Oakland University Senate
TERM of 1979 - 1981
Session of 1979 - 1980
First Meeting
Thursday, September 13, 1979
3:15 p.m.
128, 129, 130 Oakland Center
MINUTES
Senators Present: Beardman, Berger, Bertocci, Bieryla, Boulos, Brown, Burke, Cherno, Chipman, Christina, Coon, J. Eberwein, R. Eberwein, Edgerton, Evans, Feeman, Felton, Garcia, Gardiner, Ghausi, Grossman, Hetenyi, Hitchingham, Houtz, Johnson, Jones, Kingstrom, Kohn, Liboff, Matthews, Miller, Moeller, Mourant, Otto, Partmann, Pettengill, Rogers, Russell, Sayre, Scherer, Schmidt, Schwartz, Strauss, Torch, Tower, Twietmeyer, Williamson
Senators Absent: Hammerle, Heubel, Horwitz, Jaymes, Karasch, Kleckner, Obear, O'Dowd, Riley, Shantz, Shepherd, Stransky
Mr. Matthews presided. Meeting called to order at 3:30 p.m.
Minutes of the meeting of April 19, 1979 approved by voice vote upon motion of Mr. Hetenyi, seconded by Mr. Tower.
A. There being no old business, attention was directed to the Agenda, Item A: Steering Committee Election. In the absence of Mr. Kleckner, Mr. Johnson assisted by Mr. Pettengill conducted the election. Ten senators were nominated and six were elected as follows:
Mr. Edgerton - Engineering
Mr. Feeman - Arts and Sciences
Ms. Hitchingham - Library
Mr. Russell - Arts and Sciences
Mr. Tower - Economics and Management
Mr. Twietmeyer - Student
With thanks to the Messrs. Johnson and Pettengill, the election was accepted by the Senate.
B. The Annual Reports of the Standing Committees were noted as received.
C. The Report of. Steering Committee activities was noted as received.
D. Special Business:
Special Motion of the Steering Committee dated 9/13/79 (distributed prior to the meeting) was introduced by Mr. Tower for the Steering Committee and seconded by Mr. Strauss. Mr. William urged faculty attendance at the September 19 meeting of the Board at which an announcement as to the procedures to be adopted by the Board regarding presidential search and seizure might be expected. Mr. Tower explained the special motion. Mr. Matthews described the Board's procedures as drafted in 1974 providing for two faculty seats on a Search Committee; this present motion would provide a broader faculty role. Mr. Russell described the UMAA search procedures recently employed with befitting decorum at that institution and hoped the Oakland University Board would adopt a similar arrangement.
Upon unopposed call of the question by Ms. Schwartz, seconded by Mr. Cherno, the Special Motion from the Steering Committee ruled procedural and unamended was adopted by voice vote as follows:
MOVED THAT THE UNIVERSITY SENATE AUTHORIZE THE SENATE STEERING COMMITTEE TO APPOINT OR NOMINATE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF FACULTY TO THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IF THE NUMBER OF FACULTY ON THE BOARD OF ; TRUSTEES' PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE IS LESS THAN SIX, THEN THE STEERING COMMITTEE WILL APPOINT A FACULTY PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF TEN FACULTY, INCLUDING THOSE FACULTY ON THE TRUSTEES' SEARCH COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVICE FOR THE FACULTY ON THE TRUSTEES' SEARCH COMMITTEE.
E. Good and Welfare: Private Resolutions
Mr. Tower supported by Mr. Bertocci introduced a Private Resolution calling upon the Steering Committee to consider the development of charge and membership for a new committee, called the Academic Computer Committee, as a Senate Standing Committee. Mr. Matthews for the Steering Committee took note of the Tower Resolution.
Upon motion properly introduced and duly seconded, the meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m.