Oakland University Senate

April 21, 2005
Elliott Hall Auditorium
3:10 p. m.

Agenda

Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering Committee

A. Information items

1. Motion from the Steering Committee to create the Student Academic Support Committee, a new standing committee of the Senate. (Mr. Russell, Mr. Bazaz)

MOVED that the Academic and Career Advising Committee and the Admissions and Financial Aid Committee be discontinued and be replaced by the Student Academic Support Committee as a standing committee of the Senate, effective Fall 2005 with the following charge and membership:

Charge: To promote the academic success of students by considering, evaluating, and recommending policies and procedures in the areas of advising, financial aid, registration, admissions, student life, career development, and any other areas of student academic interest that may be brought before it.

Membership: Six faculty serving staggered three-year terms, one of whom shall be chair; President of Student Congress; one additional undergraduate student; one graduate student; and ex officio non-voting members: Vice President for Academic Affairs or designee, Vice President for Student Affairs or designee, Dean of Students or designee, and Professional Advisers� Council designee.

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

Comment: In light of the discussion at the February 17, 2005, meeting of the Senate the name of this proposed committee has been changed in the motion from �Student Academic Affairs Committee� to Student Academic Support Committee. This phrase �Academic Support� more precisely names the chief function of the committee.

Information Item, Senate, April 15, 2004:�For the past several years, the Academic and Career Advising Committee and the Admissions and Financial Aid Committee have been underutilized. From September 2004 through January 2005, these two committees will meet jointly with several additional appointed members as the ad hoc Student Affairs Committee. In January 2005, after this trial period, the Steering Committee may propose making the Student Affairs Committee a Standing Committee of the Senate with expanded charges, replacing the Academic and Career Advising Committee and the Admissions and Financial Aid Committee.� The ad hoc Student Affairs Committee has met as directed and recommends the new name, charge, and membership list included in this motion.

E. New Business

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

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

ACADEMIC COMPUTING COMMITTEE

New member nominated for a one-year term
James Dow (Sociology and Anthropology)�2005-2006

New members nominated for two-year terms
John Halpin (Philosophy)--2005-2007
Marshall Kitchens (Rhetoric)--2005-2007
Jennifer Law-Sullivan (French)�2005-2007
Gary Moore (Nursing)�2005-2007
Robert Slater (Library)�2005-2007

Continuing members serving final year
Yang Xia (Physics) as chair
Anne Hitt (Biological Sciences)
Mark Isken (Management Information Systems)

ACADEMIC CONDUCT COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two-year terms
P. Anne Becker (Rhetoric, Communication & Journalism)�2005-2007
Serge Kruk (Mathematical Sciences)�2005-2007
Deb McGinnis (Psychology)�2005-2007
Sarah Newton (Nursing)�2005-2007
Rachel Smydra (English)�2005-2007
1 vacancy --2005-2007

Continuing members serving final year
Kathleen Pfeiffer (English) as chair
Nancy Brown (Education)
Kasia Kietlinska (Rhetoric)
Cynthia Miree (Management)
Sam Rosenthall (Linguistics)
Cheryl Riley-Doucet (Nursing)

ACADEMIC STANDING AND HONORS COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two-year terms
Eddie Cheng (Mathematical Sciences)�2005-2007
Diane Petrella (Music)�2005-2007

Continuing members serving final year
Henry Aigbedo (Production and Operations Management) as chair
Beth Kraemer (Library)
Nancy Joseph (English)

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

New members nominated for three-year terms
Carrie Motyka (Nursing)�2005-2008
Floyd Willoughby (Management)�2005-2008
Rasul Chaudhry (Biological Sciences)�2005-2008
Vacancy (School of Health Sciences)�2005-2008

New member appointed for a two-year term
Eileen Johnson (Education) --2004-2007

Continuing members
Wallis Andersen (Rhetoric) as chair--2003-2006
Frank Lepkowski (Library)--2003-2006
Linda Morrison (Sociology)�2004-2007
Robert Van Til (Engineering)--2003-2006
Sandra Pelfrey (Accounting)-- At-large member 2003-2006
Jeanie Robertson (Rhetoric) �At-large member --2004-2006

ATHLETICS COMMITTEE

New member nominated for three-year term
David Kidger (Music)�2005-2007

Continuing members
William Macauley, chair
William Cramer (Library)�2004-2007
Edward Farragher (Finance)--2003-2006
Satish Walia (Biological Sciences)--2003-2006

BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE

New members nominated for three-year terms
Zissimos Mourelatos (Engineering)�2005-2008
Balaji Ragagopalan (Management Information Systems)�2005-2008

