Oakland University Senate

First Meeting

September 18, 2003
Auditorium, Elliott Hall of Business & Information Technology
3:10 p.m.

Agenda

Please note:  Senators should seat themselves at the front of the room; visitors are asked to sit behind the Senators. 

Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering Committee.

A.   Information items.

1.   Appointment of Senate Parliamentarian: Jerrold Grossman
2.   Appointment of Senate Secretary:  Tamara Machmut-Jhashi
3.   Appointment of Senate Elections Committee: Vincent Khapoya (chair), Brian Goslin, Kathleen Moore
4.   Budget Update: Mr. Moudgil
5.   New curriculum codes for STEP Program:

These new codes make it possible for students to retain their Arts and Sciences majors while still being able to register for access-controlled teacher education courses.

1141 Biology Secondary Education/Professional
1241 Chemistry Secondary Education/Professional
1431 English Secondary Education/Professional
1516 History Secondary Education/Professional
1826 Mathematics Secondary Education/Professional
1991 French Secondary Education/Professional
2026 German Secondary Education/Professional
2081 Russian Secondary Education/Professional
2121 Spanish Secondary Education/Professional
2276 Music Secondary Education/Professional
2431 Physics Secondary Education/Professional

6. New tracks or revisions to existing graduate degree programs:

These new tracks and revisions have been approved for implementation by the Graduate Council and the Provost. Their implementation will occur within existing budgets.

MSN in Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (new track)
MSN in Nursing Education (new track)
MEd in Special Education (revisions)
MEd in Educational Leadership (revisions)
MEd in Educational Studies (revisions)
Grad. Cert. in Teaching English as a Second Language (new track)

7. New cognate:

A cognate in Music has been added to the Ph. D. in Education. This additional cognate is a collaborative effort between the School of Education and Human Services and the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance in the College of Arts and Sciences.

8. Correction of chart for probation and dismissal:

According to Senate action taken last fall, a student may not be dismissed before attempting 24 credits. The chart in the undergraduate catalog (page 73, 2003-2004 edition) must therefore be corrected as follows:

Oakland University and Transfer Credit Earned	Minimum Required GPA
1-16	1.49
24-32	1.61
33-48	1.73
49-64	1.85
65-80	1.97
81+	2.00

B.     Roll Call
        Approval of the minutes of the April 10, 2003 meeting.

C.  Old Business.

1.   Motion from the Steering Committee to change the chairmanship of the Academic Conduct Committee. (Mr. Coppin; Ms. Schott-Baer)

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

Second reading: Debatable, amendable and 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.

Historical note from the Agenda of 9/22/94 explaining the decision to appoint co-chairs:

Academic Conduct Committee: Second, the appointment of co-chairs is intended to allow the burden of this office to be shared. Current language is silent on the designation of the chair, and history and custom have led to its falling upon one individual. With the increasing number and complexity of cases in recent years, this role has become additionally demanding. The midyear resignation of the 1993/94 chair illustrates the unhappy consequences of placing the entire burden on one person. It is envisioned that the two co-chairs will divide the work of the year between them in an equitable and mutually agreeable fashion. This language will formalize an arrangement that the Steering Committee has made for the upcoming year when Prof. Fish and Prof. Latcha will share the office. Members of the Academic Conduct Committee hope that these modest reforms will enable it to better fulfill its important mission. Senate Agenda 9/22/94)

D.  New Business

1. Election of Senate Steering Committee (Senate Elections Committee-Mr. Khapoya, chair)

As this is the first meeting of a new Senate, the Constitution calls for election of six senators to the Senate Steering Committee for terms of two years. The only limitation on electability of senators to this Committee is that no more  than two may be elected from any one organized faculty. The Steering Committee normally meets twice a month (Tuesday afternoons) to set the Senate agenda, refer business to Senate committees and receive reports from those bodies and advise the Senate on governance issues; it also meets occasionally during the spring and summer.  If you wish to nominate someone, please establish in advance that the person is willing to serve.   For a list of Senate members see the list of current senators.

2.  Procedural motion from the Steering Committee to staff Senate standing committees (Mr. Graves)

MOVED that the persons listed below be appointed to the committees designated:

ACADEMIC STANDING AND HONORS
Uma Venkateswaran (Physics)--fall 2003 (replacement for Sri Sharma)

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE
Kasia Kietlinska (Rhetoric) --fall 2003  (replacement for Wallis Andersen)

PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE
Robert Stewart (Psychology)-2003-2006
Frances Jackson (Nursing)-2003-2005

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

E. Good and welfare

Note: Vacancies exist on the following Senate Committees. Please share these opportunities to serve with your colleagues.

ACADEMIC CAREER AND ADVISING
1 vacancy --2003-2005
ACADEMIC COMPUTING COMMITTEE
1 vacancy--2003-2004
GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 vacancy --winter 2003  (replacement for Stacy Hahn, Modern Languages)
LIBRARY COMMITTEE
1 vacancy --School of Engineering and Computer Science --2003-2005
1 vacancy--College of Arts and Sciences --humanities area --2003-2005

Senate home page    Senate Committee Annual Reports

Senate motions: To ensure that motions accurately reflect the intent and wording of the mover (and to make life easier for the Secretary) all motions from the floor should be given to the secretary in written format prior to the meeting or when the motion is presented to the Senate.

Senate Rules of Operation:
1. Agendas be organized similar to those of the Board of Trustees with reports followed by a roll call to determine if a quorum is present followed by items requiring votes.
2. Votes on all Senate actions be recorded for the minutes and public record.
  a. Yes votes be recorded for all Senators present for unanimous votes.
  b. Senators voting no or abstaining be noted for votes with small numbers in those classes and votes for all other Senators present being recorded as yes votes.
  c. Roll call votes be taken whenever there is a significant division.

9/12/03