Meeting of the Faculty Senate
Approved Minutes
February 25, 2019
The meeting was called to order at approximately 11:22 a.m., with FASC Senate President Julie Still presiding. There are 36 Senators, including three officers and five senators-at-large. Of the 28 voting members, 20 were present. A quorum was met.
- A motion to approve the minutes of January 28, 2019 was made. The motion to approve the minutes with the correction was Voting record: 20 ayes, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions.
- Courses and Programs presented by Alex Roche Chair of the APC for approval by the Senate:
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Courses presented for approval by APC to Faculty Senate February 25, 2019 |
Voting Record |
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Dept |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
New/ Revision |
Aye |
Nay |
Abstention |
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English & Communications |
50:570:311 |
Media Ethics |
3 |
New |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Health Sciences |
50:499:456 |
Special Topics in Health Sciences |
3 |
New |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Health Sciences |
50:499:459 |
Special Topics in Health Sciences |
3 |
New |
20 |
0 |
0
|
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History |
50:512:303 |
US Consumer Culture |
3 |
New |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
History |
50:512:322 |
US Capitalism-17th Century |
3 |
New |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
History |
50:516:352 |
Modern Mexico |
3 |
New |
20 |
0 |
0 |
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Political Science |
50:790:312 |
US Campaigns & Elections |
3 |
New |
20 |
0 |
0 |
- Howard Marchitello, Dean CCAS, was on hand to discuss his new role as Dean of Arts and Sciences. His main goals will be focusing on student success, undergraduate success, student mentoring, and enhancing Rutgers’s status as a research university. Dr. Marchitello will also be continuing to develop graduate programs. The Dean’s Office will also be monitoring Labor Relations and the promotion and tenure process requirements for teaching portfolios. More information has been requested and will be given at a later date.
- Concerns were presented to Dr. Marchitello regarding the impact of student feedback on teaching evaluations and their impact on faculty promotions. Dr. Marchitello does not believe in eliminating SIRS, but is in support of designing more fair and comprehensive evaluations.
- Patrice Mareschal, Union President was on hand to discuss union contracts. The union is working closely with Labor Relations and pushing for more frequent meetings. The union is currently negotiating the latest counter offers on the grievance procedures, faculty appointments, Article 15 (professional duties), Article 20 (Health & Safety) pertaining to mold in the buildings, and the ability to lock classroom doors from the inside. The union is also bargaining the introduction of Infosilem which is a program scheduler to maximize the use of space on campus. The union is continuing to reiterate increases in salary for graduate workers and merit increases for faculty.
- Concerns were expressed at the end of the meeting pertaining to the lack of communication to the campus regarding a classroom invasion that happened earlier in the month during a night class in Armitage Hall. Dr. Marchitello will be meeting with Chief Dinan to discuss new safety measures (swipe access, showing identification).
The meeting adjourned at 12:20 p.m.
Present: Andrew Abeyta, Ross Allen, Paul Bernstein, Melanie Bowers, Julianne Griepenburg, Osama Hamed, Aaron Hostetter, Guy Kortsarz, George Kumi, Rufan Luo, Susan Mokhberi, Silvia Perez Cortes, Beth Rabinowitz, Amy Savage, Jillian Sayre, Richard Stansfield; Officers: Julie Still, Wayne Glasker
Absent (Senators): Craig Agule, Margery Amdur, Kate Anderson, Joseph Barbarese, James Boucher, James Brown, Kate Cairns, Angelica Gonzalez, Michael Hayes, Debashis Kushary, Haisheng, Li, Kirsten Nussbaumer.
Optional and noted (Faculty Senators-At-Large and University Senators):
Senators-at-Large: (present) Jean-Louis Hippolyte, Joan Mazelis, Laura Napolitano
Senators-at-Large: (absent) Bart Everts, Paul Jargowsky
University Senators: (all absent) Joseph Barbarese, Babu Dasari, Greg Pardlo, Vacant University Senator position – CCAS.
Present (Invited Guests): Howard Marchitello, Dean CCAS; Patrice Mareschal, Union President; Alex Roche, APC Chair
Drafted by Kelly Esterly, ________________________________
Submitted by Wayne Glasker, Faculty Senate Secretary