Last updated on 05/19/2021
Also some poorly thought out requirements legislating faculty requirements re Canvas, office hours and email responses, back for the third time I think. No discussion of the Board of Trustees proposed student conduct code changes, which will allow discipline
a) which causes substantial disruption to the University community or any of its members, b) which involves academic work or any University records, documents, or identifications, or c) which seriously threatens the health or safety of any person.
Senate Zoom link here.
Call to Order
- Land Acknowledgment; Brian Klopotek
- Intro Remarks; Senate President Elliot Berkman and Senate Vice President Spike Gildea
- ASUO updates; Ella Meloy
Approval of the Minutes
- April 28, 2021
State of the University
- President Mike Schill
New Business
- US20/21-19: New Program Proposal – Bachelor’s in Native American & Indigenous Studies; Kirby Brown (CAS – Humanities, English) and Brian Klopotek (CAS – Social Sciences; Indigenous, Race & Ethnic Studies)
- US20/21-20: Revisions to the Core Education Council; Emily Simnitt (Chair of CEC)
- US20/21-13: Course Policies on CANVAS use, Syllabi and Office Hours; Frances White (Chair of Academic Council, CAS – Social Sciences, Anthropology) and Ron Bramhall (Assoc Vice Prov Academic Exec)
- US20/21-17: The UO Senate asserts the importance of faculty governance in guiding the reassignment of faculty lines and faculty in residence; Sam Hopkins (Clark Honors College, CAS – Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Senator)
- US20/21-18: Open Access Scholarship policy; David Condon, Senate Subcommittee on Open Access
Open Discussion
- OICRC updates; Nicole Commissiong
- Textbook Affordability; Robin Clement & Rayne Vieger
Other Business
- Executive Session – Awards
Sorry, but I don’t know where else to leave this post. The Trustees are going to discuss the 2022 World Championships on May 19, I believe. Anyone know why??
I didn’t watch – are they against them?
All I found was the BOT was voting to agree to have the WC in 2022. I thought it was a done deal, unless it’s a boilerplate SOP because of postponement.
But, aren’t WC legalities administered by the AD and the governing body? Honestly, I don’t know how it all works, but I thought any decision regarding any athletic event resided solely with the AD??
Honors College. No apostrophe in Honors. It’s bad enough when the student’s put apostrophe’s in all their sentence’s.
Fixed in the headline, but my shame will live on forever in these comments.
Observer, do you say “Masters Program” or “Masters’ Program”?
$1.1B UO endowment to be managed by outside firm
https://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-foundation-engages-outside-adviser-manage-endowment
I bet I could do one better:
https://www.investopedia.com/investing/top-sp-500-etfs/
Chump change.
I also love those fuzzy numbers:
“The UO Foundation endowment currently stands at $1.1 billion, with additional investments bringing total assets to about $2 billion.”
However:
“The move is an evolutionary step, said Mike Andreasen, the UO’s vice president for advancement, given the success of the UO’s current capital campaign, which is nearing its $3 billion goal.”
OK so by my Oregon math $5 Billion at the end of this successful campaign.
That would put the UO at about 15% of the assets of “…approximately $30 billion in assets for select families, endowments, foundations, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds…”
I would bet the 0.03 MER with an ETF will get better results after all the foundation employees are paid and the new Managing firm and those select families are paid, first…. or perhaps Doge Coin… Or the investment advice of Elon Musk would fare better.
The $3B figure also includes athletics, facilities, equipment etc.