Meeting of the CCAS Faculty Senate
Approved Minutes
April 2, 2024
The meeting was called to order at approximately 12:45 p.m., with CCAS Faculty Senate President Robert Emmons presiding. There are 31 Senators, including 2 officers and 2 senators-at-large. Of the 30 voting members, 18 were present. A quorum was met.
- A motion to approve the minutes of February 27, 2024, was made. The motion to approve the minutes was approved.
Voting record: 18 ayes, 0 opposed, 0 abstention.
- Courses and Programs presented by Alex Roche, Chair of the APC, for Faculty Senate recommendation:
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Courses presented for discussion and recommendation by APC to Faculty Senate |
Voting Record |
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Department |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
New/ Revision |
Aye |
Nay |
Abstention |
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Dean’s Office/Arts & Sciences |
50:090:179 |
MCAT Preparation I |
2 |
NEW |
18 |
0 |
0 |
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Psychology |
50:830:375 |
Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience |
3 |
NEW |
18 |
0 |
0 |
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Psychology |
50:830:378 |
Sleep, Health & Behavior |
3 |
NEW |
18 |
0 |
0 |
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Programs presented for discussion and recommendation by APC Committee to Faculty Senate |
Voting Record |
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Department |
Minor |
Date when program will begin |
Aye |
Nay |
Abstention |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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I. Senate Business
a. Final review of Senate, FASC and Standing Committee Bylaws
The President made a motion to discuss a vote on the Bylaws. Jim Brown seconded the motion.
Dean Griffin started the discussion by thanking members of the Senate for all the recommendations made. The bylaws that were passed last year were aligned with current University policy, incorporating the recent Senate recommendations. The Senate-approved bylaws will then be brought to the full faculty for a vote, at the end of April.
b. Motion to vote on Faculty Senate approval of Bylaws
The President motioned to vote on the Bylaws that would then be sent for a vote of the full FASC. The motion was approved.
Voting record: 13 ayes, 0 opposed, 2 abstentions.
c. Faculty DEI Subcommittee (SIRS diversity question review)
The Senate reviewed the questions brought forward by the DEI Subcommittee:
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- Did the instructor support an inclusive and respectful learning environment? (rate between 1-5)
- How might the class climate be made more inclusive of diverse students? (open-ended response)
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Kwangwon Lee will be invited to the next Senate meeting to answer questions that may arise, before the Senate votes in support of or in opposition to the SIRS questions.
II. New Business
The President announced that the Senate will begin discussing the topic of online courses and online education at Rutgers in the next upcoming Senate meetings. Dean Griffin has a number of issues he would like the Senate to review and provide advisement on.
Jim Brown: The full campus commencement has very limited space on stage for faculty, which some faculty are not happy about, as they are advised to sit with the crowd. It seems odd to fill the stage with people the students generally do not know and/or have any sort of relationship with to shake hands with as they walk across the stage.
Dean Griffin is fully aware of this concern and agrees with the fact that faculty should be invited on stage when degrees are conferred, as opposed to just during the convocation. It is a matter of figuring out how to manage the stage and Dean Griffin is working towards it. However, Dean Griffin expressed his desire for faculty to participate in the CCAS convocation ceremony, and to please stay for the duration, not just once their discipline has finished walking the stage.
The meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m.
Present: Craig Agule, Ross Allen, Paul Bernstein, Jim Brown, Michelle Carlin, Brian Corbett, Iman Dehzangi, Robert Emmons, Rafey Habib, Osama Hamed, Hunter King, Randy Mershon, Susan Mokhberi, Kayla Preito-Hodge, Alex Roche, Zara Wilkinson, Anthony Wright
Absent (Senators): Margery Amdur, Margaret Betz, Sean Duffy, Jamie Dunaev, Ana Laguna, Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn, Xingyun Qi, Jovanna Rosen, Amy Savage, Stass Shpanin, Nathaniel Wright
Excused Absent (Senators): Anthony Grasso
Present Senators-at-Large: Bart Everts
Absent Senators-at-Large: Nathan Fried
Excused Senators-at-Large:
Present (Invited Guests): Assoc. Dean Sarah Allred, Maureen Donaghy, Dean John Griffin, Jennifer Thiel
Drafted by Melinda Aviles, 4/19/24