Oakland University Senate

May 2, 1968

Agenda

To:  Members of the University Senate

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

Re: Agenda for the Meeting of May 2, 1968

The next meeting of the Senate will be held on Thursday, May 2. 3:30 p.m., Rooms 128-30, Oakland Center.

A. New Business

1. Recommendations from the Academic Standing and Honors Committee. (Mr. McKay)

a. THAT THE THREE MOTIONS PRESENTED BELOW BE APPROVED FOR FINAL VOTE AT THIS MEETING.

b THAT THE FACULTY OF OAKLAND UNIVERSITY NOMINATE THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS NAMED IN THE LIST TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE MEETING FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE AS OF APRIL 20,
1968.

c THAT THE FACULTY OF OAKLAND UNIVERSITY NOMINATE THE GRADUATE STUDENTS NAMED IN THE LIST TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE MEETING FOR THE MASTER'S DEGREE AS OF APRIL 20, 1968.

d. THAT UNIVERSITY HONORS BE AWARDED TO THE GRADUATING STUDENTS NAMED IN THE LIST TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE MEETING.

B. Old Business

1. Recommendation from the Graduate Study Committee. (Mr. Tomboulian)

a. Following the established guidelines for new graduate programs, the Graduate Study Committee has endorsed two new program concentrations in Engineering. The committee recommends the extension of the M.S. in Engineering to include the following concentrations in addition to the current concentration in Systems Engineering:

1. ENERGY SYSTEMS
2. ELECTROMAGNETIC AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS

A summary statement of the content of these concentrations was distributed at the April 16 meeting of the Senate and is included with the minutes of that meeting.

2. Report from the Steering Committee. (Mr. O'Dowd)

In the view of the Steering Committee the following action approved by the Assembly of the College of Arts and Sciences represents a substantive change in the University Language Requirement as originally approved by the Senate. Therefore, the action goes beyond the powers delegated to the organized faculties. In order to establish this action as University policy, it is necessary for the Senate to accept the report of this action. The Steering Committee recommends that the following statement be accepted as a report of the Assembly of the College of Arts and Sciences amending the Language Requirement by the addition of an optional means of meeting the requirement:

LINGUISTICS 176 (ENGLISH 176) AND LINGUISTICS 177 MAY BE ELECTED BY CERTAIN QUALIFIED STUDENTS AS AN OPTION TO SATISFY THE ONE-YEAR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT IN TEACHER EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY) AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJORS AND LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND PHYSICS, WITH APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED.