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UNIVERSITY of OREGON ASSEMBLY

2 March 1994 Minutes

The meeting was called to order by President Myles Brand on March 2, 1994, at 3:06 p.m. in Room 177 Lawrence. The minutes of the February 2, 1994, meeting of the University Assembly were approved.

OLD BUSINESS

Mr. Paul Engelking, chair of the Assembly Committee on Multicultural Curriculum which had been charged to report to the assembly at its March 1994 meeting, read the ACMC report. That report, which is a permanent part of these minutes, is available electronically on the university's Gopher server in the DuckScoop, Administration, Provost Office folders, and has been distributed by campus mail to all voting members of the University Assembly.

Following the presentation of the report, Mr. Engelking and other ACMC members clarified the report by making the following points as they responded to questions:

*ACMC members assumed that the report called for no new faculty because courses in the multicultural areas are already targeted for growth.

*ACMC members had as their goal integration of the curriculum, and felt the proposal would lead to curriculum integration.

*Ideas in the report were a response to concerns expressed by faculty and students.

At the conclusion of the discussion, Mr. John Orbell, ACMC member, commented on the committee's process. He credited Mr. Engelking for making it "remarkable, one of goodwill, listening, and adjusting," adding that "Paul deserves our gratitude. " The assembly responded with applause.

University Senate President Davison Soper recalled the divisiveness of the multicultural debate of the previous year as he introduced motions thanking ACMC and directing it to draft specific legislation for consideration at the assembly's April meeting. Discussion on Senator Soper's proposals included a move by Mr. Richard Stein, English, to require the University Senate and the Undergraduate Education Policy Coordinating Council to consider ACMC legislation before it goes to the University Assembly. Mr. Boren, UEPCC chair, indicated that pressures of other work would make it impossible for UEPCC to deal with the legislation in a timely manner. As he referred to the "incredible amount of work" ACMC had put into its report, Provost Norman Wessells supported Ms. Sandra Morgen, sociology, who expressed concern that, if it went to the University Senate, the legislation would not get to the assembly before the close of the academic year.

After Mr. Stein's motion to require ACMC to report first to the University Senate failed bv a voice vote. the University Assembly adopted the following motion without dissent:

The University Assembly thanks the Assembly Committee on Multicultural Curriculum for its diligent work and directs the committee to draft specific legislation implementing its proposal ~n time for the legislation to be brought to the assemblv at its April meeting.

University Senate President Davison Soper then made another motion which was seconded by Ms. Susan Plass, International Affairs:

Whereas it is important that the report of the Assembly Committee on Multicultural Curriculum receive widespread and thoughtful consideration by the members of the assembly before a full debate in the assembly itself. therefore be it resolved 11 that the University Assembly encourages academic departments and student groups to hold meetings to discuss the contents of the reports: 2! that these groups are encouraged to communicate the result of their discussions. including an overall assessment of the proposal and including points in the proposal that meet with particular approval or disapproval. to Mr. Paul Engelking. chair of the Assembly Committee on Multicultural Curriculum: 31 that the Assembly Committee on Multicultural Curriculum conduct. as soon as reasonably possible. a meeting at which the opinion on the proposal of any member of the university community may be heard.

The motion was adopted bv voice vote with no audible dissent.

ADJOURNMENT

Before the meeting adjourned, President Brand responded to a request from Ms. Patricia Gwartney-Gibbs, sociology, by announcing that the minutes of the University Senate and the University Assembly will be made available electronically on Gopher.

The business of the meeting having concluded, the meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m.

Nancie Fadeley Acting Secretary
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