Seventh Meeting
April 10, 2003
Oakland Center- Oakland Room
3:10 p. m.

Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering committee.

A. Information Items
1.  First Year Advising Center - Ms. Snyder 
2.  Senate meetings for 2003-2004.

B.  Roll call.   Approval of  Minutes

C. Old Business:

1.Motion from the Steering Committee on mid-semester evaluations for students in 100-and 200-level courses. (Ms. Mukherji, Mr. Latcha)

MOVED that instructors of 100- and 200-level courses give each registered student an indication of satisfactory or unsatisfactory mid-semester progress by means of the electronic grading system.

Second reading: Debatable, amendable and eligible for final vote at this meeting.

Comment: Since the last Senate meeting, it has been determined that Banner will permit partial reporting, e.g. "U"s only.  In addition, a kind of mail merge capacity will make it possible to send email messages to students receiving a "U" notation.  Implementation of these technical details would be worked out by the Academic Standing and Honors Committee.  This proposal itself establishes a policy.  Among OU's peer institutions, the following have policies for mid-term evaluation: University of Akron, Indiana State, Wichita State, and Wright State (athletes only).  There is no policy at Nevada-Las Vegas or Missouri-St. Louis.  

D. New Business:

1. Motion from the Steering Committee to accept the report of the General Education Task Force II and to direct the Task Force to develop a proposal for a revised General Education Program. (Mr. Graves)

MOVED that the Senate accept the report of the General Education Task Force II and direct the Task Force to develop a proposal for a revised General Education program by December 15, 2003, for review during the Winter semester of 2004.

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

Comment:  General Education Task Force II was charged by the Senate to consult broadly with the campus and, based on those consultations, to create a framework for general education. The Task Force met with the College of Arts and Science, Kresge Library, School of Business Administration, School of Education and Human Services, School of Engineering and Computer Science, School of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, and the Student Congress. Through the work of the Task Force and the input of faculty and students, a one-page framework for general education has been developed. The framework and a draft philosophy statement are presented to the Senate.  If the framework is accepted by the Senate, it will be turned into a full proposal that would undergo complete review by the Senate next year.

2.  Motion from the Steering Committee to change the names of some Senate Committees.  (Ms. Schott-Baer)

MOVED that the names of the following committees be changed:

Committee on Human Relations to Human Relations Committee
Senate Athletics Committee to Athletics Committee
Senate Budget Review Committee to Budget Review Committee
Senate Library Committee to Library Committee
Senate Planning Review Committee to Planning Review Committee
University Committee on Assessment to Assessment Committee

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

Comment: The words �Senate� and �University� in these examples are redundant and complicate searching for these committees in alphabetical lists.  The only exception is the University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction, in which the word �University� distinguishes this committee from counterparts in the College and schools.

3.  Motion from the Steering Committee to change the chairmanship of the Academic Conduct Committee. (Mr. Coppin)

MOVED that the Academic Conduct Committee have one chair instead of two co-chairs.

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

Comment:  The original purpose in having two co-chairs was to enable each to head separate hearing panels.  However the hearing panels are scheduled to accommodate a range of schedule modules.  In nominating the co-chairs the Steering Committee would not know their teaching schedules for the following year.  The Steering Committee proposes to nominate a single chair and allow the committee to work out for itself who will lead the hearing panels.

4.  Procedural motion from the Steering Committee to staff Senate standing committees (Mr. Schwartz)

MOVED that the persons listed below be appointed to Senate standing committees and that and that the persons so designated be appointed as chair: 

A.  ACADEMIC AND CAREER ADVISING COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two year term effective 15 August 2003
Ann Pogany (Library)
Constantine Kontoghiorges (School of Education and Human Resources)
Carolyn O'Mahony (School of Education and Human Resources)

New member nominated for a one year term effective 15 August 2003
Debra McGinnis  (Department of Psychology)

Continuing member serving final year of two year term
Scott Crabill, Chair (Department of Rhetoric, Communication and Journalism)

B. ACADEMIC COMPUTING COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 2003
James Dow (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
Kieran Mathieson (School of Business Administration)
Zissimos P. Mourelatos (School of Engineering and Computer Science)
Cindy Sifonis (Department of Psychology)
Robert Slater (Library)

Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Gary Moore, Chair  (School of Nursing)
Sherri Oden (School of Education and Human Services)
Celina Byers (Department of Human Resource Development)
Marshall Kitchens (Department of Rhetoric, Communications and Journalism)

