September 2010 - July 2011 - Montclair State University

the Public Service Electric & Gas Company for a technology demonstration program grant
application on green information technology.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE – Mr. LaRossa, Chair
Mr. LaRossa reported that the Academic Affairs and Facilities Committee received
information on the following:
• A new concentration in International Justice within the B.A. in Justice Studies
offered by the Department of Justice Studies within the College of Humanities
and Social Sciences;
• A new post-baccalaureate teacher certification program: Elementary School
with Subject Matter Specialization in Science for Grades 5-8 within the College
of Science and Mathematics; and
• A change in degree nomenclature within the existing Master of Arts degree in
Educational Psychology to Clinical Psychology.
The Committee reviewed proposed contract award authorizations and an authorization for
tax-exempt financing and forwarded them to the Audit, Finance and Investment
Committee, which will present them for action by the full board.
The Committee also received a capital project report.
Conversion of Concentration in Industrial/Organizational Psychology to MA in
Industrial/Organizational Psychology – Mr. LaRossa moved on the recommendation of the
Academic Affairs and Facilities Committee, that the Board of Trustees authorize the
conversion of the existing concentration in Industrial/Organizational Psychology into a
separate degree program, a Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology,
effective September 2011. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
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AUDIT, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE – Ms. Blount, Chair
Mr. Kennedy recognized Mr. William Vincenti of AFT Local 1904, who expressed
apprehension about the additional debt that the University will assume if it follows its plan
to build new facilities. Mr. Vincenti also asked trustees to show all employees the same
concern they did in creating a new alternate benefit plan for some managers and
congratulated those faculty members who had gained tenure.
Mr. Kennedy reported that the Audit, Finance and Investment Committee received a
quarterly review of the budget, a State operating and supplemental budget submission for
fiscal year 2012, an audit report on the Student Government Association for fiscal year
2010, and the SGA’s response to the audit.
Contract award authorization – On the recommendation of the Audit, Finance and
Investment Committee and the Academic Affairs and Facilities Committee, Mr. Kennedy
moved to authorize the following contract awards. The motion was seconded and passed