Committee on Academic Unit Organization

The Committee on Academic Unit Organization, as outlined in the University Strategic Plan, was established in 2014 and charged with examining how best to organize Rutgers’ academic units as the university responds to the evolving educational demands of research-intensive, education-focused residential and urban-based universities. Members of the committee were asked to review the current organization of Rutgers’ academic units and recommend potential realignments that would allow faculty to collaborate more effectively in their teaching and research efforts. The committee was also asked to consider the best structures for units that span multiple campuses and recommend potential new schools or academic units that would move Rutgers forward and align the institution, where appropriate to our mission, more closely with other great public universities.

After producing an interim report in 2016, the committee issued a final report in April 2017 that proposed new cross-campus academic entities, new methods of collaboration across units and campuses, changes in undergraduate education, a broadening and coordination of Rutgers’ outreach, and other recommendations. In October 2017, Dr. Barchi offered his response to each of the report’s major recommendations.

Committee Members

	Linda Brzustowicz, Chair Distinguished Professor and Chair Genetics School of Arts and Sciences
	Eric Allender Distinguished Professor Computer Science School of Arts and Sciences
	Raymond Birge Professor and Vice Chair Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics New Jersey Medical School University Hospital Cancer Center
	Marc Gartenberg Professor and Director Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
	William Gause Professor; Senior Associate Dean Research Director, Center for Immunity and Inflammation Department of Medicine New Jersey Medical School
	Peter Guarnaccia Professor Human Ecology School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Investigator, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research
	Richard Harris Professor and Chair Political Science Professor Public Policy & Administration Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Camden
	Larry Katz Professor Animal Sciences Director, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Senior Associate Director, NJ Agricultural Experiment Station School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
	Joachim Kohn Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry Director, NJ Center for Biomaterials School of Arts and Sciences
	A.-N. Tony Kong Distinguished Professor and Glaxo Endowed Chair Pharmaceutics Director, Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Science Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
	Richard Lutz Distinguished Professor Marine and Coastal Sciences Director, Center for Deep-Sea Ecology and Biotechnology School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
	Ali Maher Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Director, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation School of Engineering
	Margaret Marsh Distinguished Professor and University Professor History Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Camden Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick
	James McGlew Professor and Chair Classics School of Arts and Sciences
	Michael Palis Professor Computer Science Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Camden Provost, Rutgers University–Camden
	Denis Pare Distinguished Professor and Director Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Rutgers University–Newark
	Arnold Rabson Director, Child Health Institute of New Jersey Laura Gallagher Endowed Chair of Developmental Biology Professor Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
	Dona Schneider Associate Dean for Academic Programs Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
	Maria Soto-Greene Professor and Vice Dean Medicine Director, Hispanic Center of Excellence New Jersey Medical School
	Linda Stamato Faculty Fellow and Co-Director, Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
	David Dante Troutt Professor and Justice John J. Francis Scholar Director, Center on Law in Metropolitan Equity School of Law, Newark
	Cheryl Wall Board of Governors Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English School of Arts and Sciences
	Jerome Williams Distinguished Professor and Prudential Chair in Business Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Rutgers University–Newark
	Lily Young Distinguished Professor School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) Provost, Rutgers University–New Brunswick

Committee Members

Implementation