RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
CALL TO MEETING
Friday, October 21, 2005, 1:10 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, Camden Campus Center, Camden Campus

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TRANSPORTATION AND PRE-MEETING TIMETABLE:

9:00 a.m. - New Brunswick and Newark Senators board charter bus for Camden - Lot 98B, College Farm Road, near Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences Building on the Cook Campus.  (Senators who wish to park in Lots 98A or 98B must obtain a special permit from the Senate Office.)
9:15 a.m. sharp - Bus departs from Cook Campus.
10:30 a.m. (approximately) - Bus arrives in Camden.
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon - Standing Committee meetings.
12:00 noon to 12:50 p.m. - Lunch, and Faculty and Student Caucuses. (Rooms to be announced prior to meeting.)
1:10 p.m. - Call to Order in Multipurpose Room, Camden Campus Center.
15 Minutes Post-Adjournment - Board charter bus for return trip. Bus departs Camden Campus promptly 15 minutes following Adjournment.

A G E N D A

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

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY - Kenneth Swalagin, Secretary

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT  -  President Richard L. McCormick

CAMDEN CAMPUS REPORT  -  Provost Roger Dennis

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Equal Opportunity Committee - Michael LaSala and Connie Ellis, Co-chairs
Status Report and Resolution on Charge S-0413, FAIR v. Rumsfeld Appeal    
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.

Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee - Craig Oren and Martha Cotter, Co-chairs
Response to Charge 0312, Endorsement of Draft University Copyright Policy  
Original Charge:  Review and comment on the September 2003 revised version of the proposed University Copyright Policy.

University Structure and Governance Committee - Gary Gigliotti, Chair
Response to Charge S-0401, Faculty and Student Board of Governors Membership
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.

Student Affairs Committee - Valerie Johnson and David Portilla, Co-chairs 
Response to Charge S-0406, Tolerance and Sensitivity  [WITHDRAWN PENDING FURTHER REVIEW BY THE STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE]
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.

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

REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES

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.

 

Remaining 2005-06 University Senate Meetings

[Meetings are in New Brunswick, unless otherwise noted.]

November 18, 2005
December 9, 2005
January 20, 2006 (New Brunswick Campus Report)
February 24, 2006 (Newark Campus Report – IN NEWARK)
March 24, 2006
April 28, 2006