2023-24 Senate Officers, Executive Committee Members, and Board Representatives Nominations and Campaign Statements
Please note: Some election results have not been received by the Senate Executive Secretary, particularly those for students. Nominations may be made from the floor during the appropriate portion of the election meeting, but only if the nominee’s election to the Senate has been certified in writing to the Senate Executive Secretary by the unit’s dean, designated dean’s representative, or student governing association advisor, as appropriate. If there are no eligible nominees in a category, a special election will be held at the September or October 2023 Senate meeting.
Click on the nominees’ names below to read their campaign statements.
CHAIR (Elect One)
Robert Schwartz, New Jersey Medical School (F)
Adrienne Simonds, School of Health Professions (F)
VICE CHAIR (Elect One)
Lucille Foster, Newark Staff
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FACULTY
Camden (Elect One)
Ralph Giraud, School of Business-Camden (F)
New Brunswick (Elect One)
Robert Boikess, SAS-NB (F)
Anna Haley, School of Social Work (F)
Robert Scott, School of Arts and Sciences-NB (F)
Troy Shinbrot, School of Engineering (F)
Newark (Elect One)
Paul Boxer, SAS-N (F)
Ted Szatrowski, Rutgers Business School (F)
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (Elect One)
Geza Kiss, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (F)
Monica Roth, RBHS At-Large (F)
Kevin Schroth, RBHS Centers, Bureaus and Institutes (F)
At-Large (Elect Two)
[This category is populated at election time by those Executive Committee faculty nominees who do not prevail in a runoff election conducted for the categories above.]
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PART-TIME LECTURER FACULTY (Elect One)
Karen Thompson, PTL-NB (F)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALUMNI (Elect One)
Houshang Parsa, Alumni Association (A)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STAFF (Elect One)
Adrienne Esposito, New Brunswick Staff
Rehan Khan, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Staff
BOARD OF GOVERNORS FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE (Elect One)
Thomas Figueira, School of Arts and Sciences-NB (F)
Heather Pierce, Part-Time Lecturer-New Brunswick, Faculty
Samuel Rabinowitz, School of Business-C (F)
BOARD OF TRUSTEES FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE (Elect Two)
Perry Dane, Rutgers Law School in Camden (F)
Campaign Statements
Chair
Robert Schwartz, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (F)
I seek your support to chair our University Senate. I am grateful for your confidence in me, which has enabled me to articulate your priorities and concerns, currently as chair of the Academic Standards, Regulations, and Admissions Committee (ASRAC), member of the Senate Executive Committee, and previously as Senate representative to the Board of Trustees. Let us recommit to strengthening shared governance at Rutgers and recognize all those who encompass this beloved community! As many of you know, I worked tirelessly to bring Rutgers together, including testifying before the New Jersey legislature to unite the medical, dental, and allied health schools into Rutgers.
I draw upon my many years on this faculty and my days as a student at the University of California Berkeley, in political science and then in public health. I think these experiences taught me a lot, especially about social issues and how much we faculty, students, and staff achieve working together. I enjoy helping and mentoring students and colleagues, with whom I have collaborated on many articles and book chapters. But there is more to our university than attaining scholarly recognition. What matters is what one does with it to help others.
My family is a Rutgers family. My son as a student was a Senator elected three times to our Senate Executive Committee. I met my wife in the Rutgers faculty lounge. I am committed to Rutgers! I bring seasoned leadership of stature to fight for you in these times of many challenges and opportunities.
Attendance in Senate and Senate Committees 2-year: 100%
Adrienne Simonds, School of Health Professions (F)
I am seeking re-election to Senate Chair for the 2023-24 term. I have served in the Senate since 2019, as Chair (2022-23), Vice Chair (January 2022-23), in the Executive Committee, and as a Co-Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Culture and Leadership (2021-22). I served on the Research and Graduate Professional Education Committee (RGPEC) and the Executive Committee with vocal, active attendance (over 88% for 3 years). I am an Assistant Professor on the Teaching Track in the RBHS School of Health Professions and a healthcare provider.
