RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDAS
Friday, April 22, 2005, 10:30 a.m.
Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room
College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick
Click to VIEW APRIL 22, 2005 SENATE ELECTION RESULTS
(above link added April 26, 2005)

FIRST MEETING OF THE 2005-2006 UNIVERSITY SENATE:
ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA FOR THE ELECTION OF 2005-06 OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND BOARD REPRESENTATIVES

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM  - Martha Cotter, Chairperson

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY

REPORT OF THE NOMINATING PANEL  -  Daniel O’Connor, Chairperson
Slate of Nominees

NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR

STATEMENTS OF THE NOMINEES

VOTING AND COLLECTION OF BALLOTS

ADJOURNMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING  [Election results, if available, will be announced at the end of the Regular Senate meeting, which follows this adjournment.  Results will also be posted on the Senate website on Monday, April 25.]


LAST MEETING OF THE 2004-2005 UNIVERSITY SENATE:
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA OF THE 2004-2005 UNIVERSITY SENATE:

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT
  - Martha Cotter, Chairperson

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY [See note in red below under "Committee Reports."]  ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT  -  President Richard L. McCormick 
COMMITTEE REPORTS  [NOTE:  The Senate will recess for lunch during the committee reports portion of the meeting, at approximately 12:00 noon.  Lunch will be provided.  Faculty and Student Caucuses are expected to convene.  The meeting will reconvene at 1:10 p.m.  President McCormick's Administrative Report will be the first item on the agenda for the afternoon session, followed by continued Committee Reports.]

Faculty Affairs and Personnel Committee, Response to Charge A-0410, Clinical and Professional Practice Faculty Tracks   [Follow this link to view the Report as Amended and Approved by the Senate on April 22, 2005.]
- Ann Brooks Gould and Paul Panayotatos, Co-chairs
Original Charge:  Review and respond to the administration's proposals regarding Clinical and Professional Practice Tracks for:  the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology; Rutgers Business School in New Brunswick and Newark, and the School of Business-Camden; and the Mason Gross School of the Arts.  Report to Senate Executive Committee by May 2005.

University Structure and Governance Committee,  Response to Charge S-0324, Senate Bylaws Review (Part 2, Senate Handbook)
- Joseph Blasi and Kathleen Scott, Co-chairs
Follow this link to view Overview of the Handbook Revisions and Report.  Follow this link to view Major Handbook Changes.  Follow this link to view the Handbook Before Changes.

Original Charge:  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.

Instruction, Curricula and Advising Committee, Response to Charge S-0318, Use of Course Management Systems (click this link to read the Report Summary) - Natalie Borisovets, Chair   [Discussion:  10 minutes]
Original Charge:  Examine the various types of online instructional software (courseware) being utilized by departments and units at Rutgers.  What are the consequences of using a growing number of different courseware products (sometimes even within an individual course) for faculty, staff and students? Determine whether Rutgers should decide upon and use a standard courseware product.
Student Affairs Committee, Response to Charge S-0406, Tolerance and Sensitivity - Nicole Smith and Claudia Volk, Co-chairs  [Discussion:  10 minutes]
Original Charge:  Explore and recommend ways in which tolerance, sensitivity and open dialog may be promoted at Rutgers, particularly among students, in media content, housing, and other areas.
Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee, Response to Charge S-0317, Faculty Role in Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Admissions - Michelle Brazier and Craig Oren, Co-chairs; Martha Cotter, Subcommittee Chair 
Original Charge:  Review the current practices for faculty involvement in both recruiting and admitting undergraduate students to Rutgers University.  Determine whether faculty and faculty admissions committees are active participants in the process, whether University Regulations are being met, and whether the role of faculty should be expanded.  (Documents regarding faculty role in admissions include: Senate Resolution A-8420; University Regulations, Section 2.12; Motion passed by the Livingston Fellows on June 8, 2000; NBFC recommendation of April 26, 2002).
University Structure and Governance Committee, Resolution: Support for the Chair of the University Senate - Joseph Blasi and Kathleen Scott, Co-chairs   [Discussion:  10 minutes]

University Structure and Governance Committee, Response to Charge S-0401, Faculty and Student Board of Governors Membership - Joseph Blasi and Kathleen Scott, Co-chairs   [Discussion:  10 minutes]

Original Charge:  Student and Faculty Board Membership.  Investigate why there is no student voting representative on the Board of Governors in the spirit of N.J.S.A.18A:64-3.1, which states that the Board of Trustees of every state college must provide for the election of two student representatives who serve two-year terms and are voting members in their second year, considering that at Rutgers the Board of Governors is currently equivalent to the board of trustees at most New Jersey colleges.  Report back as to why this is not the case, and make appropriate recommendations as to if and how this issue should be pursued.  Investigate the same issues relative to faculty membership on the Board of Governors.  Respond to Senate Executive Committee by December 2004.

University Structure and Governance Committee, Senate Committee Structure, Graduate and Professional Education  - Joseph Blasi and Kathleen Scott, Co-chairs   [Discussion:  10 minutes]

Original Charge S-0409:  Senate Committee Structure, Graduate and Professional Education:  Consider revising the Senate committees’ standing charges to include among them responsibility for exploring issues related to graduate and professional education.  Also consider placement of responsibility for considering research-related issues in the committees’ standing charges.

Equal Opportunity Committee, Status Report on Charge S-0413, FAIR v. Rumsfeld Appeal
- Michael LaSala and Ben Sifuentes-Jauregui, Co-chairs    [This report is for information only.  No Senate action is required at this time.]   [Discussion:  10 minutes]
Original Charge:  Considering the November 29, 2004 decision of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the case of FAIR v. Rumsfeld, revisit the issues addressed in the University Senate’s reports/resolutions on FAIR v. Rumsfeld and on Federally Mandated Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation in ROTC Programs.  Draft recommendations on how Rutgers should respond to the recent decision. Respond to Senate Executive Committee by March 18, 2005.

Faculty Affairs and Personnel Committee, Response to Charge S-0407, Faculty Reporting Processes
- Ann Brooks Gould and Paul Panayotatos, Co-chairs  [This report is for information only.  No Senate action is required at this time.]   [Discussion:  10 minutes]

Original Charge:  Investigate, consider, and make recommendations for streamlining and making easier the processes involved in faculty reporting of teaching, scholarship and service. Consider compatibilities between the Annual Faculty Survey and Form 1A, cross-document copy-and-paste capability, and availability of data for reformatting for insertion into other electronic documents.”

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE  -  Samuel Rabinowitz, Vice Chairperson REPORT OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES

CAMPUS FACULTY LIAISONS

ADJOURNMENT OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

*Note:  Addition of items to the Agenda requires a two-thirds vote.  The overall time limit for this Senate meeting is 3-1/2 hours.  Specific time and limits are set for questions and debate; not for presentation of reports.  After approval, extension of time limits requires a two-thirds vote.