Oakland University Senate

Eleventh Meeting
April 23, 1974

MINUTES

Present: Senators Barron, Burke, Coffman, Covert, DeMent, Feeman, Gardiner, L. Gerulaitis, R. Gerulaitis, Graber, Hetenyi, Hitchingham, Hovanesian, Light, Wyatt, Matthews, McKinley, Obear, O'Dowd, Palmer, Paslay, Riley, Schillace, Krompart, Sherry, Knoska, Strauss, Tipler, Torch, Tower, and Woodard.
Absent: Senators Akers, Barnard, Barthel, Beardman, Bingham, Brieger, D. Burdick, H. Burdick, Coon, Doane, Pfeil, Evarts, Gray, Gregory, Haskell, Johnson, Kilburn, Liboff, McKay, Moorhouse, O'Leary, Schmidt, Schwartz, Seeber, Sturner, and Susskind.

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by President O'Dowd. The President commented briefly on the possible impact of the recent legislative audit of the University, which dealt with (I) contact hours versus credit hours; (2) funding for "unapproved" programs and (3) on campus versus off campus student credit hours.

A. Old Business
I. Motion from the Academic Budget and Planning Committee, previously moved by Mr. Liboff, seconded by Mr. Hetenyi.

On behalf of the Committee on Recommendation V and with the support of the University Study Committee of the Health Science Professions, the Academic Budget and Planning Committee makes the following motion:

MOVED THAT THE UNIVERSITY SENATE RECOMMEND TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ORGANIZED FACULTY AND SCHOOL OF NURSING AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY EFFECTIVE JULY I, 1974 WITH THE FOLLOW I NG PRO TEMPORE PROVISIONS:

I. THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE III, IV AND V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF OAKLAND UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY SENATE THE ORGANIZED FACULTY OF NURSING WILL PROPOSE TO THE UNIVERSITY SENATE, NO LATER THAN THE FALL SEMESTER, 1977, A CONSTITUTION OF THE ORGANIZED FACULTY AND SCHOOL OF NURSING. UPON APPROVAL OF SUCH A CONSTITUTION THE ORGANIZED FACULTY AND SCHOOL OF NURSING SHALL EXERCISE ALL PREROGATIVES AND ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITIES AS STIPULATED IN ARTICLE III OF THE UNIVERSITY CONSTITUTION.

II. THAT PENDING APPROVAL OF SUCH A CONSTITUTION, THE SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ITS FACULTY SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING GOVERNANCE:

A. THE SCHOOL AND FACULTY SHALL HAVE A DEAN WHO SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE FACULTY OF NURSING WITH PRIMARY APPOINTMENT IN NURSING.

B. THE FACULTY AND THE SCHOOL SHALL HAVE A FACULTY COUNCIL:

1. THE FACULTY COUNCIL SHALL BE PRESIDED OVER BY THE DEAN WHO SHALL BE A MEMBER EX OFFICIO AND VOTING AND COMPRISE ALL FACULTY MEMBERS WITH PRIMARY AND ADJUNCT APPOINTMENTS IN NURSING, THE PROVOST (OR HIS DEPUTY) EX OFFICIO AND AT LEAST SIX MEMBERS (OF WHOM AT LEAST FOUR SHOULD BE TENURED) OF OTHER ORGANIZED FACULTIES INVITED BY THE PROVOST TO ASSUME MEMBERSHIP IN THE FACULTY OF NURSING, THE TERM TO EXPIRE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ORGANIZED FACULTY AND THE SCHOOL OF NURSING, AFTER WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE III, iii OF THE UNIVERSITY CONSTITUTION SHALL APPLY.

2. THE FACULTY COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT SUCH BYLAWS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO THE CONDUCT OF ITS BUSINESS.

3. THE FACULTY COUNCIL SHALL CREATE SUCH SUBCOMMITTEES AS ARE NECESSARY, BUT INCLUDING:

a. A PRO TEMPORE COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION.
b. A PRO TEMPORE COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.

4. THE FACULTY COUNCIL SHALL CREATE A BOARD OF VISITORS WHICH SHALL SERVE AS AN ADVISORY BODY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FACULTY, THE SCHOOL AND ITS CURRICULUM, AND RECOMMEND TO THE PROVOST THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MAY HOLD ADJUNCT APPOINTMENTS IN NURSING.

III. THAT PENDING APPROVAL OF A CONSTITUTION OF THE FACULTY AND SCHOOL OF NURSING, THE FACULTY OF NURSING SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO:

A. OFFER INSTRUCTION LEADING TO THE B.S.N. DEGREE INCLUDING THE POWER TO:

1. DETERMINE AND PRESCRIBE THE B.S.N. CURRICULUM WITHIN THE LIMITS PRIORLY APPROVED BY THE UNIVERSITY SENATE AND THE BOARD.

