Agenda for the UO Senate Meeting Wednesday 14 November 2007

Meeting of the University Senate

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

180 PLC, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Agenda

3:00 Call to Order
3:05 1. Approval of minutes from the November 14, 2007 meeting
3:10 2. State of the University

2.1 Update on University of Oregon programs in Portland programs - Senior Vice President and Provost Linda Brady

3:30 3. Reports

3.1 Progress report on Senate Budget Committee Sub-committee on Arena Financing - John Chalmers, LCB
3:45 3.2 Fall 2007 Preliminary Curriculum Report - Paul Engelking, Chair, Committee on Courses

3:55 4. Announcements and communications from the floor

4.1 Charge and appointment of Joint Senate/Academic Affairs Ad-Hoc Committee on On-line Course Evaluations Implementation
4.2 Interinstitutional Faculty Senate representative needed for Jan 2008 - Dec 2010 term

4:10 5. New Business

5.1 Motion US 07/08 - 3 To abolish certain University standing committees and change the names of other University standing committees - Peter Gilkey, mathematics
4:20 5.2 Motion US 07/08 - 2 To enable the University Senate to call a meeting of the University Assembly with full legislative authority - Franklin Stahl, emeritus biology
4:45 5.3 Resolution US 07/08 - 8 Concerning the reduction in the ORP employer contribution rate for Tier 3 employees - Senator David Levin, mathematics.
4:55 5.4 Notice of Motion -- Concerning the financing of the proposed basketball arena - Senator Nathan Tublitz, Biology

5:00 Adjournment

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