As Chair, I have led collaboratively, guided by organization, patience, and persistence, as we navigated significant challenges this term. In partnership with the administrative team, I implemented initiatives to improve efficiency of the Senate and promote connection between Senators. Redesigned voting reduced Senator wait time in meetings and streamlined attendance procedures for staff. Meetings were conducted with enforced speaker time limits to honor your time. Establishment of the Mentoring Committee matched new and seasoned Senators to promote connection. Facilitated small group meetings of committee co-chairs promoted collaboration across committees.
I have promoted the work and visibility of the Senate through vocal, collaborative relationships with the President, Chief of Staff, Cabinet, Board of Governors, and Big Ten Academic Alliance Conference. As Chair, I judiciously and persistently advocated for the Senate’s interests. It would be my honor to continue advocacy on your behalf as Chair.
Thank you for the consideration, and for all that you do for the Senate.
Attendance statement for the previous 2 years (2022-23, 2022-21) includes: 94% attendance for full Senate meetings, 94% attendance for Executive Committee meetings, 86% attendance for RGPEC meetings (2021-22, 2020-21).
Vice Chair
Lucille Foster, Newark Staff
It has been a distinct honor and pleasure to serve as a Newark representative on the Rutgers Senate, a coupled with being the Vice Chair for 22-23. Among my service to ASRAC, I have hugely enjoyed my work serving as Co-Chair of two Ad Hoc Committee regarding the Medical School Merger and GRE Efficacy with graduate admissions. My contributions include but are not limited to allowing my committee members to advocate for their positions, helping drive the shared governance process and researching matters and Charges at hand with data rich driven discussions and invited guests with expertise in the current topics. I have attended all meetings throughout the past three years and have greatly enjoyed working with the esteemed group of Rutgers staff, faculty and students. I hope to continue my service to you in this role as Newark Staff Senator and will continue to provide for you as conduit of your opinions and ideas for improved services at Rutgers. I will serve as your advocate as I do with my fellow faculty and staff colleagues and Rutgers students. I pride myself in a sense of fairness and equity among all senate members. There is much work left to be reviewed and executed and if re-elected I will continue to work on your behalf to advocate for you and all your concerns. I hope you will consider my candidacy and I commit myself to do my best to ensure that all members of our Rutgers community are represented and heard.
I attended all ASRAC, Executive Committee, and Senate meetings for the past two years.
Executive Committee Camden Faculty
Ralph Giraud, School of Business-Camden (F)
To whom it may concern:
I am declaring my candidacy in nomination for Camden Faculty Member of the Rutgers University Executive Committee.
Starting as Part-Time Lecturer in Finance for the Rutgers School of Business – Camden (RSBC) in September 2013, and Manager of its Financial Markets Lab since November 2013, I have been Full-Time Instructor of Professional Practice – Finance since 2016.
In September 2017, I joined the Rutgers University – Camden Committee on Institutional Equity and Diversity (CIED), specializing in Faculty welcoming, networking and retention activities.
My work with RSBC was featured in a CFA Society of Philadelphia remote event in April 2021 entitled “The Journey to Success: How to Bring Diverse, First Generation College Students into the Financial Services Workforce.”
Through the RSBC’s Dean’s Cabinet, I was nominated for the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty, and the first RSBC NTT ever offered the opportunity for a sabbatical to conduct research connected to my Instructor of Professional Practice – Finance activities.
I am Co-Founder of the Rutgers Women of Business Alliance, the first RSBC student organization concentrating on issues for females attempting to secure positions in different Business disciplines.
As a Member of the Rutgers University Senate and its Student Advisory Committee since September 2018, I have provided valuable governing experience for Rutgers University, and I have been Camden Faculty Member of the Rutgers University Executive Committee for the past three years.
Thank you for your time and consideration concerning my candidacy.
