Appendix
Minutes of
The Faculty Senate of 0 regon
FOR ALL ACADEMIC STAFF
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Vol. 24, #26
April 11, 1985
1985 Meeting 419 - April 4, 1985
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The regular F~
meeting of the Faculty
Senate was called to order at 3:05 p.m. by
President-Elect Bob McMahon (in the absence of
President Ron Cameron) in the LaSells Stewart
Center.
The Minutes of the March 1985 meeting
were approved as published in the Staff
Newsletter AppendiX.
Reports From The Faculty:
Co-.ittee on ~ittees
Re~rt! Senator and
Committee member Dorn repo~ing for Chairman
Dane. The Committee on Committees presented tile
following recommendation for amending the
Standing Rules of the Promotion and Tenure
Committee:
(85-419-1)
"The Promotion and Tenure Commi Hee studies
statements of policY, advises on matters pertaining to promotion and tenure of faculty, and
makes recommendations to the Faculty Senate
Executive Committee.
The Committee is entitled
to observe the annual promotion and tenure pro··
cess in the Executive Office and to read the
dossiers.
The Committee shall file an annual
report with the Faculty Senate. This report will
include a summary of the previous year's promo··
tion and tenure actions.
The Committee consists
of six tenured faculty, primarily full professors, who have been granted tenure at OSU and
who reflect the diversity of the University."
Senate Membership:
Deborah J. Allen, George
Bailey, Eleen Baumann, Robert R. Becker,
J. Richard Bell, Ralph E. Berry, Robert Beschta,
Peter Bottomley, Victor Brookes, H. D. Brunk,
Dwight Bushnell, John V. Byrne (Ex-Officio),
Charles Carpenter, Kenton Chambers, Mark
Christensen, Neil W. Christensen, Carol Colley,
Robert Collins, Curtis R. Cook ; A. Morrie Craig
Robert Dale, Charles Dane, E. Julius Dasch, Joe
Davis, Gary DeLander, Harold Dorn, John Dunn,
David Eiseman, David Enfield, David Faulkenberr 'i
Francis J. Flaherty, Leslie Fuchigami, James
Funck, Wil Gamble, Ralph Garren, Louis Gordon,
Dahli Gray, Lawrence Griggs, David Hannaway,
J. Robert Hardison, Dianne Hart, Kathleen Heath
'9rtin Hellickson, Doyle Hensley, H. Warren
.rov land, Simon Johnson, W. Curtis Johnson, Haro d
Kerr, Robert Kiekel, Robert L. Krahmer, James
Krueger, James Leklem, Nancy Leman, Greg Look,
George Martin, Michael Martin, Donald E. Mattso ,
Thomas McClintock, Edward McDowell, Charles
Miller, Stanley Miller, Terry Miller, Dallice I
Mills, Al Mosley, Gary Musser, David Nicodemus
(Ex-Officio), Janet Nishihara, Eldon D. Olsen,
Mariol R. Peck, Jean Peters, Roger G. Petersen,
David Philbrick, Nancy Powell, Fred Rickson, Jo
Root, Louise Sarasohn, Thomas Savage, Henry
Sayre, Jane Siebler, Margaret Smith, Robert
StaIley, Sam Stern, Les Streit, Dorice Tentchof ,
Gary Tiedeman, Fred Tonge, R. Charles Vars,
Hollis Wickman, Robert E. Wilson, and Ron
Wrolstad.
The following are the Rules which are to be
replaced:
"The Committee on Promotion and Tenure shall
study promotion and tenure procedures and make I
recommendations for improving the entire Annual
Review process, including preparation and review
of the Promotion and Tenure recommendations.
The
Committee monitors promotion and tenure procedures at the Executive Office level. All pro~otion and tenure materials in the Executive Office
and deliberations between the President and the
Deans will be open to the Committee."
"The Executive Committee shall alert the
Committee to particular problem areas identified
by the previous Committees on Promotion and
Tenure, and ask for the Committee's recommendations.
The Committee will report, with recom~
mendations, to the Executive Committee once a
year, after the Annual Review is completed.
The
Committee consists of three Faculty members,
appointed by the Executive Committee, with the
rank of Professor, including, if possible, a
recent retiree. Terms are for one year, with one
member to be reappointed for a second year (to
serve as Chairman).
ROLL CALL: Members Not Present Were Re resente
AilroIIOWS:
Look, Berg; Wrolsta~canlan;
and
DUnn, Michael.
Members Absent were: Baumann, Bushnell,
Chambers~hrrsrensen,
N. Christensen,
Collins, Craig, Dane, Fuchigami, Hovland,
C. Johnson, G. Martin, McDowell, C. Miller,
Mosley, Philbrick, Rickson, Tonge, Vars, Wickman.
