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Agendas / Minutes / Reports and Documents

Faculty Assembly Meeting
March 27, 2024
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 (2/21/2024)

Reports:

Faculty Assembly President’s Report
College President’s Report
Provost’s Report

Note: The preceding reports will be followed by an extended session of Q and A with President Jebb and Provost Middleton.

Announcements:

  • Introduction of Assistant Director/Interim Director of Public Safety, Arthur Abbott
    (Nicole Morgan Agard, Chief Equity & Diversity Officer/VP for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Compliance)

Presentations/Discussion Items:

  • ARC (Catalin Martin, ARC Chair)
    Discussion of curriculum development and review process
  • Revision to FA Bylaws (Jeff Ellsworth, FA Vice President)
    Discussion of proposed revisions concerning the election of FAEC Councilors
    Note: In keeping with current FA bylaws, these revisions are being shared one month prior to a vote to be held at the April FA meeting.

Faculty Forum:
Following the conclusion of the formal Faculty Assembly meeting, voting members of FA are invited to stay for an open discussion of academic freedom and related issues. In preparation for that discussion, participants are encouraged to review some or all of the following documents.

  • NJ Admin Code 9A:1-1.8 (f) (link)
  • Current Ramapo College Policy (link)
  • AFT Contract – Article V (link)
  • 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure (AAUP) (link)
  • Academic Freedom in the 21st Century College and University (AFT) (link)
  • What Are the Limits of Academic Freedom? (Chronicle of Higher Ed) (link)
  • Academic Freedom and the Scope of Protections for Extramural Speech (AAUP) (link)

FA Minutes:

Archived Minutes

Archived Minutes

2022- 2023

2021- 2022

2020- 2021

2019-2020

2017-18

2016-17

2016-17

2014-15

2013-14

2012-13

2011-12

2010-11

2009-10

2008-09

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06


Archived Agendas

Spring 2016

Fall 2015

Spring 2015

Fall 2014

Spring 2014

Fall 2013

Fall 2010

Spring 2010

Fall 2009

Spring 2009

Fall 2008

 Spring 2008

Fall 2007

Spring 2007

Archived Reports and Documents

Archived Reports and Documents

Reports and Documents

2021-2022

Decision Items (ARC):

2020-2021

Decision Items (ARC):

2018-2019

2017-2018

2015-2016

6/1/16 Current list of GECCo members for 2016-17

May 11, 2016 FA meeting (12 noon, H-129)

April 20, 2016 FA meeting (12 noon, H-129)

March 23, 2016 FA meeting (12 noon, H-129)

Feb 17, 2016, FA meeting:

Feb. 17, 2016: Faculty Forum – Library Renovations Task Force

  • draft library plans (for purpose of getting permission to seek bond money, Board of Trustees packet for 1/12/16 meeting). Draft Plans

Dec. 2nd, 2015

9/30: Emergency communication information from Donna Singer (10/7/15)

9/30: Faculty Forum – DRAFT of General Education implementation

9/2: Gen Ed forum Draft Presentation-(revised 9/2) 

Archived Documents

2014-2015
For May 20 2015 Faculty Conference:


General Education Task Force Report, May 8 (submitted to ARC)
4/28: 2015-2016 College Class Schedule (final version)
4/22 Schedule Task Force: proposed Spring 2016 Schedule
4/22 Gen. Ed. – clusters update
4/22 Provost’s Service Task Force: final report

For April 8: General Education Updated Documents
 3/15’s Presentation: The Draft Gen Ed. (pdf)
Memo regarding CRWT
Explanation of Language Requirement (3/31)
Language requirements at other schools
Goals and outcomes (Jan 2015)


3-11-15 TFAEE final report (rev. 11:50pm Fri 3/6/15)

Additional info from Dr. Karlin, TFAEE chair, regarding the Final Report: “Subsequent to the presentation made by the TFAEE at the Feb. 18 FA meeting, additional data was obtained and analyzed. This has resulted in an expansion to the section on Charge D (The perceived inequities in current (and potentially future) teaching load).”

3-11-15 Reports of FA committees
2-20-15 TFAEE Draft report
2-18-15 Reports of FA Committees, FRC, IDC
12-10-14 Reports of FA committees
11-12-14 Reports of FA Committees
11-12-14 DRAFT report of the Experiential Learning Task Force
10-15-2014 Reports of FA Committees, FRC, IDC
10-15-14 Charge of the Task Force on Academic Excellence and Engagement
10-15-14 FAEC’s report (including its Agenda) 
9-24-14 Reports of FA Committees, FRC, IDC

2013-2014 

2012-2013

2011-2012

2010 – 2011

2009 – 2010

2008 – 2009

2007 – 2008

2006 – 2007