Executive Committee New Brunswick Faculty
Robert Boikess, SAS-NB (F)
As a member of the Senate for close to 40 years, of the New Brunswick Faculty Council from its creation, and of countless committees, whose charges ranged from parking to athletics, and even to academics; I have learned a great deal. I have learned how things work; I have learned how to get things done; I have learned what matters.
Now is a very difficult time for Rutgers. It will be very important to minimize the tensions between the administration and faculty collective bargaining units. The Senate can play an important role in that process. I ask you for the opportunity to use what I’ve learned to help us work toward this goal.
My loyalty and my concern for Rutgers manifest themselves in a number of ways. Both of my sons are Rutgers alums and my family is grateful for how Rutgers launched them onto successful career paths. I have taught chemistry to tens of thousands of students, many of whom now have successful careers in the health sciences or physical sciences. Their success is a great source of pride for me.
At Rutgers, one important venue for participation in decision making has been the University Senate.
But, in recent years, the influence of the University Senate has diminished. One important reason I wish to continue to serve on the Executive Committee is to work with the leadership to restore the University Senate to its proper role, as our preeminent shared governance body, representing all the constituencies of our community.
Anna Haley, School of Social Work (F)
I would be honored to serve the Rutgers Senate as an Executive Committee faculty representative at-large. I am running for the position because I am deeply committed to shared governance, and to the Senate as the core mechanism for promoting shared governance at Rutgers. While I have filled multiple Senate roles to date, I’m motivated to run for its EC now to help advance what I see as two key EC functions: in a Senate-facing capacity, assuring that individual Senators’ and Senate committees’ interests, concerns, and efforts receive effective support from the EC; and in a University-facing capacity, protecting and strengthening the voice of the Senate in broader institutional governance. As our University has struggled to meaningfully realize a “beloved community” for all of members, I believe reflective, responsive, and decisive leadership by the Senate EC is more critical than ever.
I have been a Senator and member of its Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee since September 2018. In that time, I have served for two terms as a Senate faculty representative to the Board of Trustees (2020-22) and on its Appeals Committee (Spring 2020), and since December I’ve been an FPAC Co-Chair. My other University-level service includes being a faculty representative on the New Brunswick Faculty Council (since Fall 2021) and two terms on the Rutgers AAUP/AFT’s Executive Council (2017- 2021). I came to Rutgers in Summer 2016 after being on faculty at the University of Washington and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Robert Scott, School of Arts and Sciences-NB (F)
I believe the University Senate is a moderate body devoted to what increasingly feels like a radical proposition – shared governance. Robust and meaningful shared governance is essential for Rutgers to realize its mission supporting the educational needs of New Jersey residents, conducting innovative research for a world in crisis, and performing public service that is local and global in reach. Shared governance demands vigorous and uncompromising support for academic freedom and real exercise of the responsibility to defend the best interests of the University. This depends on realizing a true inclusive beloved community; one that is democratic and embraces the whole of the Rutgers community – students, full-time faculty, adjuncts, staff, and alumni; Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick; and all units from my own SAS-New Brunswick to the medical school. This vision must not be hollow or we risk Rutgers becoming a corporation or hedge fund with a school and hospital attached.
My candidacy for the Executive Committee is dedicated to the proposition that the University Senate must have real teeth. We can remain a moderate institution but we must take our powers seriously and when we act it should matter. Over the last two years I have been encouraged by our capacity to act democratically, reasonably, and with urgency when needed. I want to build on this record and consider the first step University Senate access to the University-wide email list so that when we act we may communicate our action to the whole Rutgers community – maximizing its impact.
Troy Shinbrot, School of Engineering (F)
I seek to represent the Rutgers Community in the EC of the University Senate. My reason is simple: we need to take Rutgers back from the overpaid and self-indulgent group of professional managers who have squandered Rutgers reputation for Education, Research and Service. We have strong, serious researchers and teachers, outstanding students, and wonderful administrators who make the university run. We also, however, have a growing class of Vice Presidents, Chancellors and Provosts who have taken control of vital decisions at Rutgers. Consequently, we have growing obligations to spend time on horrific computer programs to schedule classes, spend any amount of money, travel, and file metastasizing and pointless reports.
