February 23, 2022FAEC MINUTES 02/16/22

FAEC MINUTES 02/16/22

Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Bonnie Blake (Councilor-at-Large over 11, CA), Katie Cohen (Library), Donna Flynn (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), Ken McMurdy (TAS), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ed Shannon (Vice President, HGS), Jeffrey Ellsworth (Secretary)

Vote to bring meeting to order at 10:06am.

Minutes Approval: The 02/02/22 minutes and 02/09/22 were approved.

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT:

Meeting with SGA: Discussion of process for if SGA puts out surveys on FA’s behalf.

Meeting with Grad Council: Discussion of enrollment and retention, as well as booster deadlines.

FAEC DISCUSSION:

New Business:

Chris Romano: Updated FAEC on enrollment and retention. Numbers are strong. Discussion of the booster/registration policy.

FAEC Guests: Chris Romano

Meeting adjourned at 11:53 am.

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February 22, 2022Faculty Assembly Meeting Minutes 02/02/2022

Faculty Assembly Meeting Minutes 02/02/2022

Motion and seconded to bring the meeting to order at 1:07pm.

Reports

Faculty Assembly President’s Report: Summarized the various matters that FAEC has been working on, including hosting the faculty forum, transportation, and many other issues.

College President’s Report: Welcomed everyone back to another semester at the college and the need to continue addressing the ongoing pandemic. Called for everyone to adhere to the pandemic safety protocols.

Reported on meeting with the New Jersey College President’s Council.

Provost’s Report: Welcomed everyone back and discussed the ongoing challenges of the pandemic and the transition back to campus.

Raised new initiatives for teacher education.

Raised the many policies and protocols under review by Provost’s Council and encouraged faculty to review them.

Open forum: Questions/Comments

Concerns were raised regarding what to do when students are observed not wearing masks in the halls or classrooms that are not in use. Concerns were raised regarding students who want to wear scarves or other things instead of an actual mask.

Special Committee Reports

Bylaws Revision Committee: Ed Shannon and Mia Serban presented the outcomes of the vote on bylaw changes as well as the specifics of the bylaw changes that passed and what did not pass.

FA Election Results from 12/01/21

FA President – Ken McMurdy, FA Interim Secretary – Jeff Ellsworth

Future elections timeline for representatives 2022-2024: Many FAEC positions are becoming open at the end of this semester. Interested volunteers should please keep this in mind.

New Business

Announcements

1. Robert Doster, AVP/CIO: Update on recovery from the major systems outage that occurred this morning. Also addressed the status of the help desk – significant shortage of student workers. System has also been updated so that if one calls the help desk the first option is to leave a message if there is a non-emergency or the second option is if there is an emergency.
2. Nicole Morgan-Agard, CDO: Black History Month is ongoing and there are many activities and events planned. Please review the schedule and consider getting involved.
3. Nominees to serve on Campus Master Planning Process (as part of SPI): Call for volunteers!

Motion and seconded to adjourn at 2:06pm.

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February 22, 2022FAEC MINUTES 02/09/22

FAEC MINUTES 02/09/22

Present: Naseem Choudhury (President, SSHS), Bonnie Blake (Councilor-at-Large over 11, CA), Katie Cohen (Library), Donna Flynn (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), Ken McMurdy (TAS), Lisa Lutter, (CA), Thierry Rakotobe-Joel (ASB), Mihaela Serban (SSHS), Ed Shannon (Vice President, HGS), Jeffrey Ellsworth (Secretary)

Vote to bring meeting to order at 10:03am.

FA PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Faculty have raised concerns regarding New Jersey Governor announcing mask policy change. However, this does not impact the college as it only applies to K-12 educational institutions.

Meeting with Provost: Discussed the positive state of vaccination for on campus constituencies. Discussion of flexibility for hybrid formats for summer courses.

FAEC DISCUSSION:

Discussion of Inclement Weather Day Policy. Discussion of concerns regarding recent Inclement Weather Day messaging that deviated from past practice. It appeared to shift policy from faculty strategically determining the best pedagogical approach to address course class hours, whether through synchronous remote learning or asynchronous methods, to a requirement of handling the matters only through synchronous remote learning. Such a shift would be pedagogically concerning, as well as not addressing internet/power outages of faculty and students.

Faculty may consider:

• • Planning ahead when unsafe travel conditions appear likely and should communicate with their students and deans regarding how they intend to adapt to Inclement Weather Days.
  • Addressing in their course syllabi their intended practice on Inclement Weather Days.

Lisa Lutter and Eric Wiener are standing for Campus Master Plan Committee. If there are no objections, they will be put forward as the nominees.

New Business: Discussion of whether faculty could be provided a list of the potential situations for which a student may be restricted from campus and when faculty would be notified in each scenario. Faculty has expressed confusion regarding email notifications that a student is excused from class because they are currently restricted from campus.

Bonnie Blake provided ITS Report: ITS is working on meeting continuing lab needs.

FAEC Guests: None

Meeting adjourned at 11:57 am.

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