Fall 2023 FEC Schedule and Call for Volunteers

Dear Colleagues,

I hope your fall semester is proceeding smoothly.

As you know, Service is one of the three pillars of academia, and is required for reappointment, continuing appointment, promotion, and growth. Faculty and staff seeking service opportunities are encouraged to complete the survey below to volunteer for standing committee seats, as well as run for specific committees in the upcoming election in the spring semester. (Note, that it is highly recommended that faculty and staff nominate themselves for committees that they are interested in serving, rather than nominate themselves for any eligible seat.) However, please remember that Standing Committees are by no means the only way to achieve service at FSC. Departmental, school-wide, College-wide, and SUNY-wide service opportunities come in many different forms, including ad hoc committees, task forces, etc. If you are seeking service opportunities, reach out to your chair and/or dean to find out what service openings may be available, or to have them keep you in mind when new opportunities arise.

A few important FEC items:

• As a reminder, Farmingdale Executive Committee (FEC) meetings are open to the members of the campus.  If you would like to attend, below is a list of our Fall 2023 meeting dates; all meetings are at 9:30 a.m. on Fridays, and guests may join virtually using this Microsoft Teams link: FEC Meeting 2023-2024.
  • Note that the meetings of October 6 and December 1 are Good of the Order meetings, where Administration is not present.

• The Standing Committee Membership List for 2023-2024 has been updated on the Governance website.
  
  
• There are a few vacancies of standing committee seats, and others may arise over the course of the year. If you would like to volunteer for one or more available seats or any potential future vacancies, please complete the Volunteer for a Standing Committee form.

Tentative Fall 2023 FEC Meeting Dates:

September 1 – First FEC Meeting
September 8
September 15
September 22
Tuesday, September 26 – Governance PM Meeting
September 29 – No FEC (week of Governance)
October 6 – Good of the Order Meeting
October 13 – No FEC
October 20
October 27
November 3
Tuesday, November 7 – Governance AM Meeting
November 10 – No FEC (week of Governance)
November 17
November 24 – No FEC – Thanksgiving
December 1 – Good of the Order Meeting
December 8 – Last FEC meeting of Fall 2023

Feel free to reach out if you have questions or concerns.

Be well,

Sarah T. Gross, PhD
Chair and Professor, Biology Department
Chair, Farmingdale Executive Committee
sarah.gross@farmingdale.edu