SAC Co-chair Viktor Krapivin summarized his committee's report on Charge S-1305-2, on Smoke-Free Rutgers. The SAC had been charged as follows: "Examine the desirability, feasibility, impact and means of evolving into a smoke-free Rutgers." The report was discussed at some length, and concerns were expressed about the absence of a resolution, as well as whether the report fully responded to the charge. Following discussion, Krapivin withdrew the report, and said he would bring it back revised for the next Executive Committee meeting.

SAC Co-chair Viktor Krapivin summarized his committee's report on Charge S-1401, on Taking Courses on Other Campuses/Intercampus Equivalency. The SAC was charged as follows: "Examine obstacles preventing students from accessing educational resources located on other Rutgers campuses. If deemed appropriate, recommend policy and process changes that would promote growth of inter-campus collaboration. Refer to the Student Caucus proposal for this charge when deliberating. Identify issues to be further considered by the Instruction, Curricula and Advising Committee, if necessary." The report was discussed, and a minor change made to one of the recommendations. The report was then docketed for action at the upcoming Senate meeting.

All standing committees had been asked to respond with questions/comments regarding the proposal to form a new School of Graduate Studies in New Brunswick. Those questions were reviewed and discussed by the Executive Committee, which discussed how to proceed, and decided that Swalagin would send the questions to Deans Scotto and Kukor as they had been presented by individual committees, and ask for responses that could be sent to the Senate's standing committees for discussion at their next meetings. [Note: The questions were extensive and complex. Deans Scotto and Kukor subsequently asked for more time to respond. Swalagin informed the standing committee chairs that responses should be available in November.]

a. Executive Secretary of the Senate (non-voting) - Ken Swalagin
b. Vice Chair of the Senate (chairs the UCP) - Robert Puhak
c. Four Faculty Senators, with each of the following groups being represented:
d. One Staff Senator
e. One Alumni Senator
f. Two Student Senators

A proposed charge on AY 2017-18 Tuition Freeze was discussed, along with the following, accompanying rationale: "The staggering cost of higher education is an unnecessary burden on students, a cost which increases each year and this year increased by 1.7%. The Budget and Finance Committee should explore methods to abate the burden on students and the ability of the University to afford it." A charge  was issued to the Budget and Finance Committee as follows:

Acceptable Use Policy for Information Technology Resources: Examine the existing Rutgers University Acceptable Use Policy for Information Technology Resources. In particular, review Section 5.B.6 on the requirement that University business be conducted using defined software and applications (considering the scope of "University business"), and Section 5.C on Privacy, with regard to access by technicians and University administrators to electronic records (especially the scope of 5.C.5 and the need of the University to carry on its normal operations).  Respond to Senate Executive Committee by December 23, 2016.