UNIVERSITY
SENATE
Executive Committee
AGENDA
September 22, 2006 -10:00
a.m.
1. Chairperson’s
Report
2. Secretary’s
Report
3. Administrative
Liaison
Administrative
Report [Note: A special meeting of the Board of
Governors had been called for this morning, so Administrative Liaisons
are not expected to be available for the Executive Committee meeting.]
4. Proposed Committee
Charges
To University
Structure and Governance Committee:
Make recommendations for revision of the Senate membership and by-laws
in light of the restructuring of the New
Brunswick schools and colleges.
To University Structure and Governance
Committee:In
preparation for the upcoming Middle States reaccreditation process, examine
the current state of shared governance at Rutgers, using the introduction
of All-Funds budgeting, the ongoing restructuring of undergraduate education
in New Brunswick, and the response to the large cuts in state funding as
test cases. In each case, were all the appropriate stakeholders actively
engaged in the process?Was appropriate input obtained from
faculty, staff, administrators, students and other stakeholders before
critical decisions were made?Did the various faculty and student
governance organizations play effective roles? What weaknesses in shared
governance were revealed in these cases? Based on this assessment, make
recommendations for strengthening shared governance at Rutgers.
To Instruction, Curricula and
Advising Committee: Assess
how well the current structure of business education at Rutgers
serves the needs of students on all three regional campuses.Make
appropriate recommendations for how the University could better serve these
needs.
To Academic Standards, Regulations
and Admissions Committee::
In light of the restructuring of undergraduate education in New Brunswick,
the findings of the Constituency Research Project, and the appointment
of a new Vice President for Enrollment Management, assess the current strengths
and weakness of the Admissions and Financial Aid operations at Rutgers.How
well do Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid serve the needs of the Camden, Newark,
and New Brunswick Campuses? Is the current balance between centralization
of support services and devolution of authority among the campuses optimal?
To what extent should the three regional campuses “go their own way” with
regard to undergraduate recruiting?How can we best explain Rutgers
as one university with three campuses, each with its own particular character
and strengths?Make recommendations for improvement based on
your assessment.
5. Targum
Concept Plan Review
From the University Senate Guidelines
Regarding Special Student Organizations: Concept Plan Review:
All petitioning
student organizations which seek authorization to conduct a student body
referendum under either of the alternative procedures described in the
Board funding policy must first submit a "Concept Plan" for review by
the University Senate and approval by the University President. The
Concept Plan must be submitted to the Executive Committee of the University
Senate by the first week of the semester prior to referenda.
The Concept Plan should describe the
structure, aims, general policies, and intended programs of the petitioning
student organization, along with an explanation of the educational value
of its activity. The University Senate or the Senate Executive Committee
shall review each Concept Plan with the sole criterion of determining the
educational value of the organization or program. The University Senate
or the Senate Executive Committee shall make a recommendation to the University
President within six weeks of receiving the petitioning student organization’s
Concept Plan.
All student programs and organizations
which are authorized to receive funding under Alternative Procedures I
and II shall conduct an independent annual audit. Evidence of annual
independent audits shall be submitted to the University Senate as part
of its Concept Plan review.
Upon approval by the University President,
a designated representative from the administration shall notify all appropriate
Rutgers University Student Governments in writing of such approval. Furthermore,
two weeks prior to the scheduled start of the referendum, the petitioning
student organization shall notify, in writing, the Secretary of the Senate
and the Vice President for Student Affairs, who shall be responsible for
notifying each division where a referendum is to be held.
6. Old Business
7. New Business
8. September 29,
2006 Senate Meeting Agenda
9. Adjournment