\It in utes of
The Faculty Senate of Oregon State University
FOR ALL ACADEMIC STAFF
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Vol. 24, 1119
February 14, 1985
1985 Meeting 417 - February 7, 1985
The regular February meeting of the Faculty
Senate was called to order at 3:05 p.m. by
President-Elect Bob McMahon (in the absence 0
President Ron Cameron) in the LaSells Stewart
Center. The Minutes of the January 1985 meeti g
were approved as published in the Staff
Newsletter Appendix.
Senate Membership:
Deborah J. Allen, George
Bailey, Eleen Baumann, Robert R. Becker,
J. Richard Bell, Ralph E. Berry, Robert Bescht
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 Crai
Robert Dale, Charles Dane, E. Julius Dasch, Jo
Davis, Gary DeLander, Harold Dorn, John Dunn,
David Eiseman, David Enfield, David Faulkenber
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 Heat
Martin Hellickson, Doyle Hensley, H. Warren
ovland, Simon Johnson, W. Curtis Johnson, Har
err, Robert Kiekel, Robert L. Krahmer, James
.vrueqer , James Leklem, Nancy Leman, Greg Look,
George Martin, Michael Martin, Donald E. Matts
Thomas McClintock, Edward McDowell, Charles
Miller, Stanley Miller, Terry Miller, Dallice
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, J
Root, Louise Sarasohn, Thomas Savage, Henry
Sayre, Jane Siebler, Margaret Smith, Robert
StaIley, Sam Stern, Les Streit, Dorice Tentcho
Gary Tiedeman, Fred Tonge, R. Charles Vars,
Hollis Wickman, Robert E. Wilson, and Ron
Wrolstad.
Reports From The faculty:
faculty rconoiIC Welfare Committee, Robert
Michael, Chairman, reporting:
Chairman Michad
first noted salary charts that were produced by
his Committee.
These charts show (1) that dur i.nq
the last 29 years OSU and UO, except for a brief
period from 1960 to 1964, have been below the
average of the "Other 19" comparator insti tutions. Since 1980, the level of compensation
has dropped from about 97%-98% of average to an
estimated 82%-83% of average for 1985.
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Faeulty Eeonoaic Welfare Co•• ittee Acadeaic ~~
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Policy, Robert Michael, Chairman,
reporting:
In reporting further on Academic ~;ick
Leave for the State System, Chairman Michael
noted that his committee has had differing opinions with Ron Anderson, OSSHE staff person, about]
proposed policy. A typical dispute has been over
Anderson's proposal to advance 520 hours of sick
leave to recently employed academic staff who had
li ttle, if any, leave accumulated.
The present
Board policy is to advance an amount of sick
leave needed to make up the difference between
what one has and 520 hours. This contrasts with
OSU's policy of advancing sick leave as neededl.
In any event, the OSU policy is to advance no
more sick leave than a given faculty person could
accumulate during his/her projected period of
employment.
Other details of the Sick Leave
Policy were discussed as well.
Chairman Michael noted that the Board's staff
does not allow sufficient time to permit faculty
representatives to respond to draft memoranda
before they proceed to another position or present their report to the Board.
The recent FEWC's recommendations, which are
compatible with OSU's practices, were sent
directly to Anderson (Public Hearings Officer)
since the public hearing was scheduled for
January 31 and the Senate did not meet until
February 7.
Michael observed that the Board's Sick Leavel
Policy was apparently designed to provide tem~
porary disability care until long-term disabulity
insurance could take effect (i.e. at the end of
90 days). The problem with this policy, Michael
noted, is that most faculty do not have Long Term
Disability Insurance.
A move to create long-term
disability as a fringe benefit is being studiep
by the State Employes Benefits Board at the
request of the FEWC, Michael reported.
The
Senate acquiesced to the act of the FEWC's
sending its report to the Chancellor's Office in
order that it arrive prior to the January 31,
1985, public hearing deadline.
Dean Nicodemus voiced an objection to the
OSSHE's Staff sending recommendations to the
State Board without those reports having been
reviewed by Faculty.
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ROLL CALL:
As foTIiiW8:
H~bers Absent were: Bailey, Beschta, Brunk,
Byrne, Carpente~
Christensen, Cook,
Faulkenberry, Hardison, Hensley, G. Martin,
Mattson, McClintock, McDowell, Mills, Mosley,
Rickson, Sarasohn, Wickman, and Wilson.
