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Faculty Assembly Executive Council (FAEC) Meeting
Present: Eddie Saiff, Ira Spar, Iraida Lopez, Anita Stellenwerf, Bob Becklen, Rob Mentore, Jim Morley, Elaine Risch, Marta Bautis, Provost Beth Barnett, President Peter Mercer
Secretary: Kristin Kenneavy
Todays Events
Faculty Assembly Meeting, 1pm in H-wing auditorium.
Remembrance Day, 3 pm in Berry Center.
Faculty Assembly Website
Currently, all reports were in one long, unorganized list. Iraida Lopez is working on finding a better way to organize these reports (this reflects the goal of creating an easy-to-navigate and uncluttered website).
The website is not entirely finished yet but many of the suggestions have been implemented already.
At-Large Representatives to FAEC Elections
Two nominees have been identified: Eric Haye (ASB) and Jeremy Teigen (AIS).
Nominations close at noon today. If another individual were to step forward, they would compete only with Dr. Teigen as Dr. Haye was nominated during the regular (not extended) window.
Kaye Fowler will announce the structure of the voting process.
Governance Review Committee
Several representatives commented that the nature of the relationship between this committee and the FAEC may need clarification, as well as the charge of the committee.
Eddie Saiff plans to speak with Stephen Klein, chair of this committee.
The charge was reviewed; essentially this group is to fine-tune the current faculty governance system by clarifying the by-laws. Suggestions for changes should be brought before the faculty.
The overall goal is to improve the decisiveness of the Faculty Assembly.
Academic Calendar Revisions
Marta Bautis and Jim Morley plan to arrange a meeting with the registrar Cynthia Brennan to discuss possible alterations to the academic calendar.
No changes can be made to the 2010-2011 calendar as they are planned two to three years in advance and they are difficult to change.
Both Cynthia Brennan (Registrar) and Provost Beth Barnett have indicated that they are amenable to possible changes.
There are at least two issues to consider: the scheduling of sessions (start and end dates) and the scheduling of courses (each day). Currently, a consultant has been retained to help schedule courses for returning adult students (24 years of age or more), which could possibly affect evening scheduling of courses.
A number of other suggestions were made. These include consideration of revenue (e.g. Winter and Summer sessions), consideration of student demand for evening courses, having more courses in the early morning and possibly on Saturdays, requiring that faculty teach courses at a variety of levels (100, 200, etc), and possible benefits to intellectual community (providing professors with more time to talk to each other).
Service Award for Faculty
Currently there are awards for teaching (Bischoff Award) and for scholarship (Thomases Award; also considers teaching and service), but there is no service award for faculty. Perhaps creating such an award would encourage more service.
There is a Jack Richardson Award, but it has not been awarded recently. Jack Richardson was a founding faculty member and former Faculty Assembly president. Currently, one would need to be a non-traditional leader to receive this award.
A group of faculty members are meeting today at 12:15 in the Atrium to discuss potential criteria for this award. The goal is to make this an award for leadership and service.
A suggestion was made that there should also be recognition of those who embrace Ramapos four pillars in a meaningful way (preferably a funded recognition). This could also be done through dinners, such as those hosted by the President on faculty research.
Bookstore
There are recurring problems with the bookstore not ordering enough copies of the books; students sometimes cant get the text until the third week of class.
It was pointed out that they likely under-order because many students buy copies online. The bookstore isnt reimbursed dollar for dollar on returned copies that are not bought.
It was suggested that the manager of the bookstore and the person to whom the manager reports (Dick Roberts) be invited to speak with the FAEC on this, and related matters. This will happen in the next two weeks.
Further discussion centered on whether a campus bookstore is still a relevant entity (other than for personal items and clothing). It was also suggested that faculty could email the students in advance to tell them to order the books.
Spirituality Center
It was suggested that faculty should be encouraged to become involved in the center because it could become a very derisive institution if not handled properly.
One concern is that those from more highly represented groups would come to dominate the space (Christians, Jews), and that those with fewer representatives (e.g. Native American spirituality) would not have a say. No group should be allowed to dominate as this would violate separation of church and state.
Pat Chang of Student Affairs is overseeing the center. It was suggested that the center may benefit from a faculty (and staff?) advisory board to help outline policy.
There were some questions raised about the capacity of some of the spaces in the center (these questions could be directed to Dick Roberts).
The Center was supposed to be dedicated at commencement, but that plan has fallen through.
Allegations of Cheating and Lack of Rigor
It was suggested that much of the concern for these topics appears to be largely based on anecdotal evidence, but that empirical evidence needs to be presented in order for faculty to really engage with these issues.
Provost Barnett responded that the source of the data is the Senior Survey. Summaries of this data are available but it is up to the faculty to interpret the data and decide what to do about it.
Vice Provost Emma Rainforth could also provide the number of cases of academic dishonesty (but this would only indicate those that have been caught and prosecuted).
Other suggestions included instituting an honor code, adding these issues to a cycle of assessment, and designing assignments that dont lend themselves to cheating and plagiarism (prevention rather than punishment).
This is currently the topic of faculty in-service (May 25th and 26th). If faculty members want to look at the data, they should let the Provosts office know so that it can be compiled.
Discussion of Fiscal Concerns (and Middle States) with President Peter Mercer
The President is concerned regarding the tuition cap in the Governors proposed budget. This is based on an average across colleges and therefore unduly limits Ramapos ability to raise tuition (to ~$48 per student). There is a great deal of inequity across state colleges, but capping tuition is a politically attractive move. .
The President will travel to Trenton today to speak with a number of state representatives on this issue. He also has a meeting scheduled with the Governors Chief of Staff and all state college presidents have been invited to meet with the Governor on May 10th.
This Governor continues to make changes without any consultation with affected parties (e.g. the tuition cap and combining Thomas Edison with Rutgers).
Aid from the state will likely be cut by 15%.
The Middle States report hasnt appeared yet. The President plans to call Chris Dahl if it hasnt appeared by tomorrow. In the worst case scenario, Middle States rejects the review teams conclusions and says we need to be assessed again in two years (unlikely).
Minutes from April 7th meeting approved.
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