EXCUSED:   Borisovets, Barone, Cohen, Crozier, Haidet

ALSO ATTENDING:   Naus (Faculty BOT Representative), Seneca (Administrative Liaison), Walker-Andrews (New Brunswick Faculty Liaison), Parikh (Undergraduate Student Representative to the Board of Trustees)

The regular meeting of the University Senate Executive Committee was held on Friday, January 14, 2000 at 1:10 p.m. in the President’s Dining Room, Brower Commons, College Avenue Campus, the Chair and Secretary being present.

Chairperson’s Report

Chairperson Scott called the meeting to order.

Secretary's Report

Minutes: Minutes of the December 3, 1999 Executive Committee meeting were approved.

Communications: The following communications were presented and acted upon as noted:

• Copies of the November 1999 Report to the Executive Committee of the University Senate on the Balance of Full-time and Part-time Faculty Teaching at Rutgers University, from University Vice President for Academic Affairs Joseph Seneca, were distributed. Previously presented and discussed as part of the December 3, 1999 Administrative Report.
• January 7, 2000 Memorandum from University Secretary Mildred Schildkamp announcing updated University Regulations. Secretary Swalagin explained the Senate-relevant changes, which included addition of an alumni Executive Committee member, administrative changes (e.g., Provost-New Brunswick replaced in Senate membership with University Vice President for Academic Affairs), and updating of the various university units specifically named in the membership-entitlement section. Noted.

University Vice President for Academic Affairs Joseph Seneca presented the administrative report, which included comments on:

• President Lawrence’s continuing fundraising efforts;
• Governor Whitman’s recent State of the State message, including: its focus on the "Four E’s: Economy, Elderly, Environment, and Education"; a $15 million program in technology training, which will be available to all higher-education institutions in New Jersey in the form of one-time grants in technology areas, and which works well with Rutgers Strategic Plan; a proposed budget item for $10 million in matching funds for high-technology areas grants; plans for a $5 million "business incubator," in which Rutgers hopes to participate; and anticipation of the upcoming basic budget message;
• recent grants, including a $500,000 Andrew Mellon Foundaation grant associated with Rutgers’ Instructional Technology Initiative;
• success of the recently completed computer purchase program through which 1,744 computers were purchased at reduced prices;
• settlement of the PTL contract (terms to be announced after ratification);
• continuing Computer Training Program as part of Reinvest in Rutgers;
• continuing progress of the capital improvement process, focusing on deferred maintenance; and
• status of the task-force approach on grant-seeking, including a current, broad-based proposal for an NSF Teaching and Learning Center.

On motion and duly seconded, the Academic Personnel Committee, Educational Policy Committee, Committee on Rutgers University and the Public, and Student Affairs Committee were charged as follows:

The New Brunswick Campus Report was placed on the January 28, 2000 Senate agenda.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 1:50 p.m. by Chairperson Scott.

Kenneth Swalagin
Executive Secretary of the Senate