Guests of the Senate: Erin Edgar, ASOSU; Robe
Michael~FEWC;
Dale McFarlane, Faculty Status
Committee; T. D. Parsons, Vice President for
Administration, Solon A. Stone, Dir. of Comput r
Center Search Committee; and Robert V. Mrazek,
Faculty Senate Executive Committee Member.
Faculty Senate Officers/Staff Present: Bob
~YcMahon,
Senate President-Elect; Thurston Doler,
~ecutive Sec./ Parliamentarian; Shirley
__ Schroeder, Admin. Asst.
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faculty Status Committee, Dale Mcfarlane,
Chairman reporting:
Chairman Mcfarlane reported
that his committee has produced a report on
Academic Sick Leave that also had been forwarded
to the Board to meet the January 31, 1985,
hearing date deadline.
Secondly, Mcfarlane referred to a Draft document from the Board's staff regarding "Outside
Activities and Conflict of Interest."
He had no
kind words for the Draft report, but did advocate
the division of the matter into its two parts,
"Outside Acti vities" and "Conflict of Interest,"
to be dealt with separately.
His view is that
they are not necessarily compatible and that
policies should be written separately.
McFarlane urged Senators to review the Draft
document reported in the Senate's agenda and send
to his committee whatever suggestions they have.
Chairman McFarlane also noted that the time
permitted by OSSHE staff for his committee to
study the draft documents was inadequate.
The Senate was provided with a copy of the
Draft report from the Board's staff. In addition, Chairman McFarlane distributed to the
Senate a copy of OSU's operating policies on
these topics of Outside Activities and Conflict
of Interest. He reported that his committee will
advocate policies compatible with those used by
OSU, rather than those contained in the Draft
report from the Board's staff.
He invited Faculty to respond to his committee
if they have suggestions.
McFarlane'S committee
also produced a Memorandum on Academic Sick Leave
which was forwarded to the Board to beat the
January 31 deadline for a public hearing.
The
Senate acquiesced to this act.
Support for the Faculty Status Committee's
position on "Outside Activities and Conflict of
Interest" was given by several individual Senators.
In response to a question about responsibility
for policies on outside activities, Dean
Nicodemus observed that, whereas the Board makes
the Presidents of the institutions responsible for
approving outside activities, the OSU policy
gives that authority and responsibility to the
deans for their respective areas.
Search Co•• ittee for ~
of Veterinary Medicine.
Morrie Craig, Chairman, reporting:
Chairman
Craig reported that the search was recently reopened and that additional names have been forthcoming. Interviews will occur in April, and a
new dean is expected to be named by the end of
April or the first of May, Craig reported.
Dean of Oceanography of Search COlllllittee,John
Allen, Chairman:
Chairman Allen sent the
following information which President-Elect
McMahon reported:
The closing date was December
31, 1984; several excellent applications were
received and reviewed by the middle of January;
somewhat less than 12 were retained for further
scrutiny; further information, including letters
of recommendation, are now being sought. The
finalists are expected to be selected by the
middle of February and will be invited to the
campus for interviews.
The Committee hopes to
make its recommendations to the President by the
end of this term.
Computer ~
Director Search Collllllittee,
Solon
Stone, Chairman, reporting:
Stone reported that
by the closing date of January 31, it had 46
resume~ in hand. Nineteen resume~ have been
completed and have, thus, become applicants.
The
committee will meet on February 11, which is the
deadline date for receiving applications.
Although the number of applicants is somewhat
small, Stone thinks, all things being considered,
it is about right for this position.
Facult~ Organizations
AOf:ublic
Affairs Counselor Mark Nelson had
been invited to speak to the Senate but cancelled
his appearance because of the inclement weather.
AAUP: OSU-AAUP President Warren Hovland reported
that the statewide meeting at OSU on January 19
attracted 225 people. The meeting was addressed
by Senate President Kitzhaber, Chancellor Davis,
Presidents Byrne, Olum, Blumel, and Meyers,
Senator Trow, and Representative Van Vliet.
President Hovland emphasized the cooperative
relationship between AOF and AAUP and urged all
Faculty to become members of both as a way of
increasing our impact on the Legislature.
