RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDA
Friday, October 16, 2015, 1:10 p.m.
College Avenue Student Center, Multipurpose Room
College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick
CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A
QUORUM, AND CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT - Ann Gould,
Chairperson
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
COMMITTEE REPORT
Instruction,
Curricula and Advising Committee (ICAC) Response
to Charge S-1413 on Selection Process for Software Packages or Services
of Significant
Instructional Impact
– Natalie
Borisovets, ICAC Chair
The
ICAC was charged as follows: Using
the most
recent Pearson contract as a case in point, review the process by which
large
contracts that have the potential to seriously affect curricular or
academic
areas of the University are awarded. How are final
bidders
selected, and by what criteria are choices made? How are specifications
determined for components/needs? How do we ensure that faculty
preferences and
pedagogical priorities are included in the consideration of such
packages?
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - Barbara Lee, Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs
SUMMARY OF RUTGERS
INTERIM TITLE IX POLICY - Judith Ryan, Enterprise Risk and
Institutional Compliance Officer
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 AND STUDENT LIAISONS
ADJOURNMENT