Oakland University Senate

Ninth Meeting
Thursday, April 22, 1976
3: 15 p.m.
156 North Foundation

AGENDA

Submitted by George T. Matthews, for the Steering Committee

A. Old Business:

From the agenda of April 15, 1976 (New Business)

1. Motion from the Academic Policy Committee unamended (Mr. Moeller, Mr. Shacklett)

THAT THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY GIVEN STUDENT ARE THOSE STATED IN THE UNIVERSITY CATALOG EXTANT AT THE TIME AT WHICH THE STUDENT IS ADMITTED TO OAKLAND UNIVERSITY OR THOSE STATED IN ANY SUBSEQUENT CATALOG ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT'S CHOICE.

Second Reading; amendable and eligible for final vote.

B. New Business:

1. Motion from the Steering Committee (Mr. Tower)

MOVED THAT THE PERSONS NAMED ON THE LIST FOLLOWING BE APPOINTED TO THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE.

NOMINEES FOR UNIVERSITY SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE SEATS

Academic Budget & Planning
Continuing Memberships:
Louis Bragg
Kenneth Moberg
Roderic Righter *
Edward Bagale
George Jackson
Dicron Tafralian
Robert Bunger
Mary Williams
Laura See
Aaron Burnette
Nominations:
Joel Russell
Robert Wargo

Academic & Career Advising
Continuing Membership:
Brian Murphy
Ann Pogany
Chris Krumpoch
Gladys Rapoport
Manuel Pierson
Judith Keegan
Ronald Kevern
Gerald Alt
Laura Raymond
Richard Clanton
1 student vacancy
Nominations:
John Atlas
Dolores Burdick *
Margaret Pigott

Academic Conduct
Continuing Membership:
Nancy Barry
Esther Goudsmit
Vincent Khapoya
Mildred Merz
Manuel Pierson
Gary Foster
Joe Thomas
Julia Watkins
Nominations:
Peter Bertocci *
Diane Norman
William Hamlin (Alternate)

Academic Policy
Continuing membership:
James Ozinga
Evelyn Piehl
John Tower
James Pequette
George Matthews
Lowell Ruggles
Manuel Pierson
Mindy Rosen
Mary Williams
Gale Blank
Gary Foster
Sandra Clum
Nominations:
Daniel Fullmer *

Academic Standing & Honors
Continuing Membership:
Jane M. Bingham
David Jaymes
Keith Kleckner
Manuel Pierson
Richard Clanton
Gerry Donnelly
Mike O'Connor
Nominations:
J.  Curtis Chipman *
Arun Roy

Admissions
Continuing Membership:
Moon J. Pak
Gertrude White
Donald Young *
Jerry Rose
Jack Wilson
Manuel Pierson
Gladys Rapoport
Jim Cummer
Diane Tate
Mona Powers
1 student vacancy
Nominations:
Rose Cooper Clark
Norman Susskind
Corey Van Fleet

Athletics
Continuing membership:
Maurice Brown
Robert Christina
Doreen Bieryla
Cleveland Hurst
Rockne DeLauney
Corey Van Fleet
Kenneth Coffman
Glenn Jackson *
Nancy Covert
Joe Amaro
Lorl Philo
John Schroeder
Nominations:
Dean Purcell
David Stonner
Amit Tagore

Campus Development & Environment
Continuing membership:
Joseph Klaits
Kenneth Coffman
Dale Carpenter
Reva Lempke
Larry Stebbins
Lori Philo
Nominations:
Eugene Boldon
Jerry Freeman
Robert Gaylor *
Steven Miller

Financial Aids
Continuing membership:
Jo Anne Minor
Carmen Urla
Gertrude White *
Gladys Rapoport
Jerry Rose
George Jackson
Charles McCarron
Ann Dickerson
Pat Fenis
Sharri Roland
Jim Cummer
Nominations:
To Be Filled