Search Co•• ittee U ates:
orrecror of Athletics
arch Co•• ittee, Bob
Frank (P~essor
of English), Chairman:
Chairman
Frank noted that the membership of the committee
was published "today" (February 7) in the Staff
Newsletter.
He observed, further, that the committee is constituted much as a Dean's search
committee and will proceed in that manner.
The
committee has met once, during which time it
drafted an ad, a position statement, and criteria
for evaluating candidates.
Roger Pringle, head
of a Portland consulting firm, is contributing
his assistance to the committee and will handle
"routine matters" in the search. The Search
Committee expects up to 50 names to be forwarded
to it, Frank reported, and will be responsible
for developing a "long" and a "short" list for
inviting candidates to campus.
In response to an inquiry, Frank noted that all
applications would come to him, be reviewed by
Pringle, after which all applications will be
available to the committee - although it is not
expected to read them all.
One Senator told Chairman Frank that, "I hope
the salary (for the new A.D.) will be something
we can be proud of, $100,000 or so."
Undergraduate Admissions Committee, Rod Cate,
Chairman, reporting:
The committee reported a
new Admissions Policy that will take effect in
the Fall of '85. That Policy is:
"To be eligible for admission as a transfer
student, a resident applicant must satisfactorily complete 30 transferable term hours of
credit (no failed courses count in the 30) at
an accredited institution with an accumulative
GPA of 2.00 (2.25 for non-residents).
Further,
a minimum of 24 of the 30 hours must be graded
(A-F); a maximum of six (6) hours may be
ungraded (Le., P or S)."
If a candidate does not have the 30 hours, the
high school record becomes the basis for
admission.
If the high school record is inadequate a person may petition, Cate reported.
Dean Nicodemus observed that the above are not
Academic Regulations that are published in the
Schedule of Classes, but only in the University
Bulletin.
The Senate could respond to the statement if it wishes, he noted, but it is not one of
the regular Academic Regulations, he observed.
Some Senators voiced dissent from the stated
policy, but no motion was introduced.
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Reports fro. the Executive Committee.
President-Elect McMahon noted the following it ms
that were reported in the Agenda:
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A written statement from Dave Faulkenberry
~airman, Research Council, considered to be a
.nal report on the Department of Defense
,ecurity Agreement matter.
Z. D. Curtis Mumford Award: A subcommittee 0
the Executive Committee has been appointed to
review nominations for this award and will rep
to the Executive Committee.
3. The issue of Senior Research Assistant mem
bership in the Faculty Senate has been referre
to the Faculty Status Committee for its recomm
dation.
4. OSBHE met on campus with Faculty, includin
the EXecutive Committee on January 17. This
meeting enabled the Executive Committee and so
committee chairs to speak individually with Boa d
members about their concerns, including the sho t
turn-around time on draft documents on various
topics.
5. Centralized Travel Agency: Chairman Eleen
Baumann, Ed McDowell, and Rod Frakes were
appointed by the Executive Committee to represe t
the faculty in discussions with the Task Force
that did the study which recommends the
establishedment of a Central Travel Agency.
Reports fro. the Executive Office, Vice Preside t
Parsons reporting:
Vice President Parsons
reported that the Board last summer adopted new
policies governing travel in State vehicles, or
private vehicles on State business.
Each vehic e
will be required to have more safety equipment:
fire extinguishers, flashlights, first aid kits
winter driving equipment, and trauma kits, for
those going to remote areas. Driver qualifica~ions
will also be more stringent.
No person c n
erate a State vehicle who in the last three
Jars has been convicted of a major traffic
infraction-such as:
a. Reckless driving as defined in ORS 487.550.
b. Driving while under the influence of intoxi
cants, as defined in ORS 487.540.
c. Failure to perform the duties of a driver
involved in an accident or collision, as
defined in ORS 483.602(1) and (2) and
483.604.
d. Driving while suspended or revoked, as
defined in ORS 487.560.
e. Fleeing or attempting to elude a police
officer, as defined in ORS 487.555.
f. Driving after being declared to be a habitu
offender, as set forth in ORS 484.740.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
Thurston Doler
Recording Secretar
Shirley Schroeder
Editorial Assistant
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