Meeting of the University Senate May 14, 2008

Columbia 150, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

 

Agenda

Call to Order

 

3:00      1.  Approval of the minutes from April 9, 2008

 

3:05      2.  State of the University

 

2.1  Remarks from University President Dave Frohnmayer

 

3:20      2.2 Diversity Plan update – Provost Brady and Vice President for Institutional Equity

       and Diversity Charles Martinez

 

3:45      3.  Standing and Special Committee Reports

 

            3.1  Committee on Committees – Senate Vice President Paul van Donkelaar

                   (recommendations for 2008-2010/11 committee appointments, and the Westling

       Award recipient)

 

3:50      3.2  Senate Budget Committee – Chair Marie Vitulli, Mathematics

 

4:05      3.3  Preliminary Spring 2008 Curriculum Report – Chair Paul Engelking, Chemistry

 

4:15      3.4  Academic Requirements Committee – Chair Jim Imamura, Physics ( motion to confer

       degrees)

 

4:20      3.5  Ad Hoc Committee on Scholarly Publishing – University Library Committee Chair

       Dev Sinha, Mathematics (Motion US07/08-20 to endorse report and implement

       recommendations). See also Report of the UO Senate task force on academic freedom and scholarly publishing (5 May 2008).

 

4:30      4.  Announcements and communications from the floor

 

4:35      5.  New Business

 

            5.1  Motion US 07/08-19  to amend US07/08-7 with explanatory text regarding use of on-

       line student course evaluations, especially as they relate to faculty reviews – Joint

       Senate-Academic Affairs Committee on On-Line Course Evaluation Implementation

       Chair Paul van Donkelaar, Human Physiology

 

4:45      5.2  Resolution US07/08-21 to request the immediate release of $125 million

       appropriated by the legislature for state agency salary increases. (P. Gilkey)

 

4:50      5.3  Motion US07/08-22 to make technical changes to the enabling legislation to reflect

      recent changes in membership (P. Gilkey)

 

4:55      5.2  Notice of motions – motions to clarify the powers of the University Senate and

       University Assembly – Frank Stahl, Biology emeritus

 

5:00      Adjournment

 

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