Recommendations, Statements, and Resolutions

Recommendations, Statements, and Resolutions

Recommendation on a Year-Round Academic Calendar (2024)

• Recommendation on a Year-Round Academic Calendar

Recommendation regarding Consideration of Changes to the Academic Calendar and/or Course Grid (2024)

• Recommendation on Changes to the Academic Calendar
  • Changes to the Academic Calendar – Response from Administration

Recommendation for Supplemental Support Documents for HR Flexible Work Arrangement (2023)

• Recommendation for Supplemental Support Documents for HR Flexible Work Arrangements

Recommendation for Broader Implementation of Employee Tuition Waiver (2023)

• Broader Implementation of Employee tuition Waiver

Recommendation for Employees who take classes to retain any scholarship and aid they received (2023)

• Employees Retaining Aid

Recommendation for 100% Tuition Waiver for AFT, CWA, PBA, and managers’ dependent children, spouses, and parties to a Civil Union (2022)

• Rec for 100% tuition for AFT, etc Dependents

Recommendation for the implementation of Tuition Waiver for Employees’ dependent children, spouses, and parties to a Civil Union of groups other than AFT, CWA, PBA, and managers (2022)

• Rec for 100% tuition, other employees dependents

Recommendation that Employees’ dependent children, spouses, and parties to a Civil Union be able to retain any scholarship, and aid received (2022)

• Dependent Students retaining aid with Tuition waiver

Recommendation Regarding the Faculty Representative on the Board of Trustees (2022)

• Recommendation for BOT Representation

Performance Feedback for Senior Administrators  (2022)

• Implementation Plan for Performance Feedback for Senior Administrators
• The Administrative Performance Feedback Committee

Recommendation for the Development of Supplier Diversity Policy (2022)

• Recommendation for the development of a supplier diversity policy

Guidelines and Best Practices for Meeting Modalities (2022)

• Guidelines and best practices for choosing meeting modality

Recommendation for for development of a video and audio surveillance policy (2022)

• Recommendation on AV Surveillance

Recommendation for University Land Acknowledgement Statement (2022)

• Recommendation for University Land Acknowledgement Statement

Recommendation for University-wide Policy Process and Formation of University Policy Committee (2021)

• Recommendation for University-wide Policy Process

Resolution for Video Conferencing Access to Shared Governance Meetings (2021)

• Resolution – Video Conferencing Access to Shared Governance Meetings

Recommendation on Single Use Plastics (2021)

• Recommendation on Single Use Plastics

Resolution: Presidential Search 2021 (2021)

– Resolution: Presidential Search 2021

Resolution on Implementation Committee for Performance Evaluations of Senior Administrators (2021)

• Implementation Committee for Performance Evaluations of Senior Administrators
  • Report on Evaluations of Senior Administrators by Faculty, Staff, and Librarians

Recommendation of Revisions and Amendments to the Grade Grievance Policy (2021)

– Recommendation on Grade Grievance Policy

Recommendation on Deadline for Submission of Final Grades (2021)

• Recommendation on Final Grade Due Date
  • Final Grade Deadline Response from the Administration 2-14-2022

Recommendation on External Consultation for University Land-Acknowledgement Statement (2021)

• Recommendation External Consultation for Land Acknowledgement

Resolution: Tackling Challenges Together (2021)

• Resolution: Tackling Challenges Together

Recommendation for Continuation of Remote Work for Librarians, Professional Staff, and Support Staff (2020)

• Recommendation for Continuation of Remote Work
  • Response from President Cole – Remote Work

Recommendation on Donation of Paid Leave Time for FMLA Leave (2020)

• Recommendation on Donation of Sick Leave for New Parents

Recommendation on Pass No Credit for Spring 2020 (2020)

• Recommendation on Pass No Credit for Spring 2020
  • Provost Response to Pass-Fail Recommendation

Recommendation on Copyrighted Works in Obsolete Formats (2020)

–  Recommendation on Copyrighted Works in Obsolete Formats

• • Response – Use of Copyrighted Materials

Recommendation on Curriculum Review (2020)

• Recommendation on Curriculum Review
  • Curriculum Review Guidelines PDF

Recommendation regarding Information on Parental-Leave Policies and Procedures (2020)

• Recommendation regarding Information on Parental-Leave Policies and Procedures
  • Response to Recommendation 2020_Parental Leave University

Recommendation on Environmental Stewardship (2019)

