RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDAS
Friday, April 29, 2011, 10:30 a.m.
Lunch/Caucus Break at Noon, Reconvene at 1:00 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room
College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick

  Follow this link to view the  2011-12 Senate Leadership and Board Representatives Election Results.


FIRST MEETING OF THE 2011-2012 UNIVERSITY SENATE:

ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA FOR THE ELECTION OF 2011-12 OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND BOARD REPRESENTATIVES:

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM - Paul Panayotatos, 2010-11 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

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 30.]
 

 
LAST MEETING OF THE 2010-2011 UNIVERSITY SENATE [Begins immediately following collection of ballots from the election meeting, approximately 11:00-11:15 a.m.]:

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA OF THE 2010-11 UNIVERSITY SENATE:

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT - Paul Panayotatos, Chairperson

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY: [The items below are docketed for this meeting. Unless otherwise noted, the order will be flexible and determined by the Senate chair, in order to follow the most efficient sequence of actions both before and after the 45-minute, noon lunch/caucus break.]

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  [Note Time Limits: Each report will be presented/summarized by the committee chairs, then will be discussed and acted upon by the Senate. There will be a 20-minutes overall time limit for each report, including presentation and discussion. PLEASE REVIEW THESE REPORTS BEFORE COMING TO THE MEETING. Committee chairpersons presenting reports have been asked to make their summaries brief to allow 20 minutes overall per report.

University Structure and Governance Committee (USGC) Response to Charge A-1102A, Proposal for a New School of Nursing-Camden - Peter Gillett, USGC Chair

Senate Committee Reports Submitted Previously to the University Structure and Governance Committee  on Charge A-1102, Proposal for a New School of Nursing-Camden:
From the Budget and Finance Committee
From the Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee
From the Research, and Graduate and Professional Education Committee

 Updated Financial Information for Proposed New School of Nursing-Camden

Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) Response to Charge S-0914, All-Funds Budgeting Integration - Menahem Spiegel, BFC Chair

Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee (FPAC) Response to Charge S-0917, Application of the "Ten-Year Rule" in Promotions to Full Professor -  Ann Gould and Paul Panayotatos, FPAC Co-chairs

Research, and Graduate and Professional Education Committee Response to Charge S-0912, Online Courses in Masters and Professional Degree Programs  - Barbara Cooper and Daniel Swartley-McArdle, RGPEC Co-chairs

Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee (ASRAC)  Response to Charge A-0906A (Formerly A-0906), Academic Calendar, Commencement Dates, Updated - Martha Cotter and Daniel Schantz, ASRAC Co-chairs

Instruction, Curriculum and Advising Committee (ICAC) Response to Charge S-1015, Online Education at Rutgers - Natalie Borisovets, ICAC Chair

Research, and Graduate and Professional Education Committee (RGPEC) [Note: Report is for information only. No Senate action is required.]  Response to Charge S-1009, NRC Rankings of Graduate Programs - Barbara Cooper and Daniel Swartley-McArdle, RGPEC Co-chairs

LUNCH RECESS AND CAUCUSES, 45 MINUTES, AT APPROXIMATELY NOON. SORRY, DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, LUNCH WILL NOT BE PROVIDED THIS YEAR. PLEASE PLAN TO BRING YOUR LUNCH, OR VISIT THE FOOD COURT ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE STUDENT CENTER. COFFEE AND TEA WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING.

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - President Richard L. McCormick OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - Ann Gould, Senate Vice Chairperson REPORT OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES

REPORTS OF 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 have been set for each docketed action item/report. After approval, extension of time limits requires a two-thirds vote.