RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDAS
Friday, May 2, 2014, 1:10 p.m.
Rutgers
Student Center, Multipurpose Room
College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick
FIRST MEETING OF THE 2014-2015 UNIVERSITY SENATE:
ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA FOR THE ELECTION OF 2014-15 OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND BOARD REPRESENTATIVES:
CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM - Ann Gould, Senate
Chairperson
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY:
REPORT OF THE NOMINATING PANEL - Robert Puhak and Jon Oliver,
Nominating Panel
Co-chairs
Charge
to the Nominating Panel
Slate of
Nominees Follow this link to read the candidates' campaign
statements in alphabetical
order by candidates' names. or statements
by position on the ballot.
NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
STATEMENTS OF THE NOMINEES
VOTING AND COLLECTION OF BALLOTS
ADJOURNMENT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
[Election results, if available, will be announced during the Regular
Senate meeting, which follows this meeting's adjournment. Results will
also be posted on the Senate website by Monday, May 5.]
LAST MEETING OF THE 2013-2014 UNIVERSITY SENATE
[Begins immediately following collection of ballots from the election
meeting]:
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA OF THE 2013-14 UNIVERSITY SENATE:
CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIRPERSON’S
REPORT - Ann Gould, Chairperson
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY:
PLEASE PRINT
OUT AND BRING WITH YOU ANY DOCUMENTS TO WHICH YOU MAY WANT TO REFER
DURING THE MEETING. ONLY THE AGENDA (AND THE BALLOTS FOR THE
ELECTION) AND VOTING CARDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN HARDCOPY AT
THE MEETING.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Each report will be presented/summarized by the committee chairs, then
will be discussed and acted upon by the Senate. PLEASE REVIEW THESE
REPORTS BEFORE COMING TO THE MEETING.
Student Affairs Committee
(SAC) Response
to Charge S-1210 on Early-Open Study Space - Kristine Baffo,
Robert Barraco, and Samuel Rabinowitz, SAC Co-chairs - The SAC has been
charged as follows:
Early-Open Study
Space: Determine the
interest in, and feasibility of, a study area on each campus opening
early
(5:00 a.m.) for commuter students.
Executive
Committee (EC) Response to Proposal
for Union of Nursing Programs and Personnel on the Stratford Campus of
the Legacy UMDNJ School of Nursing with the Rutgers School of Nursing -
Camden - Ann Gould, Senate and Executive Committee Chair
Faculty
and Personnel Affairs Committee (FPAC) Preliminary Response
to Charge S-1012A on Balance of Full-time and Part-time Faculty Teaching
and Table
of Fall
2012 Courses Taught in the SAS-NB - Ann Gould and Rudy Bell,
FPAC Co-chairs. The FPAC has been
charged as follows:
Faculty
and Personnel Affairs Committee (FPAC) Response
to Charge S-1212 on Definition of "Faculty" in University Policies
- Ann Gould and Rudy Bell, FPAC Co-chairs. The FPAC has been
charged as follows:
Definition
of "Faculty" in University Policies:
Investigate
whether there is a need for a definition of "faculty" to be used in
University Policies. If so, develop a definition of "faculty" to be
incorporated into those policies.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - Robert
L. Barchi, University President
REPORTS OF THE
REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES
REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY LIAISONS
REPORTS OF CAMPUS STUDENT LIAISONS
ADJOURNMENT
[Note: Article IV.A. of the Senate Bylaws
states,
"All new matters shall be
referred to committee before coming to the Senate (unless extenuating
circumstances apply, as indicated under section
C.4..."]
*Note: Addition of items to
the Agenda requires a two-thirds vote. There is an overall
time limit of 2-1/2 hours for Senate meetings. Specific
time limits are set for questions and debate, not for presentation of
reports. After approval, extension of time limits requires
a two-thirds vote.