| Senator | Present | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daughety, David | Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Student | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Den Bleyker, Victoria | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Foster, Lucille | Newark Staff | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Hauck, Emmaleigh | School of Health Professions, Student | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Oliver, Jon | New Brunswick Staff | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Simonds, Adrienne | School of Health Professions, Faculty | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Struble, Thomas | Alumni Association | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Thompson, Karen | Lecturer-New Brunswick, Faculty | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| White, Carolyne | Graduate School-Newark, Faculty | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Willett, Laura | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Faculty | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Charge Number | Title | Description | Committees Being Charged | Charge Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-2507 | Federal Grant Funding Chaos and University Response | In response to the resolution passed on 1/31/25, an ad hoc committee is to be created to collaborate in monitoring all stop-work notifications and funding delays received by Rutgers researchers, as they are reported through the University’s designated tracking system (federal-tracking@rutgers.edu), to track ongoing developments, to provide timely updates to the university community, and to assess potential policy response options for addressing challenges resulting from the the recent and potential future federal grant funding freezes or any related subsequent measures. | Ad Hoc Committee | Pending | February 4, 2026 |
| S-2506 | Artificial Intelligence Usage at Rutgers | Prepare and conduct anonymous surveys of Rutgers faculty, staff and students to collect baseline data on how A.I. tools are being used at the university. | Information Technology Committee | Pending | October 7, 2026 |
| S-2505 | Shared Governance Requires Efficacy to Communicate with Constituents | The USGC committee should conduct a thorough review of how Senators report to and solicit feedback from their respective constituencies and evaluate the existing methods of communication in terms of their effectiveness in achieving Senators’ representative goals. The report should include consultation with relevant administrative offices and functions, including but not limited to: OIT, decanal IT departments, internal media outlets (e.g. Rutgers Today), etc. to develop a proposal a comprehensive plan through which the 250+ elected delegates—representing faculty, staff, students, alumni, and administrators—serve the broader Rutgers community. | University Structure and Governance Committee | Pending | October 7, 2026 |
| S-2504 | Implementation of Electronic Student ID Access via Mobile Credentials | Develop and deploy an electronic student identification system that allows students to securely access campus facilities using mobile credentials (e.g., e-wallet, smartphone app) rather than plastic ID cards. Door access points and scanners will be programmed to read electronic IDs, providing students with convenient, sustainable, and user-friendly access to campus spaces. | Information Technology Committee | Pending | October 7, 2026 |
| S-2504 | Enhanced Legal Support for International Students, Faculty, Staff, and Scholars | All international support offices at Rutgers University face significant challenges in managing the complex and evolving demands of immigration matters. Seek to explore pathways to support the International Students and Scholars Offices and Rutgers Global to be better resourced in Immigration matters, perhaps in the form of an in-house attorney, by networking with Rutgers Immigration Community Assistance Project (RICAP), and/or through additional specialized training. Evolving demands can sometimes lead to misinterpretation which can cause disruption to our international faculty, staff, and students. Examine the extent in which faculty, staff, and students have equitable access to immigration resources across all Rutgers campuses. | Access, Belonging, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Committee | Pending | September 2, 2026 |
| S-2503 | Student Email Addresses and Email Aliases | Examine the number or variety of email addresses assigned to individual students upon their admission to Rutgers University. Determine if each email address type (NetID@rutgers.edu, NetID@scarletmail.rutgers.edu, FirstName.LastName@rutgers.edu, NetID@CampusUnit.rutgers.edu ) for students without further action needing to be taken by students, and, determine if various Rutgers platforms, such as Navigate, list student contact emails with email addresses that will be received by a student’s main email profile. Determine if these discrepancies are due to aligned platforms, or, the Rutgers Personal Contact Information's Directory Listing. | Student Affairs Committee | Pending | September 2, 2026 |
| S-2502 | Guidance for Promotions to Tenure During Uncertain Conditions of Federal Funding | Consider developing guidance for promotion and tenure committees within schools and colleges related to supporting faculty in disciplines where federal funding is traditionally expected during the course of the pre-tenure period as a key marker for advancement. Chairs, deans, and others involved in supporting pre-tenure faculty on their pathway to tenure can make use of this guidance when advising junior faculty in those disciplines on ways to demonstrate and sustain scholarly excellence in the absence of federal funding for research and related activities. | Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee | Pending | September 2, 2026 |
