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governance is organized. The current composition of elected and appointed committees can be found in Appendix V-6 .

The elected Faculty Executive Committee (FEC), which consists of the presiding officer, presiding officer elect, secretary, faculty senator, faculty senator alternative, professional program representative and graduate program representative, is responsible for representing the faculty and facilitating communication between faculty (either through standing faculty committees or the members of the faculty) and the college administration (president, dean, and vice presidents). The FEC reports to and consults with the dean and vice president for academic affairs, but may also seek consultation with the president at any time. The specific responsibilities of the FEC as published in the bylaws are to: • Call and conduct quarterly meetings of the faculty. Additional meetings may be held at the call of the faculty presiding officer, or at the request of 10 or more members of the voting faculty. All requests must be made in writing and presented to the faculty presiding officer. • Meet regularly to discuss and conduct faculty business • Monitor the functioning of the faculty elected committees, and include reports of these committees on the agenda of faculty meetings • Serve as representatives to the Faculty Student Association (The FSA is a related corporate entity established primarily to support student organizations and to facilitate student/faculty activities. • Work with the vice-president for academic affairs to assure the Faculty Handbook is updated annually • Facilitate the conduct of elections of faculty-elected committees in accordance with each committee’s membership as described in the appendices At the regularly scheduled quarterly faculty meetings, which are designated on the College’s semester calendar ( Appendix VI-21 ), each elected faculty committee is expected to summarize its activities. Attendance at faculty meetings is good (approximately half of full-time faculty). Examples of minutes are available on campus for review upon request. The Faculty Development Committee has taken an active role in the development of agenda for annual faculty retreats, which have addressed core faculty issues such as faculty development, teaching methods, evidence-based practice, communication, and strategic planning. The agenda for the 2018 retreat held off campus at the IBM Learning Center in Armonk, NY can be found in Appendix V-7a . In addition, the Faculty Development Committee has played an important role in providing programs for faculty development. In recent years these have included special interest journal clubs, workshops on test creation, and dealing with test anxiety in students. The Curriculum Committee and Educational Policy Committee plays active roles in program development by responding to program initiatives proposed by the administration (through Academic Affairs working with the department chairs) and putting forward faculty and committee proposals. Examples of curricular revisions are detailed under Standard 2.4.

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