RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDAS
Friday, May 3, 2013, 1:10 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room
College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick


FIRST MEETING OF THE 2013-2014 UNIVERSITY SENATE:

ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA FOR THE ELECTION OF 2013-14 OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND BOARD REPRESENTATIVES:

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM - Ann Gould, 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 during the Regular Senate meeting, which follows this meeting's adjournment. Results will also be posted on the Senate website by Monday, May 6.]
 

 
LAST MEETING OF THE 2012-2013 UNIVERSITY SENATE [Begins immediately following collection of ballots from the election meeting]:

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA OF THE 2012-13 UNIVERSITY SENATE:

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT - Ann Gould, Chairperson

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY:
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-1208, Required Changes to the Academic Integrity Policy -  Martha Cotter and Dan Schantz, ASRAC Co-chairs

The ASRAC was charged as follows:

Required Changes to the Academic Integrity Policy: Recommend changes to the Rutgers Academic Integrity Policy necessitated by the about-to-be-adopted revised University Code of Student Conduct, which states that procedures for adjudicating alleged violations of academic integrity are specified in the Academic Integrity Policy. Required changes to the Academic Integrity Policy therefore consist, at a minimum, of incorporation of the procedures for resolving alleged separable violations of academic integrity in the appendices to the Policy or in a companion document. Also recommend whether some of the revised and simplified procedures for handling alleged separable conduct violations in the new Code of Student Conduct should also be adopted for resolving alleged violations of academic integrity.


Research, and Graduate and Professional Education Committee (RGPEC) Response to Charge S-1108 on Research Support Infrastructure  - Jane Otto and Gayle Stein, RGPEC Co-chairs

The RGPEC was charged as follows:

Research Support Infrastructure: In preparation for the Rutgers/UMDNJ merger, investigate the status of the research support infrastructure at Rutgers, including instrumentation, equipment, maintenance contracts, site licenses, and shared data storage. Provide recommendations that have the potential to reduce associated costs and enhance opportunities for information, equipment, and instrumentation sharing. Provide recommendations about research data security and academic and non-academic support services.

This charge was divided into subsections as follows:

S-1108-1 - Data and Information Sharing: Data and information sharing; Public vs. private; RUCore access; Seminars/workshops; Streaming video, video on demand
S-1108-2 - Secure Data Storage: Data storage; Local, central, cloud; Access; Working data vs. archived data; Costs; Federal policies re data access and storage
S-1108-3 - Data Transport: Data transport; Networking; Internet2
S-1108-4 - Scientific Equipment: Scientific equipment; Sharing (maintenance funding); Inventory (over $X)
S-1108-5 - Research Support Services: Research support services; Site licenses; High performance computing; Memberships/subscriptions; NJEDge.Net, Internet2, etc.


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 - Robert L. Barchi, University President

REPORTS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES

REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY 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.