Meeting of the University Senate

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

180 PLC, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

 

Agenda

 

3:00      Call to Order

 

3:05      1. Approval of minutes from the October 10, 2007 meeting

 

3:10      2. State of the University

           

2.1 Remarks from President Dave Frohnmayer regarding the Arena project

 

3:35      3. Reports

 

3.1 Annual Report on Patriot Act Subpoenas – Melinda Grier, UO General

Counsel

 

3:40      3.2 Annual Report from the Faculty Athletic Representative to the NCAA – Jim

O’Fallon, Law School

 

3:45      4. Announcements and communications from the floor

 

4.1 Address from Marie Vitulli, President of the Association of Oregon Faculties

 

3:55      5. New business

           

            5.1 Motion US 07/08-6 – regarding the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art reporting

            relationship – Sherwin Simmons, art history

 

4:10      5.2 Motion US 07/08-5 – regarding eligibility of career non-tenure related faculty

(NTTF) for University Senate and elected university committees/councils

membership – Senate Vice President Paul van Donkelaar, human physiology

 

4:25      5.3 Motion US 07/08-7 – regarding revising the required questions on Course

Evaluations forms – Bertram Malle, psychology, and Joint Senate/Academic

Affairs Ad Hoc Committee on Student Evaluations

 

4:55      5.4 Notice of Motion US 07/08-8 – regarding the reduction in the ORP employer

contribution rate for Tier 3 employees – Senator David Levin, mathematics

 

5:00      Adjournment

 

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