Oakland University Senate

Second Meeting

October  19, 2000
Oakland Center -Gold Rooms B & C
3:10 p.m.

Agenda

Refreshments will be served.

Respectfully submitted by the Steering Committee.

A.   Approval of the minutes of the September 14, 2000 Senate meeting.

B.   Information items. 
        --Update on the Master Planning process--Ms. Schaefer      

C.   Old Business

        None

D.  New Business

1.  Procedural motion from the Steering Committee to staff Senate standing committees (Mr. Braunstein).

MOVED that the persons listed below be appointed to Senate standing committees for the terms specified:

        Admissions and Financial Aid Committee
            Arthur Bull (Department of Chemistry) --2000-2001
            Srinarayan Sharma (School of Business Administration)  as Chair, 2000-2001

         Human Relations Committee
            Richard Barron (School of Education and Human Services) -- 2000-2003
            Anahid Kulwicki (School of Nursing) as Chair, 2000-2001

       Senate Library Committee
            Kristine Thompson (School of Health Sciences) -- 2000-2002

    Procedural motion: Debatable, amendable and eligible for final vote.

2.   Motion from the Steering Committee to update Committee membership terminology.  (Ms. Sieloff)

MOVED that the membership of the Senate Committees listed below be amended as shown. (New terminology is listed in bold capital letters, old terminology to be deleted is lined out.)

Academic Computing Committee

Membership:
Nine faculty, one of whom shall be chairperson; two students, one of whom shall be appointed by the University Congress and one by the Oakland University Programming Society STUDENT CHAPTER OF ACM; the Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the Director of Academic Computing Services; and the Vice President for Academic Affairs (or designee), all ex-officio and voting.

Comment: There is no longer a Programming Society. It was replaced by the Student Chapter of the ACM.

Campus Development and Environment Committee

Membership:
Five faculty, four students, four administrative professionals; and the Vice President for Student Affairs (or designee), a representative from Campus Facilities and Operations, and the Assistant Vice President for Capital Improvement and Planning, ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT,CAPITAL PLANNING AND DESIGN, ex-officio and non-voting.

General Education Committee

Membership:
Six faculty, one student; and the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs VICE PROVOST FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ADVISING STEERING COMMITTEE and the Registrar or designee, as ex-officio and non-voting members. The chair, whenever possible, will be chosen from among those members with experience on this committee.

Comment:  The Committee has requested the addition of an advising representative.

Research Committee

Membership:
Ten faculty, including two faculty members named by the Graduate Council; and the Director of Research and Academic Development VICE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDY, who shall be ex-officio and non-voting.

Senate Budget Review Committee

Membership:
Six faculty (one of whom shall be chair) serving staggered three year terms; an administrative professional appointed by the AP Assembly for a three year term; the Director of Budget, the Vice President for Development, Alumni and Community Engagement, and the Director of Research and Academic Development VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, OR DESIGNEE. The chair, whenever possible, will be chosen from among those members with experience on this committee.

Comment: The VP for Development, Alumni and Community Engagement has requested that he be removed from the committee membership.

Teaching and Learning Committee

Membership:
Six faculty; two members-at-large; four students; two administrative professionals; and the Vice President for Academic Affairs (or designee), ex- officio and non-voting.

Comment. It is not clear what was intended by adding the two members at large nor how they were to be selected.  Because of the ambiguity, there have not been any members at large for a number of years now.

University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction

Membership:
One faculty member from each organized faculty, appointed to staggered three-year terms by the Senate upon nomination by the Steering Committee, each of whom shall represent UCUI to the Committee on Instruction or equivalent group in her/his academic unit and one of whom shall be chair; the Director of Academic Services and General Studies  DIRECTOR OF GENERAL STUDIES; two undergraduate students designated by the University Student Congress; the above to be voting members. In addition the following shall serve ex-officio and non-voting: the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs VICE PROVOST FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION; the Vice President for Student Affairs (or designee); and the Registrar (or designee).

First reading: Debatable, amendable but not eligible for final vote.

Comment: These changes will update the membership rosters to reflect the changes in the various adminstrative titles.

E.  Good and Welfare

Note:  Vacancies still remain on the following committees.  Please share these opportunities with your colleagues. 

ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING COMMITTEE--1 Vacancy, Sept. 2000-Aug. 15, 2002

ACADEMIC COMPUTING COMMITTEE--1 Vacancy, Sept. 2000-Aug. 15, 2001 to replace John Halpin (Department of Philosophy)

CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE-- 1 vacancy ,  Fall, 2000 to replace Dyanne Tracy (School of Education and Human Services)

SENATE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE--1 Vacancy, Sept. 2000-Aug. 15, 2003  and  1 vacancy,  Fall 2000 to replace Gaddis (Buck) Dillon (School of Business Administration)

SENATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE-- Library - 1 Vacancy, Sept. 2000-Aug. 15, 2002

SENATE PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE-- 1 Vacancy, Sept. 2000-Aug. 15, 2003

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENT-- School of Engineering and Computer Science-- 1 Vacancy, Sept. 2000-Aug. 15, 2003 

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