{"id":5802,"date":"2023-10-31T09:20:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/?p=5802"},"modified":"2023-10-31T11:17:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T15:17:16","slug":"fa-minutes-10-04-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/2023\/10\/31\/fa-minutes-10-04-23\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Minutes 10\/04\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<b>Faculty Assembly Meeting<\/b><br \/>\n<b>October 4, 2023<\/b><br \/>\n<b>1:00 pm<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Friends Hall<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>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.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>* FA Secretary position is currently open. Meeting minutes taken by Dean Chen.<\/p>\n<p><b>Agenda<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Approval of Minutes (9\/6\/2023)<\/p>\n<p><b>Faculty Assembly President&#8217;s Report:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family Day is on Saturday, Oct. 14. Faculty invited to contribute student research posters for display at LLC.<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca Root (Director of Prestigious Fellowships and Scholarships) calls for faculty to recruit, mentor, and nominate students in applying for these awards and opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Reminder to fill out Classroom Technology Survey by 10\/31.<\/li>\n<li>Save the date for various events:\n<ul>\n<li>First Gen Town Hall, Oct. 10, 1-2 pm, Alumni Lounges<\/li>\n<li><i>Promoting the Mental Health of Students of Color<\/i>, Nov. 15, 1-2:30 pm (virtual)<\/li>\n<li>Faculty Development Day, Oct. 18, 1-4:30 pm<\/li>\n<li>State of the College, Oct. 18, noon<\/li>\n<li>Joint FA\/AFT\/RSA Fall Social, Nov. 8, 5-7 pm, Padovano Commons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Faculty Handbook:<\/b> This year, FAEC is compiling a list of issues and will coordinate with Employee Relations and AFT to determine how these issues will be addressed in the updated Faculty Handbook for 2024-2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>College President\u2019s Report:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expressed appreciation for faculty\/staff involvement in various campus events.\n<ul>\n<li>Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center &#8211; Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (9\/29)<\/li>\n<li>Admissions Open House (10\/1)<\/li>\n<li>Queer and Trans History Month Proclamation (10\/2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Announced that Ramapo College has been awarded the prestigious Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement (McNair) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The $1.3 million in federal funding, distributed over five years, will go toward readying 25 academically talented low-income, first-generation and underrepresented minority STEM students in pursuit of a doctoral degree. Congratulations to Sandra Suarez (TAS), Joe Connell (CSS) and Eddie Saiff (TAS).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/news\/press-releases\/ramapo-college-rises-among-nations-best-in-u-s-news-world-report\/\">Accolades and Honors:<\/a> Ramapo improved its US News and World Report ranking as a top Regional University with strong rankings in several categories (Best Value, Best School for Veterans, Top Performer on Social Mobility, etc.) Also ranked #1 public college in New Jersey by College Choice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Provost&#8217;s Report:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expressed appreciation for faculty\u2019s continued support for and advising our students. October is Academic Advising Month. Winter and Spring &#8217;24 Registration set to begin on October 30.<\/li>\n<li>Reaffirmed the importance of shared governance.<\/li>\n<li>Echoed President Jebb&#8217;s congratulations on the McNair grant awarded to Ramapo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Announcements:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Roadrunner Collegiate Recovery Program:<\/b> Judy Green (Director, Center for Health and Counseling Services)<br \/>\nPromote greater campus awareness and enlist faculty partnership and support for student recovery from substance abuse and mental health illnesses. For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2023\/09\/RECOVERY-FACULTY092623.pdf\">presentation document<\/a> or reach out to Cory Rosenkranz (Coordinator, Substance Use Disorder Prev\/Recovery Programs) at crosenkr@ramapo.edu.<\/p>\n<p><b>GECCo Updates:<\/b> Chris Reali, Sarah Carberry (GECCo co-chairs)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated GECCo Manual <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1P5bklf4TgTmv5ELGsBu5qDiY3b3Qp6qZ\/edit\">(link)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Upcoming GECCo Category Workshops\n<ul>\n<li>October 11, SSS, 11 am, room TBA<\/li>\n<li>October 11, SR, during TAS Unit Council or after<\/li>\n<li>October 18, HP, 11 am, room TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Voting Items:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>FA voted to endorse the <b>Comprehensive Academic Plan (CAP)<\/b>. (85 yes, 6 abstain, 1 no) <\/p>\n<p><b>Elections:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The following faculty were elected as GECCo Category Coordinators:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scientific Reasoning: Emer McGuire-Pool<\/li>\n<li>Global Awareness: Tae Kwak<\/li>\n<li>Historical Perspectives: Cris Reali<\/li>\n<li>Culture and Creativity: Rebecca Leung<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FA meeting adjourned at 2:00, followed by Faculty Forum on possible revisions to the curriculum review process and ARC Manual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty Assembly Meeting October 4, 2023 1:00 pm Friends Hall 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. * FA Secretary position is currently open. 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