Date<\/b>: Wednesday, October\u00a0 2, 2019 | <\/span>Location<\/b>: A 226\u00a0 | <\/span>Time<\/b>: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n Attendees<\/b>: Kathryn Zeno, Tae Kwak, Eva Ogens, Scott Frees, David Oh, Donna Flynn, Christina Connor, Hugh Sheehy<\/span><\/p>\n Guests<\/b>: Provost Becker, President Mercer<\/span><\/p>\n Secretary<\/b>: Nakia Matthias<\/span><\/p>\n FACE discussed the insensitivity and evocation of\u00a0 stereotypes in the language contained in the public safety notice that was issued on September 26, 2019 to faculty, staff, and students.\u00a0 The language in the notice described the two males as appearing to be of \u201cIndian descent\u201d as perpetrators of an act that caused safety concerns for a female students on TCNJ’s campus. Nicole Morgan Agard issued an apologetic statement on behalf of the Office of Equity Diversity and Inclusion to address the concerns of members of the RCNJ community regarding the language contained within the communication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Goal 2 Taskforce has not completed its charge as they have been slated for realization by 2021.\u00a0 Due to Nicole Agard\u2019s leave of absence, it\u2019s unclear when the Goal 2 report will be submitted to Mercer, but it was due yesterday.\u00a0 The task force was assembled to examine Goal 2 of RCNJ\u2019s Strategic Plan [Cultivate and Support Equity, Diversity and Inclusion] and provide recommendations for crafting the plan\u2019s objectives.\u00a0 Presently, strategic goals are not being tracked by any office on campus. The plan\u2019s definition of <\/span>non-white students is formulated in a manner that is problematic.\u00a0 For example, non resident students are counted as non-white even if they are white.<\/span><\/p>\n In New Jersey state African American and Hispanic enrollment, as well as graduation are important priorities.\u00a0 The categories that quantify enrollment and graduation require disaggregation for the sake of tracking and clarifying objectives and goals. \u00a0 RCNJ has exceeded their goal of enrollment numbers which appear to be arbitrary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There is no new information about any potential Three Plus agreements or the status of their development between RCNJ and Community College institutions. \u00a0 RCNJ maintains existing reciprocal agreements and a full time staff member from RCNJ at Bergen Community College for the purpose of soliciting and transitioning students into RCNJ.<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC is composing a letter to submit to the Board of Trustees [BoT] to request that one faculty member per unit and the Library are included in the presidential search committee.\u00a0 The FACE does not seek to ask to exclude or reduce the numbers of anyone that has been identified to sit on the committee.<\/span><\/p>\n The FA has been charged with the selection of criteria for choosing nominees for the committee.\u00a0 At present the FACE intends to forward the names of three faculty members to the Hillary Goldstein in wait for a response to the letter for the inclusion of once faculty member per unit and the Library.<\/span><\/p>\n Some considerations for inclusion in the committee may include:<\/span><\/p>\n Faculty tenure status, length of service at RCNJ over ten years, and one\u2019s classification and a member of a minority population.\u00a0 FA members will be asked to determine the categories that they wish to be considered for. They will have to make their case for their nomination and an FA vote will be called for the nomination of a faculty member for each category.<\/span><\/p>\n The Minority Faculty and Staff Association (MFSA) request that a voting representative form the\u00a0 group be seated on the search committee. The FACE supports the MFSA desire to include a voting member on the committee.<\/span><\/p>\n The president confirmed that the faculty promotion slot numbers for Full Professorships will be made available by mid-October. \u00a0 November 15, 2019 is the application deadline.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Provost Becker affirmed that RCNJ is not entering a three plus one agreement with (BCC) and that any potential arrangement with the institution would cut RCNJ two-year transfers. He also pointed out that if another four-year institution enters a three plus one agreement with BCC this would harm RCNJ\u2019s transfer enrollment.\u00a0 The Provost stated that he would like to sign Three Plus One agreements \u201cvery quickly\u201d. The provost indicated that per site where Three Plus One agreements would be formed, RCNJ we could attract 60 to 100 students. He also noted that the Budget Office is currently developing calculations to examine revenue and admission projections, as well as opportunity costs for Three Plus One programs.<\/span><\/p>\n Meeting Adjourned at 12 pm<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Faculty Assembly Executive Council [FAEC] Meeting Minutes Date: Wednesday, October\u00a0 2, 2019 | Location: A 226\u00a0 | Time: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Attendees: Kathryn Zeno, Tae Kwak, Eva Ogens, Scott Frees, David Oh, Donna Flynn, Christina Connor, Hugh Sheehy Guests: Provost Becker, President Mercer Secretary: Nakia Matthias 1. 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\n1. FAEC Minutes Approved\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n
2. Public Safety Notice<\/b><\/h4>\n
3. Goal 2 Taskforce\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n
4. Three Plus One Program<\/b><\/h4>\n
5. Presidential Search<\/b><\/h4>\n
6. President Mercer [Full Professorship Promotions]\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n
7. Provost Becker and Three Plus One Agreements<\/b><\/h4>\n