Research
Continuing membership:
Sheldon Appleton *
Carlo Coppola
Lewis Pino
G. Philip Johnson
Nominations:
Carl Barnes
Peter Keelin
Barry Winkler (1)
Elizabeth Titus

Teaching & Learning
Continuing membership:
Robert Donald
Lawrence Lilliston
Robert Stern *
Richard Tucker
Rosalind Andreas
Jack Wilson
Lewis Pino
Laura See
Mary Williams
2 student vacancies
Nominations:
Max Brill
Margaret Kurzman
Charles Lindemann
James Schmidt

NOTE: All new appointments to committees are for a two-year term (1976-77 and 1977-78), unless otherwise noted.

*An asterisk following a name Indicates the person serving as chairperson of the committee.

2. Motion from the Steering Committee .(Ms. Hitchingham)

MOVED THAT THE FACULTY NAMED ON THE FOLLOWING LIST BE CONFIRMED AS MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE.

Charles Akers-- History (Arts and Sciences)
Peter Bertocci --Soc/Anthropology (Arts and Sciences)
Janet Krompart --Library
David Smith --Education
Paul Tomboulian --Chemistry (Arts and Sciences)
John Tower --Economics and Management

Comment: The University Planning Committee is not a Standing Committee of the Senate but its faculty membership must be confirmed by the Senate. The design, charge and membership of this Committee may be found as informational Item #3, agenda of April 15, 1976.

3. Report from the College of Arts and Sciences (Mr. Torch)

REPORT TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Comment: The report in question is in response to Main Motion 2. as amended from the agenda of February 26, 1976, and as recorded in the minutes of that meeting.

In placing this report upon this agenda, the Steering Committee regards it as having been received by the Senate. The receipt of the report makes it an official document of the Senate, but does not imply either approval or rejection. The report may be debated informally under the ordinary obligations of parliamentary courtesy, but as the Chair rules may not be amended either by addition, substitution or deletion.

The report may be the object of a substantive motion to approve or reject, such motion, if offered, being considered to be in first reading. In such event, the Steering Committee is prepared to offer an appropriate procedural motion to afford a second reading at a later date, to wit:

MOVED THAT THE SENATE BE AUTHORIZED TO MEET ONCE DURING THE SPRING SESSION OF 1976 FOR THE PURPOSE ONLY OF PROVIDING A SECOND READING FOR THE MOTION TO (APPROVE OR REJECT) ITEM 3 (NEW BUSINESS) OF THE AGENDA OF APRIL 22, 1976; AS THE CHAIR SHALL RULE NO SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENT TO THIS MOTION WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Comments: The reason for the severe structure placed upon the second reading of this possible motion is simple: By Article IV (vi) of the Constitution of the University Senate for extraordinary meetings held after the end of the Winter semester (which semester ends April 23 according to the 1975-76 calendar) the regular quorum rule of Article IV (viii) is suspended. The Steering Committee cautions the Senate in establishing a situation in which a small minority of a minority could act on measures of grave import to the entire University. The Senate has always been reluctant to permit substantive action beyond the Winter semester, although on occasion it has done so. At the meeting of April 19, 1973 for example, action on one closely defined issue was permitted during the Spring Session. The Steering Committee is prepared to offer the above procedural motion, but advises mature consideration of the matter.

Office of the Provost/j
4/19/76

FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE SENATE

I. At its meeting of March 24, 1976, the Board of Trustees took the following action:

Approved the establishment of an Educational Development Fund In accordance with the following resolution:

RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees approves in principle the establishment of an Educational Development Fund to support selected instructional experiments and pilot programs. The Educational Development Fund shall be established at such time and in such amount as determined by the University President. It is further

RESOLVED that funding for this account shall be within the total University budget approved by the Board of Trustees and shall come from existing University financial resources.

This matter is of direct interest to the Senate since that body formally requested approval for such a fund at its meeting of April It, 1974.