Oakland University Senate
Sixth Meeting
9 February 1989
Oakland Center, Gold Room C
3:10 p.m.
AGENDA
Respectfully submitted by Keith R. Kleckner for the Steering committee.
A. Old Business
1. Motion from the Graduate Council to reduce credit requirements for the master's degree in Nursing (Messrs. Brown and Pettengill). Item B.I. from the agenda of January 1989.
MOVED that the School of Nursing be authorized to reduce credit requirements for its graduate program from 48 to 36.
Second reading: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
B. New Business
1. Motion from the School of Business Administration to approve a new constitution (Mr. Horwitz).
MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and the Board approval of the new Constitution of the School of Business Administration.
First Reading: Debatable but not eligible for final vote at this meeting. Senate protocol holds constitutions to be unamendable from the floor. If revisions seem to be needed, the document will be referred to its authors for reconsideration.
Comment: The revised constitution (copy attached) has been approved by the Assembly of the School of Business Administration. A handout will be distributed at the meeting to call attention to significant changes from the School's current organization--most of them related to committee structure.
2. Motion from the Steering Committee to reduce the membership of the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid (Ms. Sherman):
MOVED that membership of the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid be reduced from 15 to 8, distributed as follows: three faculty members (all voting) named by the Steering Committee with attention to distribution among the schools and colleges; two students (voting) to be appointed by University Congress with the Committee recommendation that at least one be a minority student; one administrative officer (voting) to be named by the Vice President for Student Affairs; the Director of Admissions and the Director of Scholarships and Financial Aid, both of whom shall serve in an ex officio, non-voting capacity.
First Reading: Debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: This proposal arises directly from the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid, which has encountered formidable scheduling problems as a consequence of its unusual size. These problems complicate its efforts to carry out important work. Current membership consists of five faculty members, four students (officially, though only two have yet been named for this year), a representative of the Controller's office, a representative of the Alumni Association, a designee of the Vice President for Student Affairs, a Financial Aid officer, and the Director of Admissions. A vacant seat is reserved for the Dean for Student Services, although administrative reorganization has eliminated that office. Historical factors explain the large size of this committee, as it was created to consolidate two previously existing Senate committees. One of the charges facing the body this year was to evaluate committee size and recommend appropriate action to the Senate, if changes seemed necessary. This year's chair, Professor William Jones, reports that directors of the offices that would lose representation on the committee all agree with this proposal. Most matters in its purview do not involve the affairs of the Controller or the office of Alumni Affairs; when necessary, the committee would hold itself responsible for involving representatives of those offices before bringing policy recommendations to the Steering Committee of the Senate.
3. Motion from the Steering Committee, nominating members to the new Senate Committee on Human Relations (Ms. Sherman).
MOVED that the following persons be confirmed as nominated to the Committee on Human Relations:
Five faculty members, including the chair, nominated by the Steering Committee:
Brian Murphy (Chair)
Vince Khapoya
Jane Bingham
Wilma Garcia
Karl Gregory
Two members nominated by the Senior Vice President University Affairs
Indra David
John Tower
Two members nominated by the Vice President for Student Affairs
David Herman
Monifa Jumanne
Two members nominated by the President of the University Congress
Steven Klein
John Smith
Procedural Motion: Debatable, amendable, and eligible final vote at this meeting.
Comment: Student terms of office on this committee are for a period of no more than two years. Faculty and administrative appointments will normally be for three years, but they must be staggered initially so that gradual turnover occurs. Rather than assign staggered terms arbitrarily, the Steering Committee has chosen to let committee members make that decision at their first meeting and report the results to the Senate.
C. Good and Welfare
1. Private Resolutions
2. Mystery Item
D. Information Items
1. Update on NCA review