Charge
S-1507 was issued to the Student Affairs Committee as follows:
Deregistration
for Non-Payment of Term Bills, Including for Online Courses: Examine
the issue
of student deregistration for nonpayment of term bills, including for
online
courses. Refer to Senator Rudy Bell's proposal and background when
pursuing
this charge. Make recommendations for preventing inappropriate
deregistration.
Respond to Senate Executive Committee by January 2, 2016.
Investigate
and make recommendations on establishment and implementation of
a universitywide policy on training and oversight in the responsible
conduct
of research (RCR) at Rutgers. Where appropriate, make specific
recommendations for different training tracks, e.g. NSF- and NIH-
compliant
programs. Identify gaps in current resources, the intended recipients
of RCR
training (e.g. graduate students, undergraduate researchers, postdocs,
faculty,
etc.), the expected costs (if known) and benefits of implementing
recommendations, and the unit(s) responsible for implementing and
tracking
compliance. Report to Senate Executive Committee by December 2016.
Implementing
ORCID Identifiers:
Investigate and make recommendations with regard to an implementation
of ORCID
identifiers (i.e. issuing ORCID iDs) at Rutgers. If deemed appropriate,
make
specific recommendations for incremental implementation, for example,
beginning
with the graduate school(s). Identify benefits, processes, timeline,
who would
be involved, and approximate costs. Respond to Senate Executive
Committee by
December 18, 2015. [Issued June 2015.]
“The
Camden Riversharks, an unaffiliated minor league
baseball team, that played for the past 15 years in the $25 Million
Dollar
Campbell Field have ceased operations. Rutgers is the titleholder of
the
6,700-seat waterfront ballpark. Prior to folding, the Riversharks had
been
responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the stadium. Who will pay
for the
upkeep of the stadium while the Camden County Improvement Authority
attempts to
find a new tenant? What say if any will Rutgers have in the selection
of a new tenant?
In the event that a new tenant can not be found (which is quite likely
given
the Phillies must approve the new tenant), will the Rutgers Scarlet
Raptors
Athletics teams be forced to relocate?”
"Dr. Barchi in his address to the Senate on several occasions stated that the combined law schools will generate administrative cost savings. However, both Camden Law Campus acting Dean Oberdiek and Newark Law Campus Dean Chen, when questioned were unaware of the administrative cost savings the President was referring to and did not know where such savings could be realized. In fact, Acting Dean Oberdiek suggested that there was an increase in administrative costs associated with the merger. Further, both Deans emphasized there was not a planned reduction in faculty or staff as a result of the merger. In addition, the cost of operating the physical buildings will increase over time and in fact the immersive classroom (aka the "holodeck") will not be paid off for several year. If the campus Deans are unaware of the sources of the savings and are not labor and facilities, where will the savings come from and how will we know if the savings actually occurs?" This matter was discussed briefly at the previous EC meeting, at which time Gould noted that status reports on Senate-approved mergers need to be scheduled.