C. ACADEMIC CONDUCT COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 2003
Patricia  Becker (Department of Rhetoric, Communication & Journalism)
Serge Kruk (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
Michael Long (School of Education and Human Services)
Theresa Thompson (School of Nursing)
Beth Marcoux (School of Health Sciences)
Dan Ring (Library)

New members nominated for a one year term
Floyd Willoughby, Chair  (School of Business Administration)
Ferman Chavez (Department of Chemistry)

Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Randy Gu (School of Engineering and Computer Science)
Elizabeth Kraemer (Library)
Mary Mittelstaedt (School of Nursing)
Henry Aigbedo (School of Business Administration)

D. ACADEMIC STANDING AND HONORS COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 2003
Judith Hovey (School of Nursing)
Monica Tracey (School of Education and Human Services)

Continuing members serving final year of two year term
Robert Anderson, Chair (Department of English)
Linda Morrison (Department of Sociology)
Srinarayan Sharma (School of Business Administration)

E. ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 2003
Bo-Nan Jiang (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
Kristina Setzekorn (School of Business Administration)

Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Billy Minor, Chair  (School of Education and Human Services)
Maria Spicer-Escalante (Department of Modern Languages and Literatures)

F. CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 2003
Rose Cooper (Department of Rhetoric, Communication and Journalism)
Linda Schweitzer (Department of Chemistry)

Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Richard Stamps, Chair  (Department of Anthropology)
Gregory Patterson (Department of Music Theatre and Dance)
David Sidaway (School of Business Administration)

G. GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 2003
Sherman Folland (School of Business Administration)
Stafford Rorke (School of Health Sciences)
Gene Fliedner (School of Business Administration)

Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Dagmar Cronn, Chair (Department of Chemistry)
Stacey Hahn (Department of Modern Languages and Literatures)
Madelyn Kissock (Department of Linguistics)

H. HONORARY DEGREE COMMITTEE

New members nominated for three year terms effective 15 August 2003
James T. Hansen (School of Education and Human Resources)
Vincent Khapoya (Department of Political Science)

Continuing members serving second year of three year term
Addington Coppin (School of Business Administration)
Eddie Cheng (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)

Continuing members serving final year
Anahid Kulwicki (School of Nursing)
Anna Spagnuolo (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)

I. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE

New members nominated for a three year term effective 15 August 2003
Julia Urla (Department of Modern Languages and Literature)
Anne Mitchell-Gieleghem (School of Nursing)

Continuing member serving second year of a three year term
Ziangqun Zeng (Department of Chemistry)

Continuing members serving final year
Barbara Hamilton, Chair  (Department of Rhetoric, Communications and Journalism)
Elyce Cron (School of Education and Human Services)

J. RESEARCH COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 2003
Amanda Bryant-Friedrich (Department of Chemistry)
Eric Follo (School of Education and Human Services)
Sarah Newton (School of Nursing)
Balaji Rajagopolan (School of Business Administration)

New members nominated for one year terms effective 15 August 2003
Hoda Abdel-Aty-Zohdy, Chair (School of Engineering and Computer Science)
Brian Connery (Department of English)

New member nominated for one semester effective 2 January 2004
Shravan Chintala (Eye Research Institute) replacing Ravi Khattree

Continuing members serving final year of two year term
Rasul Chaudhry (Department of Biological Sciences)
Ravi Khattree (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)

K. SENATE ATHLETIC COMMITTEE

New members nominated for three year term effective 15 August 2003
Edward Farragher (School of Business Administration)
Satish Walia (Department of Biological Sciences)

Continuing member serving second year of three year term.
William Keane (School of Education and Human Services)

Continuing member serving final year of three year term
Sheldon Gordon (Department of Biological Sciences)

L. SENATE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE

New members nominated for three year terms effective 15 August 2003
Richard Rozek (School of Health Sciences)
Arlene Savage (School of Business Administration)

Continuing members serving second year of three year term
Emmett Lombard (Department of Political Science)
Tamara Machmut-Jhashi (Department of Art and Art History)

Continuing members serving final year of three year term
Jack Tsui, Chair (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
Lorenzo Smith (School of Engineering and Computer Science)

M. SENATE LIBRARY COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 2003
School of Engineering and Computer Science
    1 vacancy
School of Business Administration
    Kenneth York
College of Arts and Sciences
    Jo Reger (Department of Sociology and Anthropology)
    Christopher Warley (Department of English)
    1 vacancy- humanities
Library
    Kristine Condic (Library)
    Shawn Lombardo (Library)

