Oakland University Senate
Thursday, February 10, 1983
3:10 p.m.
128, 129, 130 Oakland Center
AGENDA
Respectfully submitted by Keith R. Kleckner for the Steering Committee
A. Old Business:
1. Motion from the Academic Policy and Planning Committee to recommend the establishment of a Ph.D. program in Health and Environmental Chemistry (Mr. Russell).
MOVED that the University Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees the establishment of a Ph.D. program in Health and Environmental Chemistry as specified in "A Proposal for a Program Leading to a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Health and Environmental Chemistry," with implementation being contingent upon the availability of adequate resources.
Second reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: Supporting materials were distributed with the January 13 Senate Agenda.
B. New Business:
1. Motion from the Academic Policy and Planning Committee to recommend the establishment of a Master of Science program in Engineering Management (Mr. Russell).
MOVED that the University Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees the establishment of a program leading to the Master of Science in Engineering Management, as specified in a "Proposal for a Master of Science in Engineering Management," with implementation being contingent upon the availability of adequate resources.
First Reading: Debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: This is a joint proposal of the School of Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Economics and Management. It has been under consideration by these schools for over two years.
Attachments:
1. Copy of proposal (Senators only).
2. Summary of the proposal.
3. Comments by George Feeman, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School.
2. Election to fill a vacancy on the Steering Committee.
Comment: Professor Hammerle has submitted his resignation from the Senate and thus from the Steering Committee. It is necessary to elect a replacement for him on the Steering Committee. Those eligible for consideration are Senators from all units except the College of Arts and Sciences. (The Constitution of the Senate- limits the held by Senators from any one faculty to no more than two). Present Steering Committee members are:
Charles Akers - History
Bob Christina - SHES
Nadia Boulos - Nursing
James Dawson - Music
Steven Miller - Chemistry
Attached is a list of Senators eligible to serve.
3. Discussion Item: APPC response to the Provost's recommendations with regard to the CAMP report. Comment: The Academic Policy and Planning Committee has reviewed the recommendations of the Provost regarding academic program modifications and suspensions. Attached is the report of the APPC on these items (for Senators on It is the intent of the Provost to review this report along with all preceding information which has been gathered by the CAMP, the AP: and the relevant faculties and to place a final set of recommendations before the Board of Trustees at its February meeting.
C. Good and Welfare:
Private resolutions for the good of the order.
D. Information items:
E. President's Remarks:
1 . Memorandum
January 28, 1983
TO: Keith Kleckner, Chair, Senate Steering Committee
FROM: Joel W. Russell, Chair, APPC
SUBJECT: Provost's recommendations in response to the CAMP Report The APPC have carefully reviewed your recommendations for academic programs
which resulted from the CAMP study. Our findings are as follows:
(1) B.A. in Theater: Moved by Gregory and seconded by Pinkstaff that APPC recommend retention of the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. APPC members voted unanimously to retain the major based upon several arguments. It appears there will be a lack of savings form its abolition. However, there well might be savings in the future with only a minor. There was clear sentiment that it is precisely the existence of programs in a broad range of fields including the Performing Arts that distinguishes the university from a confederation of professional schools. Thus, Theatre is a desirable program. The committee also felt that in the future the program and its associated student theatre productions could in a more affluent time become a valuable emphasis for development. Finally, APPC saw the value in recruiting students to Oakland. The value of the major in recruiting is in large measure because of potential students' confusion as to the differences between a professional program and a liberal arts one. Despite this ambiguity and its potential for misleading students, the APPC members concluded that the ambiguity was worth facing and clarifying.
(2) B.F.A. in Dance: Moved by Gregory and seconded by Pinkstaff that APPC concur with the Provost's recommendation to phase out the B.F.A. in Dance and offer a minor in Dance. Unanimous.
(3) B.S. in Industrial Health and Safety: APPC has no disagreement with the Provost's request to defer at this time on any action to alter the structure of the program in Industrial Health and Safety.
