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Sep 20th
1:10 pm
Senate Meeting – President’s Address
College Avenue Student Center
Multipurpose Room126 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901
Agenda Distributed On
Saturday, September 14th 2019
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDA
Friday, September 20, 2019, 1:10 p.m.
College Avenue Student Center, Multipurpose Room
College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick
CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIR’S REPORT – Jon Oliver, Chair
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY – Mary Mickelsen, Executive Secretary of the Senate
- Approval of Agenda* (including time limits)
- Minutes of the May 3, 2019 Senate Organizational/Election Meeting
- Communications:
- The full schedule of this year’s Senate meetings is online, and the schedule of remaining meetings for this academic year is appended to the bottom of these agendas. Please add the dates to your calendars.
- President Barchi’s Response to the Senate’s report and recommendations on Charge S-1803 on A Policy Relating to Student Posting of Faculty-Owned Documents.
- The following polices have been updated/added in the University Policy Library:
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT – Robert L. Barchi, University President
- Administrative Report
- Questions and Answers
PARLIAMENTARIAN REPORT – Peter Gillett, Parliamentarian
- Report on Turning Point Clickers
- Questions and Answers
ELECTION OF RBHS FACULTY MEMBER OF THE SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – This election is being held at this meeting because the elected candidate will be retiring from Rutgers effective November 1. Self-nominations have been solicited from eligible RBHS faculty Senators, and a ballot showing those names, if any, will be distributed at the Senate meeting. Nominations may also be made from the floor during this meeting. Candidates are eligible only if they are currently certified as University Senators representing RBHS faculty.
INTRODUCTION OF, AND COMMENTS BY, STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS
- Academic Standards, Regulations, and Admissions Committee – Robert Schwartz and Regina Masiello
- Budget and Finance Committee – Menahem Spiegel
- Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee – Farid Alizadeh and Joseph Markert
- Instruction, Curricula, and Advising Committee – Natalie Borisovets
- Research, and Graduate and Professional Education Committee – Adam Kustka
- Student Affairs Committee – Elizabeth Matto
- University Structure and Governance Committee – Jon Oliver and Peter Gillett
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
*Note: Addition of items to the Agenda requires a two-thirds vote. There is an overall time limit of 2-1/2 hours for Senate meetings. Specific time limits are set for questions and debate, not for presentation of reports. After approval, extension of time limits requires a two-thirds vote.
Remaining 2019-20 University Senate Meetings
[Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held on Fridays in the Multipurpose Room, College Avenue Student Center, College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick.]
October 18, 2019
November 15, 2019 (in Newark)
December 13, 2019
January 24, 2020
February 21, 2020 (in Camden)
March 27, 2020
May 1, 2020
(The May 1 meeting may convene at 10:30 or 11:00 a.m. This meeting is the last of this year’s Senate, but will begin with the first meeting of next year’s Senate, at which Senate officers, Executive Committee members, and board representatives will be elected. The start time will be determined by the Senate Executive Committee in April 2020.)