Vice Presidents, Chancellors and Provosts, on the other hand, have designed this same system so that they can circumvent financial oversight altogether by using university credit cards. This is one of many examples of appalling perversions of everything that makes Rutgers great, that makes our community collegial, and that makes efficient and accountable functioning possible. We need an EC that will make the will of our community clear: we want, we NEED, to return to supporting Rutgers’ core academic values: teaching, research and service. To do this, we must stop burning money – provided by student tuition and faculty grants – on pet projects that interfere with, rather than support, these values. I ask for your vote to push for a return to fundamental academic values, and away from the corporate and bureaucratic model that has taken hold of our university.
Executive Committee Newark Faculty
Paul Boxer, SAS-N (F)
I have been a member of the faculty in Newark since 2006. I have served on the Newark Faculty Council and I currently have a seat on the Newark Campus Advisory Board. I have been representing SAS-Newark in the University Senate since 2021, and I am a co-chair of the Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee (FPAC).
I am running to represent Newark on the Executive Committee as the only candidate for this position who would fully represent Newark – and only Newark – on this important committee.
Our aim is to promote the best interests of the university community as an engine for serious deliberation and positive change. The executive committee sets the direction of the Senate. I am running to serve on the executive committee because after two years as a senator I have a clear sense of where the Senate has been and where we can go. My work on Senate issues has brought me into collaboration with senators from around the university and into constructive discussions of how and where the Senate might be most effective. As a member of the executive committee representing Newark, I would leverage these experiences to ensure that the Senate is engaging and serving the Newark campus. With Senators from other campuses on the executive committee, I will target the related goal of ensuring that all members of the university community, across campuses, have equitable access to the resources and benefits that Rutgers University provides.
Ted Szatrowski, Rutgers Business School (F)
Philosophy on Faculty Governance:
I believe in informed consultation and collegiality wherein different views are welcome. Recommendations for actions coming from the Senate should include a list of pros and cons that have been considered in Committee reports. Senator’s time is important so that when a committee report is presented, we should first see if there are any concerns with the report, and if none, we should proceed to vote on the recommendations. This will leave more time for discussion on issues on which there are different points of view. I think we have a unique opportunity with President Holloway’s presence and Covid receding to move ahead toward fostering a beloved community, to enhance faculty governance at Rutgers led by the University Senate, especially if contracts have been settled. I ask your support so that I can help to foster moving Rutgers ahead in these exciting times.
Position at Rutgers: Professor in RBS, MSIS department, teaching statistics
Experience:
University Senate-over 30 years of service
Currently on Executive Committee and ASRAC
Past service includes:
Chaired Faculty Dismissal Hearing Panel-over 45 days of hearings
Vice Chair for several years
Appeals Committee-served once
Educational Policy Committee-served multiple years
Budget and Planning-served multiple years including 4 years as co-chair, 1 year as Chair
Newark Faculty Council-over 23 years
New Brunswick Faculty Council-currently serving and over 20 years of past service
AAUP Bargaining Teams-served twice in the 1980’s, have served in past on Executive Committee and Steering
Executive Committee RBHS Faculty
Geza Kiss, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (F)
Since early 2020, because of multiple factors, including our COVID response and the evolving relationship between the Medical Schools and RWJ-Barnabas Health, we RBHS faculty and staff all experienced fundamental changes in our roles as clinicians, researchers, and educators. My first 3-year term was an education in the workings of the University Senate and am grateful to be able continue through to 2026. I was fortune as of late to act as Co-Chair (with Lucille Foster and Adrienne Esposito) of the Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Proposal for Merger between RWJMS and NJMS. Within the next few months, the subject of the merger will be front and center and will continue well into the next academic year.
