Oakland University Senate
Seventh Meeting
April 10, 1997
3:10 p.m.
Oakland Center, Oakland Room
Agenda
A. Approval of Minutes
B. Information Items
C. Old Business
1. Motion from the Graduate Council (Mr. Goslin, Mr. Keane )
MOVED that the University Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees the approval of a Masters degree in Training & Development.
Second reading: Debatable, amendable and eligible for final vote.
Comment: An abridged copy of the proposal along with related memos from the Senate Planning Review and Senate Budget Review Committees was distributed with the March 1997 agenda. The complete proposal is available for perusal in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the School of Education and Human Services.
2. Motion from the Senate Planning and Review Committee regarding public school academies (Mr. Dillon, Mr. Keane)
MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and Board that the public school academy listed below not be chartered:
1. Lucy Craft Laney Institute of Learning
Second reading: Debatable, amendable and eligible for vote at this meeting.
Comment: A summary of the public school academy application was attached to the March agenda and memos from the Senate Planning Review Committee and the Senate Budget Review Committee were distributed at that meeting. A copy of the complete application may be viewed in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
D. New Business
1. Procedural motion from the Steering Committee to staff Senate standing committees (Ms. Reynolds)
MOVED that the persons listed below be appointed to Senate standing committees and that the persons so designated be appointed as chair:
a. ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING COMMITTEE
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
Thomas Blume (School of Education and Human Services)
Ann Pogany (Library)
David Sidaway (School of Business Administration)
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms:
Ching Ko (School of Engineering and Computer Science)
Devadatta Kulkarni, chair (Dept. of Mathematical Sciences)
b. ACADEMIC COMPUTING COMMITTEE
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
Ranald Hansen (Psychology Dept.)
Robert Kushler (Dept. of Mathematical Sciences)
Kieran Mathieson (School of Business Administration)
Richard Pettengill (Library)
Margaret Pigott (Dept. of Rhetoric, Communication and Journalism)
New member nominated for a one year term effective 15 August 1997
James Cipielewski (School of Education and Human Services)
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Robert Facko (Dept. of Music, Theater and Dance)
Gary Moore, chair (School of Nursing)
Joel Russell (Chemistry Dept.)
c. ACADEMIC CONDUCT COMMITTEE
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
Bill Hoerr (School of Education and Human Services)
Mary Van Sell (School of Business Administration)
Vacancy (4)
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Ted Landau, chair-fall term ( Psychology Dept.)
Billy Joe Minor (School of Education and Human Services)
Gopalan Srinivason (Physics Dept.)
Daniel Ring (Library)
Mohinder Parkash, chair-winter term (School of Business Administration)
Jon Froemke (Dept. Mathematical Sciences)
d. ACADEMIC STANDING AND HONORS COMMITTEE
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
William Keane (School of Education and Human Services)
Christina Sieloff (School of Nursing)
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Edward Haworth Hoeppner (English Dept.)
Randy Gu, chair (School of Engineering and Computer Science)
Dyanne Tracy (School of Education and Human Services)
e. ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
Barbara Theisen (School of Business Administration)
Satish Walia (Dept. of Biological Sciences)
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Brian Connery , chair (English Dept.)
Mary Mittelstaedt (School of Nursing)
f. CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
Geoffrey Brieger (Chemistry Dept.)
Linda Hildebrand (Library)
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Laurie Eisenhower (Dept. of Music, Theater and Dance)
Lee Mobley (School of Business Administration)
Thaddeus Grudzien ( Dept. of Biological Sciences)
g. GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
Wallis Andersen, chair (Dept. of Rhetoric, Communication and Journalism)
Niels Herold (English Dept.)
Vacancy
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Jerry Grossman (Dept. of Mathematical Sciences)
Nivedita Mukherji (School of Business Administration)
(Vacancy)
h. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
New members nominated for three year terms effective 15 August 1997
Sarah Gibson (School of Education and Human Services)
James Dow (Anthropology/Sociology Dept.)
Continuing members serving second year of a three year term:
John Bello-Ogunu, chair-winter term (Dept. of Rhetoric, Communications & Journalism)
Patricia Montenegro (Dept. of Modern Languages)
Continuing member serving final year
Brian Murphy, chair-fall term (English Dept.)
i. RESEARCH COMMITTEE
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
Faye Cobb (School of Health Sciences)
Maria Bryant (Chemistry Dept.)
Anahid Kulwicki (School of Nursing)
Larry Lilliston (Psychology Dept.)
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Mukesh Bharghava (School of Business Administration)
Todd Estes (History Dept.)
Nicole Buffard-O’Shea, chair (Dept. of Modern Languages)
Winson Taam (Dept. of Mathematical Sciences)
j. SENATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
College of Arts and Sciences:
John Cameron (Dept. of Art History)
Jane Eberwein (English Dept.)
School of Engineering and Computer Science:
Vacancy
School of Business Administration:
Ron Tracy (School of Business Administration)
Library:
Kristine Condic (Library)
Daniel Ring (Library)
New members nominated for a one year term effective 15 August 1997:
College of Arts and Sciences:
Uma Venkateswaran (Physics Dept.)
Dean Purcell (Dept. of Psychology)
Library:
Ann Pogany (Library)
Robert Gaylor (Library)
Continuing members serving final year:|
School of Nursing:
Lois Gerber (School of Nursing)
School of Education and Human Services:
Sandy McClurg (School of Human and Education Services)
School of Health Sciences:
Richard Rozek (School of Health Sciences)
k. SENATE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE
New members nominated for three year terms effective 15 August 1997
Fay Hansen-Smith (Dept. of Biological Sciences)
Anahid Sahu (School of Business Administration)
Continuing members serving second year of three year terms
Sean Moran (History Dept.)
