEC will ask for clarifications regarding this matter.

 May 25th Meeting with Dr. Jebb: Naseem and Katie Cohen will work on archiving this.  

ITS FAEC Representatives: Two FAEC representatives, Bonnie Blake and Thierry Rakotbe-Joel, will meet with Rob Doster of ITS regularly.

  

FAEC DISCUSSION

Faculty In-service: This will be done virtually on Wednesday, September 29th. We will address the FAEC bylaws and Faculty Handbook.

FAEC Bylaws: There are two issues to address: the role of over/under 11 councilors, and adjunct inclusion. 

Faculty Handbook: Donna and Mia are on this committee. Progress has been slow.  Coordination has been limited. This is the second academic year faculty is working on this with Virginia Galdieri (Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and Benefits Administration).

Unemployment Help: Faculty were asked for names of individuals who needed help filing. We were told someone would be designated to assist. Some have reached out for help, which does not seem to be available. 

 Faculty Assembly President: Elections will be held this year at the last FA meeting of the semester. Naseem will send out information. We will vote by Qualtrics.

 Used Names Policy: Most students’ names have been corrected. We will continue to be attentive to this.

 Open Houses and Admitted Student Days:  Faculty participation at Open Houses will be left to the discretion of the dean. Faculty will be invited to Admitted Student Days. Small programs benefit from being able to present at Open Houses.

College Website: It would be beneficial if a faculty member or members could liaise on a regular basis with the web administrator (as we do with Rob Doster), in order to institute changes and display accurate, updated information on Major/minor program websites. 

Promoting the College: Questions about previous Marketing campaign were raised

Librarians: There was discussion regarding the librarians exclusion from the RamaPRO program.

Schedule: Questions about reinstating the Common Hours and the CEC were raised. This will be revisited in the Spring.

Clarify COVID-19 Can’t Come to Campus Process: With whom should faculty discuss their situation??

GUESTS

ARC (Stephen Rice, Chair):

•         The web page has been partially updated with new faculty and the fillable PDF forms, new programs, and program revisions.
•         ARC should receive all submissions first. The three committee chairs of ARC, WAC, and GECCo will meet and organize the submissions into Google Docs folders for the relevant group as needed.
•         FAEC is updating bylaws which will codify ARC, GECCo and WAC as FA committees and formalize their relationship.

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 11:55am.

 

 

 

 

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September 9, 2021FAEC meeting Minutes, Sept 1, 2021

FAEC MINUTES 9/1/21
ASB 230 and Webex

 Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Bonnie Blake ((Councilor-at-Large over 11, CA), Katie Cohen (Library), Donna Flynn (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), Kim Lorber (Secretary), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Kenneth McMurdy (TAS), Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ed Shannon (Vice President, HGS)

 Guests: President Cindy Jebb, Interim-Provost Susan Gaulden

Vote to bring meeting to order at 10:02am.

Minutes Approval: The 2/24/21 minutes will be approved next week. 

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

-Today’s FA meeting had to be moved to ASB 135 due to the lack of appropriate technology in the Pavillion.
-Ed Shannon was asked to attend the AFT meeting and report to Naseem if FAEC needs to be aware of any issues.  

August Meeting with Dr. Jebb (with Naseem and Ed):

Vaccine Accommodation: Naseem and Ed discussed vaccine preparedness. 688 students were not vaccine compliant by 8/24-8/25 of August; this was whittled down by half. 340+ students were vaccine non-compliant. There is a registration melt of approximately 40 something students, which is not completely related to vaccines. 300+ students are in the vaccine process and need accommodations or to miss classes until they are vaccine compliant.

Communications between Faculty and Administration was discussed, we noted historical impediments to communication and expressed hope that Pres. Jebb would be willing to work with us toward better communication.

We noted concern that some COVID related communications had been sent to students before they were sent to Faculty. Faculty were not informed enough to help students who contacted faculty. Pres. Jebb seemed to understand the problem. 

Meeting with Provost (Naseem):

Student Class Accommodations: What does an accommodation mean? It can mean anything from keeping up and getting notes or joining a class via Webex. Faculty can deny accommodations. Deans are also supportive of this.

Deregistered Students: Some students who were deregistered from in-person classes due to vaccine non-compliance may not know. A code is used to prevent re-registration into in-person courses. Once vaccinated, the code is changed. Faculty need to be mindful of this code when doing advisement with students.  Provost Gaulden will be sending an email out to faculty later in the semester.

Creating Outside Spaces for Office Hours: Outside spaces would be helpful if faculty members are uncomfortable having office hours in their offices. Naseem and Ed spoke with Provost Gaulden about seating areas outside for office hours. President Jebb is very excited about this idea which is utilized in other colleges. Privacy must also be provided for private conversations with students.

Advisor Requests and How to Advise Students: If someone raises a flag or alerts a faculty member of an advisee’s challenges in a class, we are expected to consult with the student. We, as faculty advisors, see our role as ensuring our students successfully navigate their major. We do not have expertise in other disciplines; how should these students be helped? Faculty advisors can contact the student but cannot help with curriculum issues.

FAEC DISCUSSION

Social Distancing Policy for Small Classrooms: These have not been adjusted and normal seating will be utilized.

Next Semester: Courses will be offered in-person. Provost informed FAEC that S2020 course schedule with 3 modes of delivery was being rolled over for S2022.

Faculty/Staff Vaccine Mandate: In-person faculty this semester need to comply with the vaccine requirements. HR can implement progressive discipline for faculty who are not compliant; this (“progressive discipline”) is not defined anywhere.

Recycling/Garbage Pickup: 2 of 6 units received an email that says garbage and recycling will not be collected from offices. Individuals will have to use centrally located garbage and recycling bins. This is called a sustainability initiative. The unions were not consulted and this was not a PCCS initiative (President’s Committee on  Campus  Sustainability).

