RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
June 6, 2025

MEMBERS PRESENT: Boikess, Boxer, Esposito, Elaine, Foster (Chair), Haley, Kiss, Pierce, Purcell, Roth, Salas-de la Cruz

ALSO ATTENDING: A. Towers (Board of Governors Chair), F. Pfeiffer (Senior Vice President for Government Relations), M. Smith (University Senate Interim Executive Secretary), M. Zwick (Senior Vice President for Research), 2025-2026 Executive Committee Members: S. Davis, H. Hussain, S. Patel

The regular meeting of the University Senate Executive Committee was held on Friday, June 6, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. remotely via Zoom.

Chair’s Report– Lucille Foster, Senate Chair

Chair Foster called the June 6, 2025 Senate Executive Committee meeting to order at 12:04 p.m.

Secretary’s Report– Morgan Smith, Senate Interim Executive Secretary

• The June 6, 2025 Executive Committee Agenda was approved
• The April 4, 2025 Senate Executive Committee Minutes were approved
• The April 25, 2025 University Senate Organizational Meeting Minutes were approved
• The April 25, 2025 University Senate Meeting Minutes were approved

Student Aid and TRIO Funding Discussion – Francine Pfeiffer, Senior Vice President of Government Relations

Francine Pfeiffer led a discussion about Student Aid and TRIO Funding consisting of the following topics:

• Student support service grants
• Proposed budgets and impacts on student aid
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG)
• Subsidized loans
• PLUS loans
• PEL Grants

Francine Pfeiffer then answered questions on the following topics:

• Support from NJ Senators
• Education for students
• Help from the Rutgers University Senate
• Academic Defense Compact
• Re-Accreditation
• NSF NIH Funding
• Credits needed for PEL Grants
• The impact on STEM Fields
• Advocacy templates

There was discussion regarding the Proposed School of Professional and General Studies Questionnaire and the Executive Committee decided to table this until the September Executive Committee Meeting

There were updates on the Federal Grant Funding Freeze Group given by Senior Vice President for Research Mike Zwick joined and the co-chair of the committee David Salas de-la Cruz

Both answered questions on the following topics:

• Money from the central admin
• Assessment on dividing funds and grants
• Cost sharing formulas

Update from the Rutgers MADC Task force

Integration Task Force Senate Liaisons given by Monica Roth

New Business

Continued discussion about the Proposed School of Professional and General Studies Questionnaire

Old Business

The Executive Committee voted to postpone the proposed resolution for President Holloway indefinitely

Adjournment

The Executive Committee adjourned at 2:05 p.m.

Minutes prepared by: Morgan Smith, Interim Executive Secretary of the University Senate