MEMO FROM: Peter Gilkey[1]
MEMO TO: Gwen Steigelman, Paul
van Donkelaar
MEMO CC: David Frohnmayer,
Melinda Grier, Frances Dyke, Jim Bean
MEMO RE: Veto of Senate or
Assembly Actions
MEMO RE: 18 May 2009
Dear Gwen and
Paul:
As you probably
know, I took an active part in archiving and digitializing the assembly
records. The word ÒvetoÓ is rare in Senate and Assembly html documents. I
logged in to the Senate And Assembly accounts this morning and did a search of
all html documents containing the character string. All but one of the
references to ÒvetoÓ are either in documents that Frank Stahl has provided to
the senate or are related to the charter. I did a similar search of the records
and, again, the only record I turned up referred to the action taken by Miles
Brand. I had a vague recollection that President Frohnmayer had vetoed a
resolution concerning the arena project sometime in 2003/4 a resolution
concerning the arena project but I could find no record of that having taken
place.
All but one
reference to ÒvetoÓ were structural in nature and referred to the possibility
of a veto – references from the charter, from the IMD, and from materials
provided by Frank Stahl. The one substantive veto that seems to have taken
place was an action taken by President Miles Brand:
"COLLEGE HIGH" COURSES
The FAC received a letter from the Academic Standards Committee asking it to
looking into the problem of "College High" courses. Background
information given to the FAC included the following. College High courses award
college credit for course work completed in high school and taught by high
school teachers, but "overseen" by a college. These courses carry
college credit. Prompted by problems encountered with students who had been
given College High credit for Writing 121, college algebra and first year
languages, but inadequately prepared for taking a second year course at the
University, the Assembly unanimously passed on February 3, 1993 the following
motion: "College credit earned on a high school campus prior to graduation
from high school may be validated for transfer credit only by demonstrating
proficiency as determined by the respective university department."
Following this decision the University encountered a public relations uproar
from both community colleges, high school and OSSHE. The major criticism was
that the University was blocking articulation. OSSHE wants a seamless
transition from high school to college, and for us to have a common policy with
OSU. In response, former President Brand effectively gave this legislation a
pocket veto. In a memo dated August 5, 1993 to Community College Presidents,
OSSHE, and High School and Community College counselors, Jim Buch, Director
Admissions, stated that the College High legislation was indefinitely
postponed.[2]
There are many references to this
action in the record. But this is the only recorded veto I could find. Many of
the older records are in digital form only and could not be searched of course.
But as far as I can tell, there has been only one veto of Senate or Assembly
Legislation in the past 50 years.
Search results from the senate web page
SenateCharter.html:
of veto, subject to review by the Chancellor. In rare instances the President
has vetoed legislation. The President customarily appears before the University
Senate or the Assembly to explain the reasons for the veto. The President
dirsen012/13Feb02minutes.html:he will veto the a large number of bills that were passed during the session,
dirsen012/13Feb02minutes.html:vetoed by the governor) and the budget the governor was proposing in terms of
dirsen012/13Mar02minutes.html:the governor announced an additional budget cut while vetoing $80 million
dirsen023/14May03minutes.html:of the pending bills and that other relevant items could be passed or vetoed.
dirsen089/31Oct08Stahl.html:
faculty or faculties of the institution and shall have the right of veto over their
decisions or those of the representative body, subject to review by the
Chancellor. The President shall define the scope of authority of faculties,
councils, committees, and officers, subject to review by the Chancellor, when
not otherwise specifically defined by Board policy or established in the
internal governance statement.</i></span></p>
dirsen089/FS14May09.html:<html>
because IMDs grant the President the power to veto actions of the Senate, subject to review by the
dirsen089/FS17May09.html:<html>
institution and shall have the right of veto over their decisions or those of
Presidential vetoes.Senate) reaches a decision to which the President is opposed, he/she may veto
<p>Request vs Direct : A President never has to veto a Request. He/she may
Directive. If he/she does not want to comply with the Directive, he/she must veto it, and the Chancellor will then
presidential veto power.
dirsen989/SenateCharter.html:
dirsen990/SenateCharterold.html
dirsen990/US9900-15c.html:of veto, subject to review by the Chancellor. In rare instances the President
has vetoed legislation. The President customarily appears before the University
Senate or the Assembly to explain the reasons for the veto. The President
dirsen990/US9900-15cold.html:
of veto, subject to review by the Chancellor. In rare instances the President
has vetoed legislation. The President customarily appears before the University
Senate or the Assembly to explain the reasons for the veto. The President
dirsen/FAC-Rep-945.html:Brand effectively gave this legislation a pocket veto. In a memo dated
dirsen/SenateHistory.html:
The President of the University can veto ASUO legislation, and incidental
the faculty of his/her institution and has the right of veto over their
:has vetoed legislation, and even more rarely has the President failed to veto. The President has the right to define the scope of authority of faculties,
dirsen990/dirextra/ExerptSenateCharter.html:
of veto, subject to review by the Chancellor. In rare instances the
has vetoed legislation. The President customarily appears before the University
Senate or the Assembly to explain the reasons for the veto. The President
ASSEMBLY WEBSITE
Assembly1965-1966ALL.html:veto over actions of the faculty, and stated that he would consider the possibility of such action
Assembly1976-1977ALL.html:Its decisions will be binding unless vetoed by the Dean of the College.
Assembly1976-1977ALL.html:vetoed by the Dean of the College. It will decide which programs are to be offered by the staff of the Coordinator, by contract with a department or other unit of the University, or by a grant to a department, faculty group, or student group. The programs may include, but are not limited to, differentiated classes for different cultural perspectives, skills development, tutoring, advising, counseling, establishment of ethnic student centers, recruitment of minority students, advocacy for minority students, needs assessment, faculty research, and curriculum pluralization. The Council will act as the search committee in filling the position of Coordinator.<BR>
Assembly1976-1977ALL.html:decisions will be binding unless vetoed by the Dean of the College.
Assembly1981-1982ALL.html:<p>I am not suggesting that the Library be given the right to veto proposals,
Assembly1987-1988ALL.html:felt that the matter was best handled within higher education, he vetoed
Assembly1987-1988ALL.html:become necessary for the President to 'íveto" the motion if funding becomes
Assembly1990-1991ALL.html:<p>President Brand said that the President does have the right to veto
Assembly1990-1991ALL.html:legislation and that if he did exercise the veto he would explain to the
Sept27_95_minutes.html:legislation a pocket veto. In a memo dated August 5, 1993 to Community
dir56/Sept27_95_minutes.html:legislation a pocket veto. In a memo dated August 5, 1993 to Community
dirA7980/Assembly1981-1982ALL.html:<p>I am not suggesting that the Library be given the right to veto proposals,
dirassembly/A27Sep95.html:legislation a pocket veto. In a memo dated August 5, 1993 to Community
dirassembly/A27Sept95.html:legislation a pocket veto. In a memo dated August 5, 1993 to Community
dirassembly/A3May95.html:Assembly may veto any legislation by a vote of at least one third of the
dirSF/dirExtra/IMD1.123.html:faculty or faculties of the institution and shall have the right of veto
dirSF/dirExtra/SenateCharter28April09.html:
of veto, subject to review by the Chancellor. In rare instances the President
has vetoed legislation. The President customarily appears before the University
Senate or the Assembly to explain the reasons for the veto.
The President