The FAEC is concerned that this was called a sustainability initiative when it is not. FAEC representatives in units in which faculty did not receive the information will confer with their deans. This will be indefinite.  The list of recycling areas  https://www.ramapo.edu/facilities/wp-content/uploads/sites/143/2021/08/Centralized-Refuse-Colllection-Locations-2021-08-27.pdf

President’s Advisory Council and Shared Government: FAEC discussed the role of PAC in the implementation of the recommendations from the Shared Governance Task force report.

Provost’s Council: This is one of the most important councils relevant to the faculty. Faculty should be in charge of curriculum and more experienced faculty members should be included. Other divisions are becoming more involved in academic issues; we must be able to ensure our expertise as faculty is respected and used whenever possible.

Master List of Councils: These are posted on the Provost’s web page.

PRESIDENT JEBB’S REPORT

Convocation: This was wonderful.

Helping Students Back on Campus: Dr. Jebb is encouraging students to meet their faculty from past virtual semesters. Many students have not been on campus yet. They may wish to discuss their transitions to in-person learning. They may need some help and someone to talk to about this transition. These may be difficult conversations but will provide enormous benefit for students.

9/11 Memorial: Some of our students weren’t born yet and others may have feelings they can discuss with their faculty.

President’s Vision: Naseem shared we are excited to engage in new ideas and are very eager to make shared governance work.

Refuse Collection: Naseem mentioned it would be nice to know why this has changed. It is beneficial to know why something is going into effect,.

Faculty Feedback: We are very forthcoming based on the culture built here over many years. We want the best for our students and for the survival of the College. Dr. Jebb noted being in a trusted environment allows us to build on honest communication because there are many strengths here to build upon. We have 240 faculty and 300+ adjuncts who can provide valuable feedback.

Communication: There are elements discussed in FAEC that are important; how is the information dispensed? We have our FAEC representatives share the information at their Unit Council where faculty can hold discussions. Naseem can send faculty blasts and includes all faculty and adjuncts. Deans also send out information to the faculty and adjuncts.

PROVOST GAULDEN’S REPORT

Welcome: Provost Gaulden welcomed us back. Much work was done this summer to ensure safety for everyone on campus. There will be glitches so let the appropriate department/person know if something needs to be fixed and it will be.  

Student Used Names: Due to a late software change, 12 students’ used names were lost. Provost Gaulden reminded faculty to ensure they check with ALL students to ensure we are using the correct names and pronouns for everyone.

Masks: Students who are not wearing masks properly should be reminded; most apologize. Some say they did not know they had to wear them indoors.

De-registration: 4,100 students are taking some form of in-person classes. Of these approximately 80% have provided vaccination cards. There were a few medical and more religious exemptions approved. Our religious exemptions were greatly fewer than at other colleges. 27 vaccine verification emails were sent to students. We may have lost a few students. The melt is very small. Deans are reaching out to students. Most students were able to rearrange their schedules once they were reregistered.

Spring 2022 Course Calendar: S2022 will be in pre-pandemic modes of delivery. Conveners will be invited to a training of the course modification app. It has been improved and will make things very efficient. This simplifies the Banner process of setting up a course via 8-10 screens. Scott Frees made a program that makes everything much simpler. Once a day the modifications will be uploaded and will appear the next day.

Masks for Students Who Do Not Have One: Students without a mask can get one from public safety. If they forgot it in their car, they should get it. If a student appears in an in-person class without a mask, they have to leave. Students who cannot wear masks should have an approval letter.

Social Distancing: We are not having distancing requirements. Provost Gaulden measured 3 feet between desks using the usual desk placement format.

Office Hours: Office hours can be held in the faculty member’s office. If uncomfortable, go for a walk or talk to the student outside. In-person and virtual office hours can also be used. Be mindful of privacy issues.

 Registration: Students can reregister. The ADD/DROP date has not been extended but all students were called if they had a course dropped. There are still about 30 students receiving outreach to pick remote courses if they were not vaccine compliant.

 Spring 2022: There will be no virtual options. The spring offerings will include pre-COVID-19 formats including in-person, online and hybrid (3rd) model for courses in the spring.

 Sustainability Assessment (needs clarification): We scored just below average regarding our sustainability actions. We need to improve across campus. 

 Independent Study: Naseem shared students have asked for independent studies for courses not available remotely. Susan did not know this. This is something Susan will look into to see if a negotiation with AFT can be made to provide a reasonable pay rate so some low enrolled courses can be offered as something between a “full” course and an independent study. .

 S2022 Course Schedule: Conveners may  input courses themselves or they can ask the trained unit secretaries to do it. But conveners will not be required to upload schedules themselves.

 Webex Kit for The Pavillion: Susan can arrange this.

  Meeting adjourned at 12:05pm.

 

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April 17, 2021FAEC Meeting Minutes, April 7, 2021

FAEC MINUTES 4/7/21

 Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Katie Cohen (Library), Donna Flynn (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), Scott Frees (Vice President, TAS), Kim Lorber (Secretary), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakot0be-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ed Shannon (HGS), Bonnie Blake (Councilor-at-Large over 11, CA)  

Guests: Peter Mercer (President) and Susan Gaulden (Provost),

Vote to bring meeting to order at 10:32am.

Minutes Approval: The 3/31/21 minutes were approved. 

 

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Transition Meeting: Naseem participated for a half hour. Survey to be distributed soon.

Communication Meeting: Bonnie attended on behalf of FAEC.

• Changes in the State’s Program Approval Process: There are changes proposed in the state’s program approval process. It may pass in the Legislature this August. We anticipate focus on duplication of programs.The impact on Ramapo is unknown. The state approval process already required us to show new programs are not “unduly expensive, duplicative, or exceeding the institution’s programmatic mission.” This may (or may not) impact the introduction of new majors and has been in the works for a year or longer. 
• Are they marketable? Can institutions collaborate?  This will impact the introduction of new majors and has been in the works for a year or longer. How much interference will there be from larger universities, like Rutgers and Rowan, when new majors will be introduced? ·     
• Student Enrollment is Dropping in NJ: President Mercer and VP Romano highlighted the drop. We have been aware of this and we do not know the future. NJ has long been the greatest exporter of students to other states. NJ state institutions have higher tuition than most state schools. Can a tuition incentive be made to creatively have graduate students live on campus?

