Oakland University Senate

Tuesday, April 26, 1983
3:10 p.m.
156 North Foundation Hall

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 the Cellular Biology of Aging. (Moved: Mr. Russell. Seconded, Mr. Sevilla.)

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.

Second reading: Debatable, amendable, and 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). The following materials in support of the motion were distributed with the April 14th agenda.
    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).

B. New Business:
None

C. Good and Welfare:

D. Information Items: