Oakland University Senate
Sixth Meeting
Thursday, 12 April 1990
3:10 p.m.
Gold Room C, Oakland Center
AGENDA
Respectfully submitted by Keith R. Kleckner for the Steering committee.
A. Old Business
None.
B. New Business
1. Motion from the Steering Committee to staff standing committees of the Senate (Mr. Braunstein).
MOVED that the faculty nominated below be confirmed as appointed to committees with terms as specified.
a . Academic and Career Advising Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1990-92) effective fall 1990
Frank Cioch
Amir Hormazi
Jon Yates
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1990-91)
Gary Moore (Chair)
Steven Miller
b. Academic Computing Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1990-92) effective fall 1990
Charles Cheng
Rita Gallagher
Kenneth York
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1990-91
Chris Wagner (Chair)
James Dow
Robert Facko
Glenn Jackson (ex officio)
c. Academic Conduct Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1990-92) effective fall 1990
Fay Hansen-Smith
Anahid Kulwicki
Frank Lepkowski
Ren-Jyh Gu, alternate
Carol Zenas, alternate
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1990-91)
William Fish (Chair)
Lawrence Lilliston
Subbaiah Perla
Robert Kleiman, alternate
d. Academic Policy and Planning Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (199o-92) effective fall 1990
Beverley Geltner (Chair)
Joel Russell
David Sidaway
Sarma Vishnubhotla
NOMINEE to fill unexpired term (1990-91) of Joan Rosen
Miron Stano
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1990-91)
Melinda Beaudry
Robert Stewart
e. Academic Standing and Honors Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1990-92) effective fall 1990 .
Hoda Abdel-Aty-Zohdy
Addington Coppin
Mary Mittelstaedt
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1990-91)
Darrell Schmidt, Chair
Carl Osthaus
f. Admission and Financial Aid Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1990-92) effective fall 1990
Gadis Dillon (Chair)
Robert Stern
NOMINEE to fill unexpired term (1990-91) of Richard Hofler
Patricia Ketcham
g. Campus Development and Environment Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1990-92) effective fall 1990
George Gamboa
Bruce Mann
Barbara Theisen
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1990-91)
Jon Froemke (Chair)
William Cramer
h. General Education Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1990-92) effective fall 1990
Renate Gerulaitis
Charles Marks
Clementine Rice
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1990-91)
Alice Horning, (Chair)
R. Douglas Hunter
Anandi Sahu
i. Research Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1990-92) effective fall 1990
Linda Benson
Penny Cass
Frank Giblin
Austin Murphy
Meir Shillor
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1990-91)
Howard Splete (Chair)
Ching Ko
Janet Krompart
Harold Zepelin
j. Teaching and Learning Committee
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1990-92) effective fall 1990
Robert Edgerton
Patricia Montenegro
Darlene Schott-Baer
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1990-91)
Howard Schwartz (Chair)
Al Baartmans
Dyanne Tracy
k. University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction, Sheldon Appleton (Chair)
NOMINEES to new two-year terms (1990-92) effective fall 1990
You-Lang Gu
Osa Jackson
Mildred Merz
Frank Schieber
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year (1990-91)
Mary Johnson
David Meyer
Sandra Pelfrey
l. Committee on Human Relations
NOMINEES to new three-year terms (1990-93) effective fall 1990
Frances Jackson
Richard Pipan
Mohamed Zohdy
CONTINUING MEMBERS serving final year(s)
Wilma Garcia (1990-92) (Chair)
Jane Bingham (1990-91)
Indra David (1990-91)
David Herman (1990-91)
Monifa Jumanne (1990-92)
John Tower (1990-92)
Procedural Motion: Eligible for final vote at this meeting.
2 . Motion from the Committee on Human Relations to recommend emendation of the University's Equal Opportunity Policy (Mr. Hovanesian).
MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President that the University's Equal Opportunity Policy he amended by replacing the word "sex" with the words "gender, sexual preference".
First Reading: Debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: The current University policy, and how the proposed changes would affect it, is shown below. This policy was adopted by the Board of Trustees on May 20, 1981.
Equal Opportunity Policy
Oakland University reaffirms its unwavering commitment to equality of opportunity for all persons. In a society that relies on an informed, educated citizenry, no one should he denied the opportunity to attain his or her fullest potential. It is therefore the policy of Oakland University that no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, sex GENDER, SEXUAL PREFERENCE, age, handicap, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, marital status, or veteran status. The University shall strive to build a community that welcomes and honors all persons and that provides equal opportunity in education and employment. The University shall affirmatively follow the provisions of applicable State and Federal anti-discrimination legislation in all of its activities in this area and so reaffirms its policy at this time. (capitals denote new language.)