 Meeting Calendar: Naseem will work to establish a central calendar, with Brittany A. Williams-Goldstein. A goal is to allow all to attend the Communication Meetings in the future.

 Meeting with Brittany: Naseem has submitted the schedule for FA and FAEC meetings, as well as the Bischoff’s and Thomases Awards and Scholar’s Day to be included in a central calendar. Dr. Jebb has made herself available to come to Ramapo on May 25th or 26th in the afternoon. Perhaps she can come on the earlier date to meet before the start of Summer Session 1.

 Transition Team Survey: There will be 3 surveys : Faculty/Staff, Students/Alumnae, and Friends of Ramapo. The purpose of the survey is to inform the central calendar being developed. The unions will also meet with the new President.

Presidential Advisory Council (PAC):  Still working on the recommendations for shared governance. 

 

PRESIDENT MERCER’S REPORT

Sister Institution Announcements: Some are announcing they  are “returning to normal” in Fall 2021. The President is skeptical.  5 states in the nation have the highest rates; NY and NJ are two of these. We are being more prudent about Ramapo’s plans. The CDC has provided different guidelines in an often confusing fashion. ; We need to know more about who will be eligible for vaccines as new categories of individuals are opened.

 Layoffs: Nothing is being planned or modeled but anything can happen. Peter very heartily believes the prospects of the College will be  challenging over the next 5 years. The State will not be able to continue subsidizing colleges.

PROVOST GAULDEN’S REPORT

Communications Meeting: There were approximately 90 people in attendance. The biggest question comes from staff asking why faculty can decide if they will be remote while staff does not have a choice.

Vaccination Site: Rowan is going to be a site and will take care of the on and off campus community members. While there is interest in Ramapo becoming a vaccination site, the process is opaque and complex. For instance, OSHE long ago received Provost Gaulden’s request to become a testing site. Were the college selected as a vaccination site, Ramapo would  have to build the infrastructure and staffing.  While some colleges are requiring vaccinations of students, faculty, and staff, the Department of Health informed Ramapo  that schools may not require anyone to take a vaccine approved “for emergency use only.” This made Rutgers’ announcement requiring vaccinations questionable. Ramapo awaits clarification from the State before making an announcement. Some schools have building swipe systems, which helps in contact tracing. Can we mandate students to use such an app?

Fall in-person practices: We do not know if CDC recommendations regarding  seat spacing and mask wearing will change.  Any such changes  will affect logistical planning.

“Hope is not a plan!”

Delivery Modes/Residence Halls: Students signing up for in-person courses are more likely to live in the residence halls. If there is a legitimate concern and request, delivery methods can be changed. Decisions would be better made earlier. OSHE’s currently encourages one student per bedroom. Some  institutions exceed this number ; our plans can change, too, if we become more comfortable. We can change the number of in-person students and beds per unit if we decide this is safe. We are operating within recommended practices. 

Sixty-two percent of FYS courses will have at least some on-campus course meetings. Most of our typical classrooms can safely accommodate  6, 12, or 15 students. If you have a large class and smaller classroom, you may need to use multiple groups to cycle through in-person meetings. In a Hyflex classroom, a professor could ask students to choose their preference. Enrollment and delivery methods will determine classroom assignments.  .

 Delivery Methods: OSHE Restart Guidelines require we  accomodate  students requesting  remote learning options. The college has wide latitude in how this is accomplished (for example, moving students from an on campus section of a course to a virtual one rather than demanding the on campus section change).

Students cannot be told there isn’t a remote option. 

In NJ, K-12 is supposedly going to be fully in-person without a virtual  option. OSHE has not updated higher education guidelines since last summer.  FAEC requested clarity on who must  be accommodated. For instance, under what circumstances may a student  who chose an on campus course request a mid-semester change? (For instance, must the student demonstrate a documented medical issue?).  

Substitute Teacher Credit Changes: The State is considering but has not  yet voted on reducing substitute teacher credits from 60 to 30 college credits. 

Graduation: Academic Achievement Ceremony: Wednesday, May 12th will start at 9am; Lisa Lutter will provide  the music. This should end at 11am. At 11:30am the nursing pinning ceremony begins . 2pm Rites of Passage event begins. The College is not ordering regalia; those who own regalia may choose to wear theirs . Graduates will wear regalia and may attend  in person with up to 2 guests (or they may attend virtually). The rain date is May 14th but if it rains for both, we will celebrate virtually. No hugging or shaking hands.

Furloughs:  Current planning suggests that announced retirements, anticipated retirements, and a lower  hiring  rate will forestall more furloughs. Some hiring continues. This fall we hope to include 3 new faculty lines. It will be a while before we have the level of confidence of hiring many tenure track faculty.  No faculty members have lost their jobs including temporary hires. Any imminent loss of temporary lines would have happened regardless of the pandemic. 

 

Meeting adjourned at 11:57am.

 

 

 

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April 6, 2021FAEC Meeting Minutes, March 24th 2021

FAEC MINUTES 3/24/21

 

Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Bonnie Blake ((Councilor-at-Large over 11, CA), Katie Cohen (Library), Scott Frees (Vice President, TAS), Kim Lorber (Secretary), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Roark Atkinson (HGS)

Vote to bring meeting to order at 10:32am.

Minutes Approval: The 3/17/21 approved with one abstention. 

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Presidential Transition Team: The team represents various groups across campus. Naseem is included in this as the representative of Faculty Assembly. The charge of this team is to plan a calendar of events for incoming President Jebb as well as anything we would like to do for Peter and Jackie Mercer as they depart from the Mansion and Ramapo College.

Draft Calendar: Naseem will send us an informational table, which will include our usual schedule, including the Bischoff and Thomas Awards. This will be submitted to the Presidential Transition Team.

Possible Meet & Greet with Dr. Jebb: Naseem will see if Dr. Jebb might be available for a meet and greet with faculty.

April Survey: BoT President Susan Vallario will distribute a survey. The College continues to work with the recruiting company, which is helping in facilitating the transition of our presidential change.

