University Senate
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University Senate
About the Senate
Created in the spirit of academic freedom and shared governance, the NJCU University Senate enables members of NJCU’s academic community to participate in decision-making and governance of the University. The Senate consists of NJCU faculty, professional staff, students, and alumni.
Documents
- Ad Hoc Committees 2023
- University Senators List (2023-2024 Academic Year)
- Standing Committee Members (2023-2024)
- 2023-2024 NJCU Meeting Schedule
- Index of Senate Constitution
- Instruction for the use of the CIM System for Course and Program Approvals
- Elections Committee Manual
- Student Affairs Committee Manual
- Senate Constitution
2023/2024 Senate Executive Committee Members
Fran Moran, President – Political Science - CAS
Venessa Garcia, Vice President – Criminal Justice - CPS
Christopher Shamburg, Secretary – Educational Technology - COE
John Donnellan, Management – SoB
EunSu Lee, Management – SoB
Joyce Wright, Nursing – CPS
Student Rep. TBA
Meeting Minutes
- Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Report (pdf)
- C&I Report to the Senate (pdf)
- GECAP Report to Senate (pdf)
- Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) report (pdf)
- PD&B Report to the Senate (pdf)
- ACE Senate Presentation (.pptx)
- SGA Report for Senate Meeting (pdf)
- Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) Report 2-14-2022 (pdf)
- Community Engaged Learning (CEL) 2-2022 (pdf)
- C&I Report 2-14-2022 (pdf)
- FPSA Report to the Senate 2-14-2022 (pdf)
- GECC Report 2-14-22 Bossie (pdf)
- PD&B Report to the Senate 2-2022 (pdf)
- C&I Report 12-20-2021 (pdf)
- GECAP Report to Senate December 12-20-21 (pdf)
- GECC 12-20-21 Report (pdf)
- Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) report 12-06-21 (pdf)
- PD&B Report.December 2022 (pdf)
- PD&B Table for CIM 12-2021 (pdf)
- Senate Student Affairs Report 12-2021 (pdf)
- C&I Report 11-15-2021 (pdf)
- Fast Track Application (pdf)
- Fast Track Motion (pdf)
- GECC November Report (pdf)
- PD&B Report to Senate 11-15-2021 (pdf)
- Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) report 11-01-21 (pdf)
- CEL Committee Report - Senate 11-15-2021 (pdf)
- GECAP Report to Senate October 6 (pdf)
- GenED Course Approval Motion 10-2021 (pdf)
- CELCommittee Report 10-7 (pdf)
- C&I Report 10-18-2021 (pdf)
- GSC Report to Senate 10-18-2021 (pdf)
- PD&B Report October-2021 (pdf)
- President's Presentation to the Senate (pdf)
- Updated Motion for Vote of No Confidence in President Sue Henderson (pdf)
- Presidential Update Senate Meeting (pdf)
- Motion for Vote of No Confidence in President Sue Henderson (pdf)
- 2021 Reorganization - remaining and outgoing member s (docx)
- PD&B Report April- May 2021 (docx)
- C&I Report May 2021 (docx)
- GSC Report May 2021 (pdf)
- Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Motion and Rationale (docx)
- President Sue Henderson's April 1, 2021 Letter to Campus Community (docx)
- AS&S committee report March-April 21 (docx)
- PD&B Committee Report April 2021 (docx)
- Faculty Survey Information Outside of the IDEA System (docx)
- Course Numbering Policy (docx)
- Senate C&I Committee Report (docx)
- Planning, Development & Budget Committee Report (docx)
- GSC March 2021 Report (pdf)
- Policy on Honorary Degrees 1/27/21 Draft (docx)
- Course Numbering 500 Level Policy January 2021 (docx)
- AS&S Committee Monthly Report for January 2021 (docx)
- GSC Report for February 2021 (pdf)
- Senate C&I Report (docx)
- PD&B Report January (docx)
- Fort Monmouth Presentation (pdf)
- C&I Report to the Senate (docx)
- Honors Program - Senate Proposal - Spring 2020 (pdf)
- GSC Meeting Report December (pdf)
- AS&S committee report November 2020 (docx)
- ASSC COVID Resolution (docx)
- Counseling Center Information Item (docx)
- PBD Dec Report (docx)
- Draft Policy for Program Revisions and Senate Approval (docx)
- Resolution - commendation for Jennifer Fox (docx)
- REVISED Course Numbering 500 level Policy (docx)
- PD&B Report (docx)
- GSC Meeting Report (pdf)
- GSC Report (pdf)
- Revised Academic Support and Services Committee Resolution (docx)
- C&I Report (docx)
- ADDENDUM TO Ad Hoc Committee on Accelerated Degree
- Accelerated Programs State Comparison Chart
- Policy for Accelerated Dual Degree Programs
- PD&B Report
- PD & B Report September 10, 2020
- Policy for Accelerated Dual Degree Programs
- Accelerated Programs State Comparison Chart
- Course Numbering and 500 level Policy--revised
- Minority Report for Accelerated Degree Programs
- The University Senate Academic Support & Services Committee ANNUAL (19-20) Report (pdf)
- Policy on Honorary Degrees (docx)
- 2020.05.04 Senate C&I Report (docx)
- GECAP Motions and Report (pdf)
- PD&B Report to the Senate
- Draft Policy For Program Revision (docx)
- GECAP Report 0214 (pdf)
