RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
MEETING AGENDA
Friday, January 23, 2026, 1:10 p.m. via Zoom

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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 December 12, 2025 Senate Meeting Minutes
• Communications
  • Provost Roundtable discussion during today’s meeting
  • Entitlement letters sent to deans on Tuesday January 20, 2026. Meeting with HR for staff/lecturer elections set for February 3, 2026
  • Senate Social February 27, 2026 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Rutgers Club
  • Reminder that Jon Oliver is Senate Parliamentarian
  • Reminder to Senators log in to the website for attendance and access to voting
  • Email Morgan Smith regarding attendance and committee activities

PROVOST’S ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION – Sandra Richtermeyer, Camden Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Jeffrey Robinson, Newark Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor; Jeffrey Carson, RBHS- New Brunswick Provost; Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, RBHS- Newark Provost; Jason Geary, New Brunswick Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (1:30 – 2:20 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.

Committee Report and Recommendations (2:20 – 2:30 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 (2:30 – 2:40 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.

Committee Report and Recommendations (2:40 – 2:50 p.m.)

Rutgers MADC Taskforce Update Report – Paul Boxer, Anna Haley, Heather Pierce, Co-Chairs

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS**

SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT (2:50 – 2:55 p.m.) – Wendy Purcell, Vice Chair

REPORTS OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES (2:55 – 3:10 p.m.) 

REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY AND STUDENT LIAISONS (3:10 – 3:20 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

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