Oakland Center – Gold Rooms

3:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering Committee.

A.  INFORMATIONAL ITEM
     --OU Outreach Update -- Ms. Otto

B.  ROLL CALL

C. Approval of the  minutes  of 11 February 2010.

D. OLD BUSINESS 

1.Motion from the School of Education and Human Services to approve a revised Constitution. (Ms. Osborne, Mr. Latcha)

MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees approval of the new Constitution of the School of Education and Human Services.

MOVED that the Senate supports a Statement on Academic Freedom at Oakland University.

Second reading: debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.

E.  NEW BUSINESS

1.Motion from the Steering Committee to recommend approval of the Clinical Nurse Leader program in the School of Nursing.  (Ms. Jackson)

MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees approval of a program leading to the Master of Science in Nursing in Clinical Nurse Leadership.

First reading:  debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.

Comment:   Supporting materials.

2. Motion from the Steering Committee to recommend approval of a new Master of Arts in Communication program.  (Mr. Grimm)

MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees approval of a program leading to the Master of Arts in Communication. 

First reading:  debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.

Comment:  Supporting materials.

3. Resolution to support the position of the Michigan Association of Campus Law  Enforcement Administrators opposing Michigan Senate Bill 747 and House Bill 5474,  legislation which would amend the current laws pertaining to weapons on university owned property.  (Ms. Osborne)

MOVED that the Senate endorse a resolution to support the position of the Michigan Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators opposing Michigan Senate Bill 747 and House Bill 5474.

First reading: debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.

4. Motion from the Steering Committee to adopt a process for removing a member of a Senate committee.  (Mr. Tracy)

MOVED that the Senate approve the following policy for the removal of a member of a Senate committee:

In the event that a chair of a Senate committee wishes to remove a committee member for inappropriate conduct, he/she must make that request in writing to the Senate Steering Committee, via the Senate Secretary.  This request should provide a detailed rationale;it is appropriate to include documentation that may substantiate the request.

If the majority of the Steering Committee members agree that the chair’s request should be granted, a member of the Steering Committee will meet with the committee member.  At this meeting the committee member will receive a copy of the chair’s request and be given a choice of formal responses:

• The committee member may resign from the committee.  If this option is taken, reference to the removal may not appear in subsequent review letters. 
• The committee member may rebut the charges and request a review by the Senate Steering committee.

In the event that the committee member requests a review, a meeting with the committee member, the chair of the committee, and the Senate Steering Committee will take place.  The committee member may request that a university employee be present as an advocate.  Witnesses may be invited to help verify or disprove statements.  If witnesses are to be invited, the Steering Committee must be given sufficient notification so that the principals can be informed in advance of any witnesses that will appear.

If the Steering Committee decides that there is insufficient cause for removal, it will inform the committee chair and the committee member in writing.  If the Steering Committee agrees that it is appropriate to remove the faculty member, it is authorized to do so, and will proceed to fill the vacancy using normal procedures.  In the event that the committee member resigns or is removed from the committee, future Senate Steering Committees may refuse to consider the faculty member for service on Senate committees.

First reading:  debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.

F.  GOOD AND WELFARE