- C&I Report April - 2020 (docx)
- Graduate Studies Report (pdf)
- Temporary Course Approval at February 2020 Meeting (docx)
- Auditory Accessibility Motion (docx)
- Report on Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate Updates for a Table of Contents for the Faculty Handbook (docx)
- C&I Report February 2020 (docx)
- GECAP Committee Report February 2020 (pdf)
- Student Affairs Report February 2020
- 500 Level Course Policy (docx)
- Amendment to the Draft 500-Level Course Policy (pdf)
- Mathematics 500 level amendment (docx)
- Faculty Handbook Committee Report (docx)
- C&I Report to the Senate (docx)
- GECAP Report to the Senate (pdf)
- PD&B Report to the Senate (docx)
- Resolution to Condemn Anti-Semitism in the NJCU Community (pdf)
- Accessibility Motion December (docx)
- Temporary Courses Reported at November Meeting (docx)
- Last Week at AHM Newsletter 1 (pdf)
- Last Week at AHM Newsletter 2 (pdf)
- Last Week at AHM Newsletter 3 (pdf)
- AHM Update (docx)
- 500 Level Course Policy (docx)
- Amendment to the Draft 500-Level Course Policy (pdf)
- C&I Report to the Senate (docx)
- GSC Report to the Senate (pdf)
- Over 50 Years of Success- Senate Presentation (pdf)
- Substantive and Limited Program Changes
- Temporary Course Proposals Sept 23, 2019-Present
- Roberts Rules of Order Highlights
- IRB October 2019 Presentation
- NJCU CIM Senate Presentation 10.21.19
- C&I Report to the Senate 10-21-2019
- GECAP New Course Guidelines Edits
- GSC Report to the Senate 10-21-2019
- Doctoral Policy Handbook Senate 5.17.19
- PD&B Report to the Senate 10-21-2019
- Student Affairs Committee Manual
- Temporary Courses May 1, 2019
- Draft Index of NJCU Senate Constitution 2019
- Feedback for Policy for Substantive and Limited Program Changes
- Interfolio Resolution
- University Senate President’s Report (PowerPoint Presentation)
- C&I Report to the Senate
- GECAP Report to the Senate 9-23-2019
- GSC Report to the Senate 9-23-2019
- PD&B Report to the Senate 9-23-2019
- DRAFT Cover Sheet for New Undergrad and Grad Program
- DRAFT Elections Committee Manual
- Temporary course proposals September 2018 - April 2019
- Academic Grievance Procedure Form 4-2019
- End of Year Report to the Senate
- Thirty-Day Review Policy
- NJCU Athletics Presentation - University Senate 3-18-19 2pm
- FPSA Report to the Senate
- Fall 2018 Gen Ed By Tier
- Fall 2018 Gen Ed By Tier And Mode
- Approved Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Proposal
- SAT-ACT Requirement Eliminated
- Temporary course proposals
- Middle States Update (PowerPoint slides)
- Proposal for an All University Requirement of a World Language
- New Jersey and Language
- FPSA Sabbatical Feedback Letter
- DRAFT Riotto Award Guidelines
- Application for Sabbatical Leave
- NJCU CIM System Update
- Library Senate Motion
- World Language Requirement
- Temporary Course Proposals
- Department Chairperson Context
- Approved Early Childhood Education - Infant Toddler Option 11-2018 (pdf)
- Mini-Grants guidelines-application form 2018-19 approved FPSA Oct-22-2018 final (doc)
- Overview of the Mini-Grants Program- approved FPSA Oct-22-2018 (pdf)
- CAS Goals 11-2018 (pdf)
- Senate Committees' Work Year 2018-2018 (pdf)
- Temporary Course Proposals June 2018 - Present (docx)
- Strategic Priorities Powerpoint (pdf)
- DRAFT - Criteria for visiting Scholars 6-2018 (pdf)
- SURI (pptx)
- State of NJCU Athletics (pptx)
- FPSA Courtesy Policy Proposal (docx)
- FPSA Emeritus Council Proposal (pdf)
- General Education Assessment Results (xlsx)
- President Henderson's PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
- Faculty and Professional Staff Affairs (FPSA) Committee (pdf)
- Remembrances of Dr. Joseph Riotto (pdf)
- Graduate Studies Committee Report to Senate (doc)
- Gen Ed - Assessment of Signature Assignments (pdf)
- Online Catalog Senate Presentation (pdf)
- University Senate Curriculum & Instruction Committee Report (doc)
- The University Senate Graduate Studies Committee Report (doc)
- Planning Development & Budget Committee Report (doc)
- Senate Academic Success Evaluation Task Force (doc)
- Graduate Council Laura Zieger (doc)
- Joint Statement regarding Graduate Council (doc)
- Curriculum & Instruction Committee Report(doc)
- Elections Committee (doc)
- Policy for granting emeritus status and the distinguished service award (doc)
- Graduate Studies Committee report (doc)
- Academic Grievance/appeal Procedure (doc)
- Academic Grievance/appeal Procedure Form draft (doc)
- Academic Standards Committe (doc)
- Committe on Instructional Technology Report (doc)
- Senate C&I Committee Report (doc)
- Graduate Studies Report (doc)
- Planning Decelopment & Budget Committee Report (doc)
Contact Us
Location: Professional Studies Building, 203-A room 3
Phone: 201-200-3459
Fax: 201-200-3141
Contact: Donna Piscopo, Office of the University Senate
E-mail: senate@njcu.edu