If elected to the Executive Committee, I would bring a unique perspective resulting from a 46-year association with Rutgers and RWJMS in multiple roles (from undergraduate student to faculty member) to advocate for our constituency during this very crucial time in Rutgers history.
Monica Roth, RBHS At-Large (F)
I am seeking re-election to the Rutgers Senate Executive Committee. As a tenured faculty at RWJMS, I have viewed my position to be the voice of our faculty, in particular for non-tenured faculty, who may face consequences for asserting oppositional opinions. I have been elected by our faculty to serve in leadership within the RWJMS Faculty Council, the RBHS faculty council, as well as multiple terms on the Rutgers Senate. Within the Senate, I serve on the Budget and Finance committee.
I continue to have interest in discussion of merger between the two medical school, joint Chairpersons, and joint programs, including the MD/PhD program and infrastructure investment. I also serve on the RWJMS Compensation, Transparency, Trends Committee and Chair the first-year student advisors in Molecular Bioscience. I run a funded research program within the Dept of Pharmacology at RWJMS. Re-election to serve on the Rutgers Senate Executive Committee will allow for continued communication of our faculty concerns to the larger Rutgers community.
Kevin Schroth, RBHS Centers, Bureaus and Institutes (F)
I ask for your support to serve on the Executive Committee. If elected, I would bring curiosity, attention to detail, and common sense to the table. I am beginning a second term in the Senate, where I represent RBHS Centers, Bureaus and Institutes. I am a lawyer by training and an Associate Professor at the School of Public Health and the Center for Tobacco Studies. My research and teaching focuses on tobacco control, public health law, and related issues.
I believe my track record on the Senate demonstrates I would be a productive voice on the Executive Committee. I currently serve as a co-chair on the Structure & Governance Committee – a role I was humbled to accept after Peter Gillett passed away. Peter set a standard of excellence for Senate service that I try to emulate. In Structure & Governance meetings, I always do my best to show up prepared, to encourage participation, and to search for sensible solutions. I also chaired an ad hoc committee to deal with a charge that I introduced, which led to Rutgers’ adoption of a 100% tobacco free campus policy. Our ad hoc committee conducted a thorough investigation that looked at scientific evidence, Rutgers’ own experiences, and policies at other universities. We heard opposing voices, and ultimately, we created a policy that will make the Rutgers community safer and healthier. If elected, I would bring the same commitment to sensible problem solving to the Executive Committee.
Executive Committee Part-Time Lecturer Faculty
Karen Thompson, Part-Time Lecturer – New Brunswick (F)
My previous service on the University Senate, my broad familiarity with Rutgers from years teaching in the New Brunswick English Writing Program, my speaking to the Board of Governors, and participating in the PTL union give me much experience in helping to solve all sorts of problems.
Organizing PTLs and leading many rounds of collective negotiations have provided me much practical experience addressing PTL concerns. I currently serve as the PTL Representative to the University Senate Executive Committee, as Senator for New Brunswick PTLs, as PTL representative to the New Brunswick Faculty Council, as representative to the NBFC Executive Committee, as well as serving on the PTLFC-AAUP-AFT Executive Board. I have also served on (and chaired) national committees of the AAUP, MLA, and CCCC with a record of publications in those areas.
PTL access to tuition remission, a larger voice in shared governance, better integration into university life, and academic freedom for PTLs are among the (partial) successes achieved in the Senate during my previous terms. Adequate compensation for PTLs’ service activities, equal pay for equal work for PTLs, and financially supported health care for PTLs have notably been promoted through the Senate with my help despite only tentative administrative responses. I look forward to more concrete success in those areas and shall work hard to achieve further advances professionalizing PTLs to the benefit of all in the Rutgers community. My record shows me an enthusiastic advocate for all faculty as well as students, staff, and alums.
