Faculty Assembly Executive Council [FAEC] Meeting Minutes<\/b><\/p>\n
Date<\/b>: Wednesday, April \u00a03, 2019 | <\/span>Location<\/b>: A220 \u00a0| <\/span>Time<\/b>: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n Attendees<\/b>: Kathryn Zeno, Tae Kwak, Donna Flynn, Sam Mustafa, Renata Gangemi, Christina Connor, Hugh Sheehy, Eva Ogens, <\/span>Catalin Martin<\/span><\/p>\n Secretary<\/b>: Nakia Matthias<\/span><\/p>\n Guests<\/b>: \u00a0<\/span>Provost Becker<\/span><\/p>\n I.\u00a0 Two Previous FAEC Minutes Approved<\/b><\/p>\n II.\u00a0 Cost savings at RCNJ<\/b><\/p>\n Based on Provost Becker\u2019s remarks, FAEC discussed possible ways that cost savings could be achieved. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC considered the possibilities associated with reducing adjuncts, moving from paper to online course evaluations, \u00a0generally reducing paper for various administrative tasks, and potentially reducing the number of employees within the Ramapo Foundation. It was discussed that there is uncertainty about whether these measures would truly alleviate any debts that RCNJ bears.<\/span><\/p>\n Dramatically increasing student enrollment was mentioned, however any drastic uptick in enrollment \u00a0would require RCNJ to reduce admissions standards. The caliber of students will be transformed and cause for increased remediation. <\/span><\/p>\n III.\u00a0 Student Enrollment and Revenue Increases<\/b><\/p>\n RCNJ is trying to increase its undergraduate population from 946 new admits to 1000. \u00a0It is also understood that graduate programs help to offset increased expenses. At RCNJ the African American demographic is shrinking each year while the Asian American and Hispanic American demographic is growing. \u00a0It is suggested that the transportation link to areas of New Jersey such as Patterson are essential and be expedited to garner more African American students. <\/span><\/p>\n Feeder colleges, such as Bergen Community College (BCC) are considering the development of an RN to BSN program. \u00a0However, this would be detrimental to RCNJ\u2019s ability to enroll students in its nursing programs. BCC\u2019s proposal has thus far been turned down by the state.<\/span><\/p>\n IV.\u00a0 Administrative Bloat at RCNJ<\/b><\/p>\n Ramapo is the least efficient college in the state of New Jersey as 24.4% of employees are office and administrative support. \u00a0FAEC suggests that reducing non-essential administrative employees could help satisfy cost savings. Additionally, is necessary to examine how administrative bloat impacts RCNJ\u2019s budget through spending and allocation assessment. \u00a0FAEC suggest that before cuts to faculty and teaching are considered reducing administrative bloat should be prioritized.<\/span><\/p>\n Provost Becker mentioned that his goal is planning for and implementing greater efficiencies at RCNJ. He stated that revenue growth will come form online courses, partnered satellite programs, and graduate programs.<\/span><\/p>\n Meeting Adjourned at 12:00 pm<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Faculty Assembly Executive Council [FAEC] Meeting Minutes Date: Wednesday, April \u00a03, 2019 | Location: A220 \u00a0| Time: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Attendees: Kathryn Zeno, Tae Kwak, Donna Flynn, Sam Mustafa, Renata Gangemi, Christina Connor, Hugh Sheehy, Eva Ogens, Catalin Martin Secretary: Nakia Matthias Guests: \u00a0Provost Becker I.\u00a0 Two Previous FAEC Minutes Approved II.\u00a0 Cost […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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