Committee Meeting Of

You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. Committee Meeting of SENATE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE "The Committees will hear testimony regarding the recommendations submitted to the Governor in the final report of the UMDNJ Advisory Committee" LOCATION: Chamberlain Student Center DATE: March 19, 2012 Rowan University 11:00 a.m. Glassboro, New Jersey MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES PRESENT: Senator Sandra B. Cunningham, Chair Senator Nellie Pou, Vice Chair Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley, Chair Assemblyman Thomas P. Giblin, Vice Chair Assemblyman Craig J. Coughlin Assemblywoman Connie Wagner Assemblyman Christopher J. Brown Assemblyman John DiMaio Assemblywoman Dianne C. Gove ALSO PRESENT: Sarah B. Haimowitz Tina LaCasse John Gorman Jonathan Tang Senate Majority Senate Republican Adrian Crook Keith White Kevin Nedza Office of Legislative Services Assembly Majority Assembly Republican Committee Aides Committee Aides Committee Aides Meeting Recorded and Transcribed by The Office of Legislative Services, Public Information Office, Hearing Unit, State House Annex, PO 068, Trenton, New Jersey You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Senator Stephen M. Sweeney Senate President District 3 2 Leo J. McCabe, Ph.D. Mayor Borough of Glassboro 4 Ali A. Houshmand, Ph.D. Interim President Rowan University 7 John P. Sheridan Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer The Cooper Health System 16 James J. Gruccio Chairman Board of Trustees Rowan University 20 Wendell E. Pritchett, Ph.D. Chancellor Rutgers-Camden Campus Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 24 Peter J. McDonough Jr. Vice President for Public Affairs Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 36 Howard Gillette, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Department of History Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 37 Margaret Marsh, Ph.D. Professor Department of History Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 39 You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page John Wall, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Philosophy and Religion Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 40 Vincent Manco Senior Class Senator Student Government Rowan University 42 Daniel T. Cook, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Childhood Studies Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 44 Katherine C. Epstein, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of History Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 47 M.A. Rafey Habib, Ph.D. Professor Department of English Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 49 Martin Rosenberg, Ph.D. Professor Art History Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 50 You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page Vibiana Bowman Cvetkovic Reference Librarian, and Head of Access and Technical Services Paul Robeson Library Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 53 Eric Milou, Ph.D. Professor Mathematics Department, and President University Senate Rowan University 55 Adam F. Scales, Esq. Professor Rutgers School of Law Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 57 Ed Rentezelas, Esq. Chancellor Alumni Board Rutgers School of Law Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 59 Dee Jonczak Secretary Department of English Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 63 Lara Saguisag Adjunct Lecturer Department of English Rowan University, and Lecturer Department of Childhood Studies Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 64 You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page Nicole Lister Private Citizen 66 Joe Perella Private Citizen 69 Liz Kilborn Private Citizen 74 Erin Kerr Private Citizen 76 J.W. Whitlow Jr. Professor Department of Psychology Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 78 Timothy Farrow, Esq. Treasurer Rutgers University Alumni Association 80 James J. Schwarzwalder Private Citizen 89 Mark Showers Private Citizen 90 Lynne Vallone, Ph.D. Professor Department of Childhood Studies Rutgers-Camden Campus Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 92 Howard Marchitello, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of English, and Associate Dean Faculty of Arts and Sciences Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 94 You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Page William D. Brown, Sr. Vice President Alumni Association Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 96 J.T. Barbarese, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of English, and Editor Story Quarterly Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 98 William T. FitzGerald, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of English Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 100 Hyun Kyu Seo Creator R2RMERGE.com 102 Karen T. Siefring President Local 2373 American Federation of Teachers 104 Phillip A. Lewis, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair Department of Marketing and Businesses Information Systems, and Representing Local 2373 American Federation of Teachers 106 Maurita Bivans Private Citizen 109 You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued) Page Sean Duffy, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology Rutgers-Camden Campus Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 111 Debra Kendall Private Citizen 113 Freddie Elmore Private Citizen 115 Alex Bernstein Executive Director American Association of University Professors University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 117 Kathleen Hernandez Executive Vice President Local 1031 Communication Workers of America 120 Patrick Nowlan Executive Director American Association of University Professors- American Federation of Teachers Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 122 Adrien Dumoulin-Smith Representing Health Professionals and Allied Employees 125 Frank Fulbrook Private Citizen 127 APPENDIX Testimony submitted by Leo J. McCabe, Ph.D. 1x You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued) Page Testimony, plus “Rowan University in Support of Higher Education Reorganization for Southern New Jersey” submitted by Ali A. Houshmand, Ph.D. 4x Testimony submitted by John P. Sheridan Jr. 30x Testimony submitted by James J. Gruccio 33x Testimony, plus attachment submitted by Wendell E. Pritchett, Ph.D. 36x Testimony, plus attachment submitted by Howard Gillette, Ph.D. 42x Testimony, plus attachments submitted by Margaret Marsh, Ph.D. 44x Testimony submitted by John Wall, Ph.D. 59x Testimony submitted by Vincent Manco 62x Testimony submitted by Daniel T. Cook, Ph.D. 64x You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued) Page Testimony submitted by Katherine C. Epstein, Ph.D. 68x “An Assessment of the Report of the Barer Commission (sic)” submitted by M. A. Rafey Habib, Ph.D. 69x Testimony, plus attachment submitted by Martin Rosenberg, Ph.D. 77x Testimony, plus attachment submitted by Vibiana Bowman Cvetkovic 83x Testimony submitted by Eric Milou, Ph.D. 85x Testimony submitted by Adam F. Scales, Esq. 86x Testimony, plus attachment submitted by Ed Rentezelas, Esq. 88x Testimony submitted by Dee Jonczak 91x Testimony submitted by Lara Saguisag 92x You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued) Page Testimony submitted by Nicole Lister 93x Testimony submitted by Joe Perella 94x Testimony submitted by Liz Kilborn 95x Testimony submitted by Erin Kerr 96x Testimony, plus attachments submitted by J.W. Whitlow Jr. 97x Testimony submitted by James J. Schwarzwalder 105x Testimony submitted by Mark Showers 106x Testimony submitted by Lynne Vallone, Ph.D. 107x Testimony submitted by Howard Marchitello, Ph.D. 108x You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued): Page Testimony submitted by William D. Brown, Sr. 109x Testimony submitted by William T. FitzGerald, Ph.D. 111x Testimony submitted by Hyun Kyo Seo 112x Testimony, plus attachments submitted by Karen T. Siefring 113x Testimony submitted by Phillip A. Lewis, Ph.D. 119x Testimony submitted by Maurita Bivans 121x Testimony submitted by Sean Duffy, Ph.D. 125x Letter addressed to submitted by Debra Kendall 126x Testimony submitted by Freddie Elmore 127x Testimony submitted by Alex Bernstein 128x You're viewing an archived copy from the New Jersey State Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDIX (continued): Page Testimony submitted by Kathleen Hernandez 130x Testimony submitted by Patrick Nowlan 134x Letter addressed to Senator Sandra B. Cunningham Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley from Nancy C. Walworth, Ph.D. Professor of Pharmacology President, and John A. Walker, M.D. Professor of Medicine Vice President, and Monica Roth, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry Secretary Faculty Council Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 136x Testimony submitted by Tom Murphy Co-President Health Professionals and Allied Employees AFT, AFL-CIO 139x Testimony submitted by James Rushing, Ph.D. Associate Professor of German Department of Foreign languages and Literature Rutgers-Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 143x You're viewing an archived

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