FA Minutes 03/08/23

Faculty Assembly Meeting

March 8, 2023

1:00 pm

Alumni Lounges (SC 156-158)

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.

Agenda

Approval of Minutes (2/1/2023)

Reports:

Faculty Assembly President’s Report: (Ken McMurdy)

  • Announcements regarding Commencement
  • Announcements regarding facilities master plan task force
  • Schomburg Fellowship information on upcoming events
  • Provost Bite-Sized Research Talks: tomorrow 1pm-2pm in Padovano Commons
  • Multi-Cultural Center: faculty please consider donating books and resources that would be beneficial for the center
  • Boldly Ascending III: upcoming Monday March 20, 1pm Alumni Lounges

College President’s Report: (Cindy Jebb)

  • Commitment to the pillars and international education
  • IGG certificate
  • Student athletes are doing very well!
  • Mai Serban to receive the Thomases Award
  • Schomburg scholar: upcoming events
  • Michael Middleton is starting 17 April as Provost
  • Calendar task force – coming soon
  • Discussion of graduation. Planning and practicalities

Provost’s Report: (Interim Provost unable to attend)

  • Beth Smith (Assistant Director of Student Accounts): regulatory requirement of students signing form before registration

Introductions:

Jennifer Hicks-McGowan, POER

  • POER is pronounced “power” because the employees are the power of an institution.

Announcements:

Prestigious Scholarships/Fellowships – Faculty Mentor Program

  • Aaron Lorenz (SSHS), Dean Chen (HGS)
  • College wants to raise the number of student applications being put forward
  • Focus on enhancement of already stellar faculty mentorship on campus

Presentations/Discussion Items:

Faculty Advising Resources – Kevin Brenfo-Agyeman

  • Advisement Training Canvas Module: one stop resources for faculty on advisement
  • Find: select Academic Advisement Training for Faculty | Steinheimer after clicking on courses within Canvas.

Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) – Kathleen Hallissey, Office of Student Conduct Director

  • Discussion of faculty options when confronted with problematic classroom behavior.
  • Discussion of what resources faculty can suggest to students when students are in distress.
  • For more information or to make a referral: https://www.ramapo.edu/bit/
  • For information about counseling: https://www.ramapo.edu/counseling/

 

Meeting Ended: 2:30pm

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