Oakland University Senate
17 April 2008
Oakland Center Gold Rooms
3:10 p.m.
Agenda
Respectfully submitted by Virinder Moudgil for the Steering Committee
A. Informational Items
1. Provost's updates -- Mr. Moudgil
2. Department of Rhetoric and Writing -- Mr. Sudol
B. Roll Call
C. Approval of minutes of 20 March 2008
D. Old Business
1. Motion from the Steering Committee to recommend approval of Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering. (Mr. Polis)
MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and Board of Trustees approval of a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Second reading: debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: A copy of the proposal and supporting documentation is available via this link.
2. Motion from the Steering Committee to recommend approval of a new major program in Japanese. (Mr. Severson)
MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and Board of Trustees approval of a new major program in Japanese Language and Literature.
Second reading: debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: A copy of the proposal and supporting documentation is available via this link.
E. New Business
1. Motion from the Steering Committee to recommend approval of a new major and minor in Writing and Rhetoric. (Ms. Mittelstaedt)
MOVED that the Senate recommend to the President and Board of Trustees approval of a new major program in Rhetoric and Writing.
First reading: debatable, amendable, but not eligible for final vote at this meeting.
Comment: A copy of the proposal and supporting documentation is available via this link.
2. Motion from the Steering Committee to support the resolution from the Student Academic Support Committee for the 2009 summer semester calendar. (Mr. Murphy)
MOVED that the Senate supports the resolution from the Student Academic Support Committee for the 2009 summer semester calendar.
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. Bhargava)
MOVED that the persons listed below be appointed to Senate standing committees and that the persons so designated be appointed as chair.
Procedural motion: debatable, amendable, and eligible for final vote.
Senate Standing Committees -- Faculty Appointments
Academic Computing Committee
Subramanian Ganesan (SECS) -- 2007-2009 Chair
Anne Becker (CAS) -- 2007-2009
Laila Guessous (SECS) -- 2007-2009
Gary Moore (SON) -- 2007-2009
Kasaundra Tomlin (SBA) -- 2008-2009
Ram Orzach (SBA) -- 2008-2010
Yang Xia (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Ji-Eun Lee (SEHS) -- 2008-2010
Patricia Wren (SHS) -- 2008-2010
Academic Conduct Committee
Mike Latcha (SECS) -- 2007-2009 Chair
Kasia Kietlinska (CAS) -- 2007-2009
Charlie McGlothlin (SHS) -- 2007-2009
Estela Moreno-Mazzoli (CAS) -- 2007-2009
Barbara Penprase (SON) -- 2007-2009
Dan Ring (Library) -- 2007-2009
Rachel Smydra (CAS) -- 2007-2009
Stephanie Vallie (SON) -- 2007-2009
Sumit Dinda (SHS) -- 2008-2010
Tricia Juettemeyer (KL) -- 2008-2010
Cynthia Miree-Coppin (SBA) -- 2008-2010
Eric LaRock (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Elysa White (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Lunjin Lu (SECS) -- 2008-2010
Frederick Hoffman (SBA) -- 2008-2010
Academic Standing and Honors Committee
Eddie Cheng (CAS) -- 2007-2009 Chair
Laszlo Liptak (CAS) -- 2007-2009
Mohammad-Reza Siadat (SECS) -- 2008-2010
Youngjoo Kim (SEHS) -- 2008-2010
Xia Wang (SECS) -- 2008-2010
Assessment Committee
Carrie Motyka (SON) -- 2008-2011 Chair, Fall 2008
Shannan McNair (SEHS) -- 2006-2009 (at-large) Chair, Winter 2009
Pat Piskulich (CAS) -- Winter 2008-2009
Keyu Li (SECS) -- 2006-2009
Beth Kraemer (KL) -- 2006-2009
Ghassan Saed (CAS) -- 2007-2010
Sadi Bazaz (SBA) -- Winter 2008-2009