Executive Committee Alumni
Houshang Parsa, Alumni Association (A)
This is to respectfully ask for your support of my candidacy for the Senate Executive Committee to represent Rutgers alumni community of over 550,000 strong. I have been actively engaged with the University for over three decades, serving on diverse committees and boards, thereby helping students, and increasing alumni engagement with the alma mater.
While having had the honor of serving on the Senate since 2017, with a perfect attendance record, I also had the privilege of serving on the Senate executive committee (2017-2020), University Structure and Governance Committee (2017-present) and co-chairing of several Senate Ad Hoc Committees, including Attendance, Evaluating Alcohol Sale at Sporting Events, Composition of Senate, Commencement, Nomination Panel etc.
Currently I serve as Rutgers College Class of 1980 president, and as vice president of Rutgers Alumni Association (RAA, est. 1831). Having served twice as RAA’s corporate secretary, I also co-chaired several important committees, including undergraduate and grants and gifts.
In 2013, I was inducted into Rutgers Loyal Sons Society for having made a meaningful and long-standing commitment to the betterment of Rutgers University. And in 2020, I was presented with Alumni Trustee Award for outstanding record of service to Alma Mater.
As evident, I have served the beloved community in various setting, including as ambassador and commencement marshals. Now, I would like to return to Senate Executive Committee representing the voices of the alumni community. Thank you for your kind support.
Executive Committee Staff
Adrienne Esposito, New Brunswick Staff
My name is Adrienne Esposito, and I would be honored to serve as Staff Representative on the Rutgers University Senate Executive Committee. I have been Co-Chair of the IT Committee since its inception in 2020, and previously served on the University Structure and Governance Committee and the Senate Executive Committee.
As a Rutgers alumna, I hold a strong passion for the University, its faculty, staff and students. I have served Rutgers as a member of the Office of Information Technology (OIT) for over 20 years, initially as Associate Director for Computing Services on the Newark Campus, to my current role as Director for Enterprise Infrastructure.
I have a diverse background in leadership, operations, budgeting, strategic planning, and personnel practices. My experiences have allowed me to contribute to a number of Senate charges:
- S-2109: Communication Mechanisms Regarding Major Changes in IT Applications
- S-2201: Approved Electronic Notebook Programs
- A-1710: Policy on Centers and Institutes
- S-1604: Process for Unit Mergers or Other Structural Changes
- S-1403 Process for Unit Mergers
- S-1706 Sale of Alcohol in Stadiums (Member of Ad Hoc Committee)
I represent Rutgers in several national higher education communities: Co-Chair of the BTAA (Big Ten Academic Alliance) Network Directors Group; Co-Chair for the EDUCAUSE Communications and Applications Community Group (CIA); and Member of NJEdge.
With my experience, enthusiasm for embracing leadership roles, and my Rutgers pride, I possess a multi-dimensional understanding of the unique needs – and great strengths – of our University.
Thank you for your consideration.
Rehan Khan, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Staff
I believe that by serving on the executive committee, I will be able to represent the interests and perspectives of Rutgers community, and work to ensure that those perspectives are considered in the university’s decision processes. I believe that by working together, we can identify and address emerging issues, suggest innovative solutions, and ensure that our university remains a leader in higher education. I will ensure that the voice of the concerned person/department is heard and taken seriously by serving on the executive committee. I want to use my position on the executive committee to advocate for policies and initiatives that prioritize the wellbeing and success of our community. Additionally, I am committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects to create a more inclusive and equitable university environment. I believe that our community should be one where all individuals are welcomed and supported, regardless of their background or identity. Previously, I have served as Junior Co-President, Co-Chair (VISA and Immigration committee) and Representative (Faculty Senate committee on Research) in Postdoctoral Association at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland. I also served as Literary Secretary for Society of Young Scientists (SYS), AIIMS, New Delhi. I am self-nominating as staff senator for the executive committee as I am committed to advocating for the needs and concerns of our community, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and working collaboratively to ensure that our university continues to thrive.
