Thursday, February 13, 2020 ~ 3:00-5:00 PM
LaSells Stewart Center – Construction & Engineering Hall

 

  1. ACTION ITEMS  
    1. Approval of Minutes  
  1. Academic Regulations Revisions 
    Linda Bruslind, Academic Regulations Committee chair, will present for approval proposed revisions to Academic Regulations.
  1. Baccalaureate Core Double Listed Courses
    McKenzie Huber and Rorie Spill Solberg, Baccalaureate Core Committee members, will present for approval a proposed double listed courses policy.
  1. Abolishment of Faculty Senate Committees 
    President Plaza will present for approval proposed abolishment of the Bylaws and Nominations Committee and Committee on Committees.
  1. SPECIAL REPORTS
    1. Proposed Undergraduate Admissions Policy Changes
      Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Jon Boeckenstedt and Provost Ed Feser will be present to discuss the EM proposal to make Oregon State test optional for freshman applicants starting with the Fall of 2021.
  1. Advancement of Teaching Committee Updates
    Robin Pappas, Advancement of Teaching Committee chair, will present an overview of AOT activities, including engagement plans for the Quality Teaching framework and the process to pilot evidence-based instruments to potentially replace eSET.
  1. 2020 Undergraduate Student Success Summit  
    Alix Gitelman, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, will present information related to the upcoming Student Success Summit.
  1. Shared Governance Document Revision Task Force 
    President Plaza will present the revised Shared Governance document.
  1. Ad Hoc Committee on the OSU Carbon Commitment Update  
    Jon Dorbolo, Ad Hoc Committee on the OSU Carbon Commitment chair, will present the 2019 annual report and an update of the committee’s activities. Members of the committee will be present to answer questions.
  1. INFORMATION ITEMS
    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] or Caitlin Calascibetta at [email protected].
  1. Small Group Sessions with President Ray
    President Ray and the Faculty Senate Executive Committee will continue the long-standing tradition of sponsoring small group faculty (academic, research, and professional) conversations. Each conversation will be facilitated by a Faculty Senate Executive Committee member and will consist of up to 12 faculty. These conversations provide the President with an opportunity to receive candid feedback from faculty and an occasion for idea and information exchange. You may register online to attend the scheduled sessions:

Wednesday, March 11 – 2:30-4:00 PM
Monday, April 6 – 3:00-4:30 PM

  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. 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: 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. REPORT FROM THE FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT
    Dwaine Plaza
  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