REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON December 5, 1979

Mr. Robert Berdahl was recognized and requested that the minutes be corrected as follows: On pace 1, under MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENTS FOR B.S. DEGREE, line 14 should read:

• ii) Satisfactory completion of three of the following courses in the departments of Mathematics and/or Computer and Information Science: Math 101, 102, 115 (does NOT count toward the requirement for students who take 101 and 102), 15O, 151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 190, 191, 192, 201, 202, 203, 207, 20B, 209, 231, 232, 233; Computer Science 133, 201, 202, 203. Students majoring in Elementary Education may count Math 121, 122, 123 toward the requirement also.

Certification of Fall Term Graduates. Ms. Charlene Heimbigner presented the following motion: That the faculty of the University of Oregon recommend that the Oregon State Board of Higher Education confer upon the persons whose names are included in the Official Degree List, as compiled and certified by the University Registrar after the December 7, 1979 Commencement Exercises, the degree for which they have completed all requirements." The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.

President's statement: President Boyd said that at this time he would relinquish the Chair to Vice President Olum, but before doing so he would make a brief statement concerning the plans for dealing with our computer problem. His remarks are paraphrased below:

Funding was provided as a program improvement item in the most recent budget approved by the Legislative Assembly. The initial plan called for the University to replace the present PDP-10 on an interim basis with a somewhat newer model (DcC-10 KI) for temporary use while we went on the market to replace the IBM 360-SO and the interim DEC-10 KI. This plan has been abandoned in favor of a new approach. The reason for the change is that because the KI which we had hoped to purchase turned out to be unavailable when the bids came in. We pursued the possibility of assembling another KI with the help of a Georgia vendor who deals in used equipment, but the delivery schedule was less favorable than had been hoped for and the quality concerns were unsettling. With the help of the Faculty Advisory Council and Vice Chancellor Rex Krueger, and after discussing the options with user groups, we came to the decision to abandon the original plan which called for an interim computer. Instead, the present intention is to invest a modest sum of money in repairs to the PDP-10 and to proceed immediately with a request for proposals to replace that computer and the 360-SO with new equipment as rapidly as possible. This course of action requires that we rely for several months on the present equipment and it postpones the increase in computational power which is sorely needed.

It is our expectation that we can achieve considerable reliability by a temporary .'baling wire approach to the PDP-10 and the use of a prayer wheel in conjunction with the IBM 360-SO. For running this risk we save a considerable amount of money and speed up the time when we have the long term rather than interim equipment on campus. The decision to adopt this new course was unanimously supported by the users with whom I consulted. The University will go on the market for the new equipment as rapidly as the requests for proposals can be completed. The matter of purchasing the equipment is complicated and can take considerable time, but by following this approach we will improve the reliability of our present equipment and speed up its replacement with the kind of computer we need for the long term. I assure you that I will be guided by the user group committee as each decision is made. We have every reason to be optimistic about a relatively early solution to our computer problems.

Vice President Olum assumed the Chair.

Report of the Curriculum Committee: Mr. Davison Soper presented the report of the Curriculum Committee which had previously been given limited circulation on campus. He called attention to a few editorial corrections and commented briefly about the procedures used. Mr.. Richard Littman moved on behalf of the University Senate, that the Assembly approve the report of the Curriculum Committee dated November 23, 1979, beginning on page 1 and continuing through page 23 of the document headed 'Proposed Course Changes for 1980-51'.t'

In keeping with traditional procedures, the Chairman began the process of going through the Report page by page to provide opportunities for amendments. At page 4 Mr. George Struble moved to amend the report by adding: "CS 422 Software Methodology I. Change from 4 credit hours to 3 credit hours. CS 423 Software Methodology II. Change from 4 credit hours to 3 credit hours. The motion to amend was seconded, put to a vote and passed.

Following completion of the examination of the Report, the motion to adopt was put to a vote and passed.

Environmental Studies was recognized for the following announcement: "On behalf of the Environmental Studies Committee I invite you, the faculty, to an open faculty student forum tomorrow, Thursday, December 6 at 3:30 pm-. in the EMU, room will be posted, to consider a proposed degree program in Environmental Studies. The Committee welcomes comments and suggestions about environmental studies prior to presenting these proposals to the Council of Deans, the Faculty Advisory Council and to the University Assembly."

Teacher Education Committee. The Chairman recognized Mr. John Sherwood. Mr. Sherwood stated that the motion he had intended to offer at this meeting would not be made; he further stated that at the appropriate time he would seek the floor to give a notice of motion.

Degree Requirements: Mr. Robert Berdahl gave the following motion: "1. That students in the professional schools and colleges be required to take 12 courses, three in each of the three groups, and three additional group-satisfyinq courses; and that 6 of the 12 courses are to comprise two clusters of three related one-term courses outside the major department. "2. That students in the College of Arts and Sciences be required to take 18 courses, six in each of the three groups; and that 9 of the 18 courses are to comprise three clusters of three related one-term courses outside the major department. One cluster is to be drawn from each group. i'3. That each additional major completed in the College of Arts and Sciences will redUce the number of clusters required by one cluster.'.

