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Status of Issues in Governance 2023-2024

Note: The Status of Issues page provides a record of the governance process. Please refer to the Policy Manual for current, approved policies. For additional resources, please see this information on the steps of the process and on testimony tiers.

Issue/
Charge
Date
of Charge
Requested
Deadline
CommitteeCurrent
Status
Testimony
Tier
Date of Preliminary Recommendation# of Business Days
for Written Feedback (for Tiers II and III)
Date of Open Forum
(Public Testimony
required at Tier III)
Date of Final Recommendation
Academic Structural Changes to Support Financial Sustainability2024-02-212024-AprilCAPStep 2Tier 32024-Mar 4102024-Mar 6
Accounting MS2023-05-082023-MayCAPApprovedTier 1N/AN/AN/A2023-May 22
Alternative Undergraduate Course Types2023-10-182024-MarchCAPStep 2Tier 1 or Tier 2, depending on whether changes are recommended to the policy
AI Taskforce2023-06-012023-DecemberArtificial Intelligence Software Use TaskforceAcceptedNot AssignedN/A102023-Nov 1 (faculty and staff)
2023 Nov 15 (students)
2024-Feb 5
Astrophysics Minor2023-09-202023-NovemberCAPApprovedTier 1N/AN/AN/A2023-Oct 24
Centers and Institutes 2017-11-152018-May
Original charge paused; Charge reinstated in 2023
CSPP Step 3Tier 22018-Feb 28N/A
College Website2023-03-012023-MayCSCC Step 6Tier 2
Communication with the News Media2023-11-012024-FebruaryCSCC ApprovedTier 1 N/AN/AN/A2024-Feb 14
Copyrighted Materials (Second Charge)2024-03-20 2024-May CFAStep 2Tier 2
Educational Studies Graduate Certificates2024-03-202024-AprilCAPStep 2Tier 1N/AN/AN/A
Electronic Records Privacy and Access 2019-09-182019-December CSCC Step 6Tier 2N/AN/A
Environmental Studies BA2023-04-052023-MayCAPApprovedTier 1N/AN/AN/A2023-Apr 28, completed TCNJ governance review

2023-Sep 18; completed state review
Emeritus Faculty2023-11-152024-MarchCFAStep 2Tier 1 or Tier 2, depending on whether changes are recommended to the policy
Emeritus Staff2023-11-152024-AprilCSCCStep 2Tier 1 or Tier 2, depending on whether changes are recommended to the policy
Flag Policy, Interim2024-02-242024-AprilCSCCStep 2Tier 1 or Tier 2, depending on whether changes are recommended to the policy
Graduate Assistants2024-03-202024-MayGSCStep 2Tier 2 (if a policy is recommended)
Graduate Student Definition2023-10-042024-FebruaryCAP and GSCApprovedTier 22024-Jan 215N/A2024-Feb 14
Health Analytics and Financial Management Graduate Certificate2023-05-082023-MayCAPStep 3Tier 1N/AN/AN/A
Housing Accommodations2022-11-162023-MarchCSCC Step 6Tier 2N/AN/AN/A2023-Feb 22
Management MS2023-05-082023-MayCAPApprovedTier 1N/AN/AN/A2023-May 22
Internships and Co-Ops2023-12-062024-MarchCAPStep 2Tier 1 or Tier 2, depending on the nature of the proposed changes
Master of Professional Studies2023-10-042023-NovemberCAP and GSCApprovedTier 1N/AN/AN/A
Mathematics BA2024-02-072024-MarchCAP Step 6
The next step is Board of Trustees approval
Tier 1
Mid-Semester Evaluations2023-11-012024-FebruaryCAPApprovedTier 1N/AN/AN/A2024-Jan 24
Naming of Assets/Renaming of Streets 2019-10-162020-MarchCSCC Step 6Tier 2N/A2021-Dec 8
Program Closure Procedure2023-09-202024-MayCSPP Step 2Tier 1 or Tier 2, depending on the nature of the proposed changes
Reappointment and Promotions Document request from CELC2024-02-072024-MarchCFAStep 2Tier 1 or Tier 2, depending on the nature of the proposed changes
Service and Emotional Support Animals2022-11-162023-MarchCSCC Step 6Tier 2N/AN/AN/A2023-Feb 22
Social Media minor2024-03-062024-AprilCAPStep 2Tier 1N/AN/AN/A
Sponsorship and Other Support2023-03-012023-MayCSCC Step 6Tier 2
Student Conduct Code2022-10-192023-MarchCSCC Step 6Tier 22022-Dec 14
15N/A2023-Feb 22
Student Feedback 2020-10-072021-MarchCFAApprovedTier 32022-Apr 6132022-Nov 16
Student Organization Fundraising2018-09-052019-MarchCSCCStep 6Tier 2N/A
Student Travel policy2023-11-012024-MarchCSCCStep 2Tier 1 or Tier 2, depending on the nature of the proposed changes
Undergraduate Bulletin Year of Record policy2023-10-042023-OctoberCAP Approvedinternal five-year review, in consultation with CAP; no substantive changes recommendedN/AN/AN/A2023-Oct 18
WLC Undergraduate Certificate Proposals2023-11-172024-FebruaryCAPApprovedTier 1N/AN/AN/A2024-Feb 19
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