REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON March 5, 1980

ANNOUNCEMENTS'

IRA LEE Memorial Robert Vagner presented a memorial for Mr. Ira D. Lee who died on January 3, 1980. Mr. Lee served as a faculty member in the School of Music from 1950 until his death. The text of this memorial is inclUded in these minutes on page 5.

Alice Henson Ernst Memorial Mr. John Sherwood presented a memorial for Mrs. Alice Henson Ernst who died February 9, 1980. She served as a member of the University of Oregon facUlty from 1924 until her retirement in 1952. She was 99 years old at the time of her death. The text of this memorial is included on page 6 of these minutes.

Mr. John Sherwood moved that the two memorials be entered in the permanent record of these minutes and that copies be sent to the families. In keeping with tradition of the Assembly, the Chairman asked that the members stand for a moment of silent tribute.

GOVERNOR's LETTER The Chairman recognized the Secretary of the Faculty to read a letter from Governor Atiyeh in response to a resolution that was passed at the January meeting of this Assembly concerning faculty salaries.

Certification of winter term graduates. 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 March 7, 1980, Commencement Exercises, the degrees for which they have completed all requirements."

The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.

University Senate: Hr. Richard Littman gave the following announcement: "In order to expedite consideration of motions and related matters, the University Senate requests that makers of motions prepare a brief paper dealing with the motion. Distributed to senators at least a week before the meeting at which it will be taken up, the paper should indicate the back- ground and aims of the motion and what alternative measures and formulations have been considered. "At present, the only knowledge that senators usually have about proposed items is the notice itself. As a result, a lot of time is taken up by inquiries and discussion about the intent and langUage that a brief , expository paper would make unnecessary. "This proposal is the result of a review by the Senate's Ad Hoc Committee on Self-Assessment that was asked to study the Senate and its procedures. A brief report of this committee's work is to be found in the latest edition :of Inside Oregon, March 3, 1980. During the coming year the Assembly may expect proposals submitted directly by the Senate or by individual senators on some of the issues raised in the Ad Hoc Committee's report."

Chairman's remarks: Provost Olum told the Assembly that President Boyd was absent due to a long-standing commitment to give the keynote address to the Western College Association meeting in San Diego. He also commented on a number of issues of interest to the Assembly. These include:

(1) the Library has been moved to top priority for capital construction at the University. This represents a change that the President, on the advice the Faculty Advisory Council made after receiving recommendations on priorities submitted by the Campus Planning Committee. This does not change the previously approved plans for the addition to Architecture and Allied Arts.
(2) The top priority for program improvement is library acquisitions. President Boyd has written to the Chancellor of the need for improving the University Library and pointed out the importance of the State's major library as a resource to the entire state.
(3) There have been additional funds made available to the Library, borrowed from next year's resources, in the amount of $37,000, to replace funds required to continue journal acquisitions which have risen in price by 27 per cent over the past year.
(4) Vice President Simic has put the library high in his priorities and is seeking outside funding to add to library resources.
(5) Finally, Vice President Olum announced the appointment of the new University Librarian, Mr. George Shipman of the University of Tennessee.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

ROTC The Provost stated that the ROTC motion, which was interrupted by adjournment in February, would proceed from the point of adjournment to the extent possible. Mr. McConnaughy was recognized to re-state his arguments in favor of the motion. Following Mr. McConnaughy and comments by four other members of the Assembly, Mr. John Sherwood moved the previous question. The motion to close debate was seconded, put to a vote and carried. Mr. McConnaughy's motion was put to a vote and defeated, 45 for, 87 against.

Academic standards committee: Mr. Stanley Greenfield moved as follows: "1. That the word sixth in section (8) of the legislation of June 10, 1970, on the grading system, which reads ~A student may change his/her grade option throUgh the sixth week of any term . This change will then be binding upon both the student and instructor' be changed to read seventh ; and that the word eighth in the legislation of September 23, 1970, concerning the withdrawal date, which reads ~A student may withdraw from a course by filing the appropriate form with the Registrar prior to the end of the eighth week-of the term' be changed to seventh. i'2. That the figUre 90 in Mr. Patton's amendment to the legislation of June 10, 1970, on the- grading system, which reads ~A minimum of 90 hours must be earned _ on a pass-differentiated basis, of which a minimum of 45 hours must be carried in residence. be changed to 125."

