Meeting of the Faculty Senate
Approved Minutes
February 16, 2022
The meeting was called to order at approximately 11:20 a.m.., with FASC Senate President Bill Fitzgerald presiding. There are 33 Senators, including 3 officers and four senators-at-large. Of the 42 voting members, 30 were present. A quorum was met.
- A motion to approve the minutes of January 26, 2022, was made. The motion to approve the minutes was Voting record: 29 ayes, 0 opposed, 1 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 February 16, 2022 |
Voting Record |
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Department |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
New/ Revision |
Aye |
Nay |
Abstention |
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Visual, Media, & Performing Arts |
50:080:493 |
Animation Capstone II |
3 |
New |
30 |
0 |
0 |
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Arts & Sciences |
50:090:398 |
Rutgers Summer Service Internship |
3 |
New |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
English & Communications |
50:192:236 |
Communication and Identity |
3 |
New |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
English & Communications |
50:350:107 |
Young Adult Literature |
3 |
New |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
English & Communications |
50:350:371 |
Exploring the Essay |
3 |
New |
30 |
0 |
0 |
|
English & Communications |
50:570:300 |
Intro to Mass Communications |
3 |
Revision |
30 |
0 |
0 |
- Rutgers Summer Service Internship-Dean’s Office
- https://careers.rutgers.edu/rssi#apply
- Public service internship programs; students can earn $5,000
- GPA 2.5 or higher
- 20 summer undergraduate research jobs available
- Graduating students are not eligible
- President Holloway
- How to make acute needs of campus higher on agenda
- No follow up from Holloway’s office regarding meeting
- Committed to addressing campus issues
- Send invitation to Holloway to see what concrete steps have been taken
- Meeting with Chancellor Tillis
- Pledged commitment to campus inequities
- Programs for building expansion
- Curriculum in hands of faculty
- Provost to be possible hub for curriculum development to assist with collaborations across campus
- Discussed benefits of a research university
- Better funding needed for long term diversity hires
- Chancellor is eager to meet with anyone to discuss concerns
- RCM
- Issues expressed pertaining to RCM
- President believes it should be changed, but unsure if that is possible
- Jim Brown spoke with President Holloway regarding central conflict with Rutgers-Camden and budget expectations
- Holloway sees RCM as equal
- Request list of actions campus would like to see with RCM
- Chancellor plans to start strategic planning process this summer
- Subcommittees on faculty governance
- No traction yet
- Develop clear vision of what shared governance is
- Regular meetings needed
- Combine both committees into one
- Create larger committee to discus issues with RCM, diversity hiring, etc.
- Dean’s Search
- https://www.camden.rutgers.edu/FASC-dean-search
- 3/9/22 initial round of candidates to be chosen
- April will be initial round of interviews
- First week of May final round of interviews will be held
- 7/1/22 new Dean in place
The meeting adjourned at 12:26 p.m.
Present: Ross Allen, Margery Amdur, Paul Bernstein, Margaret Betz, Holly Blackford, Kendra Boyd, I-Ming Chiu, Iman Dehzangi, Jinglin Fu, Anthony Grasso, Osama Hamed, Evan Jewell, Debashis Kushary, Haisheng Li, Rufan Luo, Randy Mershon, Susan Miller, Lorraine Minnite, Xingyun Qi, Stass Shpanin, Carol Singley, Marien Solesio Sarah Tosh, Zara Wilkinson; Officers: Bill Fitzgerald, Beth Rabinowitz, Julie Griepenburg
Absent (Senators): James Boucher, Aaron Hostetter, George Kumi, Harry Rhea, Jovanna Rosen, Ira Roseman, James Rushing, Anthony Wright
Excused Absent (Senators): Lauren Daniel, Rafey Habib, Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn,
Present Senators-at-Large: Andrew Abeyta, Bart Everts, Paul Jargowsky
Absent Senators-at-Large: (absent) Nathan Fried
Excused Senators-at-Large: (absent)
Present (Invited Guests): Alex Roche
Drafted by Kelly Esterly, ________________________________