FA Minutes 4/8/26

Faculty Assembly Meeting Minutes
April 8, 2026
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 (2/25/26)

Reports:

Faculty Assembly President’s Report (slides)

College President’s Report:

• Thank you to faculty for their work
• Report on ambassador trip to Ghana; emphasized commitment to our partnership with KNUST
• Acknowledgement of students who have won prestigious scholarships
• April 23rd reopening of the Salameno Spiritual Center
• April 20th Presidential Speaker Series event with Jen Easterly

Provost’s Report:

• Looking forward to Faculty Awards Ceremony, Scholars’ Day and Commencement
• Thank you to faculty for a successful Admitted Students Day

Following the reports of FA President, College President and Provost, meeting moved to closed session by decision of FAEC to facilitate robust faculty discussion around voting items.

Presentations/Discussion Items:

• General Education Program Revision Proposal (slides)
  General Education Curriculum Committee
• Curriculum Proposals for FA Approval (slides)
  Stacie Taranto, ARC Chair
  • Interdisciplinary Studies Major (proposal)
  • Cybersecurity Minor (proposal)
• FAIR Preliminary Report (slides) (summary of survey data)
  Hugh Sheehy, Brian McSherry

FA Voting/Elections: (100 eligible voters)

• General Education Program Revision (GE Program Proposal)
  Proposal approved by a vote of 57 Approve, 18 Do Not Approve, 5 Abstain.
• Interdisciplinary Studies Major
  Proposal approved by a vote of 68 Approve, 8 Do Not Approve, 4 Abstain.
• Cybersecurity Minor
  Proposal approved by a vote of 78 Approve, 1 Do Not Approve, 1 Abstain.

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