Following a second, Mr. Richard Littman reported the vote of the Faculty Senate on this motion as 24 in favor, 14 against, one abstaining. Mr. Sam Boggs' report of the Senate was largely in terms of Mr. Berdahl's answers to questions raised at the Senate meeting.

Ms. Marliss Strange rnoved to amend by adding ''at the time of graduation" after "...major department's in each of the first two paragraphs. Following a second, Mr. Robert Lanq moved to amend the amendment by deleting the word 'department' in both instances. The motion to amend was seconded and following a brief debate, Mr. Lang asked to withdraw his motion to amend. There being no objection to withdrawing, the motion to amend the amendment was removed. After further debate the Strange amendment was put to a vote and passed, 68 yes, 61 no. Mr. Robert James moved to amend by 'voting approval to the premise of the motion and referring it to the Academic Requirements Committee for review and implementation." His motion to amend was seconded. Mr. Michael Ellis moved to amend Mr. James' motion by deleting "we approve the premise of the motion.'' Mr. Ellis' motion was put to a vote and passed. The business now being considered was referring the motion to the Academic Requirements Committee for review and implementation. Mr. Richard Noyes moved the previous question on referring. The motion to close debate on the notion to refer was put to a vote and carried. The motion to refer was put to a vote and defeated. The debate was back to the main motion as amended. Mr. Malcolm McFee moved the previous question; the motion to close debate was seconded, put to a vote and carried. The main motion as amended was put to a vote and adopted, 97 yes, S9 no.

Course evaluations: Mr. Robert James, on behalf of the Academic Requirements Committee presented the following T motion: "1) Eliminate the percentage rules. 2) Establish a grade point average that will serve as the primary reference for determining the required level of scholastic performance for both academic progress and graduation. The conventional system of A=4 grade points per credit hour, B=3, C=2, D=1, and F=0 is to be implemented. The plus or minus marks affixed to the letter grades A through D will be assigned the value of 3/10 of a grade point; the plus sign will increase the grade points given for the letter grade 0.3 per credit hour and the minus sign will decrease the grade points assigned the letter grade 0.3 per credit hour. "A minimum 2.0 G.P.A. is to be required for graduation. Work undertaken on a pass/no-pass basis is not to be used in determining the satisfactory level of academic performance unless a student accumulates more than 15 credit hours marked P!. All N grades beyond 15 credit hours (total hours N minus 15) are to be treated as credit hours graded F and computed as such in the G.P.A."

Mr. Richard Littman reported the Senate vote on this motion was 34 for, none against, and no abstentions. Following Mr. Bogcs' report for the Senate, Mr.. Jack Sanders moved to amend by deleting all after the words "to be implemented." Following debate on this issUe, Mr. John Beebe moved the previous question, motion to close debate was seconded, put to a vote and carried. Mr. Sanders' amendment was put to a vote and defeated. Mr. George Struble moved to amend by changing the second sentence of paragraph two of this motion to read: "the conventional system of A=4 grade points per credit hour, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0 and graded N=0 is to be implemented;" and the last sentence of this motion to read: "all non-graded N grades beyond 15 credit hours (total hours non- graded N minus 15) are to be treated as credit hours graded F and computed as such in the GPA. The motion to amend was put to a vote and passed. The main motion as amended was put to a vote and passed.

Course evaluations: The Chairman suggested to Mr Barton that because of the lateness of the hour and because some Assembly members are leaving he might wish to put over the motion on course evaluations to another time. Mr. Barton said he did not object to postponing his motion on evaluations.

Scholastic deficiency committee: Mr. John Beebe moved that "effective immediately the name of the scholastic Deficiency Committee will be changed to the 'Scholastic Review Committee'. There will be no change in the function or responsibilities of the committee." The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.

NEW BUSINESS

Resolution: Mr. Paul Holbo gave the following notice of motion: "In recognition that the real income of the faculties of the Colleges and Universities of the Oregon State System of Higher Education has declined by 17 per cent since 1972, and that the prospects are for a further decline of several percentage points during the current year, we, the University Assembly of the University of Oregon, urge the Chancellor, the State Board of Higher Education, the Governor, the Legislative Emergency Board and Ways and Means Committee of the 1981 Legislature to take the steps appropriate to each to remedy this situation during the last year of this and the two years of the coming biennium."

Historic Preservation: Mr. Robert Harris gave notice that at the next Assembly meeting he would offer on behalf of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts a motion to approve a major program in historic preservation. The motion is attached to these minutes on pages 6 and 7.

Teacher Education Committee: John Sherwood gave notice that the following motion would be offered at the January meeting of the Assembly: "In keeping with the standards of NCAPE, the membership of the Teacher Education Committee shall consist primarily of faculty who have professional and scholarly preparation: a majority of the membership of this unit shall be experienced in elementary or secondary teaching and have continuing experience with elementary or secondary schools, shall be significantly involved and well informed about the preparation of teachers and the problems of schools, and shall have experience in, and commitment to, the task of educating teachers for a multicultural society. Membership shall be drawn from all the schools and colleges engaged in teacher education, and no school or college shall have a majority of the faculty representatives. Students shall be appointed as provided in previous legislation.',

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1750.

Marshall Wattles Secretary of the Faculty