3. Resolution from the Committee on Campus Development and Environment regarding the Campus Development Guidelines (Ms. Stamps):
Be it RESOLVED that the Senate affirms the conclusion of its Committee on Campus Development and Environment that the south central and southwest sections of the campus (bordered by Lonedale Road, Squirrel Road, Butler Road and the golf course) are valuable areas for instruction, research and interpretative natural study, and
Be it further RESOLVED that the Senate urges that these areas be excluded from future development, and
Be it further RESOLVED that the Senate urges any decisions affecting undeveloped areas of the campus be widely participatory and include consultation with those faculty, staff and students who by training or practice are knowledgeable about the ecological and educational value of such areas.
First Reading: Debatable, amendable, but not eligible final vote at this meeting.
Comment: The Committee on Campus Development and Environment has consulted with a number of faculty who utilize natural areas of the campus in carrying out their instructional or research activities. Without question, Oakland's natural areas have instructional, research, ecological and aesthetic value. An undefinable (at this time) but likely to be competing interest in future years will be needs to expand the physical plant of the University to accommodate new programs, new faculty and new students. Although there are no specific plans now for new construction projects other than a new science building directly behind Dodge and Hannah Halls, it is not clear what the needs of the University might be twenty or thirty years from now. Oakland's land resources are a precious commodity and are so regarded by the Board of Trustees. Ultimately, it is a future Board of Trustees which will have to act, after having reviewed all of the evidence and merits of competing proposals, in what it believes it to he the best interests of the University with regard to the utilization of these resources.
4 . Resolution on environmentally sound purchasing policies from the Committee on Campus Development and Environment (Ms. Stamps).
Be it RESOLVED that the Senate urges the University to assume a leadership role in maintaining the natural environment and preserving natural resources by giving full consideration in all of its purchasing and contracting activities to the use of biodegradable, recyclable or otherwise environmentally sound products whenever appropriate choices are available, and
Be it further RESOLVED that the University endeavor when contracting for the provision of goods and services to incorporate in such contracts similar provisions for the use of recyclable or biodegradable materials.
First Reading: Debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: Of increasing public concern are issues of waste disposal, consumption of non-renewable resources and environmental degradation. Solutions to these complex and interlinked issues will require the commitment of individuals as well as the involvement of all levels of government. Educational institutions have some unique opportunities to demonstrate by their programs and behaviors leadership in addressing these issues and in showing others how they may contribute.
If this resolution is adopted by the Senate, the office of the Provost will take responsibility to communicate it to those offices of the University which can effect these matters. The Committee on Campus Development and Environment will be asked to follow-up next year the extent to which we have been able to put these principles into practice.
5 .Resolution from the Academic Policy and Planning Committee to endorse the Strategic Guidelines for Oakland University (Ms. Tripp).
Be it RESOLVED, that the Senate endorses the document entitled, Strategic Guidelines for Oakland. University: Educating Students for the Twenty-First Century, Pursuing the Future--Building on the Past, as constituting the fundamental principles which shall guide the operation and development of Oakland University for the coming years, and
Be it further RESOLVED, that the Senate endorses the continuation of a planning process in accordance with the recommendations contained in these guidelines, and
Be it further RESOLVED, that the Senate requests the President and the Board of Trustees to establish formally excellence, cultural diversity and collaboration and the focusing of resources toward these ends as the strategic guiding principles for Oakland University's further development.
First Reading: Debatable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comments: The Academic Policy and Planning Committee has devoted itself extensively over a period of more than two years to the development of these planning guidelines. During the process the Committee engaged in considerable consultation with the organized faculties and also provided public forums for gathering reactions to its proposals. Numerous revisions of the draft guidelines resulted from these interactions. The document now before the Senate is a synthesis stemming from all of the information available to the committee. No document of this import and scope is likely in every detail to match each person's ideal of what this University should strive to become. Oakland University, like all institutions of higher education, is a diverse assemblage of creative individuals, each having his or her own distinctive vision of how to chart the institutional course. The guidelines presented to the Senate herewith incorporate a good degree of flexibility to accommodate these diversities, yet at the same time enunciate fundamental considerations which can bind us together as an institution, not merely an agglomeration of separate departments and disciplines. It is suggested that the Senate view the strategic guidelines in this light.
Finally, though the Senate constitution makes no explicit provision for such, it is recommended that the Senate not undertake to amend on the floor a document of this complexity. If some "fine tunings" seem advisable, the Committee can consider them for introduction upon a second reading.
6. Motion from the Steering Committee to extend the Senate business year (Mr. Braunstein)
MOVED that the Senate, in accordance with its constitution, extend its business year into the spring, 1990 term for the purpose of taking final actions on the items constituting the agenda of this meeting.
Procedural motion: Debatable, amendable and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: Anticipating adoption of this motion the Steering Committee has established the following time and place of the next meeting of the Senate:
April 30, 1990
1:30 p.m.
Gold Room C, Oakland Center
C. Good and Welfare
D. Information items.