RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDA
Friday, October 19, 2012, 1:10 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room
College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick
CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A
QUORUM, AND
CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT - Paul Panayotatos, Chairperson
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) Response
to Charge S-1103 on Information Technology and IT Services at Rutgers
- The BFC has been charged as
follows:
Evaluate
aspects of
information technology services at Rutgers including whether systems
communicate effectively with each other, incorporate user experience
levels and
feedback, are user-friendly, improve data flow, and enhance
coordination among
information technology personnel. Explore ways that the Office of
Information
Technology can more efficiently provide services to users. Identify
opportunities for Rutgers
to centralize or take a more distributive approach to various
information
technology functions, and investigate the advantages and disadvantages
of
deploying more open software. If developments during the time of
deliberations
warrant it, consider the ramifications of a reunification of Robert
Wood
Johnson Medical with Rutgers New Brunswick
on the above.
Research,
and Graduate and
Professional Education Committee (RGPEC) Response
to Charge S-1107 on
Publication Repository and Supporting Documents:
Open
Access Factsheet and
Open
Access Presentation- The RGPEC has been
charged as follows:
Examine the possibility of a
Rutgers-specific,
centrally driven publication repository for published papers and books.
Provide
data about similar services at peer and aspirant universities.
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