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Apr 9th
1:00 pm
Agenda Distributed On
Friday, April 2nd 2021
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SENATE
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Friday, April 9, 2021 – 1:10 p.m. via Zoom
https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/92508763281?pwd=aDllR3k0ZWRHakJtbXdQS25iQ2FwUT09
CALL TO ORDER AND DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM – Jon Oliver, Senate Chair
COMMITTEE REPORTS [Please Note: Substantive amendments to any resolutions should be provided to the Senate Executive Secretary in writing prior to or at the time the amendment is moved.]
Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee (FPAC) Response to S-2007: PTL Health and Wellness – FPAC Co-Chairs Farid Alizadeh and Joseph Markert
The FPAC was charged as follows:
S-2007: Investigate the range and awareness of health and wellness services available to part-time lecturers across the University and make recommendations.
Student Affairs Committee (SAC) Response to S-2003: Rutgers-Alumni Relations – SAC Co-Chairs Elizabeth Matto and Sarah Shobut
The SAC was charged as follows:
S-2003: Evaluate alumni engagement and provide recommendations as to what changes could be made, if necessary, particularly while students are still enrolled, to further Rutgers-Alumni relations.
University Structure and Governance Committee (USGC) Response to S-2005: Student Governance – USGC Chair Peter Gillett ~ This report is being presented for information only.
The USGC was charged as follows:
S-2005: Evaluate the formal and informal processes for the creation of student governing association and if appropriate, make recommendations regarding the organization and recognition of SGAs.
University Structure and Governance Committee (USGC) Response to S-2014: Standing Committees and the Chair of the Senate – USGC Chair Peter Gillett ~ This report is being presented for information only.
The USGC was charged as follows:
S-2014: Consider the duties of the Chair of the Senate in relation to its various standing committees and make any appropriate recommendations.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT – Peter Gillett, Senate Vice Chair
NEW BUSINESS [Note: Article IV.A. of the Senate Bylaws states, “All new matters shall be referred to committee before coming to the Senate (unless extenuating circumstances apply, as indicated under section C.4…” Also, the Senate Executive Committee has authorized committee-of-the-whole discussions under New Business as appropriate, and time permitting.]
REPORTS OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES
REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY AND STUDENT LIAISONS
ADJOURNMENT
*Note: Addition of items to the Agenda requires a 2/3 vote. There is an overall time limit of 3 hours for Senate meetings. Specific time limits are set for questions and debate, not for presentations of reports. After approval, extension of time limits requires a 2/3 vote.
Remaining 2020-2021 University Senate Meetings
[Fall 2020/Spring 2021: All meetings will be held virtually in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines set forth by President Holloway in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.]
April 30, 2021
(The April 30 meeting may convene at 10:30 or 11:00 a.m. This meeting is the last of this year’s Senate, but will begin with the first meeting of next year’s Senate, at which Senate officers, Executive Committee members, and board representatives will be elected. The start time will be determined by the Senate EC in April 2021.)
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
UNIVERSITY SENATE
MINUTES: Special Meeting of the University Senate
DATE: April 9, 2021
TIME AND PLACE: 1:10 p.m., Remote via Zoom
MEMBERS PRESENT: Alizadeh; Aubert; Bachmann; Baldi; Barbarese; Bekdash; Bhatt; Bhattacharya; Bhuyan; Boikess; Borisovets; Brienza-Arcilla; Buyske; Castaneda; Chefitz; Chiu; Choo; Cole; Cooper; Crews; Davidson; Dool; Drazer; Eafrati; English; Esposito; Fernandez; Arroyo; Figueira; Foster; Garner; Gillett; Giraud; Gohel; Gomes; Goonetilleke; Gower; Granadeiro; Guo; Gursoy; Hodes; Hunter; Hurd; Jarrín Montaner; Joergensen; Kettle; Kosar; Kovacs; Kustka; Lawson; Lutz; Lyles; Maglione Rico; Mahajan-Cusack; Mansukhani; Marchetta; Markert; Markowitz; Matto; Mayes; McKeever; Mendicino; Miranti; Oliver; Ozel; Parsa; Pedro-Santiago; Pichugin; Pinto-Figueroa; Piotrowski; Rabinowitz; Roth; Ryan; Sagarra; Sahota; Schroth; Schwartz; Schwartz; Shapses; Shinbrot; Shobut; Siederer; Simonds; Spiegel; Stephens; Struble; Szatrowski; Takhistov; Thompson; Trees; Valverde; Van Stine; Vellangany; Ventura-Martinez; Vidal; Virani; Volino; Ward; Warde; White; Willett; Wirtenberg; Yamaoka
