Faculty Senate

FACULTY SENATE AGENDA

Thursday, May 2, 2002
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Construction & Engineering Hall
LaSells Stewart Center

1. Category I Proposal
   
   Mike Quinn, Curriculum Council Chair, will present for approval a Category I Proposal for a B.S. in Outdoor Recreation Leadership and Tourism.

1. Financial Reporting
   
   Beth Barker, Director of Business Affairs, will report on advances in financial reporting at OSU.
   
   OSU 2007
   
   There will be reports from each of the OSU 2007 Core Planning Teams:
   Rebecca Sanderson - Student Experience
   Nancy Rosenberger - Curricular Issues
   - Institutional and Unit Management
   Rich Holdren - Scholarship, Research and Creativity
   
   International Issues Group
   
   Irma Delson, International Issues Group member, will report on activities, the charge and membership.
   
   
2. Professional Faculty Issues Group
   
   Tony Wilcox, Professional Faculty Issues Group Chair, will update the Senate on activities of the group and invite participation. (NOTE: Please see the first Information Item below for additional information.)
   

C. INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Professional Faculty Issues Group Survey
   
   All Professional Faculty are invited and encouraged to complete a survey being conducted by the Professional Faculty Issues Group. The survey is designed to identify the key issues of concern to the professional faculty. The survey is being conducted through May 7, and can be found on the web at: http://oregonstate.edu/osu2007/profacultysurvey/.
   
   OSU Promotion and Tenure Guidelines and Procedures Brownbag
   
   On May 14 from noon-1:00 p.m. in the MU Leadership Center the procedures for both promotion and tenure will be discussed. From 1:00-2:00 the focus of the conversation will be on the definition and assessment of scholarship. All faculty are invited to attend and ask questions about the processes and procedures. The session will be of particular interest to tenure-track faculty, faculty who are seeking a promotion, deans, department heads, and members of unit promotion and tenure committees. Beverages and cookies will be provided. The session is jointly sponsored by the Faculty Senate Promotion and Tenure Committee, Academic Affairs, and the Critical Issues Project, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and will be available via a live webcast at: http://instruct.orst.edu/smi/live/. The Leadership Center is located on the 1st floor at the east end of the MU across from the MUPC Office.
   
   
2. Commencement 2002
   Ushers are very important for a well-run commencement program; would you be able to help this year? The OSU Commencement has a very high reputation and the team of ushers has contributed significantly to the success of the event. OSU Commencement ceremonies will be Sunday, June 16th with the graduate ceremony from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. and the undergraduate ceremony from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.; both ceremonies will be in Reser Stadium.
   
   Changes have been planned for this year that should make ushering easier for volunteers. Security personnel are expected to be hired for the "difficult" areas including keeping guests out of the aisles where graduates process, requesting people to remain seated to prevent blocking the view of others and to move people in and out of a designated photography section. This will allow volunteer ushers an opportunity to better assist the friends and families of the graduates.
   
   If you will be able to help with Commencement this year, please contact Joan Sandeno at Joan.Sandeno@orst.edu and indicate your campus e-mail and/or telephone number, as well as whether you are available for the morning or afternoon ceremony, both, or "as needed" and which of the following areas you prefer to assist with:
   
   
   • Public Relations/Information to those waiting in line prior to the gates opening Assist special needs guests from carts or elevators to their seats Take tickets Hand out programs
   • As needed
     

Tim White, Provost & Executive Vice President

President Nancy Rosenberger