TEXT OF PRESIDENT McCORMICK'S  SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 RESPONSE TO THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON CHARGE S-0708, STUDENT CHARTER TRUSTEE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS:

I am writing in response to the Report and Recommendations on Charge S-0708 on Student Charter Trustee Nominations and Elections, as adopted by the University Senate on May 2, 2008. The members of the Student Affairs Committee have my appreciation for the time and attention they have devoted to these university governance issues.

My administration is pleased to take these recommendations under advisement. The Office of the Secretary of the University has undertaken a review of student participation on the Boards of other universities, and the Rutgers Office of Legal Counsel has been asked to determine the relevance of these recommendations to the broader issues of university governance and their compliance with state law. When these internal analyses have been completed we will determine whether to advance these recommendations to the appropriate Board committees for review.

Sincerely yours,
Richard L. McCormick

c:
Jon Alger, Vice President and General Counsel
Leslie Fehrenbach, Secretary of the University