Thursday, January 9, 2020 ~ 3:00-5:00 PM
LaSells Stewart Center – Construction & Engineering Hall

New Senator Orientation
1:00-2:45 PM
Agriculture Production Room ~ LaSells Stewart Center

 

  1. INSTALLATION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
    Installation of President Dwaine Plaza; President-Elect Selina Heppell; new Executive Committee members: David Bernell, Justin Fleming, Kate MacTavish, Erika McCalpine and Shannon Riggs; Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Senators McKenzie Huber and Susan Shaw; and newly elected Faculty Senators.
  1. ACTION ITEMS  
    1. Approval of Parliamentarian
      Approval of Michael Beachley as Faculty Senate Parliamentarian.
  1. Approval of Minutes
  1. Curricular Proposals
    Michele Swift, Curriculum Council co-chair, will present for approval the following proposals:
    • Engineering Science #102102 – New Degree Program Proposal
      • PDF
      • Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee and Curriculum Council.
    • Instructional Design #101468 – New Graduate Certificate Program Proposal
      • PDF
      • Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee, Graduate Council and Curriculum Council.
    • Outdoor Products #102419 – New Degree Program Proposal (undergraduate)
      • PDF
      • Approved by Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee and Curriculum Council.
  1. SPECIAL REPORTS
    1. ASOSU Student Issues
      Rachel Josephson, ASOSU President, will outline student issues of which faculty should be aware.
  1. Recap of Pac-12 Academic Leaders Coalition
    President Dwaine Plaza will recap the Pac-12 Academic Leaders Coalition conference held in Boulder, Colorado last November.
  1. Baccalaureate Core Issues
    President Dwaine Plaza and Immediate Past President Mina Carson will facilitate a discussion of issues related to the Baccalaureate Core. Several Baccalaureate Core Listening Sessions were held during Fall 2019 and resulted in emerging themes.
  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].
  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: 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