Rakesh Kumar

This Residential Life Master Plan for the Fashion Institute of Technology aims to assess student housing needs and provide a phased plan to meet institutional goals centered on community, inclusivity, and collaboration. Key priorities include increasing bed capacity to accommodate projected enrollment growth through 2028, enhancing student engagement, fostering innovation, promoting sustainable living, and improving infrastructure. The plan outlines recommendations such as replacing Nagler Hall with a new residence hall, implementing phased renovations across Alumni, Kaufman, and Coed Halls, increasing dedicated community and amenity spaces, adding single room options, and improving green spaces.

The board meeting involved the formal issuance of Certificates of Permanent Tenure to three staff members and the approval of various sabbatical leaves of absence for faculty members across several departments, including Communication Design Pathways, Social Sciences, Science and Math, History of Art, Writing and Speaking Studio, Illustration and Interactive Media, and Fashion Business Management.

The State University of New York's Applied Learning Plan aims to ensure all SUNY students have access to and engage in approved applied learning activities before graduation. Developed in response to a 2015 mandate, the plan details criteria for applied learning activities, outlines campus strategies for data collection and reporting, faculty and student engagement, and addresses feasibility studies for graduation requirements. It also emphasizes collaboration with external partners and ongoing support for campuses, aligning with the broader SUNY Completion Agenda targeting 2025.

The meeting included the installation of a newly appointed trustee, a public session discussing collaboration and the protection of academic freedoms, and various reports from the President and Board committees. Action items included the granting of certificates of permanent tenure, and an executive session was held to discuss personnel matters.

This document outlines the design development for an exhibition aimed at improving post-pandemic work culture. The exhibition's goals include incorporating Movement Synchrony, inspiring leaders, building strong teamwork, achieving high performance, reconnecting employees, and enhancing relationships. It also focuses on promoting the four happy hormones (Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphin) and promoting Gallup, through interactive activities to foster trust, collaboration, and happiness in the workplace.