Meeting Minutes #165

Members Present: M. Baykul-Gursoy, J. Bliss, R. Boikess, R. Bumby, L. Clarke, M. Cotter, P. Findley, H. Fisher, P. Gambarota, N. Glickman (Chairperson), M. Gliserman, M. Gordon, H. Janes, T. Jiang, R. Klein, R. Larrier, M. Lesk, K. McKeever, J. Markert, D. Minch, P. Panayotatos, N. Peterson, J. Phillips, H. Sackrowitz, K. St. Martin, J. Shapiro, T. Szatrowski, S. Tomasello, M. Weber, G. Werlen, L. Wiggins, R. Wilson, T. Yang

Non-Members Present: P. Furmanski, D. Greenberg, C. McAnuff, K. Swalagin (Recording Secretary)

1. Call to Order

Council Chairperson Norman Glickman called the 165th meeting of the New Brunswick Faculty Council (NBFC) to order at 1:18 p.m. in Trayes Hall of the Douglass Campus Center, Douglass Campus. He reminded everyone to sign in, and to respond to his recent e-mail requesting Council members’ committee preferences. He summarized the meeting’s agenda, which included Executive Vice President Furmanski’s administrative report, a report by Douglas Greenberg about the School of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick, and a report by Courtney McAnuff on admissions and recruitment.

2. Chairperson's Report - Norman Glickman

Noting that, if the NBFC had no agenda, it had no organization, Glickman began his chairperson's report by soliciting suggestions for what issues the Council would address in the coming year. Suggestions from council members included:

  • proactive planning of responses to central-administration plans; 

  • assessment of teaching, and how the NBFC can be involved in that area; 

  • the academic integrity policy, and what faculty want from that policy; 

  • admissions and recruitment post-reorganization; 

  • implications of all-funds budgeting, particularly at the departmental level; 

  • how non-tenure-track and adjunct faculty are viewed and compensated among departments, and by what criteria they are promoted; 

  • new teaching technologies; 

  • long-term planning relative to the economy; 

  • early identification and publication of all standing committees’ agendas; 

  • Budget and Planning Committee involvement with the administration’s examination of budget-cut priorities; 

  • copyright issues in the classroom arising from videotaping and other recording technologies; 

  • classroom safety; 

  • websurfing in classrooms; 

  • exam security and integrity; 

  • (Paul Leath’s suggestions from the May 9 meeting reiterated) curriculum/a for all schools in New Brunswick; NBFC input on how much of the eventual SAS-NB curriculum should be adopted as a New Brunswick-wide curriculum; and a mechanism by which New Brunswick faculty can be made aware of what the NBFC is doing. 

 

3. Approval of Minutes

On motion and duly seconded, the Minutes of the May 9, 2008 NBFC meeting were approved. 

 

4. Administrative Report - Philip Furmanski, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Philip Furmanski welcomed everyone to the new academic year, congratulated Norm Glickman on his NBFC chairship, and thanked Marty Gliserman for his 2007-2008 NBFC chairship. Furmanski then presented the administrative report, which included comments on: 

  • the excellence of that morning’s Teaching Conference; 

  • assessment, and its continuing role in Rutgers’ institutional mission and accreditations; 

  • enrollment, and Rutgers’ institutional reputation; 

  • funding, and grant support; 

  • faculty appointments, recruitment, and diversity; 

  • new deans appointed: 

    • Doug Greenberg, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick; 

    • Jorge Schement, Dean of the School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies; 

  • ongoing dean searches: 

    • School of Engineering (Yogesh Jaluria, Interim Dean); 

    • Graduate School-New Brunswick (Jerry Kukor, Interim Dean); 

    • College of Nursing (Lucille Joel, Interim Dean); 

  • the state budget, preparation of contingency plans, and the possibility of mid-year budget reductions; 

  • ongoing major projects: 

    • Livingston Campus redevelopment; 

    • final planning for new student housing at Livingston and Busch campuses; 

    • unification and greening of the College Avenue Campus; 

    • construction of the Gateway Building; and 

  • issues for the New Brunswick Faculty Council: 

    • emphasizing academically appropriate, revenue-generating activities; 

    • identifying types of employees being sought by area businesses; 

    • online and hybrid courses, and promotion of Summer Session; 

    • recruitment of corporate students under their companies’ tuition remission programs. 

Furmanski responded to questions, and heard comments, on topics that included: 

  • the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship II (STARS II) Program; 

  • mid-year budget cuts and contingency plans; 

  • SAT scores, and their use and emphasis at Rutgers; 

  • Rutgers Future Scholars Program; 

  • continuous reaccreditation, and the activities and composition of the Committee on Academic Program Review; 

  • the Livingston master plan, its environmental focus, transportation, and bike paths; and 

  • criteria for weather-related campus closings. 

 

5. Douglas Greenberg, Executive Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick

Douglas Greenberg, the new Executive Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences-New Brunswick, spoke to the Council about his background, his thoughts about Rutgers University, and his plans and goals for the School of Arts and Sciences and its role at Rutgers generally. He invited the Council’s thoughts and suggestions relative to the SAS. 

 

6. Courtney McAnuff, Vice President for Enrollment Management

Courtney McAnuff, Vice President for Enrollment Management, reported on admissions and applications, including the recent elimination of paper files being sent to departments, and their replacement with documentation that is now available electronically. He distributed and discussed several handouts, including one on 2009 proposed scholarships, and responded to several questions from Council members. 

 

7. Old Business

There was no old business. 

 

8. New Business

There was no new business. 

 

9. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 3:36 p.m. 

 

Respectfully submitted, 
Ken Swalagin, Recording Secretary