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Agenda

1. Sign in for quorum

2. Call to order

3. Communications from Interim Provost Dr. Karen Boroff

a. Responses to outstanding resolutions

i. Proposed changes to the Director of the Core Search Committee – February 2017

ii. Endorsement of Program Review – Communication Studies – February 2017

iii. Endorsement of Program Review – Journalism and Public Relations – February 2017

iv. Reduction of maximum credits while tracking a major – February 2017

v. Revised MBA Curriculum – February 2017

4. Approval of agenda

5. Approval of the draft minutes of the January 27 meeting

6. Executive Committee report

a. Sense of the Senate Resolution Regarding University Leadership Transition:

To the Seton Hall University Board of Trustees, Board of Regents, and President Esteban:

Whereas,  The University has been well-served by President Esteban and Provost Robinson during their tenures at Seton Hall; and

Whereas, The Provost Search was put on hold before consultation with the search committee and other faculty could take place; and

Whereas, The University is in the midst of a search for a permanent Provost and will soon be without a permanent President, such that the University is experiencing a transition of leadership; and

Whereas, The By-Laws of the University and the Faculty Guide provide for a faculty role in the selection of the President and the Provost; and

Whereas, Because of this transition in leadership and as part of shared governance, there should also be appropriate consultation with faculty regarding the transition process, including in the appointment of interim leadership;

Resolved, That the sense of the Seton Hall University Faculty Senate is

That the faculty and the Senate ought to participate meaningfully in discussions at the highest level regarding the timing, process, and substance of searches for a new President and a new Provost, as well as interim appointments to those positions; and

That, in particular, as one mechanism for this participation, Senate representatives should participate directly in the Board of Regents’ Committee dealing with the transition.

7. Reports of standing and special committees

a. Academic Policy Committee report

b. Compensation & Welfare Committee report

c. Completion Committee report

d. Faculty Guide and Bylaws Committee report

i. SECOND READING of proposed change to Article 7. 5. c.

MOTION: To replace the language of Article 7.5. c with

No faculty member with time reassigned (released) from teaching to research or administrative duties or administrative duties is eligible for teaching overload without approval of faculty member, chairperson and dean.

Currently reads

No faculty member may combine time released from teaching load for research or administrative duties, or overtime.

ii. FIRST READING Proposed change to Article 3.2.a (stopping the tenure clock), deleting a sentence.

Other causes may include delay of mandatory tenure review for one year on the occasion of childbirth for faculty members. Said delay will be granted upon documented application to the appropriate dean, though no affected faculty member is required to request such a delay nor to accept one for which the faculty member has not applied. This shall be a one-time exemption.

Remove phrase in red.

iii. INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE 5.5.b

Article 5.5.b reads

The applicant has the right to make a personal appearance and presentation to the dean, and to the department, college, and university Rank and Tenure Committees. This right may be waived, but such waiver must be in writing.

The Executive Committee directed the FGBC to determine whether the URT bylaws and interview guidelines (see attached) are in accordance with FG 5.5.b

The Committee believes that such bylaws and guidelines are consistent with FG 5.5.b.

MOTION:  The University Rank and Tenure bylaws and interview guidelines are not in violation of Article 5.5.b.

e. Program Review Committee report

i. Endorsement of Recommendations for Judeo-Christian Studies (JCST)

ii. Endorsement of Recommendations for PhD in Health Sciences

8. Committees with no reports

a. Academic Facilities Committee

b. Admissions Committee

c. Calendar Committee

d. Faculty Development Committee

e. Faculty Grievance Committee

f. Graduate Studies Committee

g. Instructional Technology Committee

h. Intellectual Property Task Force

i. Library Committee

j. Nominations, Elections, and Appointments Committee

k.University Core Curriculum Committee

9. Committee Motions

a. Executive Committee

i. Sense of the Senate Resolution Regarding University Leadership Transition:

To the Seton Hall University Board of Trustees, Board of Regents, and President Esteban:

Whereas,  The University has been well-served by President Esteban and Provost Robinson during their tenures at Seton Hall; and

Whereas, The Provost Search was put on hold before consultation with the search committee and other faculty could take place; and

Whereas, The University is in the midst of a search for a permanent Provost and will soon be without a permanent President, such that the University is experiencing a transition of leadership; and

Whereas, The By-Laws of the University and the Faculty Guide provide for a faculty role in the selection of the President and the Provost; and

Whereas, Because of this transition in leadership and as part of shared governance, there should also be appropriate consultation with faculty regarding the transition process, including in the appointment of interim leadership;

Resolved, That the sense of the Seton Hall University Faculty Senate is

That the faculty and the Senate ought to participate meaningfully in discussions at the highest level regarding the timing, process, and substance of searches for a new President and a new Provost, as well as interim appointments to those positions; and

That, in particular, as one mechanism for this participation, Senate representatives should participate directly in the Board of Regents’ Committee dealing with the transition.

b. Academic Policy Committee

i. The Senate approves the certificate in Global Studies.

c. Faculty Guide and Bylaws Committee

i. SECOND READING of proposed change to Article 7. 5. c.

MOTION: To replace the language of Article 7.5. c with

No faculty member with time reassigned (released) from teaching to research or administrative duties or administrative duties is eligible for teaching overload without approval of faculty member, chairperson and dean.

Currently reads

No faculty member may combine time released from teaching load for research or administrative duties, or overtime.

ii. FIRST READING Proposed change to Article 3.2.a (stopping the tenure clock), deleting a sentence.

Other causes may include delay of mandatory tenure review for one year on the occasion of childbirth for faculty members. Said delay will be granted upon documented application to the appropriate dean, though no affected faculty member is required to request such a delay nor to accept one for which the faculty member has not applied. This shall be a one-time exemption.

Remove phrase in red.

iii. INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE 5.5.b

Article 5.5.b reads

The applicant has the right to make a personal appearance and presentation to the dean, and to the department, college, and university Rank and Tenure Committees. This right may be waived, but such waiver must be in writing.

The Executive Committee directed the FGBC to determine whether the URT bylaws and interview guidelines (see attached) are in accordance with FG 5.5.b

The Committee believes that such bylaws and guidelines are consistent with FG 5.5.b.

MOTION:  The University Rank and Tenure bylaws and interview guidelines are not in violation of Article 5.5.b.

d. Program Review Committee

i. Endorsement of Recommendations for Judeo-Christian Studies (JCST)

ii. Endorsement of Recommendations for PhD in Health Sciences

10. Old Business

11. New Business

12. Communications

13. Adjournment