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Jan 31, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Minutes: Special Meeting of the University Senate
The meeting addressed two resolutions. The first, concerning the cancellation of the Rutgers Apprenticeship Programs Conference, was withdrawn. The second, regarding the federal grant funding freeze and university response, was amended and adopted. The amendments included adding a clause referencing the Trump administration's intentions regarding federal funding, changing "scientific" to "educational and research," and removing "politically-motivated."
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The meeting included reports from the Newark Chancellor and the Executive Secretary, covering upcoming events and a vacancy on the Executive Committee. A resolution on chat settings during Senate meetings was postponed. Committee reports included recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committee on University Senate's Communication with Constituents Through Social Media, which were adopted. A draft of Article III of the Bylaws was amended and adopted, while discussion of Article IV was postponed. A resolution condemning the cancellation of the Rutgers Apprenticeship Programs Conference was presented, amended, and adopted.
Jan 10, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Rutgers University Senate Executive Committee Minutes
The Executive Committee meeting covered various topics, including Rutgers' voluntary agreement with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR), faculty awards and honors, a new research help bot, and a grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency. Discussions also included the university's operating margin, planned changes to the Executive Committee's composition, a resolution on chat settings during Senate meetings, and the format of future meetings. A charge was issued to the University Structure and Governance Committee to review University policy 50.2.2 regarding the Senate's role in shared governance. An ad hoc committee reported on using social media to improve communication with constituents.
Dec 13, 2024·BoardMeeting
Board
University Senate Minutes
The Senate meeting included discussions on various topics such as reviewing Senate resolutions for the Middle States reaccreditation process, stakeholder input in search processes, state refund to fringe rates for federal grants, lecturer participation in department faculty meetings, and the School of Arts and Sciences vote to censure the Executive Dean. Reports from the University Structure and Governance Committee and the Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee were presented and acted upon, concerning institutional neutrality, Student Instructional Rating Surveys (SIRS), and the impact of CourseAtlas. The meeting also included the adoption of Article II of the Senate Bylaws and a resolution condemning the administrative response to a Rutgers University Student Assembly meeting.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
