OC Banquet Room B
3:10 p.m.

B.  Roll Call

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

At this 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:  Andrea Eis (CAS), Jo Reger (CAS), Mike Latcha (SECS), Laila Guessous (SECS) and Kris Thompson (SHS).

D.  Approval of the minutes of January 12, 2012.

E.  Unfinished Business

1.  Motion from UCUI to approve a change in the residency requirement in the Oakland University catalog.

MOVED that the proposed revision to the residency requirement be adopted.

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

Comment: This change is necessary to be a part of the Servicemembers Opportunities Colleges.  Servicemembers Opportunities Colleges – UCUI.doc

2.  Motion to change Oakland University Role and Mission Statement to recognize the importance of diversity and inclusion.

MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and Board of Trustees the addition of  the words “in a diverse and inclusive environment,” to the Role and Mission Statement of Oakland University.

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

Comment:  The statement would then read:

As a state-supported institution of higher education, Oakland University has a three-fold mission.  It offers instructional programs of high quality that lead to degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral levels as well as programs in continuing education; it advances knowledge and promotes the arts through research, scholarship, and creative activity; and it renders significant public service.  In all its activities, the university strives to exemplify educational leadership in a diverse and inclusive environment.

F.  New Business

1.  Motion from the Steering Committee to recommend approval of the Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design in the Department of Art and Art History.

MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and Board of Trustees approval of the Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design.

First Reading:  Amendable, debatable and not eligible for final vote at this meeting.

Comment:  Supporting materials for the Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design.

G.  Good and Welfare