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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