Continuing members serving final year of two year term
College of Arts and Sciences
    Shailesh Lal (Department of Biological Sciences)
Library
    Elizabeth Kraemer (Library)
    Dana Juriew (Library)
School of Human and Educational Services
    Linda Pavonetti, Chair (School of Education and Human Services)
School of Health Sciences
    Sue Saliga (School of Health Sciences)
School of Nursing
    Suha Kridli (School of Nursing)

N. SENATE PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE

New members nominated for three year terms effective 15 August 2003
Richard C. Pipan (School of Education and Human Services)
Dyanne Tracy (School of Education and Human Services)

Continuing members serving second year of three year term
Anandi Sahu (School of Business Administration)
Jude Nixon (Department of English)

Continuing members serving final year of three year term
Brian Goslin, Chair  (School of Health Sciences)
Joel Russell (Department of Chemistry)

O. TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two year terms effective 15 August 2003
Kathleen Moore (Department of Chemistry)
Kris Thompson (School of Health Sciences)
Mary Zeppelin (School of Education and Human Services)

Continuing members serving final year of two year terms
Cynthia Miree (School of Business Administration)
Sam Rosenthal (Department of Linguistics)
Vijayan Sugumaran, Chair (School of Business Administration)

P. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENT

New members nominated for three year terms effective 15 August 2003
School of Engineering and Computer Science
    Robert Van Til (School of Engineering and Computer Science)
College of Arts and Sciences
    Wallis Andersen (Department of Rhetoric, Communication & Journalism)
Library
    Frank Lepkowski
At Large members:
Celina Byers (School of Education and Human Services)
Sandra Pelfrey (School of Business Administration)

Continuing members serving second year of three year term
College of Arts and Sciences
    Peter Shi (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
School of Education and Human Services
    Maria Cseh (School of Education and Human Services)
School of Health Sciences
     Cathy Larson (School of Health Sciences)

Continuing members serving final year of three year term
College of Arts and Sciences
    John Klemanski, Chair (Department of Political Science)
School of Business Administration
    Floyd Willoughby (School of Business Administration)
School of Nursing
    Christina Sieloff (School of Nursing)

Q. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE INSTRUCTION

New members nominated for three year terms effective 15 August 2003
Library
    Kristine Condic (Library)
School of Engineering and Computer Science
    Barbara Oakley (School of Engineering and Computer Science)

Continuing members serving second year of three year term
College of Arts and Sciences
    Alice Horning (Department of Rhetoric/Linguistics)
School of Health Sciences
    Stafford Rorke (School of Health Sciences)

Continuing members serving final year of two year term
School of Education and Human Services
    Mary Stein (School of Education and Human Services)
School of Business Administration
    Ron Tracy (School of Business Administration)
School of Nursing
    Diane Norris (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.

E. Good and Welfare:

        Private resolutions

April 7, 2003

To:        Members of the Senate Steering Committee

From:   Linda L. Hildebrand
            Secretary, University Senate

Subject: Proposed 20003-2004 University Senate and Senate Steering Committee Dates (revised)

The following meeting dates have been proposed for the Senate in accordance with the traditional calendar of the body. Each date is a Thursday and all meetings will commence at 3:10 p.m. (Please note that the December 4th meeting is not on the traditional third week due to the exam schedule.)

University Senate Dates

September 18, 2003, Expansion Room A, Oakland Center
October 16, 2003, Expansion Room A, Oakland Center
November 13, 2003, Gold Rooms B and C, Oakland Center
December 4, 2003, Gold Rooms B and C, Oakland Center
January 15, 2004, Gold Rooms B and C, Oakland Center
February 19, 2004, Gold Rooms B and C, Oakland Center
March 18, 2004, Gold Rooms B and C, Oakland Center
April 15, 2004, Gold Rooms B and C, Oakland Center

The proposed Senate Steering Committee dates are on Tuesdays from  1:00 p.m. � 3:00 p.m. and will be held in Room 205 Wilson Hall.

Senate Steering Committee Dates

September 9, 23, 2003
October 7, 21, 2003
November 4, 18, 2003
December 9, 2003
January 6, 20, 2004
February 10, 2004
March 9, 23, 2004
April 6, 2004
 

updated 4/8/03