The Senate is an all-university governance body whose membership includes administrative officers, students and faculty members elected for two year terms to represent their academic units. The Vice President for Academic Affairs is its presiding officer. It serves as a legislative forum that meets monthly during the academic year. The Senate recommends new degree programs to the president and the board and must approve the constitutions of colleges and schools. It determines academic policies and provides opportunity for public deliberation on issues of importance to the university.  Contact the OU Senate via email at senate@oakland.edu.

SENATE COMMITTEE VACANCIES MEMORANDUM  — 2012

2011-2013 (view previous years' minutes in the archive)
Meeting Dates, Agendas and Minutes	Time	Location
Sept. 22, 2011 —  Agenda / Minutes	3:10 p.m.	OC Banquet Room B
Oct. 13, 2011	Cancelled.	KL - 4th floor
Nov. 10,  2011  — Agenda  / Minutes	3:10 p.m.	KL - 4th floor
Dec. 15, 2011	Cancelled	OC - Banquet Room B
Jan. 12, 2012 — Agenda / Minutes	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
Feb. 16, 2012 — Agenda / Minutes	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
Mar. 8, 2012 — Agenda / Minutes	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
Apr. 19, 2012 — Agenda / Minutes	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
May 10, 2012  —  Agenda / Minutes	3:10 p.m.	OC - Gold Rooms B-C
Sept. 13, 2012 — Agenda	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
Oct. 18, 2012 — Agenda	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
Nov. 15, 2012 — Agenda	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
Dec. 13, 2012 — Agenda	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
Jan. 17, 2013 — Agenda	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
Feb. 14, 2013 — Agenda	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
Mar. 21, 2013 — Agenda	3:10 p.m.	OC - Banquet Room B
Apr. 11, 2013 — Agenda	3:10 p.m.	OC - Gold Rooms B-C