RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDAS
Friday, April 28, 2017, 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Busch Student Center, Multipurpose Room
Busch Campus, Piscataway


FIRST MEETING OF THE 2017-2018 UNIVERSITY SENATE [Begins at 10:00 a.m.]:

ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA FOR THE ELECTION OF 2017-18 OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND BOARD REPRESENTATIVES:

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM - Peter Gillett, Senate Chairperson

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY: REPORT OF THE NOMINATING PANEL - Ann Gould, Nominating Panel Chair
Charge to the Nominating Panel

Slate of Nominees  [There may be additions before or during the meeting.] Follow this link to read the candidates' campaign statements in alphabetical order by candidates' names, or statements by position on the ballot.

STATEMENTS OF THE NOMINEES

VOTING AND COLLECTION OF BALLOTS - There will be runoff elections for Chair, Vice Chair, and any contested Campus Faculty Member of the Executive Committee categories (to populate the At-Large Faculty Member of the Executive Committee category).

ADJOURNMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING

[Election results, if available, will be announced during the Regular Senate meeting, which follows this meeting's adjournment. Results will also be posted on the Senate website by Tuesday, May 2.]
 

 
LAST MEETING OF THE 2016-2017 UNIVERSITY SENATE [Begins at 11:30 a.m. There will be a lunch break at noon. Reconvenes at 1:10 p.m.]:

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 ELECTION) AND VOTING CARDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN HARDCOPY AT THE MEETING.


REGULAR MEETING AGENDA OF THE 2016-17 UNIVERSITY SENATE:

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT - Peter Gillett, Chairperson

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY: 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.

Ad Hoc Committee on Senate-Meeting Web Streaming Response to Charge S-1606 on Senate-Meeting Web Streaming - Ann Gould, Ad Hoc Committee Chair

The Ad Hoc Committee was charged as follows: Consider the feasibility and desirability of video recording and live web streaming University Senate meetings, and archiving those video recordings online for later viewing. Include in discussions aspects of the issues of transparency, technology, costs, benefits, audience, need, personal privacy of participants, etc. Present arguments both for and against the streaming and archiving.

Student Affairs Committee (SAC) Response to Charge S-1611 on Examination of University Policy on Student Use of Drugs and Alcohol- Viktor Krapivin and Samuel Rabinowitz, SAC Co-Chairs

The SAC was charged as follows: Consider, evaluate, and make recommendations, if necessary, for changes to university policy on student use of drugs and alcohol. Consider the role of restorative justice in this university policy. Consider any deterrent effects of current policy to students seeking emergency medical services. Refer to the Medical Amnesty Report authored by the Rutgers University Student Assembly for additional information when considering this charge.

Instruction, Curricula, and Advising Committee (ICAC) Response to Charge S-1510 on Student Teaching Evaluations, and Best Practices in Evaluation of Teaching - Natalie Borisovets, ICAC Chair

The ICAC was charged as follows: Revisit the March 2012 Instruction, Curricula and Advising Committee report on Charge S-1104, on Online Teaching Evaluations, and Best Practices in Evaluation of Teaching. Consider questions such as: Have there been changes in the completion rates and use of the Student Instructional Rating Surveys (SIRS)? How can we make students more aware that the results of the SIRS are available to them? Are the questions on the SIRS still valid, or do they need to be modified in light of changes in educational technologies? To what extent should the SIRS results be used in the evaluation of teaching and the promotion/tenure process? Are other Big-10 schools using such surveys, and to what purpose? Solicit input on personnel ramifications from the Senate's Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee.

Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee (FPAC) Response to Charge S-1512 on Staff Promotion and Salary Adjustment Policy - Joseph Markert and Alexander Settles, FPAC Co-chairs

The FPAC was charged as follows: Examine Rutgers’ policies on salary adjustments for staff. In particular, review University Policy 60.4.10, which limits Rutgers staff employees’ salary adjustments following promotion or reclassification to levels below those that may be negotiated or offered for newly hired staff employees. Where appropriate, make recommendations for modifying the policy.


Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee (ASRAC) Response to Charge S-1506 on RBHS and Other Rutgers Academic Calendars - Martha Cotter and Matthew Winkler, ASRAC Co-chairs

The ASRAC was charged as follows: Consider the academic calendars of the various units of RBHS and how they differ from other Rutgers academic calendars. Make proposals for reconciling the different calendars where possible, and for incorporating the RBHS calendar(s) in the official Rutgers academic calendar.

Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee (ASRAC) Response to Charge A-1610 on Change in Graduation Date for Students Completing Degrees in the Summer - Martha Cotter and Matthew Winkler, ASRAC Co-chairs

The ASRAC was charged as follows: At the request of Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Barbara Lee, consider a proposal to move the official graduation date from October to August for students who complete degree requirements in the summer, which ensures that official reporting of summer degrees falls within the parameters of federal reporting regulations and better reflects when students actually complete their degrees.

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..." Also, the Senate Executive Committee has authorized committee-of-the-whole discussions under New Business as appropriate, and time permitting.]

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - Barbara Lee, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - Robert Puhak, Senate Vice Chair

REPORTS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES

REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY AND STUDENT LIAISONS

ADJOURNMENT
 
[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..."]

*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.