• Recommendation on Environmental Stewardship

Recommendation on Policy Regarding Criteria for Evaluation of Teaching (2019)

• Recommendation on Policy Regarding Criteria for the Evaluation of Teaching
  • Response to Policy Regarding Criteria for Eval of Teaching 

Recommendation on Student Survey Terminology  (2019)

•  Recommendation on Student Survey Terminology
  • Response from President Cole – Student Surveys

Recommendation on Implementation of Enhanced NJ Work-Leave Benefits (2019)

• Recommendation on Extended Family Leave
  • Enhanced Leave Reply from the Administration

Recommendation on Selection of Grand Marshal for Commencement (2019)

• Recommendation on Selection of the Grand Marshal
  • Response from President Cole – Grand Marshal

Recommendation on Common Periods for Meetings and Activities (2019)

• Recommendation on Common Periods

Recommendation on Schedule and Scheduling Information for Final Exams (2019)

• Recommendation on Final Exam Scheduling
  • ProvostUpdate_NewSemesterScheduling

Recommendation on Accommodation of Student Religious Observances (2019)

• Recommendation on Observance Accommodation
  • Memorandum to Instructors on Accommodation for Religious Observances
  • Message to Students on Religious Observance

Recommendation on Policy on the Use of Legal and Preferred Names (2018)

• Preferred Name Recommendation and Comments
  • Link to the policy: http://9kr1.parkviewhousebb.com/policies/all-policies/preferred-name-policy/

Recommendation on Policy Development, Review, and Dissemination (2018)

• Recommendation for uniform policy process
  • President Cole’s Policy Reply

Socially Responsible Investment Recommendation (2018)

• Socially Responsible Investment
  • President Cole’s Recommendation and BOT Advisory Committee

Recommended Policy on Security of Information Regarding Student Citizenship and Resolution of Support for the Work of the Latino/a Caucus (2018)

• Recommended Policy on Student Citizenship and Immigration/Visa Status and Resolution of Support for the Latino/a Caucus
• Latino/a Caucus “Blueprint for a Coalition of Dreamers”‌
  • President Cole’s Response to Recommendation on Citizenship and Immigration/Visa Status‌ 
  • University Procedures on Information Regarding Citizenship and Immigration/Visa Status of Students

Recommendations Regarding the Computer Life-Cycle Replacement Program (2017)

• Life-Cycle Program Recommendations
  • IT Response to May 2017 Computer Life-Cycle Replacement Recommendations

Statement on Immigration from the University Senate (2017)

• Statement on Immigration
  • President Cole’s Message to the Community on Immigration (2017) 

Recommended Policy on Integrity of Course Web Spaces in the University LMS (2015)

• Integrity of Course Web Spaces
  • Senate Executive Board Response to the Provost (2018)
  • Provost’s Response to the Recommended Policy on Course Integrity (2016)

Recommended Policy on Use/Control of Tobacco on Campus (2015)

• Campus Tobacco Task Force Report
• Tobacco, Smoking and Vapor Campus Use Policy (2017) 

Statement on Campus Climate for Civility and Human Dignity (2009)

• Statement on Civility and Human Dignity 

Reports to the University Board of Trustees by the Senate President

Present Jacobson’s Board of Trustees Address (Fall 2021)

• BOT Statement Fall 2021

Present Jacobson’s Board of Trustees Address (Spring 2021)

• BOT Statement Spring 2021

Present Jacobson’s Board of Trustees Address (Fall 2020)

• BOT Statement Fall 2020

President Trubatch’s Board of Trustees Address (Spring 2020)

– BOT Statement Spring 2020

President Trubatch’s Board of Trustees Address (Fall 2019)

–  BOT Statement Fall 2019

President Trubatch’s Board of Trustees Address (Spring 2019)

• BOT Statement Spring 2019

President Trubatch’s Board of Trustees Address (Fall 2018)

• BOT Statement Fall 2018

President Trubatch’s Board of Trustees Address (Spring 2018)

• BOT Statement Spring 2018

President Trubatch’s Board of Trustees Address (2017)

• BOT Statement 2017

President Trubatch’s Board of Trustees Address (2016)

• BOT Statement 2016

Communication to the University Community

Statement on the Start of the Spring Semester 2022

• Statement on the Start of the Spring Semester 2022

Joint Statement from Provost and University Senate President Regarding Schedule of Meetings

• Schedule of Meetings Message to Campus Community (2019)