Oakland Center – Gold Rooms
3:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering Committee.
A. Informational Items
1. Senate Meetings Audio Archive -- Ms. Jhashi
2. Provost Updates -- Mr. Moudgil
B. Roll Call
C. Approval of the minutes of 12 November 2009.
D. Old Business
1. Motion from the Library to approve a revised Constitution. (Ms. Bhargava, Mr. Goslin)
MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees approval of the new Constitution of the Library.
Second reading (resumed): Debatable and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Link to Library Constitution as revised. See April 16 agenda for version with changes indicated.
2. Motion from the University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction to approve a policy on transfer of credit from a non-regionally accredited institution. (Ms. Osborne, Mr. Tracy)
MOVED that the Senate approve the following Policy on Transfer of Credit from a Non-Regionally Accredited Institution:
If a prospective student from a non-regionally accredited institution meets OU admissions requirements, they will be admitted to Oakland University. The student’s credits from prior non-regionally accredited colleges and universities will be accepted according to the following policy:
Oakland University may accept for transfer those credits for which a grade of 2.0 (on a four-point scale) or higher was earned from institutions with candidacy status from a regional accrediting agency or from other accredited institutions provided that: 1) the institution grants a baccalaureate or associate degree; 2) the institution is a recognized member of CHEA; 3) the courses presented for transfer are shown to have equivalency or are determined to be of traditional academic nature and are acceptable to an Oakland University department; and 4) the institution’s courses are taught by faculty with a masters degree or above.
Second reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
3. Motion from the Steering Committee to endorse a resolution regarding placing the names of Oakland University’s academic units on campus buildings. (Ms. Jackson, Mr. Meehan).
MOVED that the University Senate endorse a resolution to the Board of Trustees requesting that the names of the College of Arts and Sciences and each professional school be placed on the building that houses their main administrative offices.
College of Arts and Sciences – Varner Hall
School of Education and Human Services – Pawley Hall
School of Engineering and Computer Science – Dodge Hall
School of Nursing – O’Dowd Hall
School of Business Administration – Elliott Hall
School of Health Sciences – Hannah Hall
Second reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
E. New Business
1. Motion from the Academic Standing and Honors Committee to revise the Academic Status Forgiveness Policy. (Mr. Grimm)
Current wording (UG 2009-2010 catalog, p. 80):
Students attending Oakland University after an absence of three or more years who were not in good academic standing prior to their absence may file a Petition of Forgiveness with the Academic Standing and Honors Committee. The committee may forgive, for academic standing purposes only (probation and dismissal), all or part of the record used to compute probationary and dismissal status. Students may submit the Petitionto the Committee through the Academic Skills Center (103 North Foundation Hall).
Proposed rewording:
Academic Status Forgiveness changes the academic standing of students who are on academic probation or dismissal option status. To petition for Academic Status Forgiveness, students must meet the following conditions: absent from the university for six or more years; not in good academic standing prior to their absence; and not permanently dismissed from the university.
Students who meet these requirements may petition the Academic Standing and Honors Committee for academic forgiveness. The petition must include a letter from the student stating why they are seeking academic forgiveness and supporting documentation. If the petition is granted, the student is considered exempt from the probation outreach and dismissal option status program. Petitions must be submitted to the Academic Skills Center, 103 North Foundation Hall.
First reading: Debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
2. Procedural motion to staff Senate standing committee. (Mr. Tracy)
MOVED that the person listed below be appointed to the committee designated:
Senate Planning Review Committee
Wallis Andersen (CAS) – 2009-2010
Procedural motion: debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote.
F. Good and Welfare
Note -- Vacancies remain on the following committees:
Academic Computing Committee: 1 vacancy -- 2009-2010
Student Academic Support Committee: 1 vacancy – 2008-2011
University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction: 1 vacancy (SHS) – 2009-2012
posted 12/1/2009
updated 12/3/2009