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Oakland University Senate

Eighth Meeting
Thursday, 10 April 1986
3:10 p.m.
Rooms 128-130 Oakland Center

AGENDA

Respectfully submitted by Keith R. Kleckner for the Steering Committee, which strongly advises Senators to arrive at this meeting with agenda materials from 13 March.

A. Old Business:

1. Motion from the Graduate Council to approve a Master of Science program in Health Science (Mr. Dahlgren; Mr. Russell). Item B.2. from the agenda of 13 March 1986.

MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees approval of an M.S. program in Health Sciences to be offered by the School of Health Sciences.

Second Reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.

2. Motion from the Steering Committee regarding emeritus faculty rank (Mr. Hough; Mr. Righter). Item B.3. from the agenda of 13 March 1986.

MOVED that, upon appropriate nomination and recommendation, the title and status of professor emeritus(a) may be conferred upon any eligible member of the Oakland University faculty upon retirement.
a. To be eligible for nomination for this honor, the faculty member must be tenured at the time of retirement and have had continuous full-time service as a member of the faculty for at least 15 years prior to retirement; those whose initial appointments were at the level of associate professor or professor must have been tenured at Oakland University for at least 10 years.

Special Provision (expires 30 June 1987) Academic units may nominate colleagues who retired between 14 August 1981 and 14 August 1985 and who met the eligibility requirements stated above, but who were not awarded emeritus(a) title and status. For these cases as for all others, the procedures laid down In c, d, and e below should be followed.

b. In exceptional and rare circumstances, and for demonstrated good cause, emeritus(a) title and status may be awarded to a tenured faculty member who resigns (as distinct from retires) his/her appointment for purposes of accepting academic appointment elsewhere, or for other honorable purposes. The case for such exceptional award must be documented powerfully by the nominating academic unit and be found persuasive by the President and the Board of Trustees.

c. Nomination should be initiated by the eligible retiree's primary academic unit (college, school, department, center) by procedures established by the academic unit itself.

d. The nomination should be made in writing to the appropriate Dean by the academic unit. In the event an academic unit fails to nominate an otherwise eligible retiree within one year from the announcement of intent to retire, the Dean may request a recommendation. A negative recommendation must be accompanied by a strong statement of cause. The Dean may not veto a positive recommendation except for matters of fact, such as length of service and the like; he/she may insist upon review of a negative recommendation.

e. The Dean forwards the nomination, with his or her recommendation, to the Provost and the President. Emeritus(a) status is effective upon action of the Board of Trustees.

f. A professor emeritus(a) shall:

Be listed In the appropriate University catalog, If he/she so wishes;

Be listed in the University Telephone Directory, if residence in the nearby area is maintained and if he/she so wishes;

Receive a proper identification card indicating the emeritus(a) title and status;

Be invited to attend all University ceremonials, processions, commencements, and convocations;

Have the right to attend meetings open to the faculty, but without the right of vote on any matter, unless specifically so empowered;

Enjoy such additional rights and privileges as Oakland may determine.

Second Reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.

3. Motion from the Academic Policy and Planning Committee to extend the time allowed for passage between classes (Mr. Chipman; Mr. Downing) Item B.$ from the agenda of 13 March 1986.

MOVED that the class scheduling matrix be modified to allow a 13-minute interval between class times.

Second Reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.

B. New Business:

1. Motion from the Steering Committee nominating certain faculty members to the Senate standing committees (Ms. Wilson):

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 (1986-88) effective fall 1986.
Alice Horning (Chair)
Jerry Marsh
Howard Splete

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87)
Lawrence Lilliston
Dolores Solosky

b. Academic Computing Committee

NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1986-88) effective fall 1986.
David Doane
Anna Dugan
Jack Nachman

NOMINEE to new one-year term (1986-87) effective fall 1986*
William Macauley

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87)
Ren-Jyh Gu
Donald Hildum (Chair)

c. Academic Conduct Committee

NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1986-88) effective fall 1986.
Rita Gallagher
Mildred Merz
Anne Tripp

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87)
Theodore Landau (Chair)
Steven Miller
Kristine Salomon (alternate)
Tung Weng

d. Academic Policy and Planning Committee

NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1986-88) effective fall 1986.
Sharon Bostick
William Jones
Ronald Tracy
Christian Wagner

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87)
J. Curtis Chipman (Chair)
James Dawson
Diane Wilson -

e. Academic Standing and Honors Committee

NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1986-88) effective fall 1986
Alice Gorlin
Bruce Mann

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87).
Norman Kloosterman
Roderic Righter (Chair)

f. Admissions and Financial Aid Committee

NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1986-88) effective fall 1986.
Asish Nag
Sarma Vishnubhotla

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87) .
Gary Moore (chair)
Chris Pillow
W. Patrick Strauss

g. Campus Development and Environment Committee

NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1986-88) effective fall 1986.
David Meyer
Janice Schimmelman
Brent Steel

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87).
R. Douglas Hunter
Richard Pettengill (Chair)

h. General Education Committee

NOMINEES-to new two-year terms (1986-88) effective fall 1986.
Penny Cass
Renate Gerulaitis
Jerrold Grossman

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87).
Daniel Braunstein (Chair)
Richard Stamps
Robert Stern

i. Research Committee

NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1986-88) effective fall 1986.
Carlo Coppola
Dean Purcell
Michael Sevilla
Carol Swift (1986-87) effective fall 1986*

NOMINEE for new one-year term
Kevin Murphy

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87).
Kevin Andrews
John Cameron
Virinder Moudgil (chair)

j. Teaching and Learning Committee

NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1986-88) effective fall 1986.
Leo Gerulaitis
Barbara Hamilton
Mary Krammin

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87).
Richard Barron
Theresa Spinelli Cross
(chair) David Evans

k. University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction

NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1986-88) effective fall 1986.
David Downing : College of Arts and Sciences
Linda Hildebrand: Library
Joseph Hovanesian: School of Engineering and Computer Science
Osa Jackson: School of Health Sciences

CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1986-87)
Marc Briod: School of Human and Educational Services
Harold Hotelling: School of Business Administration
Carol Zenas: School of Nursing~

*In order to correct an imbalance in the pattern of committee vacancies on the Academic Computing Committee and the Research Committee, the Steering Committee is nominating one member of each to serve a one-year appointment.

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