Date<\/b>: Wednesday, September\u00a0 25, 2019 | <\/span>Location<\/b>: A 220\u00a0 | <\/span>Time<\/b>: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n Attendees<\/b>: Kathryn Zeno, Tae Kwak, Donna Flynn, Christina Connor, Eva Ogens, Scott Frees, \u00a0 David Oh, Hugh Sheehy<\/span><\/p>\n Guests<\/b>: Nicole Morgan Agard, EDIC; Tamika Quick, EDIC and Brittany Williams-Goldstein<\/span><\/p>\n Secretary<\/b>: Nakia Matthias<\/span><\/p>\n EDIC has requested that FAEC nominate faculty members to serve on the Bias Response Team [BRT].\u00a0 The appointment process will involve the FAEC nomination of three faculty members to EDIC whereby one of the nominees will be selected to serve on the BRT.\u00a0 EDIC did not declare whether the faculty member should be tenured or untenured. EDIC aims to establish the team immediately to form an exploratory committee which will shape the nature and charge of the BRT.\u00a0 The volunteer position requires a one year commitment. The faculty representative will meet two times per month until the training for the BRT commences. A trainer from an external institution will be sought to illustrate best practice in assessing bias grievance incidents. EDIC intends that the faculty representative will serve in-part to communicate the BRT\u2019s mission to the RCNJ community.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC stressed the need to clarify a formal charge and criteria for the Bias Response Team in order to identify potential appointees.\u00a0 Requirements for the scope, membership composition and size of the committee was requested. FAEC recommended that aspects of the charge should include plans for\u00a0 how the team will work with other parts of the college. Additionally, it was suggested that two faculty members are selected so that one member could serve as an alternate.<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC faculty representatives were asked to inform their units of the need for the BRT appointee and conduct an interest-check.<\/span><\/p>\n Regarding EDIC\u2019s plans to establish a Multicultural Center, FAEC underscored that the starting point for this endeavor should be focused on articulating the guiding principles for the Multicultural Center to clarify its mission and purpose to the RCNJ community.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC recommends that meeting block scheduling be reconsidered for faculty to be able to balance teaching and service commitments.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC affirms the need for the Provost\u2019s Office to formalize all communication relative to processes, procedures, and decisions that affect the College.\u00a0 Discussion boards should not be employed as a primary means for dialogue or deliberation around issues that impact or involve The College. Informal online discussion board contents should not be used to represent or substantiate the positions, opinions, and input of the faculty.\u00a0 FAEC maintains that discussion board contents are not a representative or valid means for establishing or proving faculty accord, particularly in instances when there is no indication of broad issue consensus among the faculty.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Any task force formed by the Provost\u2019s Office should operate with a formal charge and timelines that specify goals and objectives toward task completion.<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC observed that the State of the College address and the Back to School Reception were well publicized.\u00a0 Notification for the Back to School reception was circulated via Ramapo Daily Digest on the morning of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC supports the formation of a college-wide 3 + 1 task force or committee to liaise between the faculty and administration.\u00a0 The body would serve to report 3 +1 planning to the faculty, as well as to represent faculty concerns to the administration. The charge for a prospective task force should be decided by the faculty.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC suggests that any decisions around 3+1 require the following:<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC recognizes the need for clarity on the status of any agreements with outside institutions relative to 3+1 programs.\u00a0 There is concern that faculty and programs are being provided with differing information about the existing state and nature of RCNJ\u2019s involvement with 3 + 1 proposals. Furthermore, engagement in 3+1 programs will impact RCNJ programs that are bound to accreditation processes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Faculty concerns are also centered on the following:<\/span><\/p>\n To address these and other related concerns, FAEC seeks to open discussion of these matters during Faculty Assembly to formulate a resolution that stipulates how faculty will proceed in our involvement with potential 3+1 planning.<\/span><\/p>\n Potential FA candidates will deliver speeches during the December 4th FA meeting.\u00a0 A Qualitrics survey will be distributed among the faculty on the day after the December 4th FA meeting and faculty will have one week to register their responses toward a vote for FA President.\u00a0 The winner of the vote will be <\/span>announced by the end of the Fall semester.\u00a0 The outgoing FA President hopes to onboard the new President over the Spring semester to ensure a smooth transition.<\/span><\/p>\n The FAEC will engage in advertising and campaigning to support a robust participation in the vote for the FA President.\u00a0 The <\/span>next FA President will be acting during the RCNJ Presidential transition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Board of Trustees is commissioning a committee of thirteen college-wide representatives to serve on the RCNJ presidential search committee.<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC has been asked to identify and advance up to 9 faculty nominees that wish to serve on the search committee.\u00a0 The BoT will choose 3 out of the 9 faculty members that the FAEC nominates to serve on the committee. The BoT and EDIC will inform FAEC of any <\/span>issues<\/span><\/i> with nominees.<\/span><\/p>\n There was no criteria provided for the selection process.\u00a0 FAEC recommended that criteria are established to pre-empt any potential discontent with candidates that are advanced and selected.\u00a0 FAEC was informed that criteria should be designated by its members. The FAEC maintains that criteria specification and the decision for faculty nominations must come through FA and not FAEC.\u00a0 Professors that wish to serve must make their case to FA.<\/span><\/p>\n The FAEC was informed that the committee will bear one less faculty member than in the previous Presidential search.\u00a0 The 2004 Presidential search committee was composed of 17 members and the 1985 presidential search committee consisted of 7 members.<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC would like further justification and\/or rationale for the following:<\/span><\/p>\n Meeting Adjourned at 12 pm<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Faculty Assembly Executive Council [FAEC] Meeting Minutes Date: Wednesday, September\u00a0 25, 2019 | Location: A 220\u00a0 | Time: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Attendees: Kathryn Zeno, Tae Kwak, Donna Flynn, Christina Connor, Eva Ogens, Scott Frees, \u00a0 David Oh, Hugh Sheehy Guests: Nicole Morgan Agard, EDIC; Tamika Quick, EDIC and Brittany Williams-Goldstein Secretary: Nakia Matthias […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[875,876,1],"tags":[517,622,947],"class_list":["post-4239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faec-meeting-minutes-2019","category-ramapo-faec","category-uncategorized","tag-faec","tag-faec-minutes-november-2018","tag-faec-rcnj-minutes-2019"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n1. FAEC Minutes Approved [needed]<\/b><\/h4>\n
2. Bias Response Team<\/b><\/h4>\n
3. RCNJ Multicultural Center Planning<\/b><\/h4>\n
4. Wednesday Meeting Block Schedule\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n
5. Formalizing Communication and Taskforce Directives from the Provost\u2019s Office<\/b><\/h4>\n
6. Communication from administration to the RCNJ Community<\/b><\/h4>\n
7. Informational Request for Clarity on Three Plus One Proposals<\/b><\/h4>\n
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8. The FAEC Presidential Nomination, Voting, and On-Boarding Process<\/b><\/h4>\n
9. Presidential Search Committee;\u00a0 Brittany Goldstein, President\u2019s Cabinet<\/b><\/h4>\n
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