OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Faculty Senate Office
Corvallis, Oregon
97331
Social Science 107
(754-4344)
2/26/85
REPORT~ TO THE FACULTY SENATE
March 7, 1985
Agenda
for the Senate Meeting:
Thursday, March 7, 3:00 p.m., Gilbert
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The Agenda for the March 7 Senate meeting will inlcude the reports
and other items of business listed below.
To be approved are the Minutes
of the February Senate meeting, as published in the Staff Newsletter
Appendix.
A.
Reports
1.
from the Faculty
Association
of Oregon Faculties
(AOF)
- Mark Nelson
This report from Mark Nelson, Public Affairs Counsel, has been
rescheduled.
It was cancelled in February because of inclement
weather.
2.
Report from NCAA Representative
- Jack Davis
Professor Davis, who is the OSU representative to the NCAA, and
currently serving as President of the NCAA, will present an
annual report to the Senate.
This report is a customary practice which occurs annually and at any other time as needed.
B.
Reports
1.
from the Executive
Travel Task Force
Committee
(OSSHE)
(p . 2)
The Executive Committee has appointed an Ad Hoc Committee
comprised of Eleen Baumann (Chrm), Ed McDowell, and Rod Frakes
to represent Faculty viewpoints in consulting with Gary Powell,
Chrm. of the Task Force; and administrators involved in the
proposal.
Attached is a letter to Vice President Parsons informing him
of that action.
IncluueClln the letter 1S a recommendation from
the Executive Committee to the Senate, asking that any decision
on selection of a travel agent be delayed until the Senate has
had time to review the options (see text of the Resolution).
2.
Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Meeting
President Cameron will report on actions of the Board, including
its discussion of Summer Term and Academic Sick Leave ~egulations.
C.
Reports
from the Executive
D.
~ew Business
Office
2.
Oregon
Office of the
Faculty Senate
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February
M E M 0 RAN
25, 1985
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To:
T. Parsons,
Vice President
for Administration
From:
Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate
Ron Cameron, Senate President
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Subject:
(OSSHE) Travel Task Force
The Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, at its meeting on
February 5, appointed a three person Ad Hoc Committee to represent to the Task Force the interest of Faculty.
The Chairman
of that Ad Hoc Committee is Eleen Baumann (Sociology), who has
made contact with Gary Powell, the Task Force Chairman.
The Executive Committee, at its regular meeting on February 19,
1985, voted unanimously to recommend to the Senate that it endorse~
the following Resolution:
"The Faculty Senate recommends that the Administrati on
and the Task Force delay until at least May 15, 1985 any
decision on selection of a travel agency for the OSSHE,
to allow the Senate time to review the reports and information and to study the options in order to make a recommendation to the Administration or the Task Force."
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We are aware that the date of the Senate meeting at which this
recommendation will be discussed follows the deadline for receiving proposals (bids). For that reason, we are alerting you
to the above action and the potential Senate endorsement of the
Resolution.
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