July Retreat: We will discuss specifics. This will be after President Jebb begins.  Retreat notes will be available for those who do not come. Last year’s retreat was audio recorded.

Faculty Forum: Naseem will discuss the Presidential Transition Team and Mia will discuss the Faculty Bylaws aiming for a vote in early May. If we distribute April 7, then have a live meeting on April 28th, there should be time for a review prior to a discussion or vote.

 

Chris Romano: will join us next week at 10am.

Bylaws: Mia discussed how ours compare with those of other institutions. This information was relevant to how we function. Mia is working on sorting out questions. Some changes are simple clarifications. The names of the schools, names and dates have been updated to represent what we do now. Considerations: maximum career service limits on FAEC, voting and quorums. Currently, we use a fraction (1/4) of the faculty to form a quorum, which can mean a limited number of faculty can vote about significant matters. Qualtrics removes the quorum issue. A new section was added explaining what the Faculty Forum is and that votes will not be held there. GECCo and WAC were added as standing committees; ARC’s section was shortened. A discussion is needed about the councilors and the need to retain the over and under 11 representatives and the importance of including adjunct representation. A short survey of the adjuncts would be helpful. FA cannot pay and the time commitment makes this not necessarily convenient for adjuncts.  Should a Councilor at Large represent adjuncts, for example?

Adjunct concerns: Most are not observed. There aren’t teaching awards. If new positions will be full-time non-tenure track requiring a terminal degree, this will impact adjuncts. We should have a Faculty Forum about this allowing a few weeks for discussion and possibly having a vote by the end of May. It would be best to complete the By Laws before the new academic year. A copy with highlighted changes of new provisions and big changes will be referenced for voting. This will be presented at our next Faculty Forum. We have approximately 210 full-time faculty and 250+ adjuncts. If we have adjunct representation, Naseem will ask for compensation for the 2 year term.

Councilors:  Should we keep the Councilors at large under 11, as there are few faculty who qualify for this position? We can add more or make them representative of different constituencies on campus.

Distribution Lists: One is only for voting: full-time faculty and adjuncts not on leave. The other comprises 510+ teaching faculty as F1, F2 and AF. Librarians are included. The professional staff who teach were not included. FAEC information will be distributed more efficiently with this new updated system..

Budget Meeting is on May 24th.

BoT meets on April 26th and June 28th.

 

Distinguished Professor: More research is needed.

SGA: They will be issuing a statement of support for the AAPI community against Anti-Asian violence and discrimination 

Meeting adjourned at 11:29am.

 

 

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April 1, 2021Faculty Assembly Meeting Minutes, March 3, 2021

Faculty Assembly Minutes March 3, 2021

 

Presenter: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS)

 Meeting began at 1:03pm.

 Minutes Approved: December minutes were approved via Qualtrics

 Guests: President Peter Mercer, Interim-Provost Susan Gaulden, Sarah Carberry (GECCo Chair), Chair Stephen Rice (ARC, Chair), Sarah Carberry (GECCo), Katie Cohen (Library), Virginia Galdieri (ER), Rob Doster (IT), Nicole Morgan Agard ( EDIC), Ben Levy (Ramapo International)

  

FACULTY ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Faculty Handbook Revision: FAEC has been in constant contact with ER and HR. The task force has been reconvened and had its first meeting.

Vaccination: ER has been asked if Ramapo can become a vaccination site.

Unemployment: There is now a dedicated email to use: HR2020@ramapo.edu.

State of the College: Conversations with CFO and President Mercer suggests that overall, we are not doing too badly, considering broader and current economic circumstances.

Faculty Only: After the business of the Faculty Assembly has been concluded, the faculty will meet in closed session.  

 

COLLEGE PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Free Tuition 2 Years: The NJ government is interested in making tuition free for the first 2 years of undergraduate college at 2 year and 4 year schools (Garden State Promise). Financial shortfalls may fall on the College. This would not happen for at least 2 years. The income threshold will be $65,000 and below with sliding deduction from $65,000 – $85,000. Still needs to make it through the legislature.

Next Year’s Budget: This will be more like that of two years ago. We hope to run a full program without the debt problems of last year. There are still budgetary issues to bridge the gap of what we propose and what we have. Increased graduate applications are making up for the slight drop in undergraduate enrollment. There is the hope to have 1,000 students in residence to bring us closer to our previous budget.

New President: President Mercer eagerly awaits the announcement.

 

PROVOST’S REPORT

Fall 2021 Course Schedule: Beth Foster of the Registrar’s Office has sent the current version to deans and conveners for review. A second draft will be sent by tomorrow. Additional changes will be done in real time. Respond promptly. Confusion remains about delivery modes.

Provost’s Council is Revising and Creating Policies: They are announced on the Provost’s web page and are announced in the Daily Digest.  She has asked the deans to solicit feedback from the faculty about policies under review.

Minimum Technology Policy: This is being discussed. The upcycle technology program at Montclair is available and Ramapo has asked to participate. Ideally, this would allow students to all have some sort of technology.

Covid-19 Positive Students: If a student tells you, make sure the student has told Debra Lukacsko. You can also inform her directly. Then the contact tracing team will inform anyone who needs to self-quarantine or isolate. The trained team will determine if classes will need to go remote. Remember to abide by HIPPA protections.

SGA Spring Break: Students are reporting a great need for a break. If it works with our courses, perhaps we can give lighter homework, if possible during that week (March 13 – 19, 2021).

 

 ACADEMIC REVIEW COMMITTEE (Stephen Rice, Chair)

Recommendations were made by ARC to approve the following:

Program Revision: Name Change, Liberal Studies contract major (HGS) to the Humanities and Global Studies contract major

Program Revision: Revise the Journalism concentration in the Communication Arts major, and Name Change of the concentration to Digital Journalism and Writing

 

GECCo COMMITTEE (Sarah Carberry, Chair)

Assessment: This semester or next year, you will likely receive an email from the coordinator with a syllabus request in order to audit all courses for easier assessment next year.

