RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDA
Friday, November 21, 2025, 1:10 p.m. via Zoom

https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/97138732355?pwd=JqbZZgdiBxEWDv1afASXgieQJJc30J.1

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIR’S REPORT – Lucille Foster, Chair

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY – Taryn Cooper, Senate Executive Secretary

• Approval of the Agenda* (including time limits)
• Approval of the October 17, 2025 Senate Meeting Minutes
• Administrative Responses
  • Response to Resolution on Support of Academic Freedom and Free Expression
  • Response to Resolution on Rejecting Federal Compact
  • Response to Resolution on NJ-MADC
  • Response to S-2406: Senate Role in Shared Governance
• Policy Updates
  • 10.3.3 Policy on Special Student Organization Funding
  • 80.1.7 Rutgers University Website Policy
  • 50.1.4 University Seal Use
• Communications
  • Spring 2026 Senate Social- Rutgers Club Feb. 27 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
  • Libraries response to S:2305-Auditing Courses at Rutgers
  • Executive Committee Newark Student Vacancy
  • Reminder to log in to the Senate website for attendance and voting access
  • Email Morgan Smith regarding attendance and committee activities

PRESIDENT’S ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT – William F. Tate IV, President (1:20 – 1:50 p.m.)

RBHS CHANCELLOR REPORT- Brian Strom, Chancellor, RBHS (1:50 – 2:10 p.m.)

ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NEWARK STUDENT POSITION (2:10 – 2:20 p.m.)

****SPECIAL ELECTION LINK****

ELECTION OF RBHS CHANCELLOR SEARCH COMMITTEE SENATE REPRESENTATIVES– (2:20 – 2:30 p.m.)

COMMITTEE REPORTS/RESOLUTIONS: The report will be presented/summarized by the committee chair, then will be discussed, and acted upon by the Senate. Substantive amendments to these reports should be given to the Senate secretary in writing prior to or at the time the amendment is moved.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS**

SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT (2:30 – 2:35 p.m.) – Wendy Purcell, Vice Chair

REPORTS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES (2:35 – 2:45 p.m.) 

REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY AND STUDENT LIAISONS (2:45 – 2:55 p.m.)

ADJOURNMENT

*Note: Addition of items to the Agenda requires a two-thirds vote (Senate Handbook, Article III, Agenda). There is an overall time limit of 3 hours for Senate meetings. Specific time limits are set for questions and debate, not for presentation of reports (Senate Handbook, Article III, Procedures). After approval, extension of time limits requires a two-thirds vote.

**Note: The Senate Handbook, Article IV, 1 states, “All new matters shall be referred to committee before coming to the Senate (unless extenuating circumstances apply, as indicated in Article III, Agenda, 3 above).”]

Remaining 2025-26 University Senate Meetings
All meetings are on Zoom

December 12, 2025

January 23, 2026

February 20, 2026

March 27, 2026

April 24, 2026 – Organizational Meeting of the 2025-2026 Senate
April 24, 2026 – Last Meeting of the 2025-2026 Senate