UNIVERSITY SENATE
Friday, February 23, 2001
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER, DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM, AND CHAIRPERSON’S
REPORT - Kathleen Scott, Chairperson
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
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January 23, 2001 letter from Robert Hamilton, IV, Graduate
Student Representative to the Board of Trustees, resigning that position,
citing time constraints.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - President Francis L. Lawrence
ELECTION OF GRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
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Report of Nominations - Samuel Rabinowitz,
Vice Chairperson
NOMINEES:
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Melissa Cragin, SCILS
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Daniel Knee, EJBPPP
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Nominations from the Floor
Note: Nominees need not be Senators;
any Rutgers graduate student is eligible to be elected for this position.
When not serving as an elected, voting member of the Senate, the Graduate
Student Representative to the Board of Trustees becomes a non-voting member
of the University Senate.
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Statements of the Nominees
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Voting and Collection of Ballots
(Result to be announced prior
to adjournment, if possible.)
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Instruction, Curricula and Advising Committee -
Natalie Borisovets, Chair; Kathleen Scott, Subcommittee Chair
Response to Charge S-9913, to "Review the (‘TA Report’)
training of graduate students by departments for teaching undergraduate-level
courses at Rutgers." (Report
and Resolution)
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Group One Recommendations - Discussion: 15 minutes
per section
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Recommendations Related to Teaching Assistant Training
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Recommendations Related to International TAs
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Group Two Recommendations - Discussion: 10 minutes
per section
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Recommendations Related to International TAs
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Recommendations Related to Hiring Practices and Compensation
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Recommendations Related to numbers of Teaching Assistants
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Recommendations Related to Other Instructional Personnel
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - Samuel Rabinowitz, Vice Chairperson
REPORT OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS OF GOVERNORS AND
TRUSTEES
CAMPUS FACULTY LIAISONS
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ELECTION RESULT
ADJOURNMENT
*Note: Addition of items to the Agenda requires
a two-thirds vote. There is an overall time limit of 2-1/2 hours for Senate
meetings. Specific time limits are set for questions and debate, not for
presentation of reports. After approval, extension of time limits requires
a two-thirds vote.
Remaining 2000-01 University Senate Meetings
March 23
April 27