RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
UNIVERSITY SENATE

MINUTES: Regular Meeting of the University Senate

DATE: September 23, 2022

TIME AND PLACE: 1:10 p.m., Alexander Library, Teleconference Lecture Hall Room 403 and Remote via Zoom

MEMBERS PRESENT: Abdelwahab, Abuattieh, Abuliak, Adamo, Allamand, Ameri, Amjad, Anderson, Andrews, Askew, Bachmann, Bhattacharya, Bhavaraju, Bhuyan, Boikess, Boison, Borisovets, Boucher, Boxer, Bridgeman, Brienza-Arcilla, Caponegro, Carpenter, Cary, Chefitz, Clarke, Conway, Cooper, Copeland, Dai, Dane, Davidson, Davis, Den Bleyker, Drazer, Dyckman, Farmer, Fatahzadeh, Figueira, Foster, Gahlawat, Galsim, Giraud, Gomes, Gong, Granadeiro, Gursoy, Haley, Haviland, Hewitt, Holloway, Holmes, Hunter, Javanmard, Joergensen, Kahng, Kaplan, Kiss, Kretov, Ladell, LaMorte, Lawson, Levine, Li, Losada, Lutz, Lyles, Mahajan-Cusack, Markert, Matto, McKeever, Meshoyrer, Moghe, Mukherjee, Nayar, Nucci, O’Connor, O’Halloran, Oberle, Oliver, Olivera, Ortiz, Osorio-Fernandez, Ozel, Parsa, Patel, Pichugin, Pierce, Pintar, Pistell, Poole, Prihoda, Quincy, Rabinowitz, Ramirez, Roth, Saltzman, Schnetzer, Schroth, Schwartz, Scott, Shapiro, Shinbrot, Simonds, M. Smith, J. Smith, Stephens, Struble, Swamy, Szatrowski, Takhistov, Tewfik, Thompson, Todorinova, J. Torres, E. Torres, Valverde, Van Stine, Vellangany, Volino, White, Wirtenberg, Zhang, Zolezi

MEMBERS EXCUSED: Barlow, Kustka, Marchetta, Morton, Nucci, Savage, Spiegel

MEMBERS ABSENT: Adya, Alizadeh, Alkhwekhi, Allen, Anderson Eloy, Ardeshna, Aubry, Baldi, Barone, Blanchett, Bogden, Campbell, Cantor, Choo, Cole, Eastman, Eaton, Edelstein, English, Esposito, Everett, Farris, Feldman, Fellenz, Flynn, Fudge, Geary, Gower, Graham, Griffin, Guo, Halkitis, Hatefi, Henderson, Hien, Irizarry, Johnson, Kahanda, Kettle, Kothari, Lei, Lopez, Mahon, Mansukhani, March, Mazurek, McCarthy, Menifield, Miller, Mirza, Mittal, Murtha, Mutcherson, Nickitas, Nolan, Oladimeji, Pai, Papakonstantinou, Patel, Pedersen, C. Potter, J. Potter, Rivera, Roy, Rush, Sagarra, Sen, Shapiro, Sharma, Shih, Shome, Siederer, Smart, Sonnenberg, Srivastava, Strom, Tillis, Tsakalakos, Vadapalli, Wang, Whitehead

CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIR’S REPORT – Adrienne Simonds, Chair

Chair Simonds called the meeting to order at 1:11 p.m. She thanked the Alexander Library, Senate leadership, and the Senate Executive Committee for their assistance in convening the meeting. She introduced a new feature on the Senate website that will make it easier for senators to log in for attendance and voting. She announced that comments and questions will be limited to one minute. She welcomed both senators and non-senators to the meeting, and asked everyone to be kind, respectful, and inclusive in the coming academic year. Senate meetings will be hybrid or remote this year. This is the first time in Senate history that both the chair and vice chair of the Senate are women, and the first time that the Senate chair comes from RBHS. She welcomed and introduced President Holloway.

STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY REPORT – Jonathan Holloway, President and University Professor

After delivering his State of the University report, President Holloway answered questions on the following topics:

• Negotiations with the graduate student union.
• New Jersey Medical School accreditation.
• Mental health resources.
• Equal pay for equal work.
• Salaries for graduate students and adjunct faculty.
• Prioritizing the educational mission of the University.
• Funding extensions for graduate students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

SECRETARY’S REPORT – Vicki Hewitt, Executive Secretary

• Agenda: The meeting agenda was approved.
• Communications:
  • The 2022-23 University Senate Calendar has been posted to the Senate website.
  • New Senator Orientation was held on September 16, 2022. The presentation and recording can be found on the Senate website.
  • The following University policies were recently reviewed/updated:
    • University Policy 40.2.15 Payment Card Acceptance Policy
    • University Policies 3.1 and 50.3.14 were rescinded and merged to form University Policy 50.3.19: Patent Policy
    • University Policy 90.1.1: Sponsored Programs Facilities and Administrative Costs Policy
    • University Policy 100.3.1: Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals
    • University Policy 100.3.3: Housestaff Immunizations and Health Requirements
    • University Policy 80.1.1: Permission for External Companies to Film, Videotape, and Photograph at Rutgers
    • University Policy 60.3.22: Flexible Work Arrangements for Regularly Appointed Staff
    • University Policy 80.1.2: Rutgers University Trademark Management and Licensing Policy
  • Responses were received from President Jonathan Holloway:
    • Response to S-2101: Review of the University Policy 10.2.4 Units of Credit
    • Responseto S-2012-1: Procedures for Handling Student Complaints Against Rutgers Personnel Regarding Instruction
    • Response to S-2107: Review of the University Policy 20.1.22 – No Smoking
    • Response to S-1909-1: Searches for University Leadership
    • Response to Resolution on Academic Freedom and Racial, Gender, and Social Justice
    • Response to S-2113: PTL Pay and Recognition
    • Response to Recommendation to Upgrade/Update the Presentation of Rutgers University’s Annual Budget

COMMITTEE REPORTS/RESOLUTIONS

Executive Committee (EC)
Proposed Resolution on Labor Relations
Adrienne Simonds, EC Chair

Chair Simonds presented this resolution to the Senate. The resolution was adopted.

INTRODUCTION OF, AND COMMENTS BY, STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Chair Simonds introduced the standing committee chairs, who spoke briefly about their committees’ activities and plans.

SENATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT

Vice Chair Foster reported on the September 9, 2022 Senate Executive Committee Meeting.

OLD BUSINESS

There was no old business.

NEW BUSINESS

A motion was made to add a resolution to the Senate agenda. The motion was lost.

REPORTS OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND TRUSTEES

Senator Rabinowitz reported on the Board of Governors meetings. Senator Dane reported the Board of Trustees had not met.

REPORTS OF CAMPUS FACULTY AND STUDENT LIAISONS

Senator Rabinowitz reported on behalf of Camden Faculty. Senator Van Stine reported on behalf of Camden Students. Senator Markert reported on behalf of Newark Faculty. Senator Olivera reported on behalf of Newark Students. Senator Bhuyan reported on behalf of New Brunswick Faculty. Senators Den Bleyker and Gahlawat reported on behalf of New Brunswick Students. Senator Kelly reported on behalf of RBHS Faculty. RBHS Students had no report.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 3:56 p.m.

Minutes prepared by:
Vicki Hewitt, Executive Secretary of the University Senate

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