Oakland University Senate

Sixth Meeting
March 11, 1999
3:10 p.m.
Oakland Center, Gold Rooms

Agenda

Refreshments will be served.

Respectfully submitted by the Senate Steering Committee.

A. Approval of the minutes of the February 18th meeting.

B. Information items
        1.  North Central Accreditation.
        2.  Master Planning Process report

C. Discussion items
        1.  Enrollment projections - Mr. Downing

D. Old Business

1. Resolution to constitute an ad hoc Constitutional Amendment Committee (Ms. Moore, Ms. Buffard-O’Shea)

Resolved, that the Senate constitute an ad hoc Constitutional Amendment Committee with the following charge:

1.  Draft amendments to the University Senate Constitution to restrict the voting membership to full-time, non-visiting faculty members who are members of the faculty bargaining unit.
2.  Draft amendments to the University Senate Constitution to provide a mechanism for maintaining strong liaisons with the Student Congress and the AP Assembly.
3.  Draft amendments to the University Senate Constitution to delineate the role of academic administrators with respect to the University Senate.
4.  Draft amendments to the University Senate Constitution to redefine the role and membership of the University Senate Steering Committee so as to include an equal number of faculty, staff and students in order to maintain effective communication with the faculty, staff and student governance bodies.

and, be it further resolved, that the ad hoc Constitutional Amendment Committee propose any amendments to the University Senate Constitution needed within the new faculty senate framework to maintain the current Senate committee structure, charges, and membership groups.

and, be it further resolved, that the membership of the Committee consist of:

Kevin Andrews (CAS, Mathematics & Statistics)
Ron Cramer (SEHS, Reading & Language Arts)
Christine Hanson (CAS, Psychology)
Frances Jackson (SON)
Mary Karasch (CAS, History)
Keith Kleckner (SECS, Electrical & Systems Engineering)
Milly Merz (Library)
Margaret Pigott (CAS, Rhetoric, Communications, & Journalism)
Richard Rozek (SHS, Industrial Health & Safety)
Joel Russell (CAS, Chemistry)
Mary Van Sell (SBA, Management & Marketing)
with Joel Russell as Chair.

E. New Business

1. Motion from the Senate Planning Review Committee (Mr. Dillon)

MOVED, that the Senate endorse the joint report of SPRC-SBRC concerning the Creating the Future Initiative.

First reading: Debatable, amendable but not eligible for final vote at this meeting

Comment: The joint committee report is available here. The specific unit strategies are detailed in the Creating the Future Final Report and a "cut and paste" listing of the individual recommended unit strategies will be distributed, along with a hard copy of this report at the March 11th Senate meeting. Should a second reading be required for this motion it will occur at the extraordinary Senate meeting scheduled for March 18, 1999 at 3:10 p.m. in the Oakland Center’s Oakland Room.

F. Good and Welfare

Reminder: There is a second Senate meeting scheduled for March 18, 1999 at 3:10 in the Oakland Room, Oakland Center.

Additional volunteers are still needed for Senate Committee vacancies.