Board of Governors Faculty Representative
Thomas Figueira, School of Arts and Sciences-NB (F)
I am unconditionally committed to advancing academic freedom, protecting faculty rights (including governance), and supporting accountability. In a tragic irony our institution has fallen prey to a false history. Thence arises our present turmoil and disfunction, and now the chaos of an unnecessary strike, expedited by an underclass of longstanding administrators. As a historian, I run as representative to the BOG to recover for my part our truer history and offer commonsensical truth to power. Why not be represented by a scholar offering counsel without self-promotion, whose international academic standing might help render it difficult for our Governors to ignore your views and values?
I teach classical languages and civilization, and ancient history in Classics and History (NB, 1979-) at every level up to graduate instruction/supervision. I occupied departmental offices, served on Douglass and Livingston committees (including Chair, Executive Council, Livingston), and as member of SAS and University committees. Add service with AAUP(-AFT), including many committees, long tenure on the Executive Council, and acting as NB-Secretary-Treasurer (2012-14), and NB-President (2014-16). I chaired the Committee on Academic Freedom at Rutgers and was NJ Education Association Chairman at Rutgers. My senate service has been 2008-2013, 2019-2024; also Chair, Budget Oversight Committee (2013). On the NB Faculty Council, I served 2019-2025 as Chair, Budget, Finance, and Infrastructure. Academic accomplishments: 150+ publications (mostly exclusive authorship); scholarship appearing in 19 countries, translated into 6 languages; 36 papers at international conferences since 2000.
Heather Pierce, Part-Time Lecturer-New Brunswick (F)
TBD
Samuel Rabinowitz, School of Business-Camden (F)
It has been an honor and privilege to have served in many University Senate roles for well over the last three decades; currently as Faculty Representative to the Board of Governors, member of the Ad hoc Committee on Mentoring and Ad hoc Committee on Senate Bylaws. Previously, I have served as University Senate Chair, Vice Chair, co-chair of the Student Affairs Committee, Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees, Senate Executive Committee, and Chair of the Academic Calendar and Commencement Committee. These experiences gave me the chance to meet and work with many esteemed colleagues within the Senate, around all campuses, and on the Rutgers Boards. I wish to continue my contribution by serving as Faculty Representative to the Board of Governors.
It is important to have respectful and respected representation on Board committees and I believe that I have been and would continue to be a positive and effective in this regard. Board members are there because of a passion and concern for Rutgers continued growth. I share that passion. The many bonds that I have built with members of the Rutgers community of stakeholders will aid me in performing this role. This ongoing relationship allowed me to engage in numerous conversations which were a vital part of keeping our Camden campus part of Rutgers as well as inform board members of Senate actions which they might not be aware of without our interaction. Thanks for a moment of your busy day (and hopefully your vote as well)!
Board of Trustees Faculty Representative
Perry Dane, Rutgers Law School in Camden (F)
I am a Law School Professor and one-time law clerk to US Supreme Court Justice William Brennan. I am running for a second term as faculty representative on the Rutgers Board of Trustees. In my first year, I learned more about the workings of the university and asked questions. I also participated actively at meetings of the Senate Executive Committee. Rutgers is facing crucial times as we try to strengthen shared governance after prolonged labor negotiations and a historic strike. I hope to bring my experience, skills, and talents to help chart our path forward on the complicated path that we began in 1766.
I have a long record of leadership in structures of shared governance. I helped found the Camden Faculty Council and served as its chair. I have been a Co-Chair of the Senate’s University Structure and Governance Committee. This year, I served on ad hoc committees to rewrite our by-laws and examine the proposed medical schools merger. In 2012, I helped lead efforts to protect Rutgers-Camden from a plan to amputate it from the University. I have led efforts to better integrate PTLs into the community.
My academic interests include Education Law and I deeply understand the need for all folks at Rutgers to make their voices heard and respected. One job of the Board of Trustees is to safeguard Rutgers’s long-term mission, autonomy, and excellence. I seek your vote to continue to be a forceful advocate for our values as an institution and as a community.