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Rutgers Board honors leaders, approves endowed chairs and revises faculty and credit policies
Summary
The Board unanimously approved memorial and recognition resolutions for longtime leaders, confirmed appointments to three endowed positions and adopted revisions to the Endowed Faculty Positions policy and the Units of Credit policy, all on the consent agenda.
At its Oct. 17 meeting, the Rutgers Board of Governors adopted multiple resolutions on the consent agenda honoring current and former leaders and approving faculty appointments and policy revisions.
Chair Amy Towers presented a resolution recognizing William M. Tambussi for his decade of service on the Board of Governors; Vice Chair Tilak Lal presented a memorial resolution for Ronald W. Giaconia, which the Board ordered recorded in the minutes and to be sent to his family. Mr. Gary Taffet presented a resolution recognizing Senior Vice President and General Counsel John J. Hoffman for eight years of service as he prepares to apply for an Associate Justice position on the New Jersey Supreme Court. All recognition and memorial resolutions were approved unanimously.
On the consent agenda the Board approved academic appointments with tenure and promotions endorsed by the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs, and confirmed three endowed appointments: Professor Valery Kiryukhin to the Donald H. Jacobs Chair in Applied Physics (term Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2027); Dr. Steven K. Libutti as inaugural holder of the William N. Hait Endowed Directorship (commencing July 1, 2024); and Dr. Steven Brant as inaugural holder of the Bishr and Souha Omary Family Endowed Legacy Professorship (commencing July 1, 2024).
The Board also approved revisions to University Policy 10.1.14 (Endowed Faculty Positions) to broaden eligibility for Legacy Professorships and update administrative titles, and approved revisions to University Policy 10.2.4 (Units of Credit) to align credit-hour definitions with state and accreditor guidance; the Units of Credit revision is effective immediately.
All consent items were moved by Mr. Lal, there were no removals for discussion, and the Board approved them unanimously.
