Thursday, December 12, 2019 ~ 3:00-5:00 PM
LaSells Stewart Center – Construction & Engineering Hall

 

  1. REPORT FROM AND DIALOG WITH THE FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT
    Mina Carson
  1. ELECTION RESULTS
    President Mina Carson will announce the results of the President-Elect, Interinstitutional Faculty Senate and Executive Committee elections.
  1. ACTION ITEMS
  1. Executive Committee Run-off Election
    If necessary, a run-off ballot will be distributed during the meeting to determine a tie for Executive Committee; biographical sketches for the Executive Committee candidates are online. Voting will take place during the meeting by Senators, proxies and ex-officio members who are present in the meeting room.
        Continuing Executive Committee members and their apportionment units are:
           Bill Bogley – Science, Selina Heppell – Agricultural Sciences and Jane Waite – Associated Faculty. Additionally, Goran Jovanovic, Engineering, will join the Executive Committee as the senior Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Senator.
  1. Curricular Proposals
    Michele Swift, Curriculum Council co-chair, will present for approval the following proposals:
    • Master’s Degree in History, MA/MS Options #104974 – New Degree Program Proposal
    • Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee, Graduate Council and Curriculum Council
    • Creative Writing #106904 – New Degree Program Proposal
      • PDF
      • Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee and Curriculum Council
    • Molecular and Cellular Biology, MS, PhD #107612 – Suspension of an Academic Program
      • PDF
      • Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee, Graduate Council and Curriculum Council
  2. Approval of Minutes
  1. SPECIAL REPORTS
  1. Faculty Consultative Group Recap
    Faculty Senate President Mina Carson will recap the recent Faculty Consultative Group effort related to 4-H and Extension.
  1. OSU Board of Trustees Recap
    Mike Bailey, OSU Board of Trustees Faculty Member, will recap the October OSU Board of Trustees meeting.
  1. Outreach and Engagement Update
    Interim Vice Provost for the Division of University Outreach and Engagement and Director of the OSU Extension Service Anita Azarenko will inform the Faculty Senate of changes in the Division of Outreach and Engagement.
  1. INTERINSTITUTIONAL FACULTY SENATE REPORT
    Dwaine Plaza, past OSU IFS Senator, will recap the November IFS meeting hosted by OHSU.
  1.   INFORMATION ITEMS
  1. OSU Presidential Search
    The OSU Board of Trustees will hold a special board meeting on Friday, December 13 at 10AM in the MU Horizon Room to consider appointment of a presidential candidate. The candidate will be publicly introduced during the meeting, which will be live-streamed at https://live.oregonstate.edu/. If appointed, the candidate will succeed President Ed Ray, who announced in March that he will step down on June 30, 2020 after 17 years of service as OSU’s 14th president, and will join OSU’s teaching faculty.
         Following the board meeting, trustees will host a reception in the Memorial Union Main Lounge from 10:45 to noon to welcome the president-elect. The reception is open to the public.
  1. Retiring Senators
    Thank you for participating in shared governance by representing your colleagues on the Faculty Senate. Your participation and engagement in discussions during meetings are greatly appreciated.
         If you are unsure when your term ends, please refer to the Faculty Senate membership list at https://senate.oregonstate.edu/current-year-membership.
  1. Remote Participation in Faculty Senate Meetings
    To participate remotely in Faculty Senate meetings, log in to https://senate.oregonstate.edu/remote-instructions beginning at 2:50 PM on the day of the Senate meeting, and then login with your ONID credentials to the Faculty Senate Chat Room. Senators and proxies must log in with their real names so that attendance can be accurately reflected; if you are a proxy, please indicate the Senator you are representing. If you are asked for a meeting number, insert 633 654 204. If you experience problems logging in during the meeting, please contact Vickie Nunnemaker at [email protected].
  1. Vacancies
    Please notify the Faculty Senate Office if a sabbatical, leave or retirement will prevent completion of your term as either a Senator or Faculty Senate committee/council member. If you are away more than one term, exclusive of summer term, a replacement is required. This information will assist us in identifying a replacement. Senators and committee/council members immediately continuing on a 1039-hour appointment may retain their position as long as the temporary appointment continues or until the end of their appointed/elected term, whichever comes first.
         If you are unsure when your Senator or committee/council term ends, you may contact the Faculty Senate Office at [email protected]. Please include your name, unit and indicate whether you are inquiring about a Senator term or indicate the name of the committee/council on which you are serving.
  1. New Senator Orientation
    The New Senator Orientation will be held January 9 from 1:00-2:45. If you are a continuing Senator, but were unable to attend the orientation when you were elected, please contact Caitlin Caliscibetta ([email protected]) if you would like to attend the upcoming session, and please reference ‘New Senator Orientation’ in the Subject line of the message.
  1. 2020 Faculty Senate Meetings
    Please reserve the following dates for Faculty Senate meetings for the remainder of the academic year; check the monthly agenda to determine the location. All meetings are scheduled to begin at 3:00 PM: January 9, February 13, March 12, April 9, May 14 and June 11.
    As a reminder, Senators are responsible for finding a proxy to represent them when unable to attend. Additionally, Senators and proxies may participate remotely by following the instructions at https://senate.oregonstate.edu/remote-instructions.
  1. NEW BUSINESS

 

IN ORDER TO PROPERLY RECORD MINUTES OF THE SENATE MEETING,
ALL SENATORS ARE REMINDED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES
AND THEIR SENATE AFFILIATION WHEN RISING TO SPEAK.

 

Please recycle printed agendas