RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDAS
Friday, April 27, 2012, 1:10 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room
College Avenue
Campus, New Brunswick
FIRST
MEETING OF THE 2012-2013 UNIVERSITY SENATE:
ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA FOR THE ELECTION OF 2012-13 OFFICERS,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND BOARD REPRESENTATIVES:
CALL TO
ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM - Paul Panayotatos, 2011-12 Senate Chairperson
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY:
REPORT OF THE NOMINATING
PANEL - Victor Greenhut, Nominating Panel Chairperson
Charge to the
Nominating Panel
Slate of Nominees
Follow this link to read the candidates' campaign statements in alphabetical order by candidates' names.
NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
STATEMENTS OF THE
NOMINEES
QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PERIOD - In each contested category, two minutes
will be allocated for candidates to respond to Senators' questions
regarding their candidacy.
VOTING AND COLLECTION OF BALLOTS
ADJOURNMENT OF THE
ANNUAL MEETING
[Election results, if available, will be announced after
lunch, during the Regular Senate meeting, which follows this adjournment.
Results will also be posted on the Senate website on Saturday, April 28.]
LAST MEETING OF THE 2011-2012 UNIVERSITY
SENATE [Begins immediately following collection of ballots from the election
meeting]:
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA OF THE 2011-12 UNIVERSITY SENATE:
CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT - Paul Panayotatos, Chairperson
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY:
- Approval of Agenda* (including time limits)
- Minutes of March 23, 2012
- Communications:
- Response to Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics (COIA): At
its regular meeting on April 13, 2012, the Executive Committee of the
Rutgers University Senate, on behalf of the full Senate, endorsed the
five recommendations listed as "Steering Committee Policy
Recommendations, February 2012" in the COIA recommendations. This action was taken by the Executive Committee in order to meet COIA's response deadline of April 15.
PLEASE PRINT OUT AND BRING WITH YOU ANY DOCUMENTS TO WHICH YOU MAY WANT TO REFER DURING THE MEETING. ONLY THE AGENDA (AND THE BALLOTS FOR THE MORNING ELECTION) AND VOTING CARDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN HARDCOPY AT THE MEETING.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
Each report will be presented/summarized by the committee chairs, then
will be discussed and acted upon by the Senate. PLEASE REVIEW THESE REPORTS BEFORE COMING TO THE MEETING.
Academic Standards, Regulations, and Admissions Committee (ASRAC) Response
to Charge S-1003, Academic Calendar, Part 2 - Martha Cotter and Dan Schantz, ASRAC Co-chairs
The ASRAC was charged as
follows:
Academic Calendar, Part 2, Continued: Continue
consideration of future changes to the academic calendar to extend beyond
what was recommended for September and November 2011 by the Senate in October 2010.
Respond to Senate Executive Committee by April 2012.
Original Charge with Subsequent Addenda: Consider the potential problems
with the Fall 2010 academic calendar brought to the Senate’s attention by
Senator Ted Szatrowski; namely, the fact that the first class meeting for
sections of courses meeting on Monday only will not take place until near the
end of the second week of classes. Evaluate the difficulties this will cause
for faculty and students. Consult with Arun Mukherjee, University Director of
Scheduling and Space Management, with appropriate staff in the Office of
Information Technology (OIT), and with representatives of various schools and
colleges and recommend whether or not changes should be made to the Fall 2010
academic calendar to solve the problems identified. Also revisit the academic
calendar for subsequent years to see if changes should be made in order to
avoid similar problems with Monday classes in the future. [Note: Two partial responses to this charge have been
adopted by the Senate and sent to the administration. They are: Response
to Charge S-1003, Fall 2010 Academic Calendar (April
2010) and Partial
Response to Charge S-1003 on Fall 2011 Academic Calendar (October 2010).]
Faculty and Personnel Affairs
Committee (FPAC) Response
to Charge S-1016, Academic Freedom and Faculty Participation in University Governance - Ann Gould and Paul Panayotatos, FPAC Co-chairs
The FPAC was charged as
follows:
Review current recognition and protection of academic
freedom in University policies, traditions and practices, with particular
emphasis on the relationship between academic freedom and faculty participation
in University governance.
Faculty and Personnel Affairs
Committee (FPAC) Response
to Charge S-1203 on Separation of Rutgers Camden - Ann Gould and Paul Panayotatos, FPAC Co-chairs
The FPAC was charged as
follows:
Examine the short-
and long-term ramifications of the proposed separation of Rutgers-Camden from
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as they relate to, and from the
perspectives of, past, present, and prospective faculty and staff.
Student Affairs Committee (SAC) Response
to Charge S-1202 on Separation of Rutgers Camden and Rutgers-Camden/Rowan Cost Comparison - Robert Barraco, Samuel Rabinowitz, and Sheel Sanghvi, SAC Co-chairs
The SAC was charged as
follows:
Examine the short-
and long-term ramifications of the proposed separation of Rutgers-Camden from
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as they relate to, and from the
perspectives of, past, present, and prospective students.
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
[Note: Article IV.A. of the Senate Bylaws states,
"All new matters shall be referred to committee
before coming to the Senate (unless extenuating circumstances apply, as
indicated under section
C.4..."]
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - Richard L. McCormick, University President
REPORTS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND
TRUSTEES
REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY LIAISONS
ADJOURNMENT