UNIVERSITY
SENATE
Executive
Committee
A G E
N D A
October
28, 2016 - 1:10 p.m.
Meeting location: Newark Campus
This is the first of the newly instituted "away" Executive Committee
meetings. It takes place on the Newark Campus.
TIMETABLE:
9:30
a.m. – Board Academy charter bus for Newark in the ASB-III
parking lot. This is our
usual meeting location. [If you’re driving, please see parking
and other
information below.]
Approximately
10:30 a.m. – Arrive in Newark.
11:00
a.m. – Chancellor Cantor will lead us on a tour of the Rutgers
Newark Campus.
12:00
noon – Lunch in Chancellor Cantor’s conference room at the
Center for Law and
Justice, 123 Washington Street.
[Please note that valid ID is required to enter the building.]
1:00
p.m. – Executive Committee meeting begins at the lunch location.
Approximately
4:00 p.m. – Board charter bus for return trip to New Brunswick.
PARKING
IN NEWARK:
Mary
Mickelsen has made arrangements for reserved parking in Deck
1, 200 University
Avenue in Newark.
Please
email Mary (mj@rci.rutgers.edu) your vehicle’s make,
model, and license plate number if you wish to use one of these
reserved
parking spots.
DRIVING
TO NEWARK:
Map
and directions for the Center for Law and Justice
AGENDA
1. Chair’s Report - Peter Gillett,
Senate Chair
2. Secretary’s Report -
Ken Swalagin, Executive Secretary of the Senate
3.
Administrative Report -
Barbara Lee, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
4. Standing
Committees, and Panels
Reports:
Student
Affairs Committee (SAC) Response to Charge S-1305-2 on Smoke-Free
Rutgers - Viktor Krapivin and Samuel Rabinowitz,
SAC Co-chairs
This report was discussed at the
previous Executive Committee meeting, and was then withdrawn by SAC
Vice Chair Viktor Krapivin. The report has now been revised. The SAC
was charged as follows: Examine
the desirability, feasibility, impact and means of evolving into a
smoke-free
Rutgers.
Issues/Charges:
Proposed Charge to Academic Standards,
Regulations and Admissions Committee (ASRAC) on Considering Religious
Issues with the University Calendar - Submitted by Professor
Leslie Fishbein
Issue/Rationale:
Professor
Fishbein emailed the following: "I would suggest that the university
annually poll the religious organizations of every denomination on
campus to ask which of their religious holidays preclude work so that
instructors would know definitely when students have religious
obligations that entitle them to accommodations and would be obliged by
university policy to provide appropriate accommodations. Disseminating
such information to faculty also would make it easier to make sure that
when events are scheduled they are less likely exclude students who
have religious obligations that might interfere with the timing of such
events."
Proposed Charge to Student Affairs Committee (SAC) on Allowing Absentee
Ballots in Special Student Organization Funding Referenda -
Submitted by Student Senator and SAC Co-chair Viktor Krapivin
Proposed
Charge:
Investigate
the desirability of changing University Policy 10.3.3 on Funding for
Special Student Organizations to allow for absentee ballots in
referenda conducted based on that policy. Recommend revisions, as
needed.
Rationale:
"I
currently serve as the chair of the NJPIRG Referendum Oversight
Committee for the New Brunswick and RBHS campuses. An issue brought up
by one of the members of the committee is that a large portion of the
students in that member's unit are online students. These students
cannot vote in the referendum as they do not physically attend Rutgers
on a regular basis. While the current rules allow for mail in ballots
for use with the University College community or graduate schools,
there is no general procedures for students at other units to request
mail in ballots."
Issue/Proposed
Charge to Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee (FPAC) on Staff and
Faculty Hiring Eligibility and Screening Protocols - Submitted
by Student Senator Michael Van Stine
Rationale:
“The
university has a complex set of eligibility and
screening protocols for hiring for staff and faculty positions. They
range from
minimal educational and experience requirements and varied
proficiencies to
veterans and collective bargaining unit preference. The university is
at core
mission designed to serve students and students are the primary revenue
source
for the university. Students have in many cases skills and knowledge
that set
them apart from open outside competition for open positions. I would
like to
propose that the FPAC committee explore possibilities after all
existing
primary considerations are satisfied – including veteran’s
and existing staff
preference, that active students (and possibly alumni) be afforded
first
consideration for open positions over outside market competition. It
would be
of interest if there is a precedent for this at any of our peer
universities.”
Requests
for Charge Deadline Extensions
The
University Structure and Governance Committee requests the following
deadline extensions:
- Charge
S-1404 on Revisions to University Policy Library, from December 2016 to
February 2017
- Charge
S-1605 on Size and Composition of the Senate, Reviewed, from February
2017 to May 2017 [Note: The last Senate meeting this academic year is
on April 28, 2017.]
- S-1607
on Senate Committee Structure Review, from February 2017 to September
2017
5.
Old Business
Update
on Selection
of Members of University Commencement Panel (UCP) -
The
Executive Committee acted on this matter at the previous meeting, but
the panel selections exceeded the requirements, and were subsequently
revised via email. The UCP assignments are:
a.
Executive Secretary of the Senate (non-voting) - Ken Swalagin
b.
Vice Chair of the Senate (chairs the UCP) - Robert Puhak
c.
Four Faculty Senators, with each of the following groups being
represented:
tenure-track:
Samuel Rabinowitz, Camden; and Michael Shapiro, RBHS
non-tenure-track: Eleanor LaPointe, Assistant Instructor, New Brunswick
part-time lecturers: Ray Leibman, PTL, Newark
d.
One Staff Senator - David Edward, Newark
e.
One Alumni Senator - Josephine Marchetta
f.
Two Student Senators- Christopher Shinn, Camden; and Karla Dimatulac,
New Brunswick
Revised
Report of the Senate Parliamentarian - Submitted by Peter
Gillett,
Former Senate Parliamentarian, and first discussed at the June 2016
meeting
6.
New Business
7.
University Senate Agenda
November
11, 2016 Senate Meeting:
- Meeting to be held in Camden
- Camden Chancellor's Report
- Bus and lunch arrangements have been made.
8.
Adjournment - The meeting should adjourn by approximately 4:00 so
attendees can board the bus for the return trip to New Brunswick.