Meeting of the University Senate

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Columbia 150, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

 

AGENDA

 

 

3:00      Call to order

 

3:05      1. Approval of the minutes of the April 11, 2007 meeting

           

1.1 Remarks from spring term Senate President W. Andrew Marcus

 

3:10      2. State of the University

 

2.1 Remarks from President Dave Frohnmayer

 

3:15      2.2 Remarks from Provost Linda Brady

 

3:20      3. Reports

 

3.1 Senate Budget Committee – Chair, David Frank ( Salary Comparison Data)

 

3:30      3.2 OUS Advisory Committee on Retirement Plan Changes – Larry

                   Dann

 

3:40      3.3 Academic Excellence Committee – Chair, Nathan Tublitz (see Goals)

 

3:50      3.4 Joint Senate/Academic Affairs Committee on Course Evaluations – Priscilla Southwell (Report)

 

4:00     3.5 Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Annual Report – Chair, Jim Isenberg

 

4:10      3.6 Spring 2007 Preliminary Curriculum Report – Paul Engelking, Chair,

Committee on Courses

 

4:18      4. Announcements and Communications from the Floor

 

4:20      5. New Business

 

5.1 Motion to confer degrees – Ken Calhoon, Chair, Academic Requirements Committee

 

4:22      5.2 Motion to Recommend 2007-08 Committee Appointments – Gordon Sayre, Chair, Committee on Committees

 

4:25     5.3 Motion US06/07-15 on methods and procedures for awarding degrees to persons who were ordered evacuated to internment camps in 1942 – Peter Gilkey

 

4:45      5.4 Motion US06/07-14 on scheduling restrictions for football games during weekdays and final exams period – Nathan Tulbitz 

 

5:00      Adjournment

 

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