1. Chairperson’s Report

2. Secretary’s Report

• Executive Committee Minutes of April 18, 2003
• University Senate Regular Meeting Minutes of May 2, 2003
• Communications:
• Memorandum (with attachments) from Joseph J. Seneca, dated April 22, 2003, forwarding solicited input on Plus/Minus Grading System.  Text forwarded to Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee co-chairs April 30, 2003.
• E-mail from Joseph J. Seneca, dated May 1, 2003 announcing availability of Proposed University Copyright Policy.  Docketed as potential charge below under “Standing Committee Actions.”
• Memorandum from student Senator David Snyder, dated May 6, 2003, proposing a charge on availability of syllabi during add/drop.  Docketed as potential charge below under “Standing Committee Actions.”
• Text of response from Gene Vincenti, Associate Provost, Newark to student and former Senator Rajiv Parikh’s March 10, 2003 e-mail regarding parking problems at Rutgers-Newark.  The Executive Committee considered this issue at its April 18, 2003 meeting, and asked Secretary Swalagin to request further information from Newark Parking.  Docketed as potential charge below under “Standing Committee Actions.”
• E-mail from Thomas DeRosa, dated May 15, 2003, proposing a charge on use of online instructional software.  Docketed as potential charge below under “Standing Committee Actions.”
• E-mail from Senator Craig Oren, ASRA co-chair (not continuing as co-chair next year), directing attention to an AAUP online discussion regarding the Big East Conference and Rutgers’ membership therein.  Former Senator and Senate Chair Kenneth Carlson suggests, in that online posting, that the Senate’s Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions (formerly Athletic Policy) Committee take up this issue.  Docketed as potential charge below under “Standing Committee Actions.”
• E-mail from Bob Eno, Indiana University, dated June 2, 2003, calling for Resolutions on Expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference (related to Rutgers’ membership in the Big East Conference).  Docketed below under “New Business.”

• Administrative Report

5. Standing Committee Actions, Reports and Charges

Review of Outstanding/Pending Charges

Committee Report:  University Structure and Governance Committee - Joseph Blasi and Kathleen Scott, Co-chairs.  Response to Charge S-0107:  “Review the University Senate Guidelines Regarding Special Student Organizations.”

Committee Report:  Faculty Affairs and Personnel Committee - Haym Hirsh and Paul Panayotatos, Co-chairs.  Response to Charge S-0308:  “Evaluate the current procedures for chair appointments by deans.”

Potential Charge to Committee to Review Proposed University Copyright Policy

Potential Charge to Committee regarding availability of syllabi during add/drop.

Potential Charge to Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee regarding the Big East Conference, and Rutgers’ membership therein.

Proposed Charge to Committee on Rutgers-Newark Parking (as drafted by R. Parikh):  Collect data on Student and Faculty/Staff Parking at the Rutgers Newark campus.  Analyze this data and set forth short- and long-term recommendations to improve the parking situation at Rutgers Newark.  Click to view Mr. Parikh’s original e-mail.   Click to view Associate Provost Gene Vincenti’s response to Mr. Parikh.

Proposed Charge to Committee on use of online instructional software (based on charge drafted by Senator DeRosa):  Examine the various types of online instructional software (courseware) being utilized by departments and units at the Rutgers.  What are the consequences of using a growing number of different courseware products (sometimes even within an individual course) for faculty, staff and students?  Determine whether Rutgers should decide upon and use a standard courseware product.

Proposed Charge to Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions (ASRA) Committee (as drafted by Co-chair Walker-Andrews):  Review the regulations concerning faculty involvement in the recruitment and admissions of students to the multi-purpose colleges and professional schools at Rutgers University as specified in Section 2.12 of the University Policies. In addition, consider the recommendations specified in Senate Resolution A-8420 (approved by the Board of Governors, June 8, 1984), the concerns brought by the Livingston Fellows (“Motion on the Powers and Authority of the Livingston Admissions Committee,” June 8, 2000) and the New Brunswick Faculty Council (Admissions and Recruitment Committee recommendations, April 26, 2002). Determine whether (a) the role of faculty and admissions committees follows the provisions of Section 2.12 and (b) whether modifications should be made.

6. Old Business

Potential Charge to Committee to Review Knight Express Card Committee Report (Carried over from April 18, 2003 Executive Committee meeting).  (Report available in hardcopy only.)

7. New Business

Call for Resolutions on Expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference (related to Rutgers’ membership in the Big East Conference).

8. Adjournment