Last updated on 05/27/2014
5/27/2014 Academic Freedom update: Gottfredson is scheduled to address the Senate on Academic Freedom. He doesn’t want to enshrine the freedom of non-faculty UO employees and students to criticize UO policies – an objection he raised at the last minute, after many months of negotiation with the Senate committee. But the Senate passed the policy giving freedom to all at the April 9th meeting, after Gottfredson’s usual “I’ll take this under advisement” evasions, and his refusal to explain what he wanted, or why, and his refusal to bring his lawyers to the Senate to explain for him:
Now Gottfredson has to sign it or explain himself, in front of full assembly of the statutory faculty this fall, if the Trustees haven’t fired him by then.
5/25/2014: Senate Agenda for May 28: Sorry State of the Duck Athletics Department and what to do about it.
The rules for Rob Mullens’s report on the Duck athletics department are here. He was supposed to present in Winter, but Margie Paris let it slide. Time’s up. His report must include:
a) issues related to student athlete welfare;
b) priorities for the athletics department (and the relation of these priorities to the university mission);
c) the financial status of the athletics department;
d) planned expansion, remodeling or removal of athletics facilities;
e) changes in the status of sports teams;
f) changes in facilities management that might affect the university community;
g) any major violations by the athletics department, and their resolutions;
h) possible roles for faculty governing bodies to assure that academic policies and practices are consistent with supporting the intellectual growth and academic success of student athletes and the viability of athletics as an integral part of campus life;
i) any others topics the athletics director deems relevant to the university community.
And he must answer questions. Presumably in writing, since there’s a time crunch, given the controversial and urgent Student Conduct Code revisions, linked to below and with ore explanatory material here.
Meeting of the University Senate, Wednesday, May 28, 2014, 3:00-5:00 p.m., 115 Lawrence
3:00 pm 1. Call to Order
3:05 pm 2. Approval of Minutes
[Transcription of Campus Forum, if possible]
3:10 pm 3. University Update
3.1 Remarks by President Gottfredson
3.2 Distinguished Service Awards: Executive Session
3:30 pm 4. New Business
4.1 Motion (Legislation): Curriculum Report, Spring Term 2014; Committee on Courses; James Imamura, Chair
4.2 Announcement of Spring 2014 Election Results; Robert Kyr, Professor (Music) & UO Senate President
4.3 Announcement of Run-Off Elections; Robert Kyr, Professor (Music) & UO Senate President
4.4 Election of Senate President-elect (Vice President)
4.5 Senate Budget Committee, Interinstitutional Faculty Senate, and COIA Representative Elections (Fall 2014); Robert Kyr, Professor (Music) & UO Senate President
4.6 Motion (Resolution): Affirming University Mission Statement [Suspension of the Rules]
4.7 Motion (Legislation): Task Force to Address Sexual Violence and Survivor Support; Michael Dreiling, Professor (Sociology) & UO Senator [Suspension of the Rules]
4.8 Motion (Legislation): Proposed Change to Student Conduct Code to Standard Preponderance of Evidence; Student Conduct and Community Standards Committee (Sandy Weintraub, Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards)
4.9 Motion (Legislation): Proposed Change to Student Conduct Code to Extend Jurisdiction Off Campus; Student Conduct and Community Standards Committee (Sandy Weintraub, Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards)
4.10 Motion (Legislation): Proposed Change to Student Conduct Code Regarding Definition of Words; Student Conduct and Community Standards Committee (Sandy Weintraub, Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards) [Suspension of the Rules]
4.11 Motion (Legislation): Proposed Revisions to Student Conduct Code Dealing with Sexual Misconduct; John Bonine, Professor (Law) [Suspension of the Rules]
4.12 Motion (Legislation): Adding a Multicultural Course Requirement; Helena Schlegel, UO Senator (Student) [Suspension of the Rules]
4.13 Motion (Legislation): Selection of the UO Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR); Pedro Garcia-Caro, Professor (Romance Languages) & UO Senator
4:30 pm 5. Open Discussion
4:40 pm 6. Reports
6.1 Report from Athletics Director: Rob Mullens, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics [ONLINE ONLY]
6.2 Report from Outgoing ASUO President; Sam Dotters-Katz, ASUO President [ONLINE ONLY]
6.4 Report from UAUO Senate Liaison; Regina Psaki, Professor (Romance Languages) & UO Senator [ONLINE ONLY]
4:45 pm 7. Announcements and Communication from the Floor
7.1 UO Senate Leadership and Service Award for Officers of Administration:
David Espinoza, Assistant Director/Testing Center Director
7.2 UO Senate Classified Staff Leadership Award:
Theodora Ko Thompson, Admissions Specialist (Office of Admissions)
7.3 Wayne Westling Award:
Susan Gary, Orlando J. and Marian H. Hollis Professor (Law)
7.4 Reception for Award Winners with Comments by the Recipients:
A Time to Celebrate
4:50 pm 8. Other Business
5:00 pm 9. Adjournment
5:00 pm 10. Reception for Recipients of Senate Awards:
115 Lawrence with Refreshments
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