Meeting of the CCAS Faculty Senate
Approved Minutes
November 25, 2025
The meeting was called to order at approximately 12:45 p.m., with CCAS Faculty Senate President Rafey Habib presiding. There are 33 Senators, including 3 officers and 3 senators-at-large. Of the 33 voting members, 17 were present. A quorum was met.
I. A motion to approve the minutes of October 28, 2025, was made. The motion to approve the minutes was approved.
Voting record: 17 ayes, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions.
II. Announcements from Dean Griffin
- 24 students enrolled in the Early College Program in Puerto Rico received acceptance letters to Rutgers University – Camden. Gloria Bonilla raised $500,000 while in Puerto Rico.
- FASC name change: Due to a sense of confusion regarding the naming of Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden and Camden College of Arts and Sciences, steps are being taken to move forward with the renaming to School of Arts and Sciences–Camden, representing School 50. The Graduate School (School 56) and University College (School 64) will remain as-is. The renaming would potentially go into effect July 1, but will not have any impact on faculty or staff appointments.
III. Update RE: Online/AI Committees
The two newly created committees have been asked to present an interim report on their progress during the last meeting of the fall semester, as well as a presentation to the full FASC meeting on April 29, 2026, with recommendations for guidelines and resources.
IV. Discussion of APC courses and programs (Alex Roche, Chair of APC)
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Courses presented for discussion and recommendation by APC to Faculty Senate |
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Department |
Course # |
Course Title |
Credit Value |
New/ Revision |
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Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice |
50:920:358 |
Health Disparities |
3 |
NEW |
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World Languages & Cultures |
50:941:447 |
Spanish Proficiency for the Health Professions |
3 |
NEW |
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World Languages & Cultures |
50:941:467 |
Cultural Literacy in Healthcare |
3 |
NEW |
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World Languages & Cultures |
50:941:477 |
Humanism in Health Care |
3 |
NEW |
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Programs presented for discussion and recommendation by APC Committee to Faculty Senate |
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Department |
Minor |
Date when program will begin |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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V. Sherrie Madia, VC Marketing & Communications
Sherrie made a presentation to the Senate on enrollment, and marketing and communications.
The meeting adjourned at 1:47 p.m.
Present (Senators): Craig Agule, Julio Alicea, Paul Bernstein, Bailey Blessing, James Boucher, I-Ming Chiu, Iman Dehzangi, Chris Fitter, Carly Goodman, Rafey Habib, Ann Heidelberg, Michelle Livings, Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn, Kayla Preito-Hodge, Guannan Shen, Nir Yakoby, Youwen Zhang
Absent (Senators): Margaret Betz, Travis DuBose, Naomi Fair, Hong Fang, Anthony Geneva, Anthony Grasso, Alejandro Loureiro Lorenzo, Emily Marker, Clinton McNair, Tamara Nelson, Longmei Shu,
Excused Absent (Senators): Randy Mershon, Stass Shpanin
Present (Senators-at-Large): n/a
Absent (Senators-at-Large): Jean-Louis Hippolyte, Ophelia Eryn Hostetter, John Wall
Excused Absent (Senators-at-Large): n/a
Present (Invited Guests): John Griffin, Sherrie Madia, Alex Roche
Drafted by: Melinda Aviles, 12/8/2025