TRANSPORTATION AND PRE-MEETING TIMETABLE:
9:30 a.m. - New Brunswick and Camden Senators board charter bus
for Newark at Lot 98B, College Farm Road, near Environmental and Natural
Resource Sciences Building on the Cook Campus. (Senators may park
in Lot 98B. If Lot 98B is filled, you may park in Lot 98A near the
Marine and Coastal Sciences Building.)
9:45 a.m. sharp - Bus departs from Cook Campus.
10:30 a.m. (approximately) - Bus arrives in Newark.
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon - Standing Committee meetings.
12:00 noon to 12:50 p.m. - Lunch, and Faculty and Student
Caucuses. (Rooms to be announced prior to meeting.)
1:10 p.m. - Call To Order in Multipurpose Room East 232, Paul Robeson
Campus Center.
Post-Adjournment - Board charter bus for return trip.
15 Minutes Post-Adjournment - Bus departs Newark Campus promptly
15 minutes following Adjournment.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT
- Martha Cotter, Chairperson
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
• Approval of Agenda* (including time limits)
• Approval of Minutes of January 21,
2005
COMMITTEE REPORT
University Structure and Governance Committee - Joseph Blasi and Kathleen
Scott, Co-Chairs
Response to
Charges S-0324, Senate Bylaws Review, and Charge S-0320, Election Procedures
for At-Large and PTL/Annual Appointee Senators - This report was introduced
for discussion only at the November 2004 Senate meeting, and was docketed
for action at the January 2005 Senate meeting. Quorum was lost before
this item was reached on the January docket. The report is now resubmitted
for action by the Senate. Click the following link to view (requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader) Annotated Bylaws with
Changes Indicated.
Original Charges:
S-0324, Senate Bylaws Review: Review Senate bylaws and enabling
University Regulations as outlined in the Senate Handbook, and make recommendations
for revisions, particularly regarding Senate membership, officer eligibility
and requirements. Consult with Senate secretary and chair to identify
specific aspects of the bylaws and regulations to be examined.
S-0320, Election Procedures for At-Large and PTL/Annual Appointee Senators:
Review the procedures for election of at-large faculty Senators (and faculty
Senators representing other research and academic units) as mandated by Senate
bylaws. Examine the process and make recommendations regarding simplifying
and updating the election process. Consider whether election of part-time
lecturer and annual appointee Senators should be conducted by the same process.
Consult with Rita MacIndoe in the office of Academic Affairs regarding last
year's election process and outcome, and with Senate Secretary Swalagin
regarding recent PTL/Annual elections.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - President Richard L. McCormick
• Questions and Answers: 10 minutes
NEWARK CAMPUS REPORT - Provost Steven Diner
• Synopsis of Report
• Questions and Answers: 10 minutes
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - Samuel Rabinowitz, Vice Chairperson
• January
7, 2005 minutes
• Report on meeting of February 4, 2005
• Questions and Answers: 5 minutes
REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES
REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY LIAISONS
ADJOURNMENT
*Note: Addition of items to the Agenda requires a two-thirds vote.
There is an overall time limit of 2-1/2 hours for Senate meetings.
Specific time limits are set for questions and debate, not for presentation
of reports. After approval, extension of time limits requires a two-thirds
vote.
Remaining 2004-05 University Senate Meetings
[Meetings are in New Brunswick, unless otherwise noted.]
March 11, 2005
April 22, 2005