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Board of Trustees of The City University of New York Committee on Faculty, Staff and Administration March 9, 2020 I. ACTION ITEMS A. Approval of the Minutes of the January 13, 2020 Meeting B. POLICY CALENDAR 1. Committee Report 2. Authorization of Terms of the Professional Staff Congress / CUNY Collective Bargaining Agreement to Apply to Excluded Titles 3. Update of Investment Offering in the Optional Retirement Plan and Tax Deferred Annuity Plan 4. Naming of the Immigrant Student Success Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice 5. Naming of the Lynch Scholarship at John Jay College of Criminal Justice 6. Naming of the Raggio Classroom at Baruch College 7. Naming of the Geri Epstein Endowed Scholarship at Hunter College 8. Naming of the Lynne Glatter Scholarship at Hunter College 9. Naming of the Geduld Classroom at Baruch College 10. Appointment of Jennifer Ford with Early Tenure at Hunter College 11. Appointment of Bonnie Keilty with Early Tenure at Hunter College 12. Appointment of Olorunseun Ogunwobi with Early Tenure at Hunter College 13. Appointment of Tyrel Starks with Early Tenure at Hunter College 14. Appointment of Christine Tan with Early Tenure at Hunter College 15. Appointment of Joseph Fera with Early Tenure at Lehman College 16. Appointment of Dawn Ewing Morgan as Vice President of Diversity and Human Resources at Lehman College 17. Appointment of Cheryl Todmann as Vice President for Communications and Marketing at Kingsborough Community College BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION JANUARY 13, 2020 The meeting was called to order by Trustee Jill O’Donnell-Tormey at 6:00 p.m. The following people were present: Committee Members: Hon. Michael Arvanites University Staff: Jill O’Donnell-Tormey Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer Hector Batista Faculty Member: Senior Vice Chancellor and Special Counsel Prof. Kerin Coughlin, faculty representative Glenda G. Grace Vice Chancellor Doriane K. Gloria Student Member: Vice Chancellor Richard R. White Mr. Hussein Abdul, student representative Senior Associate General Counsel Katherine Raymond COP Liaison: President William J. Fritz Trustee Observers: Hon. Barry F. Schwartz Trustee Staff: Senior Advisor to the Chancellor and Secretary Gayle M. Horwitz Deputy Secretary Anne Fenton Ms. Fenella Ramsami The agenda items were considered and acted upon in the following order: I. ACTION ITEMS: A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 25, 2019. Moved by Trustee O’Donnell-Tormey and seconded by Trustee Michael Arvanites, the minutes were unanimously approved as amended as follows (page 3, first paragraph): “Prof. Kerin Coughlin requested confirmation confirmed that the naming determinations were in accordance with the revised naming guidelines. AVC Gorelik confirmed that they were.” B. POLICY CALENDAR 1. Committee Report. Vice Chancellor Doriane Gloria requested the approval of the Committee on Faculty, Staff and Administration (CFSA) Report that consist of 65 employee and faculty actions, including 51 appointments and reappointments and 10 faculty fellowship leaves. Moved by Trustee O’Donnell-Tormey and seconded by Trustee Arvanites, and following discussion, the item was unanimously approved for submission to the Board. 2. Naming of the Helen Frankenthaler Fellowship Fund at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. 3. Naming of the Jeannette Bercovici Coin Group Study Room at Hunter College. 4. Naming of The Cooperman Challenge at Hunter College. 5. Naming of The Cooperman Dress for Success Program at Hunter College. 1 BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION JANUARY 13, 2020 6. Naming of the Joan G. Masket and Sherman Pincus High Bar at Hunter College. 7. Naming of The Johanna and Bridget Brady Excellence in Nursing Endowment at Queensborough Community College. Associate Vice Chancellor Elina Gorelik presented for approval consideration, (6) namings and acceptance of gifts. Moved by Trustee O’Donnell-Tormey and seconded by Trustee Arvanites, and following discussion, items I.B.2 through I.B.7 were unanimously approved for submission to the Board. 8. Appointment of Miguel Aragon with Early Tenure at the College of Staten Island. 9. Appointment of Sean Edgecomb with Early Tenure at the College of Staten Island. 10. Appointment of David Schwab with Early Tenure at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost (EVC&UP) José Luis Cruz presented and highlighted the characteristics of the aforementioned candidates for early tenure. Trustee Arvanites thanked the Chancellor and his team for recommending the talented Staten Islanders who are teaching at the College of Staten Island. Moved by Trustee O’Donnell-Tormey and seconded by Trustee Arvanites, and following discussion, items I.B.8 through I.B.10 were unanimously approved for submission to the Board. 