Faculty Assembly Executive Council Minutes
October 23, 2013
ASB-230
900-1015 AM
Present: Ken McMurdy (acting president), Jennefer Mazza, Donna Crawley, Tae Kwak,
Susan Kurzmann, Bob Becklen, and Murray Sabrin
Absent: Jill Weiss, Jonathan Lipkin
Secretary: Dean Chen
1. ARC report (Emma)
a. Name change for concentration in a major must go through the Faculty
Assembly vote.
b. New minors in Food Studies must go through the Faculty Assembly vote.
c. Discussing the FAEC’s proposed statement to the Deans about Unit
Curriculum Committees. Further discussion is required, but FAEC agrees
that the Unit Curriculum Committees for each school should, at a
minimum, review new course proposals before forwarding them to ARC.
2. Approve the minutes from 10/16
a. Approved: 6 yes, 0 no, and 1 abstention
3. Meeting with Student Government Association (SGA) representatives (Lauren
Fuhring, Vice President of SGA)
a. Campus climate: certain students’ unruly behaviors have contributed to
stricter public safety response and enforcement. While, in some instances,
public safety may be too restrictive, students also need to take up greater
responsibility for their actions.
b. However, the SGA has put in great efforts to improve relations between
students and the Public Security personnel. Campus climate is much
better than last year.
c. Open forum (10/30), 100-200 pm at Friends’ Hall. Questions and concerns
can be raised, from students as well as faculty, about improving campus
climate and stepping up students’ responsibility to create a better
environment.
d. FAEC suggests that the SGA might consider drafting guidelines on how
students should report criminal activities and dangerous behaviors.
e. Concerns are also raised about unreasonable parking/speeding fines on
campus.
f. Discussing the Gen Ed revision process.
4. Review agenda for 10/30 Faculty Assembly meeting
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Construction and safety
Faculty credit hour generation
Introducing Registrar Michele Dunn
GECCo and Gen Ed Planning Task Force II report
Food study minor
Deans’ reappointment (closed meeting): questions are raised whether this
item can be the last on the agenda.
g. A motion on student representative to Faculty Assembly
5. Discussion of Delaware Study/credit hour generation
a. FAEC agrees to obtain further information about the Delaware Study. The
issue will also be discussed in the next Faculty Assembly meeting (10/30).
6. Prep for meeting with George Ruotolo on 10/30
a. Concern for the fiscal health of the College