GECCo Questions: If you have Gen Ed-related questions please email GECCo: GECCo@ramapo.edu

 

LIBRARY (Katie Cohen, Interlibrary Loan, Reference & Instruction Librarian)

Information Literacy Sessions: It is not too late to request sessions as we approach mid-terms. If you have questions about information literacy sessions, please email infolit@ramapo.edu or contact Christina Connor, Information Literacy Coordinator.

 

ER REPORT (Virginia Galdieri, Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and Benefits Administration)

New Adjunct Executed Contract: As soon as this is available, it will be posted on the website and a notice will be emailed to alert everyone.

Furlough Time: Please reach out to AVP Galdieri or ER if you need help accounting for this time. The second 5 day week will the week of June 7th. If someone is teaching in the summer, please reach out to ER. Some have asked to take incremental days. These are ok with your dean’s approval. One week was taken by most during winter break as well as a 6th day on the day after Thanksgiving.

Applying for Unemployment: HR has designated Lori Zuccola the point person to help us through key issues. Email HR2020@ramapo.edu and note in the subject line: Unemployment Issues. She will reach out to those who are still facing challenges getting registered or receiving claim money. ER and AFT are limited as to what they can do but they will do what they can.

Faculty Handbook: This is being revised after years of requests. The task force was derailed this year and met for the first time in February. There are 6 unit members, 2 from AFT, 1 from Dean’s Council, 1 from EDIC, and 1 from MFSA. Subcommittees have been formed to address each of the questions; some require more attention than others. Chairs of each will be identified by Friday to then be able to reach out to others outside of the committee to help with their expertise. Hopefully, a rough draft will be done by the end of the academic year. The group plans to meet in the fall to have a draft ready to be reviewed before winter break.

 

IT (Robert Doster, Chief Information Officer)

Password Reset Process: Our cyber security upgrade is now about a decade more advanced. To avoid doing this in the future, Duo will be rolled out for 2 level log-ins. This will used for VPN and Banner Self Service.  A smartphone is strongly recommended. This means password changes will be phased out. The goal is to maintain cyber security.

 

EDIC (Nicole Morgan Agard, Chief Equity and Diversity Officer)

Diversity Convocation: This has been moved to March 31st to accommodate the Presidential Search. Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, will be the keynote speaker. Diversity Convocation information is available here: https://www.ramapo.edu/diversity-convocation/

EDIC Web Page: There will be information about the Women’s Center and information for Women’s History Month.

 

RAMAPO INTERNATIONAL (Ben Levy, Director of International Education)

Global Talks: We invite you and your students to join the Ramapo Global Talks series. Full schedule and details can be found here: https://www.ramapo.edu/international/globaltalks/

Annual Fulbright Day: The College will host an Annual Fulbright Day on 31 March, 2-4:30. Schedule and details online: https://www.ramapo.edu/international/fulbright/fulbright-day/

 

Meeting Adjourned at 1:46pm.

 

 

 

 

 

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March 30, 2021FAEC Minutes, March 17th, 2021

FAEC MINUTES 3/17/21

 Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Bonnie Blake ((Councilor-at-Large over 11, CA), Katie Cohen (LibraryScott Frees (Vice President, TAS), Kim Lorber (Secretary), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ed Shannon (HGS)

Guests: Leah Warner, SSHS; Emily Leskinen, SSHS; Virginia Galdieri (Assistant Vice President, Human Resources and Benefits Administration); Janet Faber (Assistant Director, Employee Relations & Faculty Services (AFT)

 

Vote to bring meeting to order at 10:02am.

Minutes Approval: The 3/10/21 minutes will be approved next week. 

  

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Discussion with Provost: Naseem met with the Provost.

• Connect: We are not obligated to complete these; however we are encouraged to do so where it benefits our students.
• FA Endorsement for Provost Council Items: The Provost has approved this for some things. The first will be 300T: Online and Remote Policy. After the Provost Council discussion, the item will be discussed at Unit Council, and Ann LePore will present it for a final vote at FA.
• IT Assistance with Web Page Updates: Provost Gaulden supports having assistance for faculty needing to post on the website. She does not have funds for this but will consider options.
• Distinguished Professor: The Provost is considering this, a title above full professor. Dr. Anthony Padovano had this designation. Faculty have been discussing this. Naseem will speak with HR, ER, and AFT to see if this exists.
   
• Deans/Student Complaints:
  •     Deans should always send students back to first meet with faculty regarding complaints/concerns. The Provost will remind all deans of this policy. They should not speak with students first. Students may report they spoke with their professors, but this may have been during class. They should meet outside of class with the faculty member to share their concerns before the dean becomes involved.
  •     There is a form to appeal grades.  The Student Complaint Form. Students can fill this out for academic grade appeals; these are reported to Middle States. https://web.ramapo.edu/provost/student-complaint-form/

Presidential Transition Team: Naseem has been asked by BoT Chair Susan Vallario to join this team.

FAEC DISCUSSION

Air Quality Concerns: Continuing concerns regarding HVAC system, and ventilation of classroom spaces was sent to the Health and Safety Committee. It was requested that a prevention maintenance schedule should be created and available for review by anyone. Response from Gina Costa-Mayer indicated that “all related HVAC records are maintained in the Office of Facilities.” Problems have continued.

Provost’s Email: There was a suggestion for faculty to not change teaching mode; we cannot be sure what things will be like in September. It will be more difficult to change a remote course to one using in-person delivery.

Campus Graduation: Can we have details soon? It would be nice if more faculty could be involved. What are the details regarding who can attend and participate? This may be an AFT issue.

 

USED NAME POLICY REPORT (Leah Warner, SSHS; Emily Leskinen, SSHS)

The BoT Cabinet has approved of a new Used Name Policy which allows students to select the name of their choosing to be used on a number of College documents – including their diploma.  This policy has been strongly supported by the faculty, Provost Gaulden, and VP Romano.

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS REPORT (Virginia Galdieri and Janet Faber)

All College Promotions Committee: Begins today.

