Oakland University Senate
March 25, 1963
Minutes
PRESENT: Messrs. APPLETON, BEARDSLEE, BURDICK, CHERNO, CLARKE, COLLINS, GALLOWAY, HADEN, HAMMERLE. HEUBEL, HOOPES, MATTHEWS, McKAY, MOBLEY, OBEAR, O'DOWD, ROOSE, SCHWAB, SEIKEN, SELLS, SIMMONS, SIMONS, STOUTENBURG, STUBBLEFIELD. SUSSKIND. SWANSON, TAFOYA, TOMBOULIAN, VARNER, WHITE, WILDER, AND WILLIAMSON.
ABSENT: Messrs. BRUNO, HETENYI, HILDUM, HOLMES, HUCKER, MAHER, POPE
The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m. by Chancellor Varner.
Chancellor Varner announced that Commencement will be held in the Intra-mural Building at 4:00 p.m. on April 20th. Mr. Frank Keppel, Commissioner of Education, will be the speaker.
Honorary Doctor degrees will be conferred upon Mrs. Alfred G. Wilson, Mr. Harold Fitzgerald, and Mr. Frank Keppel.
Mr. O'Dowd stated that each graduate will be given only five tickets for the Commencement Program because of the limit on space in the gym.
MINUTES OF THE SENATE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 4th.
Three typing errors were pointed out in the minutes. These errors were corrected and the minutes were then approved.
MINUTES OF THE SENATE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 25th.
Chancellor .Varner asked that the quote marks around the word fine in the second paragraph be removed.
Mr. Tafoya asked that the wording in the first paragraph on page two be changed to fit more accurately what he had previously said. The wording of his amendment should be, "The graduation requirements for any given student are those in effect during the academic year in which he becomes a candidate for a degree."
The minutes were then approved as corrected.
OLD BUSINESS
The motion made by Mr. Matthews on February 25th pertaining to the "Recommendations from the Academic Affairs Committee regarding Curriculum Adjustment" was placed before the Senate for discussion.
Mr. Chemo called for the question. Seconded by Mrs. White. Not approved.
Several senators commented about the proposed language requirement and other provisions in the original motion.
Mr. Wilder moved to amend paragraph III by putting a period after the year 1963 and omitting the rest of the statement. Seconded by Mr. Stubblefield. Not adopted.
The original motion as stated by Mr. Matthews was then adopted.
"I. All students, except those affected by approved modifications, must take the following University Courses:
A. University Courses
1. Western Institutions-- UC 034-035--- 2 courses
2. Eng-- 101-UC 014 or UC 014-015a--- 2 courses
3. Foreign Language-- 114-115, 214-215 or 109-110, 209-210b--- 4 courses
4. Math/Science-- UC 085, 086, 087c ---2 courses
5. Art and Music-- UC 047, 049-- 2 courses
6. Social Science-- UC 052, 054, 056, 058
7. Area Studies-- UC 062, 063, 066, 067--- 2 courses
B. Approved modifications keyed to A (1-7):
a. Students who place out of ENG 101 by tests administered by the Department of English must take the sequence UC 014-015; all others must take ENG 101-UC 014.
b. Majors in teacher education: secondary (history, English, music, and social sciences) and majors in elementary education: general program may satisfy the UC foreign language prescription with three courses, either foreign language 114-115-214 or 109-110-209.
Majors in liberal arts: science (chemistry and physics), teacher education: science (chemistry, physics, and mathematics), elementary education: science concentration, business administration, and engineering science may satisfy the UC foreign language prescription with two courses, either foreign language 101-102 or any two sequential courses in a foreign language, with the permission of the Department of Modern Languages.
Students offering Latin or Greek in satisfaction of the UC foreign language prescription must take the four course sequence 114-115, 214-215.
c. Majors in liberal arts (science), secondary teacher education (science), engineering science, and elementary education are permitted to offer alternative courses in science and mathematics in lieu of the UC courses. Business administration majors are permitted to offer courses in mathematics alternative to UC 085: Mathematics.
C. In those cases in which the course components (UC prescription, professional courses, courses in a major, and corequisite courses) of a Senate-approved major or program do not offer at least two electives in every student's program, the following option may be exercised;
1. Such students must take one UC course in each of the areas numbered 5, 6, and 7 above.
2. As stipulated in the approved major or program, such students must take either one or two additional UC courses as directed options in one or two of the areas numbered 5, 6, and 7 above, but no more than one additional in any one area to satisfy UC prescriptions.
II. Of the electives available in all majors present or resulting from the above University Course adjustment and/or from adjustments within particular majors, at least two must be outside the area of the major and corequisite.
III. This curriculum adjustment is to go into effect in the fall 1963 with the provision that it is to remain in effect no later than fall 1965 by which time it must be:
A. Superseded by a new curriculum
or
B. Its deviation from the present (1962) curriculum becomes invalid and the present (1962) curriculum will become fully operative again."
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. O'Dowd announced that the Steering Committee has appointed Messrs. Roose, chairman, Clarke and Obear as the ad hoc University and Departmental Honors Committee. This committee is charged with carrying out the activities specified in the Senate legislation on Honors and recommending the awarding of Honors to specific graduating seniors.
The following Senators have been appointed to the Elections Committee: Messrs. Burdick, Hucker and McKay. This committee is charged with the election of Senators to take office next September. (Paragraph II, 2 (a) of the University Organization dated Fall 1961).
Meeting adjourned.