Oakland University Senate

October 20, 1965

Agenda

MEMORANDUM
October 18, 1965

TO: All Members of the Senate

FROM: Donald D. O'Dowd, for the Steering Committee

RE: Agenda for Meeting of October 20, 1965

The next meeting of the Senate will be on Wednesday, October 20, 1965, at 4:00 p.m. in rooms 129-130 of the Oakland Center.

A. Old Business

1. Reading of the minutes of the Senate meetings of April 22, 1965 and August 18, 1965 (Mr. Stoutenburg)

B. New Business

1. Recommendations from the Steering Committee (Mr. O'Dowd)

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 be 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.

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

See the attached slate of nominees prepared by the Steering Committee.

2. Recommendation from the Committee on Instruction (Mr. Tomboulian)

a. The committee recommends that the Senate approve the following revised 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.

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