| S-2501 | Cross-Campus Equity in Student, Faculty, and Staff Experiences, Support, and Recognition | The goal of this charge is to commission an investigation into whether and how Rutgers has been ensuring equitable experiences across campuses -- whether students are afforded equitable experiences inside and outside classrooms, whether staff are provided with equitable support and opportunities for advancement, and whether faculty have access to equitable resources for the scholarly enterprises of teaching and research. This investigation should review address all areas of campus life, including but not limited to on-campus living and dining options, to cultural and community events on campus, to library and computing resources, to faculty start-up and other internal research funding. | Ad Hoc Committee | Pending | September 2, 2026 |
| S-2410 | Establish an Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate Current Trends and Issues Regarding Federal Landscape Changes Impacting University Operations | Engage Rutgers Senators and University members to assist with ongoing dialogue and investigations concerning the escalating and ever-changing federal landscape. The work of this ad hoc committee is in response to the Senate Resolution approved on March 28, with its key aims to protect academic freedom, institutional integrity, and the research enterprise. Members of this committee will be asked to evaluate ongoing developments in the federal arena as well as local State government initiatives. | Ad Hoc Committee | Pending | March 4, 2026 |
| S-2408 | Degree Navigator and Advising Platforms | Investigate the accuracy, functionality, and use of Degree Navigator as a source of degree-tracking information. Evaluate differences in accuracy, functionality, and use between campuses, as well as schools or departments. Provide recommendations for improving this platform, or recommendations for use of other platforms. Additionally, consider investigating Navigate360 (aka EAB), the College Student Inventory, the Schedule of Classes, the Course Schedule Planner, and academic department websites as they relate to Degree Navigator, and the general work of providing holistic academic advising to undergraduate students at Rutgers University. | Student Affairs Committee | Pending | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2407 | Code of Conduct for Senate Virtual Meetings | At the February 21, 2025 Senate meeting, the Senate adopted a recommendation that the Senate develop a code of conduct for University Senate virtual meetings. This ad hoc committee is charged with implementing that recommendation. | Ad Hoc Committee | Pending | November 5, 2025 |
| S-2405 | Teaching Faculty Inclusion | Review and report the extent to which teaching faculty (i.e. NTTs & Lecturers) are included in the decision-making structures and advisory spaces at the local (departmental and program) and (decanal) unit levels. Potentially propose guidelines to make local and unit-level governance more inclusive of all faculty and stakeholders, and to make practices more equitable across departments, units, and campuses. | University Structure and Governance Committee | Pending | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2401-1 | Automatic Textbook Billing | The University Senate should explore the nature and impact of automatic textbook billing by investigating the following issues: 1) Why automatic textbook billing was initiated; 2) Whether and the university and professors can better inform students about enrollment in automatic textbook billing; and 3) What steps can be taken to transform this program from “opt out” (automatic charges) to “opt in” (voluntary charges). | Student Affairs Committee | Reissued | November 5, 2025 |
| S-2333-1 | Cost Cutting and Budget Deficits | Identify cost cutting measures that are being imposed on departments by their schools. Investigate the budgetary rationales for these cuts and their impact on the quality of academic programs. | Instruction Curricula and Advising Committee | Reissued | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2333-1 | Cost Cutting and Budget Deficits | Pending BFC‘s investigation into outcomes of cost cutting measures that are being imposed on departments by their schools, FPAC will investigate departments’ responses with particular focus on manifestations and impacts on faculty and staff. | Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee | Reissued | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2333-1 | Cost Cutting and Budget Deficits | Identify cost cutting measures that are being imposed on departments by their schools. Investigate the budgetary rationales for these cuts and their impact on the quality of academic programs. | Budget and Finance Committee | Reissued | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2331-1 | Research Trainee Compensation and Benefit Inequity | Investigate current practices in postdoc and current doctoral student remuneration, in particular as it relates to inequality following fellowship funding and to develop solutions to reward talent. | Research, and Graduate and Professional Education Committee | Reissued | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2330-1 | Expanding Access to University Libraries Across Campuses | Investigate current University library hours across all campuses. Determine if those hours are adequately meeting student needs (access to collections; access to study spaces; access to technology) on each campus. Make recommendations as appropriate. | Student Affairs Committee | Pending | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2330-1 | Expanding Access to University Libraries Across Campuses | Investigate current University library hours across all campuses. Determine if those hours are adequately meeting student needs (access to collections; access to study spaces; access to technology) on each campus. Make recommendations as appropriate. | Instruction Curricula and Advising Committee | Reissued | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2329 | Senate Role in the Policy on Policies Processes and Procedures | Study and provide recommendation to increase University Senate’s role on the Policy on Policies in the matters related academic affairs, educational and research matters. | University Structure and Governance Committee | Pending | March 4, 2026 |
| S-2321-1 | Inadequate Transportation and Parking Services for Students and Employees | Exploring effective, timely, and safe student and employee transportation issues across the campuses. | Student Affairs Committee | Reissued | October 1, 2025 |
| S-2318-1 | Increasing Student Representation on the Rutgers University Senate Executive Committee | The University Structure and Governance Committee of the Rutgers University Senate is charged with investigating and making recommendations on the need to expand student representation on the Rutgers University Senate Executive Committee. Currently, faculty members have representation on the Rutgers University Senate Executive Committee through seats allocated to each chancellor-led unit, in addition to two at-large positions. In contrast, students are limited to four seats representing New Brunswick, Camden, Newark, and RBHS. Given that students constitute the largest constituency at Rutgers, this committee is tasked with examining whether the current representation adequately reflects the student body’s diversity, concerns, and interests. The committee shall explore potential modifications to the Rutgers University Senate Executive Committee structure to ensure a more equitable and comprehensive student representation. | University Structure and Governance Committee | Pending | January 7, 2026 |
| S-2317-3 | Prevalence, Procedures, and Challenges of Faculty Occupancy of Dual Leadership Roles | FPAC is charged with investigating and making recommendations it deems necessary on the following two issues:
| Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee | Reissued | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2316-1 | University Senate Representation on Formal Governance Boards | Determine if there should be University Senate voting representation on all of the governing boards: Rutgers University Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, The Rutgers University Board of Directors (Foundation), The Camden Board of Directors; and, The Rowan University / Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors. Additionally, make recommendations regarding the make-up of Board membership, including faculty, staff, students, and alumni. | University Structure and Governance Committee | Pending | January 7, 2026 |
| S-2309-2 | Increased Representation of Graduate Students and PTL Faculty in the University Senate | Evaluate the current criteria, bylaws, and policies that decide graduate student representatives and PTL faculty in the Senate. Make appropriate changes to increased graduate student representation and PTL faculty in the Senate. | University Structure and Governance Committee | Pending | January 7, 2026 |
| S-2304-2 | Common Hour Exams | Review the experiences of students, faculty, and staff with common hour exams at Rutgers University. Make any appropriate recommendations. | Student Affairs Committee | Reissued | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2304-2 | Common Hour Exams | Review the experiences of students, faculty, and staff with common hour exams at Rutgers University. Make any appropriate recommendations. | Instruction Curricula and Advising Committee | Reissued | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2115-3 | Academic Freedom | Identify and investigate any recent attacks on the academic freedom of our faculty and students with a particular focus on the University's response to these attacks. | Student Affairs Committee | Reissued | November 5, 2025 |
| S-2206-2 | Socially Responsible Investment | Consider the University Investment policy 40.2.14. Investigate whether the current investment policies should be modified by environmental, social and governance metrics to modify, add or remove investments based on the Endowment Justice Collective 2022 Divestment Proposal and the Resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees in March 2021. Report back to the Senate with any recommendations. | Budget and Finance Committee | Reissued | December 3, 2025 |
| S-2204-3 | Impact of CourseAtlas | Explore the impact of CourseAtlas to benchmark institutional goals of the system, on academic units and departments, on faculty work-life balance, and make recommendations as appropriate. Specifically, (i) Investigate to what degree CourseAtlas has achieved the goals it was designed and implemented to achieve, (ii) explore the impact of CourseAtlas on academic units and departments’ ability to manage their own academic programs, (iii) assess the impact of CourseAtlas on the work-life balance of faculty, and (iv) propose feedback mechanisms which allow timely and meaningful faculty input on scheduling changes. | Student Affairs Committee | Reissued | November 5, 2025 |