Continuing members
Richard Rozek (Industrial Health and Safety) as chair--2003-2006
Douglas Wendell (Biological Sciences)--2004-2006
Margaret Pigott (Rhetoric)�2004-2007
Austin Murphy (Finance)�2004-2007

CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two-year terms
Derek Hastings (History)�2005-2007
Wanda Reygaert (Medical Laboratory Sciences)�2005-2007
Richard Stamps (Anthropology)�2005-2007

Continuing members serving final year
Gaddis Dillon (Accounting) as chair
Fay Hansen (Biological Sciences)

GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two-year terms
Shawn Lombardo (Library)�2005-2007
Sylvie Lombardo (Psychology)�2005-2007
Suzanne Spencer-Wood (Anthropology)�2005-2007
Thomas Suda (Theatre)�2005-2007

Continuing members serving final year
Dagmar Cronn (Chemistry) as chair
Madelyn Kissock (Linguistics)
Andrea Eis (Art History)
Debatosh Debnath (Engineering)
Don Mayer (Management)
Cathleen Breidenbach (Rhetoric)

HONORARY DEGREE COMMITTEE

New members nominated for three-year terms
Tamara Machmut-Jhashi (Art History)�2005-2008
Satish Walia (Biological Sciences)�2005-2008
Vacancy�2005-2008

Continuing members
Ron Sudol, chair
Brian Connery (English)�2004-2007
James T. Hansen (Education)--2003-2006
Vincent Khapoya (Political Science) --2003-2006

HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE

New member nominated for a three-year term
Ambika Bhargava (Education)�2005-2008

Continuing members
Julia Urla, as chair (Spanish)--2003-2006
Anne Mitchell-Gieleghem (Nursing)--2003-2006
Karen Markel (Management)�2004-2007
Chaunda Scott (Education)�2004-2007

LIBRARY COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two-year terms
Stacey Hahn (French)�2005-2007
Fuad Hasanov (Economics)�2005-2007
Cynthia Sifonis (Psychology)�2005-2007
Qian Zou (Engineering)�2005-2007
Linda Hildebrand (Library)�2005-2007
Robert Slater (Library)�2005-2007

Continuing members serving final year
John McEneaney (Education) as chair--2004-2006
Claude Baillargeon (Art and Art History)�2004-2006
Anna Spagnuolo (Mathematical Sciences)�2004-2006
Ann Pogany (Library)�2004-2006
William Andress (Wellness, Health Promotion, and Injury Prevention)�2004-2006
Laureen Smith (Nursing)�2004-2006
Anne Switzer (Library) --2004-2006

PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE

New members nominated for three-year terms
Frances Jackson (Nursing)�2005-2008
Ronald Tracy (Economics)�2005-2008

Continuing members
Dyanne Tracy (Education) as chair--2003-2006
Robert Stewart (Psychology) --2003-2006
Ching Ko (Engineering)�2004-2007
Seigo Nakao (Modern Languages)�2004-2007

RESEARCH COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two-year terms
Jerrold Grossman (Mathematical Sciences)--2005-2007
Margaret Willard-Traub (Rhetoric)�2005-2007
Paul Licker (Management Information Systems)�2005-2007
Dean Purcell (Psychology)�2005-2007
Monica Tracey (Education)�2005-2007

Continuing members serving final year
Michael Polis, as chair (Engineering)
Natalie Cole (English)
Andrei Slavin (Physics)


STUDENT ACADEMIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE

New members nominated for one-year terms
Mohammed Bazaz (Accounting) as chair�2005-2006
Scott Crabill (Communication)�2005-2006

New members nominated for two-year terms
Judith Hovey (Nursing)�2005-2007
Joel Russell (Chemistry)�2005-2007

New members nominated for three-year terms
Fran Meuser (Spanish)�2005-2008
Joseph Shively (Music)�2005-2008

TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMITTEE

New members nominated for two-year terms
Chris Clason (German) as chair�2005-2007
Elyce Cron (Education)�2005-2007
Jennifer Heisler (Communication)�2005-2007

Continuing members serving final year
Laszlo Liptak (Mathematical Sciences)
Catherine Tyler (Management)
Kasaundra Tomlin (Economics)

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE INSTRUCTION

New members nominated for three-year terms
Michael Smith (Linguistics)�2005-2008
1 vacancy (School of Health Sciences --2005-2008

Continuing members
Kristine Condic (Library) --2003-2006
Darrin Hanna (Engineering) --2004-2006
Babette Benken (Education)�2004-2007
Nivedita Mukherji (Economics)�2004-2007
Barbara Penprase (Nursing)�2004-2007

F. Good and Welfare

G. Adjournment


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