Oakland University Senate

First Meeting
Thursday, September 10, 1981
3:00 p.m.
128, 129, 130 Oakland Center

AGENDA

Respectfully submitted by Keith R. Kleckner for the Steering Committee.

A. Old Business:
        None

B. New Business:

1. Steering Committee Election (H. Witt)

Comment: Article IV, ix. of the Constitution of the Oakland University Senate as ratified and amended May 2, 1977, and approved June 2, 1977, governing election of the Steering Committee reads as follows: ix. The University Senate shall have a Steering Committee composed of the Provost of the University (or his designee) who shall serve as Chair- person, and six other Senators elected at the first Senate meeting of the Fall Semester. The Committee's term of office shall be two years. No more than two seats shall be held by Senators from any one faculty.

2. Motion from the Steering Committee updating standing committee compositions (G. Feeman).

MOVED that the following composition changes be approved for administrative appointments to Senate committees:

 a. Change "Vice-President for Campus and Student Affairs (or his designee)" to "Vice President for Student and Urban Affairs (or his/her designee)" in the:
        1. Academic and Career Advising Committee
        2. Academic Conduct Committee
        3. Academic Policy and Planning Committee
        4. Academic Standing and Honors Committee
        5. Admissions Committee 
        6. Campus Development and Environment Committee
        7. Financial Aid Committee

b. Change "Director of Career Advising and Placement" to "Assistant Provost for Placement and Advising" in the Academic and Career Advising Committee.

c. Change "Director of Research and Instructional Services" to "Director of Research Services" in the Academic Computing Committee.

 d. Change "Vice President for Business Affairs" to "Vice President for Administrative Affairs" in the Academic Policy and Planning Committee.

e. Change "Assistant to the Controller" to "Controller" in the Financial Aid Committee.

f. Change "Director of Research and Instructional Services" to Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (or his/ her designee)" in the Teaching and Learning Committee.

Procedural Motion: debatable, amendable, and eligible for vote at this meeting.

Comments: Recent reorganizations have altered the titles and responsibilities of a number of individuals, requiring that the membership designations of several committees be altered. In all cases these changes merely reflect revisions in title and have no effect on the number of committee members or the balance of administrative, faculty, and student appointments.

C. Good and Welfare:
        Private Resolutions

D. Presidential Remarks:
        President Joseph E. Champagne

E. Information Items:

1. The Steering Committee has appointed a new Elections Committee for the Senate in accordance with Article IV. section xi. of the Senate Constitution. The members of the Elections Committee are: Howard Witt, Chair Harvey Arnold Robert Brown

2.  For the 1981-82 academic year the Senate will meet:

September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10
January 14
February 11
March 11
April 8

at 3:00 p.m. in Rooms 128, 129, 130 of the Oakland Center unless otherwise announced.

3.  Annual reports of Standing Committees: 1980-81  (distributed only to Senators)