Eileen Johnson (SEHS) -- 2007-2010
Robert Van Til (SECS) -- 2006-2009 (at-large)
Fran Meuser (CAS) -- 2008-2011
Carrie Motyka (SON) -- 2008-2011
Aaron Bird (SHA) -- 2008-2011
Athletics Committee
Robby Stewart (CAS) -- Faculty Athletics Representative and Chair
Karl Majeske (SBA) -- 2006-2009
Caroline Jumel (CAS) -- 2006-2009
Ken Mitton (ERI) -- 2007-2010
Erica Ruegg (SEHS) -- 2008-2011
Budget Review Committee
John Krauss (SHS) -- 2006-2009
Barbara Mabee (CAS) -- 2006-2009
Shravan Chintala (ERI) -- 2007-2010
Gwendolyn McMillon (SEHS) -- 2007-2010
Balaji Rajagopalan (SBA) -- 2008-2011
Anne Mitchell (SON) -- 2008-2011
Campus Development and Environment Committee
Wanda Reygaert (SHS) -- 2007-2009 Chair
William Cramer (KL) -- 2007-2009
Mark Isken (SBA) -- 2007-2009
Rich Stamps (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Fay Hansen (CAS) -- 2008-2010
General Education Committee
Cathie Breidenbach (CAS) -- 2007-2009
Shawn Lombardo (KL) -- 2007-2009
Youngjoo Kim (SEHS) -- Winter 2008-2009
Henry Aigbedo (SBA) -- 2008-2009
Marshall Kitchens (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Stacey Hahn (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Deb McGinnis (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Wanda Gibson-Scipio (SON) -- 2008-2010
Anandi Sahu (SBA) -- 2008-2010
Honorary Degree Committee
Chair: Vice President for Academic Affairs designee: Tamara Machmut-Jhashi
Shravan Chintala (ERI) -- 2006-2009
Anahid Kulwicki (SON) -- 2007-2010
Greg Giberson (CAS) -- 2007-2009
Mike Polis (SECS) -- 2007-2010
Mary Zeppelin (SEHS) -- 2008-2011
Aldona Pobutsky (CAS) -- 2008-2011
Library Committee
Shannon Flumerfelt (SEHS) -- 2007-2009 Chair
Rebecca Gaydos (CAS) -- 2007-2009
Tricia Juttemeyer (KL) -- 2007-2009
Karen Markel (SBA) -- 2007-2009
Anne Switzer (KL) -- 2008-2009
John Finke (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Barb Oakley (SECS) -- 2008-2010
Laura Pittiglio (SON) -- 2008-2010
Vagner Whitehead (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Sara Maher (SHS) -- 2008-2010
Mariela Gunn (KL) -- 2008-2010
Planning Review Committee
Mary Stein (SEHS) -- 2006-2009 Chair
Ingrid Rieger (CAS) -- Winter 2007-2009
Gautum Singh (SECS) -- 2007-2010
Mukesh Bhargava (SBA) -- 2007-2010
Frances Jackson (SON) -- 2008-2011
George Stoffan (CAS) -- 2008-2011
Research Committee
Paul Kubicek (CAS) -- 2007-2009 Chair
Lynne Williams (SHS) -- 2007-2009
Vince Khapoya (CAS) -- 2007-2009
Laila Guessous (SECS) -- 2007-2009
Eileen Johnson (SEHS) -- 2007-2009
Vijay Sugumaran (SBA) -- 2008-2010
Tom Pedroni (SEHS) -- 2008-2010
Xiangqun Zeng (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Student Academic Support Committee
Joel Russell (CAS) -- 2007-2010 Chair
Anne Switzer (KL) -- 2006-2009
Peg Roytek (SEHS) -- 2006-2009
Buck Dillon (SBA) -- 2007-2010
Suha Kridli (SON) -- 2008-2011
Derek Hastings (CAS) -- 2008-2011
Teaching and Learning Committee
Mike MacDonald (SEHS) -- 2007-2009 Chair
Austin Murphy (SBA) -- 2007-2009
Pavlo Bosyy (CAS) -- 2007-2009
Debatosh Debnath (SECS) -- 2008-2010
Jennifer Law-Sullivan (CAS) -- 2008-2010
Sunwoo Shin (SEHS) -- 2008-2010
University Committee on Undergraduate Instruction
Chair: Susan Awbrey, Senior Associate Provost
Howard Qu (CAS-natural sciences) -- Winter 2008-2009
Millie Merz (KL) -- 2006-2009
Timothy Larrabee (SEHS) -- 2006-2009
Charlie McGlothlin (SHS) -- 2006-2009
Kieran Mathieson (SBA) -- 2007-2010
Darlene Schott-Baer (SON) -- 2007-2010
David Dulio (CAS -- social sciences) -- Winter 2008-2010
Michael Mitchell (CAS arts/humanities) -- 2008-2011
Jia Li (SECS) -- 2008-2011
F. Good and Welfare
Note: There are two senate committee vacancies:
Library Committee -- CAS representative 2008-2010
UCUI -- CAS languages -- 2008-2010
posted 4/15/2008