1. Call to order

2. Approval of minutes.

3. State of the University: Provost John Moseley to speak on:
* Implications of election results.
* Knight Gift and Knight Chairs.
* OSSHE Strategic Plan.
* Question and Answer Session.

4. Announcements and communications from senators/floor:

4.1 This is a call for nominations for the UO member-at-large for the Interinstitutional Faculty Senate. The three-year term begins January 1, 1997. The IFS meets 5 times a year, in October, December, February, April and June, and provides a critical link between the State Board and the individual campuses.

4.2 The Interinstitutional Faculty Senate will be hosting a forum on Dec. 14th in Portland for all interested faculty organizations to share plans, thoughts and strategies for the upcoming legislative session. This Senate will be represented, however, other University of Oregon faculty groups who may be interested in this forum should be notified.

4.3 Other

5. Informal Committee Reports/Orientation (5-7 minutes each)

5.1 Senate Budget Committee, Prof. Patricia Gwartney

5.2 Faculty Personnel Committee, Prof. Martin Wybourne

5.3 Proficiency-based Admission Standards System: Progress Report and Implications for the U of O, Prof. Alan Kimball

6. Unfinished business

6.1 Preliminary Discussion of the "Building A Senate Agenda" Project.

7. New Business

7.1 The Senate Executive Committee makes the following motion: A Senate Study Committee be appointed by the Senate President to prepare a descriptive summary of 1) Current national discussions over the status of tenure at major public universities with potential implications for OSSHE and the University of Oregon and 2) Current statewide discussions, inside and outside of the OSSHE system, on the status of tenure with potential implications for the University of Oregon. The report would be delivered no later than the last meeting of the Winter 1997 session.

8. Adjourn