{"id":5586,"date":"2023-03-01T13:40:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T18:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/?p=5586"},"modified":"2023-03-01T13:40:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T18:40:44","slug":"faec-minutes-02-01-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/2023\/03\/01\/faec-minutes-02-01-23\/","title":{"rendered":"FAEC MINUTES 02\/01\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>FAEC MINUTES<\/b><b> 0<\/b><b>2\/01\/23<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Present:<\/b> <b>Ken McMurdy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(President, TAS),<\/span><b> Katie Cohen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Library), <\/span><b>Amruth Kumar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (TAS), <\/span><b>Marc Gidal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (CA)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Malavika Sundararajan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(ASB), <\/span><b>John McTighe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (SSHS),<\/span> <b>Dean Chen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Vice President, HGS), <\/span><b>Jeffrey Ellsworth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Secretary)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Both Councilor-at-Large positions are currently open. FAEC has consistently been reaching out to the faculty attempting to recruit individuals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vote to bring the meeting to order at<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 10:05am.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FA President\u2019s Report<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discussion of whether FAEC should break down the Moral Survey data in a unit specific way or maintain it at an all college level.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>FAEC Discussion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guests: David Oh (ARC Chair), and Susan Gaulden (Interim Provost)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ARC Chair David Oh was invited to FAEC in response to concerns voiced by faculty regarding the course proposal review process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faculty concerns center around:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">autonomy with respect to content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">strict adherence to the ARC Manual with respect to suggestions vs requirements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">clarity and collegiality in communication and interaction<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">role of ex officio members in the review process<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ARC Chair\u2019s perspective on these and other issues were expressed as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ARC avoids reviewing content except in extraordinary circumstances. In these cases, it makes recommendations that are not required for approval.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultimately, no course proposals are rejected, which may be a cause for concern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ARC committee members have a difficult job and are often the targets of criticism<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some tension between ARC and faculty is due to misunderstandings and miscommunication. ARC is working on improving communication, for example relying more on phone calls instead of emails.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stricter review by convenor and dean prior to ARC submission would simplify and shorten the ARC review process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An overriding view, which has been expressed by current and past ARC Chairs, is that the ARC course proposal process is inefficient, and that it has forced ARC\u2019s function to become largely technocratic. However, accountability in curricular oversight is essential. It is the position of FAEC that curricular oversight should continue to reside with ARC, if Faculty are to maintain a high level of autonomy over the curriculum. FAEC is currently preparing FA bylaws revisions that will, in particular, clarify and improve the role of ARC in this regard. These bylaws revisions will be brought to FA later this semester.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Susan Gaulden (Interim Provost):\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discussion of Morale Survey.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discussion of travel funding and FDF funding.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discussion of sabbaticals and career development funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">County College of Morris: articulation agreement in computer science<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liaising with high schools to facilitate enrollment\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New book in the works involving stories from high school students, following in the footsteps of the book on COVID stories, but this volume will not be COVID related.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">February 10: Poetry Out Loud event will be hosted at 秘密研究所.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">February 14: Bite-Sized Research Talk\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schomberg Visiting Scholar Program: some small funds are still available.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faculty Awards are coming up! Get your nominations in now.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TLC Calendar: Google calendar available for use\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Considering new software for online student course evaluations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meeting adjourned at<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 11<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:53 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pm.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAEC MINUTES 02\/01\/23 Present: Ken McMurdy (President, TAS), Katie Cohen (Library), Amruth Kumar (TAS), Marc Gidal (CA), Malavika Sundararajan (ASB), John McTighe (SSHS), Dean Chen (Vice President, HGS), Jeffrey Ellsworth (Secretary) *Both Councilor-at-Large positions are currently open. 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