Following a second, the Secretary of the Senate reported the vote on this motion was 36 in favor, none against, 3 abstaining, 9 absent. The Senate reporter, Ms. Marilyn Farwell, reported the Senate debate after which the motion was put to a vote and passed.

Course Evaluations: Mr. Roland Bartel moved as follows: "Whereas students have requested more information about courses than is available in the general Catalog,; the University-Assembly resolves that all departments, schools, and colleges must make available on request in their offices the following information aboUt their courses: 1) The kind of information about courses contained in The Guide published by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon for the winter term of 1980, namely, textbooks, class format, average class size, average weekly readings, prereqUisites, and the basis for grading; 2) Syllabi, if available; 3) Sample examination questions, if available; 4) Other duplicated material prepared by the instructor that might help students evaluate the course; and 5) With the instructor's written consent, tabulated summaries of student evaluation of courses. This resolution does not require departments, schools, and colleges to bear the cost of duplicating the above material for distribution or pUblication."

Following a second the Secretary of the University Senate reported the Senate vote on this issue as 32 in favor, one against, and five abstentions. Following Mr. Bartel's explanation of the motion, Mr. Robert Hurwitz moved to amend in the first sentence of the motion to read "and colleges must make available on reqUest of individual stUdents in their offices the following information about specific courses. . ." The motion then was seconded, put to a vote and carried. Mr. Jack Bennett moved to amend by inserting after the word 'offices' the phrase and in the Office of Academic Advising. The motion to amend was seconded, put to a vote and defeated. Mr. John Beebe moved that the motion be amended by excluding courses being offered for the first time or courses that had fewer than 30 students the last time offered. The motion to amend was seconded, pUt to a vote and defeated. The main motion as amended was put to a vote and carried. The legislation as adopted: "Whereas students have requested more information aboUt coUrses than is available in the General Catalog, the University Assembly resolves that all departments, schools, and colleges must make available on request of individual students in their offices the following information about specific courses:

• "1) The kind of information about courses contained in The Guide published by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon for the winter term of 1980, namely, textbooks, class format, average class size, average weekly readings, prereqUisites, and the basis for grading;
• "2) Syllabi, if available;
• "3) Sample examination questions, if available;
• "4) Other duplicated material prepared by the instructor that might help students evaluate the coUrse; and
• "5) With the instrUctor's written consent, tabulated summaries of student evalUation of courses.

New Business

Grading Policy Mr. Pau1 Holbo gave the following notice of motion: It is moved that the following sentence be added to the second paragraph on Grading Policy, as described in the minutes of the meeting of December 7, 1979: Any recording of a grade point average (GPA) may not exceed 4.00.

Student Conduct Committee Vernon Barkhurst gave the following notice of motion: ''The student CondUct Committee will make a motion to revise Section IV, 671-21-085 of the Code of Student Conduct to read as follows: 'If the student admits to the academic dishonesty incident, the faculty member may enter a grade, Up to and including a failing grade, for the entire exercise in which the incident arose. The incident may also be referred to the Coordinator of Student Conduct if, in the judgment of the faculty member, disciplinary action is warranted. The student may appeal the grade entered, for the exercise, to the faculty member's department head and, ultimately, to the dean of the college or school in which the incident originated'."

University Senate: Mr. George Struble gave the following notice of motion: ''The Secretary of the Senate shall declare a Senate position vacant if a Senate member is absent from three consecutive Senate meetings, unless the member has verified to the Secretary of the Senate his or her plans to participate fully in the Senate in the future.'

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business the meeting adjoUrned at 1705.

Marshall Wattles Secretary of the Faculty