Meeting Minutes #223

Members Present:  B. Alderman, S. Bhuyan, R. Boikess, W. Castellano, B. Faga, Z. Gajic, M. Gliserman, A. Gould, D. Hamilton, P. Hirschfield, J. King, C. Lugg, K. McKeever, K. Morgan, T. Ozel, A. Pichugin, J. Pietroski, I. Rauschenbach, F. Ryan, N. Sheflin, T. Stephens, T. Szatrowski, K. Thompson, S. Westfall, R. Womack, L. Yu

Non-Members Present: M. Mickelsen (NBFC Recording Secretary)

1.    Call to Order – Sanjib Bhuyan, New Brunswick Faculty Council (NBFC) Chair
 
New Brunswick Faculty Council Chairperson Sanjib Bhuyan called the 223rd meeting of the New Brunswick Faculty Council to order at 1:09 p.m. on Friday, March 30, 2018 in Room 174 of the Busch Student Center, Busch Campus. His report included comments on:

  • update on UHR initiating background checks for all new hires and Vivian Fernandez's presentation to the NBFC EC on March 9 and the subsequent presentation by UHR at the next full meeting on April 20
  • a request for four NBFC members to join the Infosilum Scheduling System Committee; 
  • update on the NBFC website; and
  • elections for the 2018-19 NBFC EC and NB At-Large faculty Senate seat.

2.    Approval of Agenda
 
The Agenda was approved.
 
3.    Approval of Minutes of January 26, 2018 Meeting

The February 23, 2018 NBFC Minutes were approved.

4.   Committee Reports

  • Ad Hoc Committee on Organizational Structure, Roles, and Responsibilities - Ann Gould
    Chair Gould stated the committee has not yet met, however plans to do so the week of March 26 and will have a preliminary report to present at the next meeting on April 20.
  • Athletic Affairs Committee - Kenneth McKeever Chair 
    Chair McKeever discussed the plans of the committee to put together a report on academic support services for athletics and how Rutgers compares with other BIG 10  institutions.  The committee is making process on their charge regarding student fees and will have a report by the April meeting.
  • Budget, Planning, & Infrastructure - Triveni Kuchi, Co-Chair
    Co-Chair Kuchi discussed their survey regarding faculty's concerns and experiences with parking at Rutgers and received input from Jack Molenaar.  A draft of the survey will be forwarded to the Executive Committee for next meeting.  
  • Faculty and Personnel Affairs - Karen Thompson/Tugrul Ozel, Co-Chairs
    Co-Chair Ozel discussed the committee's discussions in relation to the new initiative by UHR on conducting background checks for new hires and their concerns on how this may effect diversity, reappointments of PTLs and NTTs, and eventually, new employees.
  • Student Affairs - Sue Shapses, Chair
    Chair Shapses stated the Student Affairs Committee has not met since the last NBFC meeting.

5.    New Business: Support for the Office of Student Conduct - Robert Boikess

Boikess introduced the issues the Office of Student Conduct is facing due to lack of resources and staffing in the light of a growing number of academic integrity violations.  Boikess introduced a resolution in support of strengthening the enforcement of academic integrity standards and the financial support of the Office of Student Conduct.  The resolution carried unanimously.  
 
6.    Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 2:01 p.m.

Minutes written and submitted by
Mary Mickelsen,
NBFC Recording Secretary