Oakland University Senate
Thursday, April 14, 198
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 Steering Committee to approve new credit distributions for physical therapy courses. (Moved, Mr. Akers, Seconded, Ms. Boulos).
MOVED that the University Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees that the number of credits required for the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Physical Therapy be increased from 136 to 162, the change to become effective with the junior-year class of Fall, 1983.
Second reading: Debatable, amendable and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: The Academic Policy and Planning Committee has reviewed and endorsed this proposal and has asked the Steering Committee to formulate an approval motion for the Senate in the form advanced here. The requested increase in program credits is not a result of curriculum revisions made at this time. Rather, it arises in recognition of past changes in the structure of the physical therapy program which have left certain courses, particularly clinical courses undervalued in credit. Assigning credits to existing courses consistent with practices in other units and in other institutions leads to a 162 credit total for the program, a total akin to those for similar programs at other local universities. A report from the Center for Health Sciences was distributed with the March 10 agenda.
B. New Business:
1. Motion from the Academic Policy and Planning Committee to recommend the establishment of a Ph.D. program in the Cellular Biology of Aging. (Mr. Russell)
MOVED that the University Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees the establishment of a program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in the Cellular Biology of Aging as specified in a "Proposal for a Program Leading to a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in the Cellular Biology of Aging," 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 the third program in the three stem biomedical sciences doctoral initiative (the other two being Medical Physics and Health and Environmental Chemistry which have already been endorsed by the Senate). Attached to this agenda are the following materials in support of the motion:
1. A summary of the proposal.
2. A report from the Dean of the Graduate School (Senators only).
3. A copy of the proposal (Senators only).
2. Motion from the Steering Committee nominating certain faculty members to the Senate Standing Committees (Mrs. Chapman-Moore).
MOVED that the faculty nominated below be confirmed as appointed to committees and terms as specified:
a. Academic Career and Advising Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1983-85) effective Fall, 1982.
Roberta Schwartz
Chris Pillow
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1983-84).
James Hatfield
Egbert W. Henry (Chair)
L. Lilliston
b. Academic Computing Committee
NOMINEES to new two year terms (1983-85), effective Fall, 1983.
Helen Schwartz
Gary Moore
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1983-84).
Ronald R. Mourant
Ravi Parameswaran
Ann Sakai
Michael D. Sevilla (Chair)
c. Academic Conduct Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1983-85) effective Fall, 1983.
Robert Gaylor
Steven Miller
Mildred Merz, Alternate
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1983-84).
Dave Downing
Alice Gorlin (Chair)
Luellen Ramey
Sarma R. Vishnubhotla
d. Academic Policy and Planning Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1983-85) effective Fall, 1983..
J. Curtis Chipman
David Shantz
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1983-84).
Karl Gregory
Joel Russell (Chair)
James Ozinga
e. Academic Standing and Honors Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1983-85)effective Fall, 1983.
Willard M. St. John
Hoda S. Abdel-Aty-Zohdy
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1983-84).
Peter Evarts (Chair)
Anne Cairns Federlein
f. Admissions and Financial Aid Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1983-85) effective Fall, 1983.
Linda Hildebrand
Gary Shepherd
W. Patrick Strauss
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1983-84).
Barbara Hamilton (Chair)
Virinder Moudgil
g. Campus Development and Environment Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1983-85) effective Fall, 1983.
David C. Housel
Adeline-Hirschfeld-Medalia
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final terms (1983-84).
F. James Clatworthy
George J. Gamboa (Chair)
Richard J. Rozek
h. Research Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1983-85).
M. V. Riley
William A. Macauley
I. E. Schochetman
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1983-84).
Lizabeth Barclay
Robert W. Brown (Chair)
James Dawson
Shirley C. Laffrey
i. Teaching and Learning Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1983-85) effective Fall, 1983
Joan Rosen
William Bryant
Jerry Marsh
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1983-84).
Isaac Eliezer
David D. Sidaway
Howard Splete (Chair)
Procedural motion: Debatable, amendable and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: No appointments to the Committee on General Education are presented at this time. This committee was formed by the Senate in December, 1982; hence none of its members have yet served a full year.
C. Information Items:
1. Graduate Program Data: In connection with the following (April 13, 14) North Central Association accreditation visit to review our doctoral program structure, Mr. Feeman has prepared numerous descriptive materials. Several items which might be of special interest to Senators are appended:
1. Summary Chart of Graduate Programs.
2. Review Process for New Graduate Programs
3. Review Process for Existing Graduate Programs
4. Procedure for Library Resources Assessments Relative
to Graduate Programs
2. Next Senate Meeting Reminder: The next meeting of the Senate will be on Tuesday, April 26, 1983 in room 156 North Foundation Hall.