11. Appointment of Tamara Schneider with Immediate Tenure at Baruch College. Trustee O’Donnell-Tormey noted that the Committee has been advised that the wrong resolution was submitted. As you may recall, the full Board approved the appointment of Tamera Schneider as the Associate Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Research at its October 2019 Board meeting. Today, the Committee has the replacement resolution to appoint Tamera Schneider with Immediate Tenure at Baruch College. EVC&UP Cruz endorsed the appointment with immediate tenure. Moved by Trustee O’Donnell-Tormey and seconded by Trustee Arvanites, and following discussion, the item was unanimously approved for submission to the Board as amended as follows: “WHEREAS, Dr. Tamera R. Schneider was appointed as Associate Vice Chancellor & Vice Provost for Research at The City University of New York by the CUNY Board of Trustees on October 21, 2019; and WHEREAS, Prior to joining CUNY, Dr. Schneider earned tenure at Wright State University, where she served as full professor in the Department of Psychology; and WHEREAS, Dr. Schneider has over 50 publications and has closely studied biobehavioral assessment and psycho-physiological mechanisms that link stress, emotions, and health; the influence of persuasion and other social-psychological phenomena on effecting positive health outcomes; and facilitating stress resilience and effective, inclusive, and innovative workplaces; and 2 BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OF THE MEETING FACULTY, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION JANUARY 13, 2020 WHEREAS, Dr. Tamera R. Schneider has served as Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences of the Social, Behavioral, and Economics (SBE) Directoriate, as a Program Director of NSF’s Social Psychology program, and Assistant Vice President of Multicultural Affairs and Community Engagement at Wright State University; and WHEREAS, Dr. Schneider was recommended for appointment as a full professor with tenure in the Baruch College Department of Psychology by the corresponding personnel and budget committees NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That Tamera R. Schneider be appointed as a Professor with tenure in the Department of Psychology at Baruch College, effective November 18, 2019, and placed on leave while she serves as Associate Vice Chancellor & Vice Provost for Research at The City University of New York, subject to financial ability. EXPLANATION: Dr. Schneider’s many years of experience as educator, researcher, and administrator conducting valuable, forward-thinking work will prove invaluable to advancing the missions of Baruch College and The City University of New York.” 12. Appointment of Lester Edgardo Sandres Rápalo as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bronx Community College. Vice Chancellor Doriane Gloria asked the Committee to approve the executive level appointment of Lester Edgardo Sandres Rápalo as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bronx Community College. Moved by Trustee O’Donnell-Tormey and seconded by Mr. Hussein Abdul, and following discussion, the item was unanimously approved for submission to the Board. Trustee O’Donnell-Tormey moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Prof. Kerin Coughlin and the meeting was adjourned at 6:22 p.m. 3 Board of Trustees of The City University of New York RESOLUTION TO Approve the Committee on Faculty, Staff and Administration Report March 9, 2020 WHEREAS, The colleges and university central office appoint faculty, executives, and staff to ensure academic and administrative operations continue seamlessly and new initiatives are implemented effectively; and WHEREAS, Faculty are evaluated and reappointed on a systematic basis, sometimes resulting in the awarding of tenure, in order to retain superior faculty; and WHEREAS, Faculty are granted fellowship leave in order to conduct research, improve their teaching, or conduct creative work, thereby improving the students’ experience and university’s success; and WHEREAS, Other personnel actions, including executive level appointments, appointments of named chair, appointments waiving bylaws requirements, and appointments with 211 waivers and 212 notices, are considered as appropriate to guarantee university and campus goals and commitments are achieved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the CFSA Report prepared by the Office of Human Resources Management and presented, be approved effective March 30, 2020.