Meeting Minutes #209
Members Present: J. Aiello, E. Alessi, S. Bhuyan, R. Boikess, S. Connolly, M. Cotter, M. Gliserman, P. Hirschfield, T. Kahlaoui, M. Killingsworth (Chair), P. Klein, J. Langsam, J. McDonnell, K. McKeever, T. Ozel, J. Pietruska, M. Rockland, J. Sass Rubin, M. Schwander, J. Shandler, S. Shapses, K. Thompson, J. Worobey, J. Zahn
Non-Members Present: R. Edwards (New Brunswick Chancellor), R. Hearin (University Career Services), W. Jones (University Career Services), K. Swalagin (Recording Secretary)
1. Call to Order - Mark Killingsworth, New Brunswick Faculty Council (NBFC) Chair
Council Chairperson Mark Killingsworth called the 209th meeting of the New Brunswick Faculty Council to order at 1:16 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2016 in Brower Commons Room ABC, College Avenue Campus.
2. Approval of Agenda
The agenda was approved as distributed.
3. Approval of Minutes of February 26, 2016
The Minutes of the February 26, 2016 NBFC meeting were approved as distributed.
4. Administrative Report - Richard Edwards, New Brunswick Chancellor
Richard Edwards, New Brunswick Chancellor, presented an administrative report that included comments on:
- an upcoming lecture on Rutgers and American Slavery;
- crime on campus;
- rankings of Rutgers programs and other qualities; and
- a March 23 article in the Washington Post on African-American graduation rates (distributed in hardcopy at the meeting by Edwards).
Edwards then responded to questions, or heard comments, on the above, as well as:
- graduation speakers;
- the Presidential Symposium on The Future of the Research University on April 7; and
- John Carlos, Mexico City Olympics protestor, visiting Livingston Campus.
5. Chair's Report - Mark Killingsworth, NBFC Chair
There was no chair's report.
6. Status Report, Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Analytics - Sanjib Bhuyan, NBFC Vice Chair and Ad Hoc Committee Chair
Council Vice Chair Sanjib Bhuyan presented a Report and Resolution on Academic Analytics. The report was discussed at some length, and several amendments were proposed, several of which were accepted as friendly by Bhuyan on behalf of the Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Analytics.
The amended report and resolution were then adopted unanimously.
7. Old Business
There was no old business.
8. New Business
There was no new business.
9. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:57 p.m.
Minutes written and submitted by,
Ken Swalagin
Recording Secretary of the New Brunswick Faculty Council