RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE 

MEETING AGENDA 

Friday, February 15, 2019 1:10 p.m. 
Paul Robeson Campus Center, Essex Room 231-232 
Newark Campus

Essex Room 231-232, PAUL ROBESON CAMPUS CENTER, NEWARK CAMPUS

Click here to view Newark Campus Map and Travel Directions


TRANSPORTATION AND MEETING TIMETABLE: 

9:00 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 without Faculty/Staff parking permits who wish to park in Lot 98B should contact the Senate office (email man145@senate.rutgers.edu or call 848.932.7642) no later than 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13 to be placed on a one-day, do-not-ticket list. Senators who are driving may park in Deck 3, located at 180 Washington Street - all valid Faculty/Staff parking permits will be honored.  Senators that do not have a valid Faculty/Staff parking permit (including Newark and New Brunswick Students) and plan to park in Deck 3, should contact Morgan Nemes at the Senate office for futher instructions on registering for a 1-day parking permit no later than Wednesday, February 13 (email man145@senate.rutgers.edu or call 848.932.7642).  
9:15 a.m. sharp - Bus departs from Cook Campus.  
10:00 a.m. (approximately) - Bus arrives in Newark. 
10:00 a.m. (or when the bus arrives from New Brunswick) to 11:45 a.m. - Standing Committee Meeting Schedule
12noon to 12:50 p.m.  - Caucus Meetings:  Faculty Caucus: Bergen Room 255/6/7, Student Caucus: Monmouth Room 237, Staff Caucus: Passaic Room 226, Alumni Caucus: Middlesex Room 224 
[Lunch will be provided in Essex 233 starting at 11:45 p.m. Please collect your lunch and take it to your caucus. Do not caucus in the lunch location.]
1:10 p.m. - Call To Order in Essex Room 231, 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.

A G E N D A 

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIR’S REPORT - Peter Gillett, Chair 

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY - Mary Mickelsen, Executive Secretary of the Senate 

OLD BUSINESS   

[Note: Substantive amendments to these reports should be given to the Senate Executive Secretary in writing prior to or at the time the amendment is moved.]

Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) Response to Charge S-1801: How OIT and Offices Solicit and Integrate Feedback - Menahem Speigel, BFC Chair

The BFC has been charged as follows: Investigate and make recommendations on how OIT and other offices solicit and integrate feedback from all constituencies at Rutgers to ensure the optimal purchase and use of information systems. Respond to the Senate Executive Committee by December 2018.

Instruction, Curricula, and Advising Committee (ICAC) Response to Charge S-1803: A Policy Relating to Student Posting of Faculty-Owned Documents - Natalie Borisovets, ICAC Chair

The ICAC has been charged as follows: Investigate and make recommendation on University Policies relating to students' posting of syllabi, slides, tests, examinations, and other professor-created documents to sites such as Course Hero. Consider similar issues related to student-created documents. Respond to the Senate Executive Committee by February 2019.

Instruction, Curricula, and Advising Committee (ICAC) Response to Charge S-1802: Online and Hybrid Course Support- Natalie Borisovets, ICAC Chair

The ICAC has been charged as follows: Investigate and consider how online and hybrid courses are supported at Rutgers. How are courses created and delivered and how are faculty supported? Respond to the Senate Executive Committee by November 2018.

Academic Standards, Regulations, and Admissions Committee (ASRAC) Response to Charge S-1808: Code of Student Conduct Policy Review - Regina Masiello and Robert Schwartz, ASRAC Co-Chairs

The ASRAC has been charged as follows: Review the new University Policy 10.2.11 on Code of Student Conduct, identify any concerns, and if appropriate, recommend further changes or other courses of action. Respond to the Senate Executive Committee by December 2018.

This report is being presented for information only.

NEWARK CHANCELLOR'S REPORT -  Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor 

The Newark Chancellor's Report will commence at 2:30 p.m. which will consist of a 30 minute presentation and 15 minute Q&A.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - Jon Oliver, Senate and Executive Committee Vice Chair

REPORTS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES

REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY AND STUDENT 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 2018-19 University Senate Meetings
[Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held on Fridays in the Multipurpose Room, College Avenue Student Center, College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick.]

March 29, 2019
May 3, 2019
 (The May 3 meeting may convene at 10:30 or 11:00 a.m. This meeting is the last of this year's Senate, but will begin with the first meeting of next year's Senate, at which Senate officers, Executive Committee members, and board representatives will be elected. The start time will be determined by the Senate Executive Committee in April 2019.)