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
UNIVERSITY SENATE
MINUTES: Regular Meeting of the University Senate
DATE: September 20, 2019
TIME AND PLACE: 1:10 p.m., Multipurpose Room, College Avenue Student Center, College Avenue Campus
MEMBERS PRESENT: Acosta Agboste, Albert, Alizadeh, Altman, Aubert, Avallone, Bachmann, Barbarese, Barchi, Bekdash, Bembry, Bhuyan, Boikess, Bora, Borisovets, Brewster-Bauzyk, Bridgeman, Britton, Bugel, Buyske, Chaudhary, Coleman, Colley, Cotter, Crews, D’Anna, Dasari, DiLalo, Dool, Doumit, Dowlin, Dreyer, Ebert, Everett, Felder, Fischer, Fox, Giacobbe, Gillett, Giraud, Goodman, Gould, Gower, Graber, Guo, Hara, Hsueh, Hunter, Hunter Fratzola, Jarrin, Joergenson, Johnson, Kane, Kashalikar, Kaye, Kosar, Kustka, Lamar, Langer, LaPointe, Lee, Lutz, Maglione Rico, Mahajan-Cusack, Mammis, Marchetta, Markert, Matto, Mazurek, McKeever, Mena-Segovia, Menifield, Miranti, Mitra, Moomjy, Murphy, Nath, O’Brassill-Kulfan, O’Connor, Oleske, Oliver, Omotoso, Oukil, Ozel, Pandey, Pappas, Parsa, Paskhover, Patel, Perez, Pinto-Figueroa, Powell, Pradhan, Rabinowitz, Ravichandran, Rivera, Robbins, Roth, Saltzman, Sanchez, Schwartz, Schwartz, Sesti, Shapiro, Silver, Simonds, Song, Speigel, Steinberg, Stephenson, Sztatrowski, Takhistov, Tan, Tharney, Thompson, Thuravil, Tomasko, Torres, Tracey, Tsakalakos, Van Stine, Vargas, Volino, C. Wang, X. Wang, White, Willett, Wirtenberg, Zheng, Sass, Struble
EXCUSED: Ardeshna, Emmons, Figueira, Haley, Kane, Kettle, Maloney, Marsic, Nickitas, Puar, Schneider, Sen, Shapses, Shinbrot, Sinnott, Trees, Vidal
ABSENT: Alexander-Floyd, Alidou, Atkins, Barone, Bator, Beegan, Blanchett, Brunson, Cahill, Cantor, Cohen, Conway, DeFilippis, Detloff, Eaton, Esposito, Farmbry, Farris, Feldman, Ganesh, Goldfarb, Goonetilleke, Gursoy, Haddon, Halkitis, Hartman, Hatefi, Holzemer, Huang, Johnson, Kaul, Kovacs, Kukor, Lei, Lewis, Lindboe, Lopez, Maddox Douglas, Mahon, Mansukhani, March, Marchitello, Markowitz, Masiello, Mayes, McKeon, Molloy, Murphy, Norris, O’Rourke, Padovano, Pardlo, Patel, Patton, Paul, Ponzio, Porumbescu, Potter, Potter, Rajan, Romanko, Russomagno, Schiavo, Shah, Sheridan, Sridar, Stoprya, Strom, Thakuriah, Tyson
ATTENDANCE SUMMARY: Faculty: Of 116 total: 79 present (68%), 12 excused (10%), 25 absent (22%); Students: Of 41 total: 25 present (61%), 2 excused (5%), 14 absent (34%); Administrators: Of 38 total: 6 present (16%), 1 excused (3%), 31 absent (82%); Staff: Of 18 total: 15 present (83%), 1 excused (6%), 2 absent (11%); Alumni: Of 6 total: 2 present (40%), 0 excused (0%), 4 absent (80%)
CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, INTRODUCTION OF COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND CHARGES, AND CHAIR’S REPORT – Jon Oliver, Chair
Senate Chair Jon Oliver called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the College Avenue Student Center, College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick. He welcomed all present to the first Senate meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year, especially those present for the first time. He thanked all Senators for their service to shared governance at Rutgers, and noted that the highlight of the meeting would be President Barchi’s administrative report. Oliver then introduced himself, Senate Vice Chair and Parliamentarian Peter Gillett, and Senate Executive Secretary Mary Mickelsen. He then spoke about his role as Chair, the roles of the Senate Executive Committee and standing committees, as well as the University Commencement Panel and Chancellors’ Commencement Committees. He briefly reviewed the procedures on how Senators and guests are to speak during meetings and that shouting from seats is not allowed. Oliver also explained how senators are asked to propose charges to the Executive Committee and reminded all in attendance that he is committed to starting Senate meetings on time, exactly 1:10 p.m.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY – Mary Mickelsen, Executive Secretary
- Agenda: The meeting’s agenda including time limits, was approved by the Senate.
- Minutes: The Minutes of the May 3, 2019 Senate Organizational/Election Meeting were approved as distributed by the Executive Secretary.
- Communications: The following communications were presented by the Executive Secretary:
- The full schedule of this year’s Senate meetings is online, and the schedule of remaining meetings for this academic year is appended to the bottom of these agendas. Mickelsen asked all Senators to add the dates to their calendars.
