Oakland University Senate
February 19, 2004
Elliott Hall Auditorium
3:10 p. m.
Agenda
Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering Committee
A. Information items
1. Stadium Proposal, Mr. Mehl
2. Academic Affairs Committee, Mr. Khapoya
3. Revised and spin-off programs approved by the Graduate Council:
ESL Endorsement (CAS)
Post-Master�s Graduate Certificate in Higher Education" (SEHS)
Master of Science in Nursing/Acute Care (SON)
B. Roll Call
C. Approval of Minutes for December 4, 2003
D. Old Business
1. Motion from the Steering Committee to approve the new General Education program. (Moved by Mr. Lepkowski, seconded by Ms. Moore)
MOVED that �A Proposal for the Renewal of General Education at Oakland University� from General Education Task Force II be accepted and that the new General Education program be approved.
Comment: After the discussion of general education at the December meeting of the Senate, several Senate committees were asked to review the proposals from General Education Task Force II and file reports with their recommendations. Here are links to the reports from those committees:
Budget Committee
General Education Committee
Planning Review Committee
University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction
The floor will be open for discussion of the Task Force Report and the four committee reports referenced above. The Steering Committee requests that General Education Task Force II review the reports and offer any amendments to its own report in time for the next meeting of the Senate (deadline for placement on the agenda by the Steering Committee: March 8, 2004).
E. New Business
1. Motion from the Library to approve a revised constitution (Ms. Didier)
MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and the Board of Trustees approval of the revised Constitution for the Library.
First reading: Debatable but not eligible for final vote at this meeting. Senate protocol holds constitutions to be unamendable from the floor. If revisions seem to be needed, the document will be referred to its authors for reconsideration.
Comment: The revised constitution has been approved by the Library faculty. It has also been reviewed by the Office of General Counsel. Copies of the revised constitution are available as follows:
Original showing changes
Revised constitution
2. Motion from the Steering Committee recommending procedures for constructing academic calendars (Mr. Russell)
MOVED that the University Senate recommends the following criteria be used when establishing calendars for fall semesters: (1) Fourteen weeks of classes for each class module; (2) Fall commencement held on the Saturday after final exams; (3) One or more study days between the end of classes and the start of finals; (4) New student convocation held on the day that classes start in the evening.
First reading: Debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote.
2. Procedural motion from the Steering Committee to staff Senate standing committees (Ms. McNair)
MOVED that Gladys Cardiff (English) be appointed to the Planning Review Committee for winter 2004 (replacing Joel Russell) and that Richard Pettengill (Library) be appointed to the Library Committee for winter 2004 (replacing Dana Keyse).
Procedural motion: Debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote.
F. Good and Welfare
G. Adjournment
4/13/04