Meeting of the University of Oregon University Senate
Wednesday 02 December 2009
Thompson room (220 HEDCO Building) Time 1500-1700
Agenda

1. 15:00 Call to order
2. 15:05 Approval of the minutes of previous meetings:
3. State of the University
   • 15:10 Richard Lariviere (UO President)
   • 15:25 Robin H Holmes (Student Affairs) -- see PDF file.
4. Reports
   • 15:40 Report by Colin Miller (Director of Design and Editing Services) concerning the possibility of the UO going paperless for the UO general catalog and the Law School catalog (see SenateCatalogHistory.pdf and SenateCatalogTimeline Going paperless.pdf)
   • 15:50 Fall Curriculum Report
5. 16:00 Announcements and communications from the floor
   • Report by Paul van Donkelaar (Faculty Governance Committee).
   • Memo 18 November 2009 Report from Dave Frohnmayer to George Pernsteiner re a document The Coming Crisis in College Completion: Oregon's Challenge and a Proposal for First Steps.
   • Notice of motion for US09/10-11 (sponsored by Zachary Stark-MacMillan - deals with the Riverfront Research Park - for action at the 13 January 2009 UO Senate meeting).
   • Action on US09/10-6 Motion concerning nominations for Senate Vice Presidency is postponed until 13 January 2010
   • Action on US09/10-7 -- Motion concerning increasing access to public records (Bill Harbaugh) is postponed until February 2010.
   • The Senate President is consulting with the FAC, the OAC, the NTTF Committee, and others about holding a town hall meeting 150 Columbia 1530-1700 Friday 15 January 2010 on issues concerning unionization.
   • 16:08 Other brief announcements
6. Unfinished Business. NONE.
7. New Business
   • 16:10 US09/10-9 -- Motion concerning accountability metrics related to possible new governance model/relation with the State.
   • 16:20 US09/10-10 -- Motion to create a Senate Task force concerning the implementation of US08/9-8
   • 16:30 John Bonine (see Email on shared governance)
   • 16:40 Other new business
8. Adjournment