Senate Archives - Oakland University Senate

Oakland Center – Banquet Room B
3:10 p.m.

Agenda

Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering Committee

A.	Informational Items
	1.	Appointment of Senate Parliamentarian
	2.	Appointment of Senate Secretary
	3.	Military Transfer Credit Policy (Senate history item) & OU Veteran Fact Sheet -- Mr. Shablin
	4.	Provost’s Updates—Mr. Moudgil
	5.	Joint Statement on Academic Freedom

B. Roll Call

C. Approval of the minutes of 15 April and 25 May, 2010.

D. Old Business

None

E. New Business

1. Election of Senate Steering Committee Member –(Senate Elections Committee)

At this first meeting of the Senate, the Senate needs to fill a one-semester vacancy on the Senate Steering Committee. The only limitation on electability of senators to this Committee is that no more than two may be elected from any one organized faculty. The Steering Committee normally meets twice a month (Tuesday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00) to set the Senate agenda, refer business to Senate committees and receive reports from those bodies and advise the Senate on governance issues; it may also meet occasionally during the summer. If you wish to nominate someone, please establish in advance that the person is willing to serve. A list of Senate members is available on the Senate webpage.

Current membership of the Steering Committee includes: Kevin Grimm (CAS), Annette Osborne (SEHS), Michael Polis (SECS), Frances Jackson (SON), and Ron Tracy (SBA).

2. Motion to increase membership of the General Education Committee (Ms. Osborne)

MOVED that the membership and terms of the General Education Committee consist of the following:

Twelve faculty members, one of whom shall be chair, appointed to staggered three-year terms by the Senate upon nomination by the Steering Committee, and one student; ex officio and non-voting: the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, a representative from the Advising Steering Committee, and the Registrar, or designee, and the Director of the Office of Institutional Research and assessment, or designee.

Comment: This will increase the committee membership from nine to 12 faculty members and increase the term of service from two to three years.

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

F. Good and Welfare

Note -- Vacancies remain on the following committees:
Academic Conduct Committee: 1 vacancy -- 2009-2010
General Education Committee: 1 vacancy – 2009-2010
Library: 1 vacancy (SEHS) -- 2009-2010
University Research Committee – 2009-2010
University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction: 1 vacancy (SON) – 2009-2012