UNIVERSITY SENATE
Executive Committee

A G E N D A

November 18, 2011 - 1:10 p.m.


1.    Chairpersons' Report

2.    Secretary’s Report 3.    Administrative Liaison 4.    Standing Committees

Committee Reports:

Issues/Proposed Charges:

Proposed Charge to Research, and Graduate and Professional Education Committee (RGPEC), submitted by RGPEC Co-chair Gayle Stein, on research infrastructure. Proposed Charge:

In preparation for the Rutgers/UMD merger, investigate the status of the research support infrastructure at Rutgers, including instrumentation, equipment, maintenance contracts, site licenses, and shared data storage. Provide recommendations that have the potential to reduce associated costs and enhance opportunities for information, equipment, and instrumentation sharing. Provide recommendations about research data security and academic and non-academic support services.

Potential Charge to University Structure and Governance Committee on the size and composition of the Senate, and effects of adding the medical school, based on discussions in the Ad Hoc Shared Governance Task Force.

5.    University Senate December 9, 2011 Agenda

6.    Old Business

7.    New Business

8.    Adjournment