RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDA
Friday, September 18, 2015, 1:10 p.m.
College Avenue Student Center, Multipurpose Room
College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick
CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A
QUORUM, INTRODUCTION OF COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND CHARGES, AND
CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT - Ann Gould, Chairperson
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY - Ken Swalagin, Executive Secretary of
the Senate
ADMINISTRATIVE
REPORT - Robert L. Barchi, University President
- Administrative Report - The full text of President Barchi's
report will be posted online after the meeting, and the link will be
emailed to the Rutgers community. President Barchi will summarize the
report at today's meeting.
- Questions and Answers - 30 minutes
INTRODUCTION
OF, AND COMMENTS BY,
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS -
- Academic Standards, Regulations, and Admissions Committee -
Martha Cotter and Matthew Winkler
- Budget and Finance Committee - Menahem Spiegel
- Instruction, Curricula, and Advising Committee - Natalie
Borisovets
- Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee - Ann Gould
- Research, and Graduate and Professional Education Committee -
Anthony Tamburello
- Student Affairs Committee - Samuel Rabinowitz and Robert Barraco
- University Structure and Governance Committee - Jon Oliver and
Robert Puhak
UPDATE
ON SCHOLARLY OPEN ACCESS
AT RUTGERS (SOAR) IMPLEMENTATION and Open
Access Policy
[See October 2012 Senate
Report on Charge S-1107, Publication Repository. Policy
effective September 1, 2015.] – Jane Otto (former chair of
the Senate's Research, and Graduate and Professional Education
Committee) and Laura Mullen, University Libraries
NEW BUSINESS [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..." Also, the Senate
Executive Committee has authorized committee-of-the-whole discussions
under New Business as appropriate, and time permitting.]
SENATE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT - Peter Gillett, Senate Vice Chair
REPORTS
OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES
REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY LIAISONS
REPORTS OF CAMPUS STUDENT LIAISONS
ADJOURNMENT