Meeting of the Faculty Senate
Approved Minutes
September 29, 2021
The meeting was called to order at approximately 11:20 a.m.., with FASC Senate President Bill Fitzgerald presiding. There are 38 Senators, including 3 officers and four senators-at-large. Of the 42 voting members, 37 were present. A quorum was met.
- A motion to approve the minutes of April 28, 2021, was made. The motion to approve the minutes was Voting record: 37 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 April 28, 2021 |
Voting Record |
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Department |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
New/ Revision |
Aye |
Nay |
Abstention |
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Childhood Studies |
50:163:265 |
Girlhood Studies |
3 |
New |
37 |
0 |
0 |
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English and Communication |
50:352:324 |
Black Speculative Fiction |
3 |
New |
37 |
0 |
0 |
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English and Communication |
50:354:219 |
Cinema and Power |
3 |
New |
37 |
0 |
0 |
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- Gen Ed Committee:
- Presentation given by Aaron Hostetter
- Revision of the Gen Ed by laws
- Efforts to audit & assess current Gen Ed offerings to ensure effectiveness & service to university community
- Establish a protocol to approve suggested future Gen Ed courses in light of our mission & curricular needs
- Certificate Program Concerns
- Jane Siegel presented
- 7 certificate programs offered at Rutgers-Camden
- Dean had no say in approvals
- No process in place for approving certificate requests
- Process should involve faculty
- Can be same process as a Form 29
- Requests go to Dean, APC and, then Senate for approval
- Future Business
- Teaching Overload
The meeting adjourned at 12:19 p.m.
Present: Ross Allen, Margery Amdur, Paul Bernstein, Holly Blackford, James Boucher, Kendra Boyd, I-Ming Chiu, Lauren Daniel, Iman Dehzangi, Jinglin Fu, Anthony Grasso, Rafey Habib, Osama Hamed, Aaron Hostetter, Evan Jewell, George Kumi, Haisheng Li, Rufan Luo, Randy Mershon, Susan Miller, Lorraine Minnite, Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn, Xingyun Qi, Harry Rhea, Jovanna Rosen, Stass Shpanin, Carol Singley, Marien Solesio, Sarah Tosh, Zara Wilkinson, Anthony Wright; Officers: Bill Fitzgerald, Beth Rabinowitz, Julie Griepenburg
Absent (Senators):
Excused Absent (Senators): Margaret Betz, Debashis Kushary, James Rushing, Ira Roseman
Present Senators-at-Large: Andrew Abeyta, Bart Everts, Nathan Fried
Absent Senators-at-Large: (absent)
Excused Senators-at-Large: (absent) Paul Jargowsky
Present (Invited Guests): Alex Roche, Jane Siegel
Drafted by Kelly Esterly, ________________________________