RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE

MEETING AGENDA

Friday, December 6, 2013, 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 - Ann Gould, Chairperson

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Student Affairs Committee (SAC) Response to Charge S-1211 on Deregistration for Non-Payment of Term Bills - Kristine Baffo, Robert Barraco, and Samuel Rabinowitz, SAC Co-chairs

Instruction, Curricula and Advising Committee (ICAC) Response to Charge S-1308 on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Reconsidered - Natalie Borisovets, ICAC Chair

Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) Annual Report on the Rutgers University Budget - Menahem Spiegel, BFC Chair

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
- Richard Edwards, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

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..." Also, the Senate Executive Committee has authorized committee-of-the-whole discussions under New Business as appropriate, and time permitting.]

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.

Remaining 2013-14 University Senate Meetings
[Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held on Fridays in the Multipurpose Room, Rutgers Student Center, College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick.]

January 24, 2014
February 21, 2014 (in Camden)
March 28, 2014
May 2, 2014
 (The May meeting may convene at 10:30 or 11:00 a.m. This meeting is the last of this year's Senate, but will begin with the first meeting of next year's Senate, at which Senate officers, Executive Committee members, and board representatives will be elected.)