Meeting of the Faculty Senate
Approved Minutes
November 26, 2019
The meeting was called to order at approximately 12:50 p.m., with FASC Senate President Jim Brown presiding. There are 43 Senators, including two officers and five senators-at-large. Of the 43 voting members, 35 were present. A quorum was met.
- A motion to approve the minutes of October 29, 2019 was made. The motion to approve the minutes with the correction was Voting record: 35 ayes, 0 opposed, 0 abstention.
- 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 November 26, 2019 |
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Dept |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
New/ Revision |
Aye |
Nay |
Abstention |
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Digital Studies |
50:209:200 |
Digital Research Methods |
3 |
New |
35 |
0 |
0 |
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Digital Studies |
50:209:250 |
Choose Your Own Adventure |
3 |
New |
35 |
0 |
0 |
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Digital Studies |
50:209:260 |
Digital Media & The Future of Writing |
3 |
New |
35 |
0 |
0 |
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World Languages & Cultures |
50:480:292 |
Special Topics in Global Studies |
3 |
New |
35 |
0 |
0 |
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World Languages & Cultures |
50:480:392 |
Special Topics in Global Studies |
3 |
New |
35 |
0 |
0 |
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History |
50:512:321 |
American Civil War Memory |
3 |
New |
35 |
0 |
0 |
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History |
50:512:339 |
Cold War Culture |
3 |
New |
35 |
0 |
0 |
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- New Business
- Food drive taking place until the end of the semester.
- Faculty Life Committee will be holding a meeting with Chief Dinan on 12/5/19 to discuss campus safety and parking concerns.
- Writing Retreat 1/13-1/14/20. Food provided.
- Chancellor’s Office will supplement the library budget to open the library for extended hours during reading days and final exams.
- Kimberlee Moran attended the meeting to discuss the dining contract.
- Adjustments are being made to the existing dining contract.
- Students (not faculty) can now bring in outside food under $50.
- Cash is accepted.
- Progress is being made with the ability to purchase food from outside vendors
- Stephen Danley from Public Policy and Administration is attempting to build a coalition with faculty to continue addressing the dining contract issues. If you are interested please email him at danley@rutgers.edu.
- Susan Miller, faculty representative for the Advising and Retention Council attended the meeting
- Undergraduate advisors and faculty support staff to help struggling students become more successful.
- Student success pamphlet and Raptor Flight Probation Booklet can be found on Sakai at sakai.rutgers.edu
- Students concerns should still be flagged even if they are not in danger of failing.
- Students have to log into Raptor Connect directly to view comments.
- Researching if it is possible to directly email concerns to students rather than logging into Raptor Connect.
- Researching better ideas for students to utilize office hours, change to “student hours”.
- Faculty can require mandatory meeting times.
- Faculty concerns about giving too many student warnings looks negative
- Faculty can email their concerns or ideas for struggling students to millersa@camden.rutgers.edu
- Building Access and Campus Security
- Meeting held with Chief Dinan.
- Shortage of security/reduction in hours due to budget cuts.
- Security alerts do not go out immediately or are reported unless a crime is committed.
- RUPD is not associated with JHSC because it is not a Rutgers building, but escorts can be provided.
- Pilot program for emergency notifications in classrooms is in effect (mechanical locks, panic buttons).
- Swipe access budget was $30,000 per building.
- Resolution presented for Jim Brown to meet with Dean Marchitello to discuss budget concerns, forced faculty austerity, sharing burden of costs for systems we don’t need. Voting record: 21 ayes, 11 opposed, 1 abstention.
- New Business
- Campus safety
The meeting adjourned at 1:46 p.m.
Present: Craig Agule, Margery Amdur, Paul Bernstein, Kate Cairns, Courtney Cavanaugh, I-Ming Chiu, Jinglin Fu, Julie Griepenburg, Osama Hamed, George Kumi, Haisheng, Li, Kris Lindenmeyer, Nathan Link, Paul Lisicky, Susan Miller, Susan Mokhberi, Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn, Lisa Payne, Sylvia Perez-Cortes, Erin Robinson, Ira Roseman, Jillian Sayre, Dan Semenza, Dan Shain, Stass Shpanin, Sunil Shende, Carol Singley, Zara Wilkinson; Officers: Jim Brown, Shauna Shames
Absent (Senators): James Boucher, Aaron Hostetter, Debashis Kushary, Chinyere Osuji, Beth Rabinowitz
Explained Absent (Senators): Angelica Gonzalez, Michael Hayes, Amy Savage
Optional and noted (Faculty Senators-At-Large and University Senators):
Senators-at-Large: (present) Bart Everts, Jean-Louis Hippolyte, Paul Jargowsky, Joan Mazelis, Laura Napolitano
Senators-at-Large: (absent)
Present (Invited Guests):
Drafted by Kelly Esterly, ________________________________