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FACULTY SENATE AGENDA
Thursday, March 4, 1999
3:00-5:00 PM
Construction & Engineering Hall
LaSells Stewart Center
The agenda for the March Senate meeting will include the reports and other items of business listed below. To be approved are the minutes of the February Senate meeting, as published and distributed to Senators.
A. ACTION ITEMS

Library Resolution (p. 1-3)
Henry Sayre, Information Services Ad Hoc Committee Chair, will present a resolution supporting increased funding for the Valley Library.

B. SPECIAL REPORTS

1. Intercollegiate Athletics
Mitch Barnhart will report on the NCAA meeting and provide an update of Athletic activities.

2. Legislative Update
Kevin McCann will present an update on legislative issues.

C. INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Committee Interest Forms
Committee interest forms will be distributed mid-March and due back in the Faculty Senate Office April 9. Faculty Senate committee/council members are selected from those who respond to the Committee Interest Form. Please consider volunteering for committees. Standing Rules for each committee can be found at http://osu.orst.edu/dept/senate/comm.htm.

2. IFS, AOF, AAUP Joint Meeting
The joint meeting of IFS, AOF and AAUP will be held May 8 in the CH2M HILL Alumni Center. Details will be available at a later date.

3. Faculty Senate Bylaws
The Bylaws and Nominations Committee is currently reviewing the Faculty Senate Bylaws and will be recommending changes to the Senate. If you would like them to review a particular section, please contact Tony Wilcox, Chair, at 7-2643 by March 12.

4. Baccalaureate Core
A survey from the Baccalaureate Core Committee regarding the Baccalaureate Core and DPD courses will be distributed to all academic faculty and advisors during the week of March 1. If you do not receive a copy of this survey, please contact the Faculty Senate Office at 737-4344.

5. OSU CONNECT 1999 – September 22 through September 26
Plans are underway for an exciting OSU CONNECT (New Student Orientation) program, and we want you to be involved! As you are aware, one of the most important transition times for students is during the first week they are on campus. At this time, students become exposed to OSU's values and expectations as a community of scholars, begin to create meaningful ties with other students and with faculty, and begin to feel a part of the OSU community. Thus, a student's successful first-year experience begins with a successful OSU CONNECT program.

In order to create a coordinated OSU CONNECTprogram, we are soliciting proposals from any unit or program who wants to be part of this exciting event. A Request For Proposals (RFP) package for new or existing programs that orient students to OSU will be available at the Senate meeting. If you are already sponsoring an orientation activity that you would like to take place during this time (September 22 through September 26) and be included in scheduling and marketing, you will need to submit a proposal for this activity. New programs and activities are also welcome. Think creatively! Activities might include workshops, sharing your research work, tour of facilities, academic activities for new majors, community service project, etc. Proposals (1-2 pages) are dueon Monday, March 8. Proposals will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the Beaver Orientation Team. Only programs approved through the RFP process will be included in OSU CONNECT scheduling and marketing. If you would like an RFP package prior to the Faculty Senate meeting or have questions, contact Jennifer Kuzeppa (737-0582). Thank you for supporting OSU CONNECT.

D. REPORT FROM AND DIALOG WITH THE PROVOST

Roy Arnold, Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

E. REPORT FROM AND DIALOG WITH THE FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT

President Ken WIlliamson

F. 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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Library Resolution

Draft

Whereas, Oregon State University's Valley Library has been "underfunded for many years," as President Risser acknowledged in addressing the Faculty Senate in February 1998; and

Whereas, the average level of funding at peer institutions is approximately 3% of total expenditures, while the OSU library is currently funded at 2.14% of total expenditures, and

Whereas, the average real dollars expended by peer institutions is $17,030,754, while OSU library's expenditures are currently $6,972,417; and

Whereas, in order to achieve Association of Research Libraries (ARL) status, which is befitting a Carnegie Research I University and is an important compenent in the University's goal of achieving Tier One status, the library must be adequately funded:

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT:

The faculty of Oregon State University supports increasing the funding of the Valley Library and recommends that the University commit to increasing the percent of expenditures dedicated to the library this year to approximately $7,950,000 (an increase of approximately 0.3%) and then annually at a constant rate each year for the next three biennia, to attain a level of at least 4% of total expenditures by the year 2004- 2005.

                          
                       TABLE I - Library Expenditures,
                               FY 1992/93- FY 1997/98

                        Total library expenditures              % of total university
                                            ($)                             expenditures
FY 1992/93                      8,800,000                               2.75
FY 1993/94                      7,468,773                               2.26
FY 1994/95                      7,622,798                               2.23
FY 1995/96                      5,557,981                               1.52
FY 1996/97                      4,395,998                               1.17
FY 1997/98                      6,972,417                               2.14
(Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Finance Surveys)


                                             
               TABLE II - OSU library in relation to comparator
                  Institutions (plus UO)[all are ARL institutions]

                                         Total $                      % of total expenditures
Purdue U                        $28,216,304                             4.34%
U of Arizona                    $20,474,648                             3.08%
N Carolina St U               $17,210,320                             3.11%
UC Davis                        $17,038,000                             1.97%
Peer Average                  $17,030,754                             2.97%
Michigan State U            $13,482,218                             1.79%
Iowa State U                   $13,076,791                             2.77%
University of Oregon         $12,067,240                             5.2%
Colorado St U                  $ 9,717,000                             3.72%
OSU                               $ 6,972,417                             2.14%
(Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Finance Surveys)


          TABLE III - OSU acquisitions for FY 1996/97
                    compared to ARL institutions
                      [ARL rank in parentheses]

                            Net vols. added         Monographs purchased
U Washington            113,271 (17)                 46,896 (20)
U of Iowa                   71,060 (41)                   49,435 (18)
U of Oregon               51,617 (66)                   28,658 (53)
U of Oklahoma           36,126 (92)                   21,228 (68)
U of Guelph               27,859 (108)                  n/a
OSU                         17,439                          12,113
(Source: ARL Statistics)



                   TABLE IV - OSU acquisitions for FY 1996/97
                       compared to other non-ARL libraries

                         Net vols. added                    Monographs purchased
Texas A&M                80,526                                  33,307
U New Mexico            82,620                                  26,929
*NC State                   78,287                                  38,974
U of S. Carolina           64,364                                  40,044
OSU                           17,439                                  12,113
(Source: ARL Statistics)
*Comparator Institution

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