Campus Assembly

Minutes

February 4, 2003

1. Approval of Minutes

The Minutes of the December 3, 2002 Campus Assembly were approved as distributed on the website.

2. Introductions

· Sally Click introduced Anji Duchi, Institutional Research. Anji is based in Corvallis and assists OIT as well as Eastern with institutional research. Welcome.

· Michael Jaeger introduced Beth Upshaw, Assistant to the Dean of the School of Education. Welcome.

3. Budget and Planning Committee Update

Ted Atkinson, chair of the Budget and Planning Committee, reminded the Assembly that the Committee acts only in an advisory capacity. The 2003-05 Biennium planning is in progress. All were encouraged to get involved at the department level and to continue the spirit of making the institution productive. Last year the Committee was given the task of developing a space utilization policy. The Committee has come up with a proposed policy statement and will continue to work on it until it is formally adopted. It has been noticed that faculty are crossing across the campus to get to classrooms in another building. One way the space utilization policy will assist is by allowing faculty to hold classes in building where they are housed.

4. Discussion Items

a) Constitutional Amendments

1. Housekeeping Clause: The Executive Committee brought forward the following proposed amendment to the Constitution:

Housekeeping Clause

The Executive Committee may make corrections to this Constitution, insofar as such corrections do not seek to change policies or rules established in this Constitution. A report of all corrections must be given to the Assembly at the next regular meeting. If the Assembly feels that these corrections are out of the scope of the Executive Committee, a majority vote of the Assembly may override these corrections. In this case, corrections with the same intent cannot be brought forward again by the Executive Committee under this clause.

It was mentioned that this is a constitutional amendment. Therefore, it will be out for vote within the next couple of weeks, along with the reasoning for the proposed changes.

A discussion took place. A motion was made and seconded to delete the last sentence of the proposal. Motion passed. It was also mentioned that the Executive Committee review the name of the proposed clause.

2. Diversity Committee Description: The Diversity Committee brought forward the following description which includes election procedures and term limits:

Diversity Committee Description

Amend the Constitution to include election procedures and term limits in the Diversity Committee description:

Add to Section A. Organization: "Committee members shall be directly elected by their constituent groups and shall serve two-year terms, except students who shall be appointed to serve one-year terms. Each year, half of the members elected from each constituency will be up for reelection."

A discussion took place. It was suggested that the language be consistent with other committee descriptions. The description will be revised and moved forward for an amendment vote.

5. Action Items

a) EPCC – School of Arts and Sciences

1. Course additions (DDE Only) – weekend college:

· A motion was made and seconded to approve for Distance Education – weekend college--only ANTH 340 – Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries (2 cr). Motion passed.

· A motion was made and seconded to approve for Distance Education—weekend college—only ANTH 420—Encountering the Other (2 cr). Motion passed.

2. General Education designation

A motion was made and seconded to approve PHYS 210 (3 cr) under both old and new General Education requirements. Motion passed.

6. Five-minute Access:

a) General Education Committee Update – Dan Mielke gave an update on the AACU Conference that was attended last week. General Education must move on to the next generation. However, some things need to take place within Gen Ed. The new curriculum is vastly superior to the previous. It meets our vision, it has direction, there are new categories with outcomes. We are now at a point to begin assessment.

• The First Year Interdisciplinary program had eight courses proposed. The intent was to replace some things in programs and the Gen Ed committee does not know if it will. It is still in transaction and needs assessed.
• The Reflections and Perspectives really equal the EOU cornerstone experience and we would like to see it reflected here.
• EPCC should now take over the course approval process beginning spring term.

b) IFS and Honors Program Updates – Elizabeth Boretz gave an update regarding the IFS meeting that took place last week in Beaverton. It was mentioned that Graton Kearens is very uplifting. All were encouraged to keep up the letter campaign. If you have an opportunity to visit in person with him, do so. The Higher Education Lobby Group is encouraging all to join in their efforts. There are a lot of people in private business that lobby for us.

Elizabeth Boretz gave an update on the status of the Honors Program courses, indicating that we have made it through the first round of planning and selection. Courses that have been approved are: Eng 339 (W’04), Elston; Phil 102 (Sp’04), Johnson. Other faculty members are coming up with different ways of making courses into an honors course. There is a book titled Teaching and Learning in Honors available for those who are interested. Contact Elizabeth Boretz for more information.

c) Campus Recycling Program – Bill Benson gave an overview of the recycling program and its success, or lack thereof. It was proposed that the blue recycle bins be moved out of main areas and into lounges and places where students will take possession, such as clubs or campus organizations. If you know of a club or organization that would like to take on this project, please contact Bill.

d) Faculty Athletic Representative Update – Jeff Dense announced that the soccer team had the highest full time gpa at 3.31. Jeff Dense invited Jim Tooke to the podium. Jim introduced the Student Athletic Advisory Committee members to the Assembly. They are: Aaron Hazel, Michele Mahr, Trisha Haddock, Kaki McLean, Brian Crowel, Jayne Thomas, Matt Young, Adriana Mendoza, Jacob Johnson, Trevor Exline, Justin Dosher, Kara Blagg, and Carri Jones, president. EOU is mandated by NCAA rules to have a SAAC committee. We are proud to have these students as representatives.

e) Campus Food Drive – Mary Brock announced that the EOU Annual Food Drive and Governor’s Food Drive will be held February 14 through March 3, 2003. Please contribute all you can, especially protein items. It was mentioned that all foods and funds that are collected stay right in Union county.

Meeting adjourned 4:12 p.m.