EXCUSED: Avallone; Boison; Farmer; Haley; Kane; Kothari; Linardopoulos; Moghe; Oberle; Sinacori; Stephenson; Tommasi; Vargas
ABSENT: Adya; Ahmed; Albert; Alexander-Floyd; Allamand; Ameri; Anderson Eloy; Arman; Atkins; Ayad; Barone; Bator; Beegan; Blanchett; Bogden; Bridgeman; Britton; Cabrera; Cantor; Cavanagh; Chadalvada; Chen; Chintalapudi; Cifelli; Coleman; Dane; Ding; Dreyer; Eaton; Ebert; Everett; Fadahunsi; Farley; Farris; Feldman; Fellenz; Flynn; Fox; Garcia; Halkitis; Hara; Hatefi; Henderson; Hicks; Holdom; Holloway; Hsueh; Huang; Hunter-Fratzola; Ibrahim; Immidisetti; Johnson; Kaplun; Kashalikar; Kaye; Kiss; Kukor; Lamar; Lei; Liu; Lopez; Maddox Douglas; Madson; Mahon; Maloney; March; Marchitello; Marsh; Marsic; Mazurek; Mena-Segovia; Menifield; Miller; Molloy; Moore; Morton; Murphy; Mutcherson; Nath; Nelson; Nickitas; O’Connor; Paskhover; Patel; Ponzio; Potter; Potter; Quincy; Rajan; Ribau; Rivera; Rizvi; Sacks; Saltzman; Sesti; Shankar; Shapiro; Silver; Song; Stern; Strom; Thakuriah; Todorinova; Veysey; Walkup; Wang; X. Wang; Wayne; Williams; Winters
CALL TO ORDER AND DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM – Jon Oliver, Chair
COMMITTEE REPORTS (continuation from the Regular Senate Meeting on March 26, 2021)
Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee Response to Charge S-2007: PTL Health and Wellness – Farid Alizadeh and Joseph Markert, FPAC Co-Chairs
The FPAC was charged as follows: Investigate the range and awareness of health and wellness services available to part-time lecturers across the University and make recommendations.
Senate Chair Jon Oliver reminded Senators where the March 26, 2021 meeting was left and continued the discussion on the amended report (linked above). With no objection, the report was voted on and approved in its amended form.
Student Affairs Committee Response to Charge S-2003: Alumni Relations –Sarah Shobut, SAC Co-Chair and Tom Struble, SAC Member
The SAC was charged as follows: Evaluate alumni engagement and provide recommendations as to what changes could be made, if necessary, particularly while students are still enrolled, to further Rutgers-Alumni relations.
SAC Co-Chair Shobut and SAC Member Tom Struble summarized the work of the committee and their recommendations. After some discussion, the Senate voted and subsequently passed the report with no amendments.
University Structure and Governance Committee Response to Charge S-2005: Student Governance – Peter Gillett, USGC Chair
The USGC was charged as follows: Evaluate the formal and informal processes for the creation of student governing associations and if appropriate, make recommendations regarding the organization and recognition of SGAs.
USGC Chair Gillett summarized the work of the committee and reviewed the recommendations of the USGC’s response to Charge S-2005: Student Governance. The Senate discussed, voted on, and passed this report with no amendments.
University Structure and Governance Committee Response to Charge S-2014: Standing Committees and the Chair of the Senate – Peter Gillett, USGC Chair
The USGC was charged as follows: Consider the duties of the Chair of the Senate in relation to its various standing committees and make any appropriate recommendations.
USGC Chair Gillett summarized the work of the committee and their recommendations. Due to the implications of this report to the Senate Handbook and the University Policies governing the Senate, this report is to come before the Senate two times. In that light, this report was presented for information only and will be voted on at the next Senate meeting on April 30, 2021.
SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT – Senate Vice Chair Peter Gillett reported on the March 5, 2021 Senate Executive Committee meeting.
REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES: Board Representatives to the BOG and BOT reported on the latest activities of each organization.
REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY AND STUDENT LIAISONS: The Faculty and Student Liaisons from each campus reported on their latest activities and events.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 2:38 p.m.
Minutes prepared by:
Mary Mickelsen, Executive Secretary of the University Senate
Present Senators
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