Oakland University Senate

Third Meeting

19 January 2006
Elliott Hall Auditorium
3:10 p.m.

Agenda

Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering Committee

A. Informational Item
Creation of a Task Force to examine Class Scheduling Modules -- Mr. Moudgil

B. Roll Call

Approval of minutes of 17 November meeting.

C. Old Business

Motion to amend Senate rules of operation for the election of members to the Steering Committee. (Ms. Stein)

MOVED that the Senate rules of operation be amended so that elections of members to the Steering Committee are not included under the provisions of recorded votes. In particular, such elections in cases for which there are more nominees than positions to be filled shall be by anonymous paper ballots.

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

D. New Business

1. Motion from the Steering Committee to recommend approval of a Master�s program in Safety Management. (Mr. Tracy)

MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and Board of Trustees approval of a program leading to the Master of Science in Safety Management.

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

Comment:  (A) The proposal.  (B) Graduate Council approval memo.

2. Motion from the Steering Committee to recommend approval of a the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree program. (Ms. Mittelstaedt)

MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and Board of Trustees approval of a program leading to the Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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

Comment: (A)  The proposal.  (B) Graduate Council's Questions.  (c) Graduate Council approval memo.

3. Procedural motion from the Steering Committee to staff a Senate standing committee. (Mr. Lepkowski)

MOVED that the person listed below be appointed to the committee designated:

ACADEMIC COMPUTING COMMITTEE:
Subramaniam Ganesan (Computer Science & Engineering) -- 2005-2007

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE
Charles Marks (School of Health Sciences) --2005-2008

BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE
John Krauss (School of Health Sciences) --Winter, 2006 (replacement for Austin Murphy)

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


E. Good and Welfare


posted 1/16/06