1:00 pm
Beck rooms
Agenda
1. Sign in for quorum
2. Call to order
3. Communications from Provost Robinson
i. Responses to resolutions
4. Approval of agenda
5. Approval of the draft minutes of the February 7 meeting
6. Executive Committee report
7. Reports of standing and special committees
a. Academic Policy Committee report
i. Resolved: the proposed MBA Program in Zhuhai, China is approved contingent on the following:
1. The conditions in the Stillman School Graduate Education Policy Committee (GEPC) Protocol for Offering Stillman’s MBA Program in Zhuhai, as approved by Stillman faculty and incorporated here by reference, are observed. A copy of the protocol is attached. These conditions include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Approval is limited to one complete program cycle, i.e. one Zhuhai student cohort from admission through graduation. The Stillman School GEPC and faculty will evaluate the feasibility of continuing the Zhuhai program after completion of the first cohort cycle.
b) The program must be pre-approved by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, as necessary.
c) The Zhuhai instructor may use the syllabus for a South Orange course only after receiving written permission of the faculty member that created the syllabus.
d) The curriculum and structure of the Zhuhai MBA program must be the same as the MBA program offered in South Orange. All aspects of the curriculum and course offerings in the Zhuhai program are subject to the policies and procedures required by the Stillman School and Seton Hall University.
e) The local faculty hired to teach in the Zhuhai program must be approved and validated by the Stillman faculty pursuant to the policies and procedures of the Stillman School and Seton Hall University.
f) All course requirements should generally be the same as typically required for the same course at the South Orange campus.
g) All assessment data must be provided Stillman on a specified schedule and the Stillman MBA Director will be responsible for assessment of the Zhuhai MBA Program.
h) The criteria and procedure for admission of students must be the same as that used for admission to the Stillman MBA program offered in South Orange.
2. The conditions in the GEPC Protocol parts A through E will be reflected in the final agreement between the University and its Chinese partner (Viagold).
3. As stated in the Stillman School proposal, “the formal agreement with Zhuhai will include language that protects faculty members’ intellectual property rights in the syllabi and teaching materials that are shared.” (p. 2-3).
4. Stillman School faculty should be provided with adequate resources to meet their significant and essential oversight obligations for the Zhuhai MBA program, including but not limited to, translation services where needed, course releases, stipends, travel for site visits, and administrative support.
5. The Senate requests that Stillman School faculty report to the Senate on the status of its oversight and assessment 12 months after the implementation of the Program.
ii. Resolved: The revisions to the Stillman School’s MBA Curriculum are approved.
iii. Resolved: The revisions to the SHMS Master’s Program in Occupational Therapy are approved.
b. Admissions Committee report
c. Compensation & Welfare Committee report
d. Core Curriculum Committee report
i. Proposed Bylaws
e. Faculty Development Committee report
f. Faculty Guide & Bylaws Committee report
g. Graduate Studies Committee report
i. Motion: The Senate requests that within the next year the University develop a comprehensive plan for increasing the number of graduate assistantships and for addressing the immediate gap in graduate student stipends with planned cost of living increases built into future-year budgets.
Supporting documents: Funding and Stipends at peer institutions.
h. Nominations, Elections & Appointments Committee report
8. Committees with no reports
a. Academic Facilities Committee
b. Calendar Committee
c. Faculty Grievance Committee
d. Instructional Technology Committee
e. Library Committee
f. Intellectual Property Task Force
g. Program Review Committee
9. Committee Motions
i. Resolved: the proposed MBA Program in Zhuhai, China is approved contingent on the following:
1. The conditions in the Stillman School Graduate Education Policy Committee (GEPC) Protocol for Offering Stillman’s MBA Program in Zhuhai, as approved by Stillman faculty and incorporated here by reference, are observed. A copy of the protocol is attached. These conditions include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Approval is limited to one complete program cycle, i.e. one Zhuhai student cohort from admission through graduation. The Stillman School GEPC and faculty will evaluate the feasibility of continuing the Zhuhai program after completion of the first cohort cycle.
b) The program must be pre-approved by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, as necessary.
c) The Zhuhai instructor may use the syllabus for a South Orange course only after receiving written permission of the faculty member that created the syllabus.
d) The curriculum and structure of the Zhuhai MBA program must be the same as the MBA program offered in South Orange. All aspects of the curriculum and course offerings in the Zhuhai program are subject to the policies and procedures required by the Stillman School and Seton Hall University.
e) The local faculty hired to teach in the Zhuhai program must be approved and validated by the Stillman faculty pursuant to the policies and procedures of the Stillman School and Seton Hall University.
f) All course requirements should generally be the same as typically required for the same course at the South Orange campus.
g) All assessment data must be provided Stillman on a specified schedule and the Stillman MBA Director will be responsible for assessment of the Zhuhai MBA Program.
h) The criteria and procedure for admission of students must be the same as that used for admission to the Stillman MBA program offered in South Orange.
2. The conditions in the GEPC Protocol parts A through E will be reflected in the final agreement between the University and its Chinese partner (Viagold).
3. As stated in the Stillman School proposal, “the formal agreement with Zhuhai will include language that protects faculty members’ intellectual property rights in the syllabi and teaching materials that are shared.” (p. 2-3).
4. Stillman School faculty should be provided with adequate resources to meet their significant and essential oversight obligations for the Zhuhai MBA program, including but not limited to, translation services where needed, course releases, stipends, travel for site visits, and administrative support.
5. The Senate requests that Stillman School faculty report to the Senate on the status of its oversight and assessment 12 months after the implementation of the Program.
ii. Resolved: The revisions to the Stillman School’s MBA Curriculum are approved.
iii. Resolved: The revisions to the SHMS Master’s Program in Occupational Therapy are approved.
i. Motion: The Senate requests that within the next year the University develop a comprehensive plan for increasing the number of graduate assistantships and for addressing the immediate gap in graduate student stipends with planned cost of living increases built into future-year budgets.
10. Old Business
11. New Business
12. Communications
13. Adjournment