Senator Leman, CLA, moved to amend motion
85-419-1 by inserting in a "proper place" the
following: "who have been granted tenure at
OSU," (see underlined portion above in 85-419-1)
2nd (85-419-2).
Leman's amendment was adopted by
voice vote. Motion 85-419-1, as amended, was
adopted.
Guests of the Senate: John Block, Ad Hoc
commrrt~~Review
Promotion & Tenure; Robert
Michael, FEWC; Bob Frank, Athletic Director
Search Committee; and Robert V. Mrazek, Faculty
Senate Executive Committee Member.
Search Committeee U atesl
ean of Oceanography
earch Committee, John
Allen, Chairman:
Chairman Allen sent word that.
his committee has recommended four people to the
President of the Uni versi ty, that the candidates
have been on campus for interviews, and that
appointment now rests with the President.
faculty Senate Officers/Staff Present: Bob
McMahon, Senate President-Elect; Thurston Doler,
Executive Sec./ Parliamentarian; Shirley
Schroeder, Admin. Asst.
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Dean of Veterinary
available.
Search Co..tttee:
No report
Re~rts fro. the Executive Co-.iftee:
~. urtis MUmford Facuity service Award:
A subcommittee of the Executive Committee
reported to the Senate its recommendation for the
recipient of this award. President-Elect
McMahon, citing the proper legal authority,
declared the Senate to be in Executive Session to
consider the recommendation.
Following the
Committee's report, given by Chairman Jim
Krueger, the Senate adopted unanimously its
recommendation and declared Dean David B.
Nicodemus to be the 1985 recipient of the D.
Curtis Mumford Faculty Service Award.
The Award
will be presented on September 19, at the Faculty
Day Program.
Co.puter Center Director Search C~ittee:
A
member of the committee reported that there are
three finalists for the position who will be on
campus next week for interviews.
Director of Athletics Search Co•• ittee, Bob Frank
(Professor of English), Chairman:
Chairman Frank
reported that there were no significant changes
from the last report. He added, however, that
March 29, 1985, was the deadline for applications. The committee will, in the future, review
the applications, Frank reported.
Ad Hoc Co •• ittee on Conflict of Interest snd
Outside Activities:
Included in the Agenda for
the Senate's information was a letter from
President Cameron to Chancellor Davis, with
copies to Vice Chancellor Lemman and Chancellor's
Office staff members Ron Anderson and Joe
Sicotte, based on the Ad Hoc Committee's report
that listed 21 items, consisting of suggestions,
corrections, or criticisms, of the Draft Policy
which came originally from the Chancellor's
staff. The letter must be read to be
appreciated; see your Senator for a copy. The
Cameron letter's "bottom line" was a reaffirmation of OSU's current policies on "Conflict of
Interest and Outside Activities."
Faculty Econa.ic Welfare Co•• ittee, Robert
Michael, Chairman, reporting:
Michael commented
on salary data distributed to the Senate that
compared OSU/UO salaries with the "Other 19."
These data showed that Oregon Universities have
continued to lose ground in the past two years
and now have average salaries that are at about
81% of the average of the Other 19. In 1982-83,
Oregon Universities ranked about 87% of the
average, the charts disclosed.
Chairman Michael alluded to a recent publication of the Oregon Educational Coordinating
Commission (OECC) which uses different comparitors and different statistics to make its
case about Oregon salaries.
Senator Robert
Becker, Science, pointed out that this group's
tables include the PERS "pick-up" (the Retirement
contribution) in its salary figures for Oregon
institutions.
He contended that this approach is
not an accurate picture of benefits because other
institutions give various items of fringe benefits, e.g., a Social Security payment by one university administration.
Thus, the inclusion of
fringe benefits in Oregon's salary statistics
with no certainty about their inclusion in
another's gives a distorted picture.
Chairman Michael pointed out that Oregon law
specifically forbids the use of the PERS contribution in the computation of salaries except for
the computing of final salary averages for
retirement purposes.
Both Becker and Michael
were eager to get to key people in the
Legislature a rebuttal of the OECC's data.
Michael noted, further, that the OECC's data make
comparisons with 51 "Other Public 4-year
Institutions by State, all Ranks," and that OSU
salaries, including the 6% PERS pick-up, ranks
17th, the median being 25/26. Michael noted that
since these data lag two years behind current
salaries the distortion is accentuated, since no
general salary increases occurred in Oregon in
the last two years.
Chairman Michael expressed the desire to have
these data sent to key Legislators and to the
OECC as soon as possible.