2. OFFER COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN THE NAME OF THE FACULTY OF NURSING.

3. ESTABLISH SUCH INTERNAL ACADEMIC REGULATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE AFFECTING B.S.N. DEGREE CANDIDACY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO THE CONDUCT OF ITS PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION.

B. MAKE PRIMARY APPOINTMENTS OF FACULTY IN THE PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE OF NURSING.

IV. THAT PENDING APPROVAL OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ORGANIZED FACULTY AND THE SCHOOL OF NURSING, THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS FOR MANDATED MEMBERSHIP OF NURSING FACULTY ON THE UNIVERSITY SENATE AND ITS STANDING COMMITTEE SHALL APPLY:

A. THE DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF NURSING SHALL BE SEATED EX OFFICIO IN THE UNIVERSITY SENATE UPON APPOINTMENT.

B. THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE V AND ARTICLE VII SHALL APPLY TO THE FACULTY OF NURSING (INCLUDING INVITED MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN II, B.I. ABOVE) FOR THE UNIVERSITY SENATE TERM OF 1975-77 AS DETERMINED BY THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE EXCEPT THAT THE DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF NURSING SHALL BE SEATED EX OFFICIO ON THE UNIVERSITY TENURE AND APPOINTMENT POLICY COMMITTEE UPON APPOINTMENT.

C. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ACADEMIC POLICY COMMITTEE SHALL BE INCREASED TO ACCOMMODATE A MEMBER OF THE NURSING FACULTY'S PRO TEMPORE COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION IN FALL, 1974. MEMBERS OF THE NURSING FACULTY (INCLUDING INVITED MEMBERS AS PROVIDED FOR IN II, B.I. ABOVE) SHALL BE ADDED TO OTHER STANDING AND AD HOC COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AS THE STEERING COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE ACCORDING TO ARTICLE V, xii OF THE UNIVERSITY CONSTITUTION.

Motion approved.

2. Motion from the Academic Policy Committee, previously moved by Mr. Feeman, seconded by Mr. Tower;

* THAT THE UNIVERSITY SENATE RECOMMEND TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (B.S.N.) BE AUTHORIZED WITH THE FOLLOWING DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:

IN ORDER TO GRADUATE WITH THE B.S.N. DEGREE A STUDENT MUST:

a. HAVE COMPLETED 128 CREDITS.

b. HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 32 OF THESE CREDITS AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY OF WHICH AT LEAST 16 CREDITS MUST BE IN THE NURSING COMPONENT, AND BE REGISTERED AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY FOR AT LEAST 8 CREDITS DURING THE SEMESTER IN WHICH THE DEGREE IS CONFERRED.

c. HAVE A CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.00 IN COURSES TAKEN AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY.

d. HAVE DEMONSTRATED WRITING PROFICIENCY BY MEETING THE UNIVERSITY STANDARD IN ENGLISH COMPOSITION.

e. HAVE COMPLETED ALL CREDITS AND COURSES PRESCRIBED IN THE B.S.N. CORE CURRICULUM:

(1) UP TO 58 CREDITS IN THE NURSING COMPONENT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SCHOOL OF NURSING.

(2) UP TO 54 CREDITS IN THE NATURAL, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AS COREQUISITES TO THE NURSING COMPONENT AND AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SCHOOL OF NURSING.

f. HAVE A GRADE OF AT LEAST 2.0 IN EACH COURSE PRESCRIBED IN THE NURSING COMPONENT.

g. BE IN SUBSTANTIAL AGREEMENT WITH ALL LEGAL CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS.

h. BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LEGAL REGULATIONS OF THE SCHOOL OF NURSING.

i. HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO CANDIDACY FOR THE B.S.N. BY THE UNIVERSITY AND THE SCHOOL OF NURSING.

Questions were raised concerning the distribution of credit hours within the total required for the B.S.N. In particular, Mr. Hovanesian noted the number of biology credits, suggesting that the proposed requirement was at the expense of courses in areas such as computer science, instrumentation, and radioisotopes. Others expressed concern about the absence of additional courses, for example, in mathematics, in physics, and in the humanities. Mr. Matthews responded by saying that the credits prescribed are to be regarded as upper-limits the specific courses of which may well change over time. Both Ms. McMenemy and Dr. Pak spoke to the total credit hour requirements for Nursing as well as to the courses constraints imposed by the State Board of Nursing.

Motion approved.

3. Motion from the Graduate Council, previously moved by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Barren.

* THAT THE SENATE APPROVE THE MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAM IN AREA STUDIES AS PROPOSED BY THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.

Mr. Howes reviewed the development of the proposal for an M.A. in Area Studies and the clientele whose needs it was designed to serve.

Motion carried.

4. Motion from the Steering Committee, previously moved by Mr. Strauss, seconded by Mr. Feeman.

* THAT THE SENATE APPROVE AND RECOMMEND TO THE PRESIDENT THAT THE UNIVERSITY JOIN THE ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN COLLEGIATE FACULTIES.

Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned.

Nancy Covert, Acting Secretary
University Senate
Office of the Provost
7/26/74