OAKLAND UNIVERSITY SENATE

Second Meeting
Thursday, 19 October 1995
3:10 p.m.
Oakland Room--Oakland Center

AGENDA

Respectfully submitted by Gary D. Russi for the Steering Committee.

A. Information items.

B.  New Business.

Procedural motion from the Steering Committee to fill vacancies on Senate standing committees (Mr. Andrews)

MOVED that the persons listed below be confirmed as elected to Senate standing committees for the terms specified:

a.  RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Sarma Vishnubhotla (Engineering and Computer Science) to replace S. Ganesan (Engineering and Computer Science) 1995-96

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

2.  Motion from the Steering Committee to revise memberships on Senate Committees (Mr. Brieger)

MOVED that the Senate approve the following changes in Senate Committee memberships:

a. Add the Director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment to the Senate Planning Review Committee as an ex officio non-voting member. The membership would then be:

Six faculty (one of whom shall be chair) serving staggered three year terms; one student to be named by the University Student Congress for a one year term; an administrative professional appointed by the AP Assembly to a three year term; and the Director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment ex officio and not voting.  The chair, whenever possible will be chosen from among those members with experience on the committee.

Comment: The Senate Review Planning Committee has recommended this change. it will enable the committee to draw on the information and expertise of the OIRA as it deals with planning issues on campus. Also the Director of the OIRA will be informed of upcoming issues and thus be able to anticipate future information needs.

b. Add to the Campus Development and Environment Committee a representative from Campus Facilities & Operations and the Assistant Vice President for Capital Improvements and Planning, or designee, as ex officio non-voting members. The membership would then be:

Five faculty, four students, four administrative professionals. Also, ex officio  and non-voting: a representative from Campus Facilities & Operations, the Assistant Vice President for Capital Improvements and Planning (or designee), and the Vice President for Student Affairs (or designee).

Comment: The Campus Development and Environment Committee has recommended these additions. The nature of the Committee's business requires good communication and updates on current campus planning as well as details on the execution of various plans. In order to facilitate access to such information the committee would benefit from direct representation of the two administrative entities concerned with the business of the Committee, the Office of Finance and Administration and Campus Facilities and Operations.

First reading, debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.

3. Committee Reports.

--Campus Development and Environment Committee--G. Brieger
--General Education Committee--R. Gerulaitis

4. Good and Welfare

Private resolutions