- President Barchi’s Response to the Senate’s report and recommendations on Charge S-1803 on A Policy Relating to Student Posting of Faculty-Owned Documents.
- The following polices have been updated/added in the University Policy Library:
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT – Robert L. Barchi, University President
Oliver summarized the format and time limits for President Barchi’s administrative report. University President Robert Barchi presented his administrative report. Oliver then expounded on the format and process for the question-and-answer period. President Barchi then responded to questions from his report and other Rutgers-community issues such as:
- Rutgers role in assisting students and faculty who wish to obtain Green Cards;
- the shutting down of Campus Pharmacies;
- the affect the RU/UMDNJ integration had on the BOG at the campus level;
- the role of the Senate in University Presidential searches;
- the ranking of the School of Engineering as compared to other schools in the university;
- Rutgers commitment to going Carbon Neutral;
- the underpayment of graduate workers and union negotiations surrounding it;
- the engagement of students post-Honor’s College residency;
- the increase in student tuition of 2.5%;
- the issue of a course release or monetary stipend for PTLs engaged in shared governance.
PARLIAMENTARIAN REPORT
Senate Parliamentarian Peter Gillett conducted an overview of the clicker voting system now being utilized by the Senate. He made a point to explain that all clickers are the property of the University Senate and are to be returned prior to exiting the meeting room. He then entertained questions surrounding counting abstentions, if votes will be published on the Senate website and what happens to the records of the votes.
ELECTION OF RBHS FACULTY MEMBER OF THE SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – The current RBHS Faculty Member of the Executive Committee has announced his retirement effective November 1, an election to fill that position was conducted at this meeting. Mickelsen conducted the election. There were two (2) nominees – Gloria Bachmann, RWJMS (F) and Robert Schwartz, NJMS (F). Senator Bachmann was declared the winner.
INTRODUCTION OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND THEIR CHAIRS – Oliver introduced the standing committee chairs, who then spoke briefly about their committees’ activities and plans.
OLD BUSINESS: There was no old business.
NEW BUSINESS: There was no new business.
Motion to extend the meeting by 15 minutes was moved and passed.
SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT – Senate Vice Chair Peter Gillett reported on the September 6, 2019 Senate Executive Committee meeting.
REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES: Senator Rachel Kaye, Faculty Representative to the Board of Governors, reported on the July 23 Board of Governors meetings. The Board of Trustees had not met since the last senate meeting.
REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY AND STUDENT LIAISONS: Camden Student Senator Michael Van Stine reported on recent plans and activities of Camden student governing associations. New Brunswick Student Senator Emily Kane reported on recent plans and activities of New Brunswick student governing associations. Faculty Senator Tugrul Ozel, New Brunswick Faculty Council Chair, reported that the New Brunswick Faculty Council would meet the following week. Sabrina Ahmed, Newark Student Governing Association President reported on the recent activities of the Newark students. There was no faculty representative from Newark nor a faculty or student representative from RBHS present.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 4:01 p.m.
Minutes prepared by:
Mary Mickelsen, Executive Secretary of the University Senate
Present Senators
Excused Senators
Absent Senators
Committee Meetings
Academic Standards, Regulations & Admissions Committee Meeting
CASC Room 413 @ 10:30 am
Budget & Finance Committee Meeting
CASC, Atrium Conference Room @ 10:00 am
Faculty Affairs & Personnel Committee Meeting
CASC Room 411 @ 10:00 am
Instruction, Curricula & Advising Committee Meeting
Alexander Library, University Librarian's Conference Room, 3rd Fl @ 10:00 am
Research, Graduate & Professional Education Committee Meeting
CASC, Room 109 @ 10:00 am
Student Affairs Committee Meeting
CASC, Graduate Student Lounge @ 10:30 am
University Structure & Governance Committee
CASC, Room 115 @ 10:00 am
Caucus Meetings
Faculty Caucus Meeting
CASC, Red Lion Cafe @ 11:45 am
Student Caucus Meeting
CASC, Graduate Student Lounge @ 12:00 pm
Alumni Caucus Meeting
CASC Room 413 @ 12:00 pm
Staff Caucus Meeting
CASC, Atrium Conference Room @ 12:00 pm