Oakland University Senate
Fourth Meeting
January 16, 2003
Oakland Center- Gold Rooms B & C
3:10 p. m.
Agenda
Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering committee.
A. Information Items
1. Smart Zone
2. Cooley Law School Update
3. Athletic opportunities - Mr. Mehl
4. Name changes in performing arts specializations, College of Arts & Sciences
Beginning with this meeting, we will include among the information items any changes in academic programs that have been brought forward by the College, Schools, or the Office of Graduate Study. The Steering Committee will review these items and direct them on to one of three tracks: (1) technical changes to be presented as information items on a Senate agenda, (2) programmatic changes that may require the advice of one or more Senate committees, and (3) new programs that require full review by committees and the Senate. For this meeting, we have an example of the first type, a technical change presented as an information item and recorded for future reference in the Senate minutes.
Change Performing Arts, Dance, B. A. to Dance, Performing Arts, B. A.
Change Performing Arts, Music Theatre, B. A. to Music Theatre, Performing Arts, B. A.
Change Performing Arts, Theatre Performance, B. A. to Theatre Performance, Performing Arts, B. A.
Change Performing Arts, Theatre Production. B. A. to Theatre Production, Performing Arts, B. A.
B. Roll call. Approval of Minutes
C. Old Business:
None
D. New Business:
1. Motion from the ad hoc Vision Committee to adopt a vision statement. (Mr. Henke)
MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President that the following statement be adopted as the vision statement for Oakland University:
Oakland University fulfills its distinctive role among Michigan public universities by steadily enhancing an intellectual and ethical environment that prepares students to lead and serve in the local and world communities.
Comment: The ad hoc committee continues to accept feedback by email to Mr. Henke.
First reading: Debatable, amendable but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
2. Motion to make a change in the membership of the Academic Standing and Honors Committee. (Ms. Schott-Baer)
MOVED that the Director of the Academic Skills Center be added as an ex officio and non-voting member of the Academic Standing and Honors Committee.
Comment: The Academic Skills Center provides the administrative support for the committee, which deals primarily with student probation and dismissal. Establishing the Director of the ASC as a regular member of this committee will make it possible for the Vice President for Student Affairs to designate a different member to represent the Division of Student Affairs on the committee for matters of policy affecting student welfare. Currently, the VPSA needs to use up her authority to designate a member by appointing the Director of the Academic Skills Center. This change does not affect voting on the committee. The faculty members are the only members who vote. The membership would then be:
Membership:
Five faculty; the Vice President for Academic Affairs (or an academic officer representing him); the Director of the Academic Skills Center, (non-voting); three students (non-voting); and the Vice President for Student Affairs (or designee), who is ex-officio and non-voting.
First reading: Debatable, amendable but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
3. Procedural motion to appoint a replacement for Margaret Pigott on the Research Committee for Winter 2003. (Mr. Graves)
MOVED that Ron Rapin (Department of Modern Languages) be appointed to the Research Committee for the Winter 2003 term.
Procedural motion. Debatable, amendable and eligible for final vote.
E. Good and Welfare:
Private resolutions
Note: Senate Committee vacancies:
Senate Library Committee --1 vacancy for the Social Sciences area of the College of Arts and Sciences for 2002-2004; one vacancy for the School of Engineering and Computer Science for winter, 2003.
updated 1/10/03