{"id":5183,"date":"2022-02-15T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/?p=5183"},"modified":"2022-02-15T11:00:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:00:27","slug":"faec-meeting-minutes-jan-26-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/fa\/2022\/02\/15\/faec-meeting-minutes-jan-26-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"FAEC Meeting Minutes, Jan 26, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
FAEC MINUTES<\/b> 01\/26\/22<\/b><\/p>\n
Present:<\/b> Naseem Choudhury <\/b>(President, SSHS),<\/span> Bonnie Blake<\/b> (Councilor-at-Large over 11, CA), <\/span>Katie Cohen <\/b>(Library), <\/span>Donna Flynn<\/b> (Councilor-at-Large under 11, TAS), <\/span>Ken McMurdy<\/b> (TAS), <\/span>Lisa Lutter<\/b>,<\/span> (CA), <\/span>Thierry Rakotobe-Joel<\/b> (ASB), <\/span>Mihaela Serban<\/b> (SSHS), <\/span>Ed Shannon<\/b> (Vice President, HGS), <\/span>Jeffrey Ellsworth<\/b> (Secretary)<\/span><\/p>\n Vote to bring meeting to order at<\/span> 10:14am.<\/span><\/p>\n Minutes Approval:<\/b> The 1\/12\/22 <\/span>minutes and 1\/19\/22 were approved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n FA PRESIDENT\u2019S REPORT<\/b><\/p>\n Meeting with Provost:<\/b> Discussed the matters brought up at faculty forum of the ongoing pandemic. Discussed dissemination of information on buildings status such as building\u2019s HVACs. Importance of stressing to students that they have to wear an actual well-fitted mask, preferably N95 or KN95 masks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC DISCUSSION<\/b><\/p>\n IT can provide webcams for classrooms if faculty request them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Discussion of changing times for the private shuttle from the college to NYC; it will impact some faculty who commute from NYC. Discussion of the college\u2019s physical accessibility regarding public transportation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Discussion of OSS policy that faculty must submit their exams\/quizzes in a digital form for alternative testing accommodations. Faculty are not allowed to provide paper copies of exams\/quizzes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n New Business<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Discussion of adjunct faculty sick leave and how it is calculated. Discussion of sick leave for full time faculty and how it is calculated. How do earned sick days under the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law work? How many hours of earned sick time is used\/deducted for each traditional one hundred minute class missed due to illness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Discussion of confusing messages regarding whether faculty is supposed to stay home or come in when they are ill. Discussion of lack of hybrid meetings for faculty required to quarantine to be able to participate.<\/span><\/p>\n Discussion of restrictions of hybrid or virtual summer courses, only online or in-person courses are currently allowed for this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n Rikki Abzug provided the report of the Faculty Assembly Representative to the Board of Trustees Human, Capital, and Financial Resources Committee. (see below)<\/span><\/p>\n FAEC Guests: <\/b>None<\/span><\/p>\n Meeting adjourned at<\/span> 12:13 <\/span>am.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Report of the Faculty Assembly Representative to the Board of Trustees Human<\/span>, Capital, and Financial Resources<\/span> Committee<\/p>\n January 24, 2022, 4:00pm, Webex<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n