Unemployment: HR is doing what it can but much is beyond its control. Reach out to Lori Zuccola (lzuccola@ramapo.edu) who has been helpful in this regard. Some issues required minor corrections. This is still a problem for many.

Vaccines: Saint Peters University has made vaccination appointments available to their staff and faculty. NJIT has made this a priority and is working with University Hospital to get their faculty and staff vaccinated. Is there any Ramapo news? State discussions have been started but there has not been a response.

Faculty Handbook: The task force had been reconvened. Is there a timeline ETA? The subcommittees are meeting. A strong draft will possibly be ready in October or November. The timeline will be constructed based on committee reports. Will sections be reviewed for faculty feedback or the completed manual? Key informants from each unit will be called upon to give feedback for completed sections. 

 

Meeting adjourned at 12:10pm.

 

 

 

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March 14, 2021FAEC meeting minutes Feb 24, 2021

FAEC MINUTES 2/24/21

 Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Katie Cohen (Library), Donna Flynn (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), Scott Frees (Vice President, TAS), Kim Lorber (Secretary), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ed Shannon (HGS)

 

Guests: Todd Barnes (CRW), Monika Giacoppe , Hugh Sheehy,

Christopher Romano (Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affair)

Vote to bring meeting to order at 10:03am. 

Minutes Approval: The 2/17/21 minutes were approved. 

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

EMSA: We await information about a report of fall 2021 101% enrollment.

 

Discussion with Todd Barnes, Monika Giacoppe and Hugh Sheehy

Center for Reading and Writing: FAEC invited Todd Barnes, Monika Giacoppe, and Hugh Sheehy to clarify current CRW concerns. Todd Barnes served as the CRW liaison. He helped to clarify questions about recent data. Faculty remains committed to CRW returning to Academic Affairs. Tom Kitchen created a structure and handbook 10 years ago, which is still the model used. 

 

 

HR Employment Question Dedicated Email Address:  hr2020@ramapo.edu.

New President: We await the final decision.

 FA President/VP Meeting with President Mercer: They discussed the state of the state appropriations.

FA President/VP Meeting with Provost Gaulden:

    Cleaning Schedule: High demand classrooms are not being cleaned in order to not lose teaching slots. The conversation is continuing. Naseem has written to the deans. ASB135 does not get cleaned, for example. Why are some classrooms required to be cleaned and others not?

    Covid Vaccines: Provost Gaulden has asked the state to make us a vaccination distribution center. There has not been a response. Is there consideration of whether or not all faculty will be able to be vaccinated in advance of teaching in-person?

    CARES Act Technology Reimbursement Funds for Faculty: Naseem has not heard anything about this. Are funds available for the faculty as at other colleges?

   Alert Me Now: Why are text messages directing us to emails? Can we please return to having the complete alert in the first text?

 

VICE PRESIDENT FOR EMSA REPORT (Chris Romano)

Enrollment Goals: EMSA froze Spring 2021 file on 2/13/21. We are having a strong semester. Grad enrollment was the strongest of all: 131% of its target. Many programs exceeded their projections. Undergraduate enrollment was 98% meaning Ramapo has met its 100%, overall. Program interest and enrollment information has been shared with deans. More student payment plans have been added. It has been a strong enrollment year, especially during a pandemic.

 

Total Number of Ramapo Students: We do not have a cap. There are first year and transfer goals, which contribute to the undergraduate total. Scott just enrolled 41 high school students taking a computer science class (dual high school/college enrollment). Graduate programs are done differently, as well. Elements reviewed: what is of interest in the market and how was enrollment last year? The 4+1 programs also contribute to increased enrollment. The budget does not drive enrollment numbers.

 

Comparison to Other NJ State Colleges and Private Schools: It is hard to get enrollment goals from other institutions. Nationally, the average school enrollment is down because of online learning fatigue, challenges in high school counseling, etc. Urban schools are suffering the most for enrollment. Nationally, colleges are down 40% in applications. New Jersey is 25-27% down, and Ramapo is 15% down. Applications to Ivy League schools remain the same while private schools’ enrollments are down the most. SUNY enrollment is down 20%. Applications have never been a primary indicator of enrollment. The common application allows students to easily apply to many schools. Ramapo does not have free applications. Most applicants choose to pay the $60 application fee; those who need assistance do not pay to apply. Two of 3 majors’ deadlines are done. Going test optional made a difference; students can be looked at more holistically. This helps CA and HGS as some students did not always do well in math. TAS enrollment has gone down, which has balanced programs a bit. Over than 200 deposits have been received which is equivalent to last year. We have accepted 50 more students than last year despite having fewer applications. The focus is on demonstrated interest. Ramapo is one of the few state schools offering tours during the week and on Saturday; these are booked through June. The important target is the total of May/June deposits. Early decision acceptances increased by one. Recruiting opportunities are reduced due to lack of in-person school and community events. Marketing is up.

 

Dorming: More students live on campus as compared with last semester?. We opted out of some sports related to COVID-19 risk so some athletes chose to not live on campus. There has been a fluctuation of 475-500 this year. We will target 1,200 residents for the fall, which allows one student per bedroom. 57% of first year students who have given deposits have expressed interest in dorming. 500 freshmen are planning and 700 higher classmen are anticipated. Priorities are freshman, EOF, foreign, geographically distant students, etc. Some dorming decisions will be based on which courses are offered in person.

 

CRW/EOF Decision: FAEC sent a letter to VP Romano and Provost Gaulden. We did not receive a reply and retain the same position that the move and eventual moving of these program was made without discussion by the previous Provost and CRW, at least, should be in Academic Affairs, where it was previously. Chris said there were assertions in the letter without data, which is untrue. Two assertions were based on who uses these and one argument was philosophical and how it was moved. There was no data used to move it to Student Affairs, a temporary move, thus why is there discussion of data to move it back? A request has been made to know which assertions are believed to be false.

