1. Chairperson’s Report

2. Secretary’s Report

• Executive Committee Minutes of March 5, 2004

• Communications:

• Received from Senator Bell, request for inclusion of AAUP Resolutions and Vision Statement in Senate communications [Docketed below under "Standing Committee...Potential Charges."]
• Memorandum from Senator Boikess, dated March 12, 2004, requesting a committee charge regarding the current format of the Faculty/Staff Directory  [Docketed below under "Standing Committee...Potential Charges."]
• Letters from President McCormick acknowledging Senate action, reports and/or advice:
• March 25, 2004 letter from President McCormick acknowledging Report on Endorsement of the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics' Framework for Comprehensive Athletics Reform
• March 25, 2004 letter from President McCormick acknowledging Report on Modification of the University Academic Calendar
• March 25, 2004 letter from President McCormick acknowledging the Resolution to Implement Fully Rutgers University Policy on Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
• March 25, 2004 letter from President McCormick acknowledging the Report and Recommendations on use of Electronic Applications for Admission
• Status Report from Craig Oren, Co-chair of the Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee, dated March 30, 2004, with update of committee activities on:  Admissions, Copyright Policy, 2009-2010 Academic Calendar, Plus-Minus Grading, and Big East Athletics  [Docketed below under "Standing Committee Reports."
• March 30, 2004 letter from Leslie Fehrenbach, Secretary of the Boards of Governors and Trustees, to Paul Panayotatos, requesting that the Senate change commencement date from Thursday, May 19, 2005 to Wednesday, May 18, 2005  [Docketed below under "Standing Committee...Potential Charges."]
• Craig Oren, Co-chair of the Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee, regarding the University Academic Calendar, informs the Executive Committee that:  "We can make a September 1 start work for Fall 2009, but only if the deans of GSE, SCILS, and SSW agree to cooperate about when their evening classes will be held."  Senator Oren will contact GSE, SCILS, and SSW deans to discuss the issue.

• Administrative Report

• Charge to the Committee
• Review of Evolving Slate of Candidates (draft will be distributed at the meeting) - Ken Swalagin

Committee Reports:

Instruction, Curricula and Advising Committee Response to Charge S-0214, Mid-Semester Course Assessment: Original Charge: Review the use of the Mid-Semester Course Assessment as a formative assessment tool; identify barriers to the use of the Mid-Semester Assessment at Rutgers; consider whether such an assessment should be require/recommended for all courses.

Equal Opportunity Committee Report/Recommendations regarding Asian-American Student Initiative:  Committee initiative/follow-up; no charge had been issued.

To University Structure and Governance Committee:  Investigate why there is no student voting representative on the Board of Governors in the spirit of N.J.S.A.18A:64-3.1, which states that the Board of Trustees of every state college must provide for the election of two student representatives who serve two-year terms and are voting members in their second year, considering that at Rutgers the Board of Governors is currently equivalent to the board of trustees at most New Jersey colleges.  Report back as to why this is not the case, and make appropriate recommendations as to if and how this issue should be pursued.  Investigate the same issues relative to faculty membership on the Board of Governors.  Respond to Senate Executive Committee by December 2004.

To Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee:  Consider the administration's request to adjust the University Academic Calendar to change next year's commencement date from Thursday, May 19, 2005 to Wednesday, May 18, 2005.  Respond to Senate Executive Committee by [deadline date].

To Equal Opportunity Committee:  [Proposed by former student Senator Deanne Meltzer]  Research and make recommendations on the formulation of a mandatory tolerance-training orientation program for all university housing directors, housing office staff, and resident advisors, as well as students who wish to reside in shared university-owned housing.  Respond to Senate Executive Committee by November 2004.  [Ms. Meltzer states that "The aim of a program of this type would be to proactively prevent unfair discrimination and harassment of students of diverse racial, religious, ethnic, and educational backgrounds so that all students who need housing can equally and harmoniously enjoy the benefits of living in a safe, affordable and conveniently located university housing."]

AAUP Resolutions and Vision Statement

Senator Boikess's request for committee charge regarding current format of Faculty/Staff Directory.

7. New Business

8. April 23, 2004 Senate Meeting Agenda

• 2004-05 Election