TEXT OF PRESIDENT McCORMICK'S FEBRUARY
13, 2012 RESPONSE TO REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON CHARGE S-1105,
RECORDING OF LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
I am writing in response to
the Report and Recommendations on Charge S-1105 on the Recording of
Lectures
and Presentations, as adopted by the University Senate on January 27,
2012. I thank the members of the
Senate’s
Instruction, Curricula and Advising Committee (ICAC) for their
attention to
this issue.
My administration supports the
goals expressed in the Senate’s recommendations, ensuring that
Rutgers has a
clear position on recording in-class, seminar, online, and other
presentations. We agree that both faculty
and students need
guidance regarding the conditions under which such recording and
sharing of
information is and is not permissible. Given
the complexity of the issue and its academic and legal implications, I
have
asked Vice President for Undergraduate Education Barry Qualls to look
into this
matter further, in consultation with a member of General
Counsel’s office and
other relevant academic and administrative units. Dr.
Qualls will then advise me as to whether
we need such a policy and, if so, how we should proceed to develop one
that addresses
the Senate’s concerns and helps protect our faculty and students
from copyright
and intellectual property infringements. I
will transmit the results of these deliberations to the Senate in a
follow-up response.
Sincerely yours,
Richard L. McCormick
c:
Jonathan Alger, Vice President and General
Counsel
Richard L. Edwards,
Interim Executive Vice
President for Academic Affairs
Barry Qualls, Vice
President for
Undergraduate Education