 

There will be a meeting on Friday; Todd, the Provost and Dean Hangen will attend from Academic Affairs. This will be re-evaluated by the end of the year. The data behind the conversation is important. Who is using the CRW?  Friday’s meeting is about understanding the strategy of academic success at Ramapo and not about moving it back. A centralized resource for a variety of needs is not available at RCNJ. Students are sent to different places across campus to find out where to gain assistance other than CRW. FAEC does not disagree and feels this is an Academic Affairs discussion. A discussion was held about where this should lie and who would centralize these resources.

 

 

FAEC DISCUSSION 

Course Delivery Modes: Provost Gaulden distributed an email with very clear guidelines. There is much interest in in-person courses.

 

All of the above noted topics were discussed.

Meeting adjourned at 11:51am.

 

 

 

 

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February 26, 2021Faculty Assembly Meeting, Feb 3, 2021

Faculty Assembly Minutes February 3, 2021

Presenters: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Katie Cohen (Library), Donna Flynn (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), Scott Frees (Vice President, TAS), Kim Lorber (Secretary), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakotbe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ed Shannon (HGS)

 

Meeting began at 2:17pm.

 

Assembly Minutes: December minutes will be approved via Qualtrics.

Guest: Provost Gaulden

Faculty Assembly President’s Report

New Meeting Format: Today’s meeting is being presented for open participation instead of an event to allow easier interaction. Please mute yourself upon joining the meeting. Please remain muted unless you are the speaker.

President Mercer: is unable to attend today. He is fine following an automobile accident.

SGA Rep: Angelina Farallo joined today.

BoT Chair Vallario: is attending. BoT members have been invited to attend Faculty Assembly meetings.

ARC Voting: will take place via Qualtrics.

January Faculty Assembly Retreat: A summary document has been distributed to the faculty and administration. The notes are also available on the FA website.

Faculty Handbook:  We discussed this at our last meeting. We are attempting to move this forward with the task force.

Presidential Search: This is ongoing. Naseem sends the faculty a link for the faculty presentation. The presidential website search has the links for the Town Halls.

 

 

PROVOST’S REPORT

Welcome:  Provost Gaulden welcomed us to the spring 2021 meeting.

Spring Operations Plan: This has been updated as of this morning with new language.

Cameras On: Students should meet with professors if they are unable to have a camera on. Be flexible and find ways to help students participate.

Recording Classes: This cannot be done with video unless the distributed release form has been completed and received from everyone.

Course Schedule:

•     App: Thank you to Scott Frees for creating the course modifications app. Paper no longer needs to be filled out. It will allow instantaneous updating in Banner. It is very difficult to set up courses in banner requiring 5+ steps for each change.
•     In-person courses: Labs and studio courses may need more in-person time. First year students would benefit from some on-campus in-person courses. Hybrids are encouraged with one day in-person/hybrid and the other synchronous allowing two courses to share a single class slot.
•     Cleaning of classrooms: CDC guidelines require specific cleaning between meetings limiting the number of available hybrid classrooms.
•     Fall 2021 Courses: While we do not know what is happening in September, we need to put a course schedule together. There are many unknowns. We will be able to make changes to course delivery methods as students will not commit to housing until August. Some forms of our course delivery methods will be retained after we return to normal.

Presently, many factors like CDC guidelines will inform how courses are delivered. Provost Gaulden has been receiving many suggestions from faculty. Once we are closer to normal, a task force may be involved. Students will be informed of the various course delivery formats.

In-person Room Priorities: Which courses will be prioritized? Enrollment was utilized to determine which classes needed the bigger rooms. Social distancing and wearing masks will be ongoing for the indefinite future. Unless one has a specific need for a larger room, speak with your dean.

Executive Order Requesting Remote Courses: How does this work with labs? K-12 parents can tell their district if their children will be fully remote. This executive order requires anyone who is immuno-compromised to be accommodated. What if a student does not want to come in? We cannot force a student to take an in-person course. Sometimes we can tell them to take another section or take it during another semester. We cannot tell them they cannot come to Ramapo College. We want all of our students to have their full academic experience.

Academic Integrity Concerns: There has been an increase in violations. Cheeg Study offers itself as a tutoring service; now they offer a premier option offering answers to questions within the hour. Unless a student uses a Ramapo email address, it is hard to know where those questions come from.

Hybrid Room Kits: These are working well.

 

Academic Review Committee Report (ARC): Chair Stephen Rice presented three proposals for faculty approval. 

ARC Voting Items

1. Name Change: M.S. in Educational Technology (MSET) to an M.S. in Contemporary Instructional Design.
2. New minor program in Graphic Communication
3. New graduate program: M.S. in Applied Math and
4. New graduate program: M.S. in Computer Science

 

Meeting Adjourned at 2:52pm.

 

 

 

 

 

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February 23, 2021FAEC Meeting Minutes, Feb 10th, 2021

FAEC MINUTES 2/10/21

Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Katie Cohen (Library), Donna Flynn (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), Scott Frees (Vice President, TAS), Kim Lorber (Secretary), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ed Shannon (HGS), Bonnie Blake, (Councilor-at-Large over 11, CA)

Guests: Sarah Carberry (GECCo Chair), Jeffrey Ellsworth (WAC Chair)

Vote to bring meeting to order at 10:02am.

Minutes Approval: The 2/3/21 minutes will be approved next week.

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Meeting with President Mercer: Naseem and Scott met with President Mercer last week.

· Equal State Funding Per Student: President Mercer met with the NJ College Presidents about the formula for funding provided differently to each college. Ramapo has the 2nd lowest fund per student of all state schools.

· Review of Previous Week’s Meeting: Naseem and Scott shared with President Mercer what was reviewed with the Interim-President.

· Enrollment/Finances: We will know more over time. In-person courses will impact campus housing. The goal is 500-600 in-person courses.

· Vaccinations on Campus: President Mercer said with shortages, it is unlikely to happen until there are more vaccinations available. This would likely be a state site and it may not assure vaccinations of the entire Ramapo community.

Meeting with Interim-Provost Gaulden:

Spring Schedule Course Delivery Mode: A discussion was held about the email sent regarding the Rutgers plan. Faculty would appreciate a more structured plan of which courses/programs for which students the Provost determined would be best taught in-person. Which models would be best and how flexible are they? Ex: If someone commits to in-person and becomes ill, can the delivery model be changed? Much depends on vaccine availability. Provost Gaulden will send a detailed email on Monday to clarify some of the faculty’s questions.

