FA Minutes 9/3/25

Faculty Assembly Meeting Minutes
September 3, 2025
1:00 pm
Alumni Lounges

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.

Meeting minutes taken by FA Secretary Matthew Jobrack.

Agenda:

Approval of Minutes (4/30/2025)

Introduction of new faculty members by the Deans.

Reports:

Faculty Assembly President’s Report (slides)

College President’s Report:

• Remembrance of Ramapo student Nick Danbrowney
• Good news on state funding, including deferred maintenance funds
• NJASCU retreat over the summer, President Jebb met with state legislators and each gubernatorial candidate
• Ramapo has a student interview for a Rhodes scholarship
• Student retention is up by 5% compared to last year
• Launching a campaign feasibility study
• Reiteration of priorities for this year:
  • Implementation of CAP
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Student well-being
  • Talent management and strategic partnerships
• Introduction of Dr. Robert Heinrich (Stockton), who is shadowing President Jebb this academic year as part of the ACE Fellowship program

Provost’s Report:

• Mike Unger is joining the Provost’s Office full-time for two years as Acting Assistant Provost for Assessment and Accreditation.
• Faculty should prepare for change this coming AY. Conclusions and recommendations of CAP-related task forces will guide changes moving forward

Announcements:

• Enrollment Update
  Chris Romano, VP for Strategic Enrollment, Outreach and Engagement
  • Discussion of headwinds facing enrollment. Noted that files are not yet frozen, and so today’s numbers are approximate.
  • Up 11% in applications (9900 apps) for Fall 2025
  • New class enrollment is 1108, although de-registration has yet to occur (likely causing this number to drop a bit).
  • 5% increase in enrollment (headcount) compared to last year, which means that retention is trending upwards
  • 135 incoming EOF students (almost double compared to two years ago, and largest class ever like last year)
  • 47% of incoming class are first generation students
  • Final report will be shared on October 15 when files are frozen
  • Ramapo is on track to exceed enrollment percentages to qualify as an HSI (will be confirmed after frozen file).
• CourseDog and College Catalog (slides)
  Vanessa Arriola, Assistant Provost for Administration, Budget and Planning
  Jeneen Kelly, Registrar

Presentations/Discussion Items:

• Gen Ed Revision Progress Report
  Chris Reali, GECCo Chair
  • GECCo members met in June to create a framework for what a new Gen Ed program could look like, generated 6 possible models
  • Planning Faculty Forum or Town Hall to collect feedback
  • Report on current Gen Ed experience for students
  • GECCo is not taking any new course submissions this year

Formal meeting adjourned at 2:00 pm. Followed by Faculty Forum dedicated to roundtable discussions of the recommendations of the Liberal Arts Curriculum Task Force.

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