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UO Senate to meet Wed for votes on virtue signaling resolution & Pres Elect

For agenda/motion updates check here. Zoom at https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/303086146 3:00 P.M.  Call to Order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Elizabeth Skowron Remarks; Senate Vice President & President-Elect Elliot Berkman 3:10 P.M. Approval of the Minutes May 13, 2020 3:15 P.M. State of the University President Michael Schill 3:30 P.M. New Business US19/20-18:…

Senate de-names covid financial planning task force over shared governance theater concerns

The decisions about UO’s financial and academic response to the coronavirus and its long term consequences are being made by Pres Mike Schill, Provost Patrick Phillips, BoT Secretary Angela Wilhems, VPBP Brad Shelton, CAS Dean Bruce Blonigen, and VPFA Jamie Moffitt in secret. The idea that they would use this…

Senate to hear from Pres, Prov, etc on Zoom, Wed May 13, 3-5PM

SENATE MEETING AGENDA – MAY 13, 2020, 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. Updates here. Location: Zoom (Please see link to meeting below the agenda. ) The results of the recent elections are here. Turnout was very high. 3:00 P.M.   Call to Order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Elizabeth Skowron New Joint Senate/Administration…

Senate to zeet Wed 3-5PM on Admin hiring, Bio Eng, opt SAT

https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/874934843?pwd=LzNWeW5VcmY2N21BeHFOQ1BuN2VSQT09 Remember, any private chat comments made in a zeeting are archived. Use texts! Senate Meeting Agenda – April 8, 2020 Location: Zoom (Please see link to meeting below the agenda) 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M.   Call to Order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Elizabeth Skowron 3:08 P.M.  Approval of…

Senate to meet today on evals, coronavirus, curriculum, research

Location: EMU 145 & 146 (Crater Lake rooms) 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. Live cast here. Senators got an email today from Pres Skowron, allowing them to participate on-line. Good call. 3:00 P.M.   Call to Order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Elizabeth Skowron 3:10 P.M.  Approval of the Minutes February 12, 2020…

UO Senate to meet on Expedited Tenure, Test Optional Admits, Admin Hiring

Today, Wednesday 2/12/2020, Location: EMU 145 & 146 (Crater Lake rooms) Sorry, no live-blogging this time. Expect a lively discussion over the proposal to expand the Expedited Tenure Policy to Assoc Prof hires, (vote) and the Guidelines for Academic Administrator Hiring – which would write down some minimal practices for…

UO Senate live-blog today, Wed Dec 11th, on Data Science proposal etc.

Location: EMU 145 & 146 (Crater Lake rooms) 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. Livestream here. 3:00 P.M.   Call to Order Introductory Remarks; Senate President Elizabeth Skowron Discusses possibility of move senate and committee elections and appointments to earlier in the year, so we’re not filling seats in the summer. Great idea.…

Pres Schill and Kevin Reed continue work to weaken shared governance

Long story. Back in 2012 Interim UO President Bob Berdahl commissioned this memo from then General Counsel Randy Geller, on how he could disband the UO Senate and ensure its former committees were staffed with his lackeys. Snippets: This abolitionist effort failed. President Schill has adopted a more indirect, long…

UO Senate to meet 3-5PM Wed at Ford Alumni Center

UO Senate Onboarding-Orientation Retreat October 2, 2019 3:00 to 5:00 PM Ford Alumni Center Goals: Welcome new and returning UO Senators. Discuss leadership in shared governance and the roles and function of university senate service. Gain familiarity with the UO Senate Constitution, By-Laws, and Robert’s Rules of Order—preparing for effective…

Elliot Berkman (psych) elected Senate VP/President Elect

6/7/2019 update: 

Elizabeth Skowron (Psychology) is Senate President for the 19-20 AY. Elliot Berkman will be VP, and then Senate President for 20-21.

6/3/2019: Elliot Berkman (psych) only Senate VP candidate for Wed. election

I won’t be running again, and so far this is the only candidate statement posted on the Senate webpage here:

Berkman Candidate Statement
May 29, 2019