A PDF of the agenda can be found here.

  1. WELCOME AND COMMENTS FROM THE FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT
  1. OSU PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH UPDATE
    Mike Bailey, OSU Board of Trustees faculty member, will provide a brief update on the OSU presidential search.
  1. STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS 
    OSU President Edward J. Ray will present his State of the University Address titled ‘Challenges, Changes and Opportunities’.
  1. DISCUSSION ITEMS
  1. eSET Update
    Bradley Boovy, Devon Quick and Robin Pappas from the Advancement of Teaching Committee, will provide an updated report of the eSET effort.
  2. The Baccalaureate Core in a New Decade
    Faculty Senate President Mina Carson will outline the steps planned this fall to gather thoughts from the university community in order to begin a Baccalaureate Core revision process.
  1. INFORMATION ITEMS
  1. 2019 Faculty Senate Meetings
    Please reserve the following dates for Faculty Senate meetings for the remainder of 2019; check the monthly agenda to determine the location. All meetings are scheduled to begin at 3:00 PM: November 14 and December 12.
  1. Remote Participation in Faculty Senate Meetings
    To participate in Faculty Senate meetings via Zoom, log in to https://oregonstate.zoom.us beginning at 2:50 PM on the day of the Senate meeting. Join the meeting by entering the meeting number, 633 654 204. 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 experience problems logging in during the meeting, please contact Vickie Nunnemaker at [email protected].
  1. Faculty Conversations with President Ray
    In an ongoing effort to improve communication lines between the faculty and administration, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee is sponsoring Fall term small group conversations with President Ray and faculty (academic, research and professional). Each conversation will be facilitated by a Faculty Senate Executive Committee member and will consist of up to 12 faculty. This is an opportunity for the President to hear what faculty are thinking and experiencing; faculty are encouraged to speak freely.

If you wish to participate, please access the registration form at https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d1dZY5kYTYv4iDb to register for these sessions: October 24, 9:00-10:30 or November 4 from10:00-11:30. Session requests will be honored on a first come, first serve basis.

  1. Candidate Nominations for Faculty Senate President-Elect and Executive Committee and Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Elections
    Faculty are encouraged to suggest colleagues whom they believe are knowledgeable about the university and would well represent OSU Faculty. Faculty may also nominate themselves. Please forward candidate suggestions for any of the below positions by Noon on October 24 to Vickie Nunnemaker at [email protected] who will determine their eligibility. When responding, please insert ‘Candidate’ in the Subject line so your nomination may be easily searched.
    • President-Elect – Candidates must have been an OSU Faculty Senator
    • Interinstitutional Faculty Senate Senator – Candidates need not have been an OSU Faculty Senator
    • Executive Committee – Candidates must now be an OSU Faculty Senate Senator, or have been an OSU Faculty Senator
  1. Faculty Senate Elections – Faculty with Split Appointments
    According to the Faculty Senate Bylaws, non-tenured faculty who have split appointments between two apportionment units may choose with which unit they wish to be apportioned for Faculty Senate purposes. For example, if a faculty member has a split appointment between Agricultural Sciences and Science, they may choose one or the other (FTE will not be split between apportionment units). This choice will determine Faculty Senate representation. Faculty not indicating where they wish to be apportioned will be placed in an apportionment unit at the discretion of the Faculty Senate Office.

No later than Noon on October 22, please complete and submit the survey at http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7Uwv4rKAOEAe5Pn to indicate with which apportionment unit you wish to be affiliated.

Tenured faculty will be apportioned in their tenure unit, with the exception of the following apportionment units: off-campus Extension, OSU-Cascades and Hatfield Marine Science Center.

  1. Declining Senator Election
    All currently employed academic, research and professional faculty, regardless of FTE, are eligible to be elected to a Senator position and represent faculty in their respective Faculty Senate apportionment unit. However, Executive Levels 1, 2 and 3 (dean or above) are excluded from being elected, as are Senators who are completing two consecutive three-year terms or faculty on LWOP.

If you wish to decline to have your name placed on the Senator Nomination Ballot, no later than Noon on October 22 please complete and submit the survey at http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iT2qvutDWDvRat. Faculty must decline each year.

  1. Vacancies
    Please notify the Faculty Senate Office if a sabbatical, leave or retirement will prevent completion of your term as either a Faculty 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.
  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.

 

 

 

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