Proposed "Final Class List Grede Roster:"
A new
form, which is scheduled to replace class Grade
Cards for reporting grades, was reported for the
Senate's information with the endorsement of the
Executive Committee.
All grades will be reported
on one sheet, which will originate from the
Registrar's Office.
Faculty Dsy: has been scheduled for Thursday,
September 19, 1985, in the LaSells Stewart
Center's Austin Auditorium for 8:30 a.m. A coffee hour is planned to follow the program.
"Special Admit" Students:
The Executive
Committee has asked the Undergraduate Admissions
Committee to examine the matter of "Special
Admi ts," i.e., students who do not meet regular
admission standards and who have been admitted as
special students in one of several categories.
Co•• ittee Assignaents for Faculty Senate
Co•• Iiiees/CouncIls:
The Executive Committee
will meet on Tuesday, April 16, to consider
appointments to the Senate committees and councils.
Reports f~
the Executive Office:
Dean Nicodemus reported that the University has
received a grant to finance Burlington Northern
Faculty Achievement Awards for three years at the
rate of three $2500 awards per year. The
Executive Committee had referred to the Faculty
Recognition and Awards Committee the task of
drafting Guidelines for the awards, he noted.
The criteria for nomination and application for
the awards will be published soon. The Guidelines are fairly strict and currently stipulate
that recipients must be tenured or tenure track
faculty with full-time employment; with
nomination to be based on the current year's
achievements, primarily in teaching and research.
Curriculum Council, Mike Scanlan, Chairman,
reporting:
The State Board postponed its consideration of Category I proposals until the
Legislature acts on the pending Higher Education
budget.
Therefore, action will not be taken, at
this time, on Category I items adopted by the
Senate during its November 15, 1984 meeting.
The two Entomology Minors adopted by the Senate
on November 15, 1984 were changed at the
Chancellor's Office to Category II status and
approved.
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Dean Nicodemus indicated we are going to try t
work with the Burlington Northern Foundation t
expand the criteria for next year. July 1, 19 5
is the deadline for nominations, which may be
sent to the Executive Committee.
Awards will e
presented at the 1985 Faculty Day Program.
President John Byrne noted that on the IBth of
March we brought to the campus Robert Clodius,
President of the National Association of State
Universities and Land Grant Colleges, Harold
Enarson, Special Advisor (Consultant) to WICHE,
and Charles Sturtz, Vice Chancellor for
Administrative Affairs, University of Maryland
at College Park to take a look at the administ
tive structure of the University.
These three,
the President observed, had among them over 100
years experience in University administration.
Each were asked to report individually, Which
they have done. Their reports will be examined
and their options for the management structure
the University, above the Academic Dean level,
will be considered, Byrne noted. He stated his
objective of streamlining the operation of the
University and reducing the present number of
twenty-nine people who report to the President
the University.
He stated a basic objective to
be more effectively pursuing objectives and
attacking problems.
When the recommended options are in draft for
the document will be shared with the Senate,
department chairs, and Deans to solicit their
comments, Byrne stated. Then, he expects to
draft a final version which will have to be
approved, at least on the level of vice preside
tial administration, by the OSBHE. He hopes to
---- have this done by the end of the Spring Quarter
much as 40 points from one testing to the next:;
and (2) that the on-campus administration of the
tests should not be in the hands of the people·
who teach the language.
The meeting was adjourned
at 4:24 p.m.
Thurston Doler
Recording Secretary
Shirley Schroeder
Editorial Assistant
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Long-Range Plan for the University.
The
President noted that he had discussed with the
Executive Committee the matter of Long-Range
Plans and Objectives for the University and
expected to see more activity on that subject i
the next few weeks.
On a parallel track, the President expects to
see increased focus on our education programs,
curriculum, and beyond.
Inauguration Week. The President thanked the
Senate and individuals for their part in making
Inauguration Week a success in focusing on a
great many of the important facets of the
University.
He expressed the hope that that kin
of focus may be brought annually to the
University.
New Business:
President-Elect McMahon noted a
handout of material regarding the "Provisional
Admission of Foreign Students with Respect to
English Language Proficiency" that will be presented to the Senate for action at its May
meeting.
This memorandum came from Marvin
Durham, Foreign Student Advisor, and Allen
Sellers, Director, English Language Institute.
It was noted in the second paragraph that the
proposal had the approval of the Admissions
Office, Graduate School, International Education
Committee, Graduate Council, Undergraduate
Admissions Committee, and the Academic Advising
Committee.
In a brief discussion of the document it was
noted: (1) that scores on this test can vary as
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