RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MEETING AGENDA

Friday, January 9, 2026, 12:00 p.m. via Zoom

https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/98365172513?pwd=xr6B07bbtIP8RgCowlJi7EETISQ3oq.1

Chair’s Report– Lucille Foster, Senate Chair

Secretary’s Report– Taryn Cooper, Executive Secretary

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of the December 5, 2025 Senate Executive Committee Minutes
• Communications

• • January 23, 2026 Senate Meeting- Provost’s Roundtable
  • Survey for emergency EC meeting times sent
  • Senate Social February 27, 2026 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Discussion- Amy Murtha, Dean – RWJMS (12:30 – 12:50 p.m.)

Senate Office Budget Process (12:50 – 1:00 p.m.)

Standing Committees/Panels

Committee Report and Recommendations (1:00 – 1:05 p.m.)

University Structure and Governance Committee – Wendy Purcell and Patricia Morton, Co-Chairs

Information only : Report on S-2329: Senate Role in the Policy on Policies Process and Procedures

USGC was charged as follows:

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.

Committee Report and Recommendations (1:05 – 1:10 p.m.)

Instruction, Curricula, and Advising Committee and Student Affairs Committee – Natalie Borisovets (ICAC), Alexander Pichugin (ICAC), Gary Santos Mendoza (SAC), Rachael Maeng Brown (SAC),Co-Chairs

Report on S-2304-2 Common Hour Exams

 ICAC and SAC were jointly charged as follows:

Review the experiences of students, faculty, and staff with common hour exams at Rutgers University. Make any appropriate recommendations.

Proposed Charge (1:10 – 1:20 p.m.)

Review Current Senate Voting Procedures and Proposing Amendments to Formally Include an “Abstain” Option- Senator Suja Patel, Staff- Newark

Charge: Assess existing Senate bylaws and standing rules to determine where the addition of an Abstain option should be codified.

Rationale: I have been serving on the Senate since 2017 and I watch the votes, I noticed that sometimes one charge will have a large number of votes, then less votes on the next vote, then back to a large number of votes. I at times also feel that I do not want to say in favor: of the charge but also I do not want to say not in favor;…I find myself wanting to abstain but be able to record my vote. I then wonder why some senators say not in favor when there is no reason to but perhaps, they prefer to abstain (especially when it is a topic that is not controversial).

Open Charge Request (1:20 – 1:30 p.m.)

ITC requests to be discharged on:

S-2504: Implementation of Electronic Student ID Access via Mobile Credentials

The nature of the charge language is not something ITC can explore and implement, but rather a solution for OIT to pursue.

Rutgers MADC Taskforce Update (1:30 – 1:40 p.m.)

Old Business

New Business

Adjournment