Oakland University Senate

October 20, 1965

Minutes

PRESENT: Messrs. S. Appleton, Beardslee, M. Brown, G. Brown, Burdick, Burke, Cammack, Cherno, Clarke, Collins, Dutton, Galloway, Gibson, Hammerle, Hetenyi, Heubel, Hoopes, Lowy, Malm, Marz, G. Matthews, Mobley, O'Dowd, Pitts, Simmons, Stoutenberg, Stubblefield, Swanson, Tipler, Tomboulian, Varner, Williamson
ABSENT: Messrs. Haden, Harding, Lessing, Johnson, Susskind, Brace, Vann
GUESTS: Messrs. Pettengill, Obear, Atkinson, J. Appleton, Righter, Birch, and Miss Houtz

Chancellor Varner called the meeting to order at 4:13 p.m.

Chancellor Varner reviewed the progress of the incentive enrollment legislation. There appears to be little optimism that Governor Romney will sign this bill. However, to this date it has not been vetoed.

Chancellor Varner discussed the Higher Education bill passed in Washington and stated it has real promise for Oakland University.

The Board of Trustees, at their October 20 meeting, approved our budget request for the 1966-67 school year. This request included an increase of approximately 83% over the 1965-66 budget. The Board also approved Oakland University's five-year building request of $31 million. The salary adjustment for the teaching faculty was also approved by the Board to become effective November 1.

The Chancellor appointed Mr. Ed Heubel to be the Senate's parliamentarian for the 1965-66 school year.

Mr. Hetenyi moved to accept the minutes of September 28, 1965. Seconded by Mr. Williamson. Approved.

Because of the complicated nature of the minutes of April 22, 1965, it was decided that the secretary should recirculate the minutes of that meeting in order that they can be considered for approval at the next Senate meeting.

Mr. O'Dowd moved to accept the minutes of August 18, 1965. Seconded by Mr. Hetenyi. Approved.

Mr. O'Dowd stated that the Steering Committee's recommendation spelling out the charges of the standing committees of the Senate and the membership specifications have traditionally been acted upon at the meeting at which they were presented. It was agreed by all present that this procedure would be acceptable again this year.

Mr. O'Dowd moved to accept the recommendations from the Steering Committee:

a. The following membership specification is recommended to replace the existing membership specification of the Committee on Instruction. Committee on Instruction:

Membership will consist of four faculty members, the Dean of Students and the Registrar; the latter will be an ex officio member of the committee and non-voting.

b. It is recommended that in the body of the charge to the Student Affairs Committee the title Dean of Students by substituted for Dean of Student Affairs, and that in the membership specification the phrase, a representative of the Dean of Students Office, be substituted for the title Dean of Student Affairs.

c. It is recommended that in the membership specification of the Committee on Academic Standing and Baccalaureate Honors the title Dean of Students be substituted for Associate Dean of the University.

d. It is recommended that in the membership specification of the Faculty Grants Committee the title Provost be used in place of Dean of the University.

e. It is recommended that in the charge and membership specification for the Continuing Education Committee the title Dean of Continuing Education be substituted for Associate Dean for Continuing Education.

f. It is recommended that the membership specification of the Committee on Athletics be amended to substitute the title Dean of Students for Dean of Student Affairs. 

g.  It is recommended that the membership specification of the Long-Range Planning Committee be altered to substitute the title Provost for Dean of the University and Dean of Students for Dean of Student Affairs.

Seconded by Mr. Heubel. Approved.

Mr. O'Dowd moved to accept the recommendation of the Steering Committee:

Nominations for Membership in the Standing Committees of the Senate for 1965-66.

Seconded by Mr. Heubel.

Mr. Hetenyi moved to amend the membership of the Graduate Study Committee to include Mr. George Matthews, ex officio. (Mr. Matthews is the executive officer of the Graduate Study Program.) Seconded by Mr. Hoopes. Approved.

Mr. Hetenyi moved to return the Library Committee membership nominations to the Steering Committee for further consideration with the suggestion that the membership of this Committee be enlarged. Seconded by Mr. O'Dowd. Approved.

Mr. Tomboulian moved to return the Committee on Instruction membership nominations to the Steering Committee for further consideration in order to include a member of the language staff on the Committee. Seconded by Mr. Brown. Approved.

Mr. O'Dowd moved to return the Commencement Committee membership nominations to the Steering Committee for re-study of the Committee's membership structure.  Seconded by Mr. Williams on. Approved.

Mr. O'Dowd's motion as amended was then approved.

Mr. Tomboulian moved the recommendation of the Committee on Instruction:

The committee recommends that the Senate approve the following entry on the course and credit system to replace the statement on page 37 of the 1965-66 catalog.

"Course and Credit System
The unit of credit is the semester hour. Courses carry four semester hours of credit unless otherwise specified. Normally the maximum student registration is 16 to 18 credits a semester. With his adviser's permission, however, a student may register for as many as 21 credits provided that his cumulative grade point average is at least 2.60. A student with an average below 2.60 may take more than 18 credits only as a result of a successful Petition of Exception."

(Comment: In view of the liberal ninth week deadline for dropping courses, the Committee feels that this decision to carry more than a normal load can be made exclusively by the student in consultation with his adviser.)

Seconded by Mr. Stubblefield. Final action to be taken at a subsequent meeting.

Mr. Hammerle asked if the Athletic Committee report circulated recently was a motion or whether it was to be put into a motion and presented to the Steering Committee. Mr. Mobley said it would be presented as a motion.

Mr. O'Dowd stated he would prepare a summary of Senate and Committee charges
and membership and circulate it.

The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m.