RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
CALL TO MEETING
Friday, October 19, 2007, 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 without Rutgers-New Brunswick parking permits who wish to park in Lot 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, Student and Staff 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 - Samuel Rabinowitz, Chairperson

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY - Kenneth Swalagin, Secretary

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - President Richard L. McCormick

CAMDEN CAMPUS REPORT - Interim Camden Provost Margaret Marsh

ELECTION OF FACULTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

At the April 2007 Senate organizational meeting, Jozef Kokini was elected faculty member of the Senate Executive Committee. Professor Kokini has since left Rutgers. In accordance with established Senate procedures and the Senate Handbook, the Executive Committee nominated several replacements, two of whom accepted their nominations. Candidates in today's election are: Nabil Adam, Rutgers Business School-Newark; and Martin Gliserman, School of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick. Nominations may also be made from the floor. Ballots will be distributed at the meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORT

Budget and Finance Committee Response to Charge S-0504, All-Funds Budgeting  - Menahem Spiegel, Chair
Note: This report is for discussion only. No motions or voting will be in order. The committee was charged as follows: Review and evalute the processes and policies related to All Funds Budgeting.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - (Martha Cotter for) Paul Leath, 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 2007-08 University Senate Meetings
[Meetings are in New Brunswick, unless otherwise noted.] 

November 9, 2007
December 7, 2007
January 25, 2008 (New Brunswick Campus Report)
February 22, 2008 (Newark Campus Report – IN NEWARK)
March 28, 2008
May 2, 2008