(4) B.A. in Journalism: Moved by Gregory and seconded by David that APPC concur with the Provost's recommendation to retain the B.A. in Journalism with entrance to the upper-level portion controlled by an internal admissions standard, providing that mechanisms are desisted to enable admissions on a fair basis for OU students and transfers from outside the university . The recommendation was unanimously supported. Since the recommendation means the potential screening out of some thirty to forty students at the junior level, APPC members were very concerned that OU students have as equal an access to that program as do those transferring from other institutions.
(5) Bachelor of General Studies: Moved by Pinkstaff and seconded by Gregory that APPC concur with the Provost's recommendation to retain the BGS, providing that when the new General Education requirements are promulgated, they will be designed to permit transfers who constitute half of OU's undergraduates, to be accommodated. Unanimous.
(6) Bachelor of Arts in Area Studies: Moved by Gregory, seconded by Pinkstaff, that APPC support the Provost's recommendation to retain the Bachelor of Arts in Area Studies, with the potential of changing the name of the program. Unanimous.
(7) Master of Arts in Area Studies: Moved by Gregory, seconded by Pinkstaff that APPC concur with the Provost's recommendation to phase out the Master of Arts in Area studies. Unanimous.
(8) Secondary Education Program: Moved by Gregory and seconded by David that APPC concur with the recommendation of the Provost that all Secondary Education majors, save those in Social Studies and Biology, be phased out and that the University's intentions in Secondary Education be principally devoted to working with in-service teachers. There was considerable discussion on this recommendation, much of it focused on the area of English, since the university currently enrolls a number of students in English Secondary Education. Because of limited resources, it has been the English Department's decision to use the resources to meet the needs of teachers in the field. In a department with limited resources, the choices seem to be in areas of quality and social usefulness. The department can either offer a "decent" MAT or a "weak" bachelors degree, which is-readily available across the state. Ms. Pinkstaff spoke against the motion.
She believes that the secondary education program in English should be retained because (1) students are currently enrolled in it; (2) we deny students the option to pick up a certificate by concurring with the recommendation; (3) we decrease further the job opportunities for English majors.
APPC also discussed the elimination of secondary teaching opportunities in math and the physical sciences. Apparently the need is hi in the public schools for math, physics and chemistry teachers, gain, the decision has been to place substantial interest in in-service as that is where faculty resources currently lie. Also, it has been the experience of the Chemistry and Physics departments, for example, that students are not interested in the secondary degree in the sciences, even though need is high, because marketplace considerations make it less desirable for students to pursue secondary education degrees in the sciences. In a vote, APPC decided to support the Provost's recommendation, with one vote of opposition.
(9) Music Education: In response to a memorandum from David Daniels, Chairman of the Department of Music, APPC wishes to clarify that the concurrence with the recommendation to the Provost to phase out secondary education programs does not apply to the music education program. The number of students currently enrolled in music education is on the increase. Music education was not addressed in the CAMP Report nor in the Provost's recommendation, and would be retained.
(10) Physical Education: A motion was made by Pinkstaff to retain the minor in Physical Education. The motion died for lack of a second. Motion by Gregory, seconded by David to support the Provost's recommendation to eliminate the minor in Physical Education and recommend discontinuation of skill courses for credit. Motion passed with one in opposition. Concern was expressed that eliminating the minor is eliminating an opportunity for elementary education majors to increase their chances of "hireability."
(11) Exercise Physiology: Moved by Gregory and seconded by David to maintain credit instruction in Exercise Physiology. Unanimous.
(12) New Charter College: Moved by Gregory and seconded by Andreas to concur with the recommendation to phase out New Charter College (which exists in name only), but assign the New College rubric to the College of Arts and Sciences for experimental courses around the university. Unanimous.
(13) Education Specialist Program: As admissions have been suspended to the Education Specialist Program, it was unnecessary for APPC to act on this recommendation.