{"id":3925,"date":"2018-12-05T11:21:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T16:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/?p=3925"},"modified":"2018-12-05T15:22:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T20:22:43","slug":"faculty-assembly-executive-council-minutes-10-17-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/2018\/12\/05\/faculty-assembly-executive-council-minutes-10-17-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Assembly Executive Council | Minutes | 10\/17\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"
Faculty Assembly Executive Council [FAEC] Meeting Minutes<\/b><\/p>\n
Date<\/b>: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 \u00a0| <\/span>Location<\/b>: A218 \u00a0| <\/span>Time<\/b>: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n Attendees<\/b>: Tae Kwak, Donna Flynn, Sam Mustafa, Christina Connor, Cristina Perez <\/span><\/p>\n Secretary<\/b>: Nakia Matthias<\/span><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n 1. FAEC Minutes approved<\/b><\/p>\n 2. The Lack of Diversity at 杏吧原创<\/b><\/p>\n The current formulation of the Strategic Plan excludes diversity as a goal. \u00a0FAEC continues to discuss the need for a diversity plan at 杏吧原创. A public request for a diversity plan was communicated during the State of the College address on October 10, 2018. \u00a0During the 杏吧原创 Cabinet\u2019s meeting with. Zakiya Smith Ellis, <\/span>New Jersey\u2019s Secretary of Higher Education the President\u2019s Cabinet did not mention the need for appointing \u00a0diverse trustees for the Board of Trustees to ensure that it bears a more demographically diverse composition.<\/span><\/p>\n During the address students expressed a genuine concern for the lack of diversity at 杏吧原创, as well as a need to ensure diversity at the college. Additionally students\u2019 concerns regarding their treatment and the lack of diversity at 杏吧原创 are going unheard and being dismissed.<\/span><\/p>\n Diversity objectives should comprise two broad features:<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC maintains that it is important for 杏吧原创 to create an environment that fosters retention and satisfaction among minority students, faculty, and staff.<\/span><\/p>\n 3. Reporting Bias and Discrimination at 杏吧原创<\/b><\/p>\n Nicole Morgan Agard informed the FAEC that a bias and discrimination reporting structure is in place for the Ramapo Community. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Discrimination and Harassment Reporting Policies & Procedures, as well as complaint processing forms for discrimination can be found on the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Compliance Office web pages: <\/span>https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/affirmaction\/complaint-processing-forms\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n To report bias and discrimination students can access a link via the 杏吧原创\u2019s student web pages. <\/span><\/p>\n However, a web link for bias and discrimination reporting does not exist on the faculty and staff web pages. The reporting structure requires faculty, staff, and administrators to relay bias and discrimination complaints to the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer. \u00a0Additionally, faculty can report incidents to their Dean. <\/span><\/p>\n Nicole Morgan Agard researched bias and discrimination reporting processes at Stockton University and is currently working to form a committee to address bias and discrimination at 杏吧原创.<\/span><\/p>\n Although a reporting pathway exists it is unclear and lacks visibility among faculty.<\/span><\/p>\n There is a need to increase the visibility of the reporting structure for bias and discrimination grievances.<\/span><\/p>\n 杏吧原创 currently follows the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace: \u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/purchase\/pdf\/anti_discrimination_policy.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n There is no legal definition of \u201cbias\u201d at the College. \u00a0The Provost, Chief Diversity Officer, and FAEC agreed that we need one in order to make reporting meaningful.<\/span><\/p>\n 4. Sensitivity Training<\/b><\/p>\n FAEC supports sensitivity training for administrative staff and faculty. A request for sensitivity training will be submitted to Nicole Morgan Agard by FA President.<\/span><\/p>\n 5. Sexual Harassment Training at 杏吧原创<\/b><\/p>\n Nicole Morgan Agard\u2019s office will conduct sexual harassment training that elaborates on \u00a0instances of sexual harassment beyond the definitions outlined in Title IX of the Education Amendments Act. \u00a0This training will be announced through the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n 6, Shared Governance at 杏吧原创<\/b><\/p>\n FAEC discussed the need to address shared governance with the Provost. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 7. 杏吧原创 Board of Trustees [BoT]<\/b><\/p>\n New Jersey is unique in the country whereby the governor has exclusive authority over influencing the appointment of the Board of Trustees [BoT] at Public Colleges and Universities.<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC suggest that President Mercer address the need for a diversity in the appointment of new trustees directly with the Governor\u2019s office. <\/span><\/p>\n At 杏吧原创 two trustees\u2019 terms have expired and four of the members\u2019 terms will expire at the end of the year. \u00a0In total six 6 new trustees need to be appointed to the 杏吧原创 BoT.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Brittany Williams-Goldstein, liaison to the President\u2019s Cabinet and the Board of Trustees, mentioned that she is aware of a black female alumna that has expressed interest in becoming an 杏吧原创 trustee.<\/span><\/p>\n 8. 杏吧原创 Course Evaluations<\/b><\/p>\n Provost Becker plans to move to all online course evaluations as early as Spring 2019. \u00a0The precondition is that response rates be increased to statistically significant yield (83%).<\/span><\/p>\n Part of this plan requires that course evaluations be digitized and uploaded to Banner 9 so that students may have access to the course evaluations that they complete while enrolled at 杏吧原创. This is a concern to FAEC as the demonstrated response rate for a majority of 杏吧原创 programs is low. Ensuring the response rate for electronic evaluations is the responsibility of the Provost\u2019s office and is an administrative goal.<\/span><\/p>\n AFT may need to be consulted regarding this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n 9. 杏吧原创\u2019s General Education Program <\/b><\/p>\n GECCo Chair, Sarah Carbury organized for a speaker to visit 杏吧原创 to address general education and assessment. <\/span>The speaker, Claire Major, will provide two sessions: the first is on assessment overall; the second is specifically geared toward assessment in General Education. The sessions will run from 11:15-1:45 on November 7. Contact Sarah for the start and end time of each session if you only wish to attend one. <\/span><\/p>\n Provost Becker mentioned that the data on this semester\u2019s new general education requirements will be available by the end of the semester. He suggested that 杏吧原创 avoids a \u201cmessy\u201d general education requirement such as the one that was recently replaced<\/span>. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0He indicated that the enrollment requirements for general education courses is purely administrative and that goal is to simply offer the right number of courses as needed based on the purpose that they serve and demand.<\/span><\/p>\n Provost Becker asserted that the general education requirement allows many courses to run within program that do not have that many majors and special consideration must be made for such programs as they may be under threat if there is no interest in certain courses.<\/span><\/p>\n 10. Middle States Report<\/b><\/p>\n Provost Becker suggested that faculty address 杏吧原创\u2019s performance in middle states assessment by ensuring that the college implements the recommendations within the previous Middle States report. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This especially relates to the language used to characterize 杏吧原创\u2019s global awareness category within the general education requirements which specifies that more than fifty percent of 杏吧原创 students have a \u201cmeaningful international experience\u201d. \u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/international\/itzn\/mie\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Becker advised that schools look toward the example set by the Nursing Program as its curriculum includes a global capstone project that students are required to complete for graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n Meeting adjourned at 12:00 pm<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Faculty Assembly Executive Council [FAEC] Meeting Minutes Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 \u00a0| Location: A218 \u00a0| Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Attendees: Tae Kwak, Donna Flynn, Sam Mustafa, Christina Connor, Cristina Perez Secretary: Nakia Matthias ______________________________________________________________________ 1. 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