Oakland University Senate
17 January 2008
Oakland Center Gold Rooms
3:10 p.m.
Agenda
Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering Committee
A. Informational Items
1. Update on ad hoc committee to study new program approval process - Mr. Severson
2. Update on First Year Experience - Ms. Awbrey
3. Summer Calendar - Ms. Snyder, Mr. Shablin
B. Roll Call
Approval of the minutes of 15 November 2007
C. Old Business
None
D. New Business
1. Motion from the Steering Committee to approve changes in the membership of the General Education Committee. (Mr. Murphy)
MOVED that the membership of the General Education Committee consist of the following:
Nine faculty members, one of whom shall be chair, and one student; ex officio and non-voting: the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, a representative from the Advising Steering Committee, the Registrar or designee, and the Director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment or designee.
Comment: This would add the Director of OIRA or designee as a permanent, non-voting member. The OIRA director has been assisting the GEC informally for years, advising on assessment and enrollment issues. Because of the complex and changing assessment issues that the GEC works on, an OIRA representative is a logical and necessary addition to the permanent composition of the GEC.
First reading: debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
2. Motion from the Steering Committee to recommend approval of changes to the undergraduate degree requirements for second degree students. (Ms. Bhargava)
MOVED that a student who has completed an undergraduate degree at a regionally accredited institution (including Oakland University) is not required to complete Oakland University's general education requirements for the second bachelor's degree. A student who has completed a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an international university will have his or her transcript evaluated to determine what general education courses at OU will be required.
Comment: The current policy mandates that a student seeking a second undergraduate degree at Oakland complete the general education requirements - essentially requiring these students to repeat a general education program. Because of the intense, and in some cases unique, nature of OU's general education requirement, this requirement adds significantly to the burden of second-degree students and likely serves as a deterrent to some students who might return to pursue a second undergraduate degree.
First reading: debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
3. Procedural motion from the Steering Committee to staff senate standing committees: (Ms. Williams)
MOVED that the persons below be appointed to the committee designated:
SENATE STEERING COMMITTEE
Mary Mittelstaedt (SON) - Winter 2008 (replace Jay Meehan)
ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE
Pat Piskulich (CAS - Political Science) - Winter 2008-2009 (replace Madelyn Kissock)
Chris Clason (CAS - Modern Languages & Literatures) - Winter 2008 (replace Fran Meuser)
GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Youngjoo Kim (SEHS) - Winter 2008-2009 (replace Marilyn Mouradjian)
SENATE PLANNING REVIEW COMMITTEE
Richard Rozek (SHS) - Chair, Winter 2008
Jim Serocki (SBA) - Winter 2008 (replace Mary Stein)
UCUI
Harvey Qu (CAS - Mathematics) - Winter 2008-2009
Procedural motion: debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote.
E. Good and Welfare
NOTE: Current vacancies on standing committees:
General Education Committee - 1 vacancy through 2009
UCUI - 1 vacancy Arts and Humanities, 1 vacancy Social Sciences - through 2010
posted 1/16/08