Sponsor: Peter Gilkey, mathematics

For Senate Action: November 28, 2007

Moved that: Effective upon passage of this motion by the University of Oregon Senate:

1. The International Affairs Committee is abolished.
2. The Status of Women Committee is abolished
3. The name of the Student Conduct Committee is changed to the Student Conduct and Community Standards Committee. The charge of this committee is changed to:
• The Student Conduct Committee, as designated in OAR 571-21-110 , shall be responsible for administering the Student Conduct Code and Student Conduct program as follows:
• (1) The Student Conduct Committee shall be responsible for formulating or approving, prior to implementation, regulations and enforcement procedures pertaining to student disciplinary matters at the University of Oregon, and recommending to the faculty policy or administrative changes in any aspect of the Student Conduct Program; and
• (2) With the consent of the President of the University, the Student Conduct Committee may sub-delegate jurisdiction to handle violations of the Student Conduct Code or other University regulations to University officials, committees, or minor tribunals. The Student Conduct Committee is staffed by the office of the Student Conduct Coordinator.
4. The name of the Student Conduct Hearings Board is changed to the Student Conduct Hearings Panel and the charge of this committee is changed to:
• The Student Conduct Hearing Board, as designated in OAR 571-21- 160 , shall be responsible for adjudicating on student conduct cases referred to the Board. The Board shall specifically:
• (1) Convene a formal hearings panel of no fewer than four members of the University Hearings Board ;
• (2) Listen to evidence;
• (3) Decide if the Student Conduct Code has been violated; and,
• (4) Determine which, if any, sanctions to impose, ranging from a warning to expulsion from the University. Training and consultation are provided by the University General Counsel and the Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards.
5. The name of the Non-tenure track instructional faculty committee (NTTIF) is changed to the Non-tenure trackfaculty committee (NTTF)
6. The charge of the Environmental Issues Committee shall be to:
• 1) Consider, analyze and report, in the form of advisories or recommendations on environmental issues that affect the quality of life and health of the University community, as well as on those issues about which the University should act as an educational resource. These reports shall include a financial impact statement for each recommendation as well as an informative, impartial summary of the topic that outlines its effects, the issues discussed at committee meetings, and any relevant background information.;
• 2) Recommend development of rules or policies directly related to environmental issues affecting quality of lifeand health to be adopted by the University administration and/or University Senate on behalf of the University community. Such recommendations shall include a financial impact statement for each recommendation as well as an informative, impartial summary of the topic that outlines its effects, the issues discussed at committee meetings, and any relevant background information;
• 3) Recommend, facilitate and/or implement educational programs, training sessions, forums or workshops on environmental issues which could be offered to members of the University community and/or the general public;
• 4) Recommend ways to inform the University community about environmental issues;
• 5) Promote research on environmental issues affecting the University community.

1. The International Affairs Advisory Council
2. The Status of Women Committee
3. The Student Conduct Committee and the Student Conduct Hearings Panel
4. The Non Tenure Track Instructional Faculty Committee
5. Environmental Issues Committee