{"id":6376,"date":"2025-03-28T10:32:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/?p=6376"},"modified":"2025-03-28T10:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:44:22","slug":"fa-minutes-2-26-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/2025\/03\/28\/fa-minutes-2-26-25\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Minutes 2\/26\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<b>Faculty Assembly Meeting Minutes<\/b><br \/>\n<b>February 26, 2025<\/b><br \/>\n<b>1:00 pm<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Pavilion<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>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.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Meeting minutes taken by FA Secretary Matthew Jobrack.<\/p>\n<p><b>Agenda:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Approval of Minutes (1\/22\/2025)<\/p>\n<p><b>Reports:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Faculty Assembly President&#8217;s Report:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/02\/FAPres-2-26-25.pdf\">(slides)<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Last Faculty Scholarship Symposium of the semester on April 2, 10:30-12:00. Theme is TBD but suggestions are welcome.<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming student research showcase events:\n<ul>\n<li>TAS Research Symposium on April 9<\/li>\n<li>Psychology Student Symposium on April 30<\/li>\n<li>Scholars\u2019 Day on April 14<\/li>\n<li>DMC Fair on April 23<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>        Please email FA President with other events, so that all can be advertised and posted on the FAEC calendar.<\/li>\n<li>Reminder to sign up for Arching and Commencement activities<\/li>\n<li>Handbook Revision Committee targeting 4\/2 FA meeting to present recommendations<\/li>\n<li>Middle States self-study to begin next fall<\/li>\n<li>Diversity Convocation today 3:00-4:00 in Berrie Center<\/li>\n<li>Provost\u2019s Conveners\/Convening Groups Task Force feedback sessions on March 5 and March 26 from 12:00-1:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Provost&#8217;s Report:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Relayed remarks from President Jebb (not in attendance)\n<ul>\n<li>Reaffirmation of Ramapo\u2019s values and mission<\/li>\n<li>State budget is expected to be substantially reduced for next year; Ramapo is working to diversify revenue sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Liberal Arts Curriculum Task Force has been finalized, will be formally charged next week.<\/li>\n<li>AI Consulting Group has produced a list of recommendations for use of AI in TLC, as well as an ethics statement. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/provost\/artificial-intelligence\/\">(link)<\/a><br \/>\n        <b>Note:<\/b> Questions regarding the separate <i>College-wide<\/i> AI Statement were directed to Rob Doster and addressed as follows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Statement was designed to apply primarily to staff and administrators.<\/li>\n<li>Key concern is that data including privileged or personal information must not be uploaded to AI, where it becomes public data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Introduction:<\/b> Dr. Paul Currant, new Director of Study Abroad and International Education<\/p>\n<p><b>Announcements:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WAC Canvas Page Launch, Vittoria Rubino <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/02\/Slides-for-FA-Rubino-Teaching-Writing-Across-the-Curriculum.pptx\">(slides)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i>TechFest 2025<\/i>, Sharon Leathers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/03\/PDF_TechFest_Faculty-Assembly-2.26.25.pdf\">(slides)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Spring Civic Engagement Events, Kaitlin Sidorsky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/02\/Spring-2025-Civic-Events.pptx\">(slides)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Presentations\/Discussion Items:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gen Ed Revision: Progress Report<\/b><br \/>\n        Chris Reali, GECCo Chair<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GECCo has sent out a faculty survey on opinions on current GE Program<\/li>\n<li>GECCo chair will attend SGA meeting next week to hold Town Hall on current GE Program<\/li>\n<li>Open invitation for interested faculty to join the Gen Ed Revision Steering Committee (Contact Chris or your ARC representative.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Voting Items\/Elections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elementary Education BS and Special Education MA 4+1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/02\/TE-Proposal-S25.pdf\">(Proposal Document)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2025\/02\/TA-to-Teacher-FA-TE-1-25-slides.pptx\">(slides)<\/a><br \/>\nProposal endorsed by FA with a vote of 46 approve, 2 do not approve and 2 abstain (67 eligible).<\/li>\n<li>FAEC Councilor-At-Large (under eleven)<br \/>\n        Dr. Timmesha Butler elected with a vote of 42 approve, 1 do not approve and 7 abstain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meeting adjourned at 2:30 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty Assembly Meeting Minutes February 26, 2025 1:00 pm Pavilion Faculty Assembly is open to a general college audience, including administrators, but only FA members may vote. 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