Course Delivery: Registration may be pushed back a bit to allow clarification and delivery selections. We need more information provided to our deans at Deans Council. Faculty may be erring on the side of caution and selecting remote options. Deans are asking for more in-person offerings. If first year courses are prioritized, this means adjuncts and specific faculty will be more impacted than others. What happens if these professors need to remain remote for health reasons? Smaller convening groups have a harder time trying to meet the suggested percentages of in-person courses. There are many moving parts and we welcome clarification so faculty can understand and provide courses in needed models. Faculty would like the administration to prioritize Senior level course in the return to face-2-face or hybrid f2F delivery modes.

Faculty Assembly Committee Memberships: Faculty Assembly has a variety of committees, which will be reviewed to facilitate consistent reporting to each unit. FAEC will be asking FA representatives to committees to report out to FA on a regular basis.

FAEC DISCUSSION

Course Module Application: 1,800 more sections need to be added; 780 have been entered. The goal was to complete this by the end of the week. The Provost said Diane Couzens has made a presentation to show how this works; it will be shared.

In-person Course Limitations: We do not have the space to completely come back to campus and maintain CDC social distancing and cleaning guidelines. Some faculty are doing this already by splitting who comes to each in-person section.

Cleaning: Can classroom cleaning protocol be clarified? It is not happening consistently between classes. This constrains how many courses we can have in-person.

Remote course cap limits: Caps should not be increased as this would be problematic.

Facebook Vaccine Location Group: The New Jersey Covid-19 Vaccine Sites is a great resource.

Unit Council and Presidential Candidate Meeting: Next week promotions and reappointments are scheduled. This is at the same time as the faculty meeting with the candidate. Perhaps the deans can speak with the faculty about this. A shorter Unit Council meeting at noon would allow faculty attendance at 1pm and reconvening after. Reach out to your deans.

SARAH CARBERRY’S GECCo REPORT

GECCo will be meeting soon; the first was scheduled during the furlough week. This semester the plan is to do a syllabus audit of every course in the general education program. The syllabi will be solicited from faculty at the next Faculty Assembly. Feedback will be given to make sure there are appropriate assignments for assessment, etc. Changes can then be made for fall delivery.

JEFFREY ELSWORTH’S WAC REPORT

Jeffrey Elsworth is the new chair as of fall 2020. Bylaws are being reviewed to see if it is possible to follow-up syllabi updates to ensure they are being implemented.

Meeting adjourned at 11:34am.

 

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February 9, 2021FAEC Meeting Minutes, Jan 27, 2021

FAEC MINUTES 1/27/21

 Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Katie Cohen (Library), Donna Flynn (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), Scott Frees (Vice President, TAS), Kim Lorber (Secretary), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ed Shannon (HGS)

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

 Minutes Approval: The 12/2/20 minutes were approved.

 FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

 President Mercer:  President Choudhury and VP Frees will be meeting with President Mercer on Friday.

Provost Gaulden: President Choudhury met with the Provost.

Academic Integrity: Can we standardize this more across the college?

Fall 2021: What will be the delivery method(s) for fall 2021? In-person courses for the last few semesters were as follows: Fall: 100 courses, Spring 2021: 170-180 courses, Fall will likely be higher.

 Student evaluations: The email to remind faculty to encourage participation will be revised. Bullets that discuss incentivizing students and/or making evaluations part of assignments will be removed. 

AFT: Naseem will meet weekly with Martha Ecker, AFT Local President.

FAEC DISCUSSION

 Presidential Search: We discussed the candidates’ schedules and who would be attending from FAEC. A google document with possible questions will be solicited from faculty.

•       President Maria Gallo: Monday, Feb. 1 and Tuesday, Feb. 2
•       Dr. Lisa Vollendorf: Wednesday, Feb. 3 and Thursday, Feb.4
•       Dr. Cindy Jebb: Monday, Feb. 8 and Tuesday, Feb. 9
•       President Laurie Carter: Wednesday, Feb. 10 and Thursday, February 11

 https://www.ramapo.edu/presidential-search/finalists/

Faculty Handbook: We have waited a year and have not received anything. FAEC Task Force members are: Donna Flynn and Mia Serban. It seems unlikely we will have anything ready for a final vote this academic year.

 FA Bylaws: Members are Ed Shannon, Mia Serban, Christina Connor, and chairs of ARC, GECCo, and WAC, Steven Rice, Sarah Carberry, Jeff Elsworth, respectively. Revisions are needed. Discussions will be held in Unit Councils to start. Some sections are easier to revise and update.

 Covid-19 Testing & Missing Class: Naseem will follow up with Provost Gaulden regarding how this should be addressed; students have appointments with campus health services and need to miss classes. 

 College Archivist: FA may propose creating a position like this to keep records henceforth.

 Brown Bag Lunch Discussions: Perhaps we will introduce these to begin some discussions of topics between Faculty Forums.

 Student Academic Resources Support: Some students seem to not have been taught certain academic skills in high school. They would benefit from more campus resources.

 Academic Integrity Resources: The library has several resources to help students understand what is expected of them and why.

 https://www.ramapo.edu/library/citation-help/

https://ramapo.libwizard.com/f/FYSAITutorial

 Final Exam Schedule: The schedule is being revised.

 Graduation Applications: We have requested to have these streamlined.

 FA Funds: These will be donated to the student aid / relief, FAEC will contact Brittany Goldstein to begin this process.

Faculty Assembly: We will ask attendees to raise their hands, which will prioritize those individuals to the top of the participants’ screen so they can be called on.

 Faculty Retreat: A summary will be distributed.

Unit Council: Faculty should have Provost Council unit rep reports if they are not already being provided.

 Faculty Assembly: Chair of the Board of Trustees, Susan Vallario ,will be attending these meetings.

 

Meeting adjourned at 12:16pm.

 

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