UNIVERSITY SENATE
Executive Committee

A G E N D A

January 11, 2008 - 1:10 p.m.


1.    Chairpersons' Report

2.    Secretary’s Report
3.    Administrative Liaison - Executive Vice President Philip Furmanski
4.    Standing Committees

Committee Reports

Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) Final Report on Charge S-0504, All-Funds Budgeting - Menahem Spiegel, BFC Chair

University Structure and Governance Committee (USGC) Report on Charge S-0701, Part-Time and Full-Time Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Role in Shared Governance - Tricia Nolfi, USGC Chair

Committee Charges

Potential Committee Charge to consider Resolution Supporting the Development of a Culture for Personal and Professional Development at Rutgers - Submitted by the Staff Caucus

Amendment to USGC Charge S-0704 on Senate Committee Structure Review: The faculty of the Graduate School-New Brunswick (GS-NB) has now adopted the GS-NB Executive Council's resolution supporting formation of a Senate Committee on Graduate and Professional Education. The charge has been revised as follows (link title and online resolution, in italics, changed):

Senate Standing Committee Structure Review: Consider and make recommendations for modifying the Senate's standing committee structure and/or charges. Consider the proposals submitted by the Staff Caucus, by Senator Gayle Stein, and by Senator Martha Cotter when deliberating on this matter. Consider other committee structure modifications that may  be needed or proposed. Solicit input from the Faculty Affairs and Personnel Committee, Equal Opportunity Committee, or other committees identified in the proposals or which may be affected by changes considered or suggested under this charge. Respond to Senate Executive Committee by February 1, 2008. ADDENDUM October 2007: Include in discussions on Charge S-0407 the "Resolution from the Graduate School-New Brunswick" regarding instituting a Senate Committee on Graduate and Professional Education.

5.    January 25, 2008 Senate Meeting Agenda

6.    Old Business


7.    New Business


8.    Adjournment