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OflFice of the Faculty Senate
C~o~r~va11is,Oregon 97331
Memorial Union 205
7/5/79
REPORTS TO THE FACULTY SENATE
SPECIAL MEE"'ING, July 10, 1979
A
Agenda for the Senate Mee ing to be held
Tuesday, July 10, 3:BO p.m., Withycambe
101
Thrr
Executive Committee has c lled a Special Meeting of the Senate for
the purpose of bringing the f culty up-to-date on the latest actions
of the LegisZature and to aft rd Senators an opportunity to make whatev r recommendations
that seel appropriate on the several items listed
be ow.
1.
Faculty
Economic
Welf re Connnittee
The FEWC is studying
salaries and staff be
port for the Senate.
dations that seem app
2.
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B.
C.
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from the ExecutivE
Committ4:e
Committee AppointmE:mt~
a. Faculty Reviews & Appeals CommittE~e
A vacancy has beer created on t he Faculty Reviews & Appeals
Committee by the esignation of G ..J. Masi1ionis.
The
Executive CommittE e r-ecommends that Ruth Stiehl, Education,
be appointed to tlat vacancy for a three-year appointment
beginning July 1, 1979 and extending until June 3D, 1982.
b.
2.
he actions of the Leg Ls lature regarding
efits and will have an up-to-date reThe Connnittee will make any recommenopriate at this tirn~.
Associated Oregon Fac 1ties
- Robert Becker
The AOF has worked c1( se1y with all the agencies which shape
policies for the facu ties of higher education and will give
a report of its perce tions of final Legislative actions.
Other
Reports
1.
- Fred Obermiller
Other Committees
Committee appointrents and chair designates for the Senate's
committees for thE 1980-81 year are almost complete.
A
completed Roster" ill be issued aar l.y in Fall Term.
Report on PAC-lO Meet ·,ng in Tucson
- Leo Parks
President 'Wilkins ancilpresident-Elect: Parks recently participated in the first me ting of the PAC··10 Faculty Leaders Conference hosted by the University of Arizona.
A report on the
meeti.ng and plans for the future will be presented by Dr. Parks.
Reports from the Executiv
Office
1. Chan es in Add, Dro , Withdrawal Regulations
Attached is a Report :Bram the Executive Office which responds
to 'recommendations from the Senate (8E~eMinutes of May 10, 1979,
Motion
79-359-6,
p.
xxxi.)
regarding
charrge s in
dates
for
add-
ing, dropping, or withdrawing from courses and changing from/
to SID grading.
Senate responses to this document would be
appropriate.
Proposed Cha ~ges - AR 11, 12, 13) l:3a
(Changes from c~rrent ARts are unierlined)
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11 a.
Retain in present form.
11 b.
Retain in present form.
11 c. A student may add a cours ~ anytime during the f irs t five days of classes,
depending on the nature 0 the course and the aVdi1abi1ity of space by
notifying (obtaining sign ture) the appropriate department of his or her
intention. From the sixt ~
throu~ the ~=nth ~
of classes, permission
(signature) of the instru tor is required in add'ition to department notification. Thereafter, co rses may not be added.
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11 d.
1 e.
(should be changed to 11
(should be changed to 11 .) A student may drop a course without responsibil ity for grades throu h the tenth s@y 2.f c1a~;ses of any term. The
student must notify the a propriate department by obtaining a signature
in the departmental offic.
After the tenth~
of ,classes courses may
not be dropped.
11 f.
(should be changed to 11
r
Retain in present form.
12 a.
b.
I
.) Retain in present form.
.) Retain in present form,
After consultation with h s or her academic adviser, a student may withdraw from a course with a W grade after the ~tentt}.
~ of classes and through
the end of the fifth week of classes. In each case the student must notify
the appropriate departmen by obtaining a si9nature in the departmental
office. One copy of the igned form is retained by the department and the
other by the student as e idence tha't he or she has officially w+thdrewn
from the course. After l~ fifth .week of ~11sses, students are expected
to complete the program a tempted and \~i11receive letter grades (~, ~, f,
Q, f, I, 1, ~, Q, f.., tJJ i..!:. all courses .i!!. :~1ich enrolled unless they
officially withdraw from ~ university.
12 c.
Retain in present form.
13 a.
Retain in present form.
13 b.
Withdrawal from the unive Isity prior to the l)eginning of Final Week will
resul t in the grade of W being recorded for each course for which the
student is registered.
13 c.
Retain in present form.
18
a.
(lb) A student normally elects the option S-U at the time of registration. The election df S-U grading shall be indicated on the
Offi~ial Registratio~ Card. Changes either to or from S-U grading
will be permitted through the end of the fifth week of any term.