Ernie Schochetman (Dept. of Mathematical Sciences)
Continuing members serving final year of three year terms
Edward Farragher, chair (School of Business Administration)
Keith Kleckner (School of Engineering and Computer Science)
l. SENATE PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE
New members nominated for three year terms effective 15 August 1997
Frances Jackson (School of Nursing)
Robert Gaylor (Library)
New member nominated for a one year term effective 15 August 1997
Peter Bertocci (Sociology/Anthropology Dept.
Continuing members serving 2d year of three year terms.
Gaddis (Buck) Dillon, chair-winter term (School of Business Administration)
Abe Liboff (Physics Dept.)
Continuing members serving final year of three year terms
Kevin Andrews, chair-fall term(Dept.of Mathematical Sciences)
m. TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMITTEE
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
Fran Meuser (Dept. of Modern Languages)
James Quinn (School of Education and Human Services)
Christina Sieloff (School of Nursing)
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Austin Murphy, chair (School of Business Administration)
Seigo Nakao (Dept. of Modern Languages)
B. Joyce Wiencek (School of Education and Human Services)
Jacqueline Wiggins (Dept. of Music, Theater and Dance)
n. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENT
New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 1997
College of Arts and Sciences:
Kathleen Moore, chair (Professor of Chemistry)
School of Engineering and Computer Science:
Vacancy
School of Health Sciences:
Charles Marks (School of Health Sciences)
School of Education and Human Services:
Robert Wiggins (School of Education and Human Services)
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
College of Arts and Sciences:
Christine Hansen (Psychology Dept.)
Paul Graves (Philosophy Dept.)
School of Business Administration:
Sandra Pelfrey (School of Business Administration)
School of Nursing:
Darlene Schott-Baer (School of Nursing)
o. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE INSTRUCTION
New members nominated for three year terms effective 15 August 1997
School of Engineering and Computer Science:
Vacancy
Library:
Frank Lepkowski (Library)
Continuing members serving 2d year of three year terms:
College of Arts and Sciences:
Barbara Hamilton (Dept. of Rhetoric, Communications, and Journalism)
School of Health Sciences:
Beth Marcoux (School of Health Sciences)
Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
School of Business Administration:
Addington Coppin (School of Business Administration)
School of Education and Human Services:
Eric Follo (School of Education and Human Services)
School of Nursing:
Catherine Vincent (School of Nursing)
Procedural motion: Debatable, amendable and eligible for final vote.
Comment: The names listed above, drawn principally from volunteer lists, reflect the Steering Committee’s current expectations about committee membership. Veteran senators will not be surprised to find corollary motions on subsequent agendas to replace members who will be on leave. Faculty who wish to volunteer for Senate standing committees may still make their wishes known to the Steering Committee and will be considered as vacancies arise. When considering the overall balance of these committees, it is important to remember that most have student and administrative members as well as faculty elected by the Senate.
2. Motion from the Steering Committee concerning Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Mr. Dillon)
MOVED, that the Senate recommend to the President that the university modify its recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by suspending classes that day to permit more campus participation in the events celebrating King's life; and further that the Senate encourages university officers to honor, where appropriate, release time requests by employees wishing to participate in the observances of the holiday.
First reading: Debatable, amendable but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: The university has, for several years, encouraged flexibility in scheduling for the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday in January. The University Congress passed a resolution earlier this year encouraging a more formal recognition of the holiday, and President Russi requested Senate consideration of this matter. The practice among Michigan's 15 public universities varies. Some institutions have the informal pattern that Oakland has followed for years; others either cancel classes or close the university to observe the holiday.
3. Motion from the Steering Commitee to establish the Senate Athletics Committee (Mr. Andrews)
MOVED that the Senate establish the Senate Athletics Committee as a Senate standing committee, with the following charge and membership:
Charge:
1. To advise the Athletics Director and the Vice-President for Finance and Administration on matters related to the administration of the university's athletics programs.
2. To receive timely and regular reports from the Athletics Director and the Vice-President for Finance and Administration on current and proposed plans and policies that affect the athletics programs, including plans and policies on buildings, facilities, budgets, services, academic support and NCAA compliance, and to advise and make recommendations on same.
3. To receive reports and recommendations from other committees and to advise and make recommendations to the Senate and its committees, as needed.
4. To take on additional duties as directed by the Senate Steering Commitee.
5. To report to the Senate at least annually on the status of Oakland University's Intercollegiate Athletics programs.
First reading: Debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote.
Comment: At its February 1997 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a Senate committee to advise on athletics programs. The above charge and membership specifications reflect, in part, the specifications for this committee set out in the Board action. The Senate Steering Committee has recommended to the President and the Board that the faculty and student membership on this committee should be increased; if this recommendation is approved at the June meeting of the Board, then the membership specification will have to be modified by future Senate action.
4. Motion from the Steering Committee (Mr. Andrews)
MOVED, that the Senate remain in session during the Spring 1997 term to consider several pending items, including:
doctoral programs in education
administrative relocation of the Bachelor of General Studies program
charter school(s)
master's level programs in nursing
senate committee vacancies
Procedural motion: Debatable, amendable and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: Several programs are working their way through university governance processess and the Senate may not complete action on them during the normal Fall-Winter calendar. In order to provide for appropriate consultation and review, we may need to stay in session this spring. The Senate Constitution specifies that the Senate may stay in session during the spring or summer terms, but that the items of such spring business be specified by Senate action during the Winter Semester. This is a contingent list and only those items that have completed the review process will be advanced for Senate consideration. Tentative dates for the Senate meetings are May 8, May 29 and June 19; meeting time will be 3:10 p.m.
5. Good and welfare.