Oakland University Senate
Thursday, 11 April 1985
3:10 p.m.
Gold Rooms A and B
AGENDA
A. Old Business:
1. Motion from the Academic Computing Committee to recommend establishment of a fund to support computing innovations for instruction (Messrs.
Downing and Splete). Item B.3. from the agenda of 14 March 1985
MOVED that the Senate ratify in principle the establishment of a fund (comparable to the Educational Development Fund) to be administered by the Academic Computing Committee to support innovative academic computing uses.
Second Reading: debatable, amendable, and eligible for vote at this meeting.
2. Motion to approve a new undergraduate admissions policy (Ms. Hildebrand; Mr. Chipman). Item B.4. from the agenda of 14 March 1985.
a. MAIN MOTION
MOVED that the Senate approve the revised Undergraduate Admissions Policy for Implementation in fall 1986.
b. AMENDMENT (Messrs. Downing and Tomboulian)
MOVED that section IV of the proposed undergraduate admissions policy be amended to read:
Admission of transfer students from other accredited colleges or universities shall be based on the following criteria:
1. Applicants who have completed 40 or more semester hours of transferable credit and who have a 2.5 or higher cumulative grade point average (with respect to these credits) will normally be admitted.
2. Applicants who have completed 40 or more semester hours of transferable credit with a 2.0 to 2.49 cumulative college grade point average may be admitted to some programs of the University if there is indication of strong motivation and a likelihood of success in Oakland's academic program.
3. Applicants who have not completed 40 semester hours of transferable credit at a college or university will be considered for admission based on the criteria for Admission of Freshmen (section II above), assuming that the applicant has a 2.0 or higher college grade point average.
c. AMENDMENT (Messrs. Russell and Tomboulian)
MOVED that section III.B.2. of the proposed undergraduate admissions policy be amended by striking the word "normally"
from the initial sentence.
Second Reading: debatable, amendable, and eligible for vote at this meeting.
Comment: Mr. Chipman, having promised at the meeting of 14 March to present to the Senate a statement of Operating Procedures to accompany the proposed Admissions Policy, has prepared such a document (attached to the agenda), which he intends to present to the Senate for its approval.
3. Revised motion from the University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction regarding course election on an S/U basis (Messrs. Downing and Horwitz). Item B.2. from the Senate agenda of 10 January 1985.
MOVED that any undergraduate student who has completed at least 29 credit hours toward graduation may elect to take up to eight (8) credits of course work at Oakland University on an S/U grading basis, assuming that all prerequisites have been completed, and subject to the following conditions:
1. These credits may only be counted as free elective credits. They may not be used to satisfy general education requirements, the student's major or minor course requirements or prerequisites, or any courses designated "No S/U" in the Schedule of Classes.
2. Any courses that are designated S/U in the catalog or Schedule of Classes will not count towards the limit of eight S/U credits per
student.
3. The student must elect the S/U option by the late registration deadline by filing the appropriate form with the Registrar's Office.
4. Instructors will not be informed on their enrollment lists as to who are the S/U students, if any. They will simply assign numeric grades (0.0 to 4.0) to all enrolled students. For students who have elected the S/U option, the Registrar's Office will then convert numeric grades from 2.0 to 4.0 to an "S" and numeric grades from 0.0 to 1.9 to a "U." An "S" or "U" will appear on the student's grade slip and transcript.
5. Neither the "S" nor the "U" grade will be included in the student's GPA.
6. If an academic unit at Oakland University later requires evidence of a numerical grade instead of an "S," due to a change of program status, the student may file a petition with the Registrar's Office to release that grade point information to the program requiring the evidence.
7. If a course is repeated, it must be repeated on the sane grading basis as the first attempt.
Second Reading: debatable, amendable, and eligible for vote at this meeting.
Comment: This motion, originally presented to the Senate in January, has been revised in response to discussion on the Senate floor. Changes are detailed in the memorandum accompanying this agenda. A table summarizing S/U provisions at other institutions of higher learning is also provided by UCUI.
B. New Business:
1. Motion from the Steering Committee nominating certain faculty members to the Senate standing committees (Mr. Edgerton):
MOVED that the faculty nominated below be confirmed as appointed to committees and terms as specified:
a. ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING COMMITTEE
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
Lawrence Lilliston
Dolores Solosky
NOMINEE to one-year term (1985-86) replacing Lucinda Hart-Gonzalez.
Steven Wright
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
Alice Horning (to become chair)
Floyd Willoughby
b. ACADEMIC COMPUTING COMMITTEE
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
Ren-Jyh Gu
Donald Hildum
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
Jerrold Grossman
Anne Jaworski
Gerald Post (to become chair)
Peter Schmidt
c. ACADEMIC CONDUCT COMMITTEE
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
Theodore Landau Tung Weng
Steven Miller Kristine Salomon (alternate)
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
Robert Goldstein
Frances Jackson
Anne Tripp (to become chair)
d. ACADEMIC POLICY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
NOMINEES to new two year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
J. Curtis Chipman (to continue as chair)
James Dawson
Diane Wilson
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
George Coon
David Doane
Daniel Ring
Brian Sangeorzan
e. ACADEMIC STANDING AND HONORS COMMITTEE
NOMINEES to new two year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
Ron DeRoo
Roderic Righter
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
Augustin Fosu (to become chair)
Mary Sherman
f. ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE
NOMINEES to new two year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
W. Patrick Strauss
Chris Pillow
Gary Moore
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
Louis Bragg (to become chair)
Asish Nag
Luellen Ramey
g. CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
R. Douglas Hunter
Richard Pettengill
NOMINEE to one-year term (1985-86), replacing Will Hoffman.
Rita Gallagher
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
Daniel Fullmer
Harold Zepelin (to become chair)
h. GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
Oded Izraeli
Richard Stamps
Robert Stern
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
Sheldon Appleton (to become chair)
Robert Edgerton
William Fish
i. RESEARCH COMMITTEE
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
Kevin Andrews
Virinder Moudgil
John Cameron
(Graduate Council Appointee)
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
Jean Braun
Lawrence Or ton
R. Craig Taylor
Ronald Tracy (to become chair)
Mark Workman
(Graduate Council Appointee)
j. TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMITTEE
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
Richard Barren
Teri Spinelli
David Evans
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
Virginia Blankenship
Harvey Burdick (to continue as chair)
Janet Krompart
k. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE INSTRUCTION
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1985-87) effective fall, 1985.
Harold Hotelling
Marc Briod
Carol Zenas
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1985-86).
William Cramer
David Downing
Richard Rozek
Christian Wagner
Procedural Motion: debatable, amendable, and eligible for vote at this meeting.
C. Good and Welfare:
Private Resolutions
D. Information Items;
1. The Academic Computing Committee has revised its report, "ACADEMIC COMPUTING: Goals and Restructuring for Academic Action," in
accordance with Senate advice. The corrected report (dated 2 April 1985) accompanies this agenda [Available in the Office of Academic Affairs].