Interpretation of Policy on Incompletes for Students Called to Active Military Duty

When appropriate, instructors may prefer to make arrangements for the student to take an incomplete. Senate policy requires that an incomplete be made up within one calendar year of the end of the term in which the incomplete is given. When students are called to active military duty, and reach agreement with their instructor(s) to take an incomplete, they will have up to one calendar year following their discharge from active duty to complete their incomplete(s).

COMMENT:

The intent of the language is that for students called to active duty and in cases where instructors are willing to give the student an incomplete, the time to complete the incomplete would be one year following their discharge from active duty, not one year from the end of the term.

The Registrar has indicated to the Committee on Educational Policy that her office is receiving many requests on this point. The Committee believes that this is an appropriate adjustment to the grading policy.

In accord with Senate policy, once this Interpretation is presented to the Senate for information, if there is no objection raised by the Senate the Interpretation becomes part of the policy.

DISCUSSION:

Professor Wilbert Ahern, Chair of the Senate Committee on Educational Policy (SCEP), noted that this interpretation was an effort by the University to accommodate those students whose circumstances were changed by the events of September 11. He expressed appreciation to Vice Provost Craig Swan and the Office of the Registrar on each campus for helping SCEP determine the appropriate interpretation, as well as to faculty members for working with these students.

MOTION:

That the Senate adopt the following policy:

Each offering of a course is required to have a syllabus. Instructors are referred to the Classroom Expectations Guidelines for good practice on what should be included in a syllabus.

COMMENT:

The Senate Committee on Educational Policy appointed an ad hoc subcommittee during the 2000-01 academic year to consider the question of requiring a syllabus. After deliberating about the report, the Committee voted to recommend to the Senate a policy that requires all instructors to provide syllabi for their courses. The subcommittee prepared the following comments.

Some University guidelines on important (legal and otherwise) matters require the inclusion of information of certain kinds in syllabi, but the University does not require syllabi in its courses. That seems odd.

Good teaching practice includes informing students in writing of the course requirements and the scope of the course at the beginning of the semester. Good teaching also requires clarity at the start of a course in the mind of the instructor regarding course goals, topics, assignments,
and assessment of students.

We thus believe it behooves the University of Minnesota to require syllabi in its courses. The rationale is that full, written disclosure of course details (including the relative weighting of course activities for final grades) at the beginning of the semester is a student right and should reduce misunderstanding later in the semester. It should be a University responsibility.

We also recommend that graduate level directed studies courses have an appropriate written agreement between instructor and student. The same rationales apply.

SCEP, therefore, concludes that:

The provision of syllabi for courses is a professional obligation:

1. The syllabus should be provided at the first meeting of class, electronically or on paper.

2. The syllabus is to include the name of the instructor of record and specify how grades will be computed, what the students are required to do during the semester, and the purposes of the course.

3. Changing readings or sequences of topics is not problematic so long as students have adequate notice of the modifications and are not penalized financially by the changes.

4. Directed study courses do not require syllabi. If there is no syllabus, there must be a written agreement between the student and the instructor that stipulates what will be accomplished during the semester and how it will be evaluated.

SCEP sees this as a requirement that many people assume is already in place; a requirement that supports effective instruction; and a requirement that diminished the potential for problems between faculty and students ranging from misunderstandings to unfairness.

DISCUSSION:

With no discussion, a vote was taken and the motion was approved.

Professor Joe Massey, Chair of the Senate Consultative Committee (SCC), said that in the spirit of consultation, SCC wanted to provide the senators with an opportunity to respond to the 13 credit minimum proposal to improve the graduation rate.

Vice Provost Craig Swan noted that his interest in this topic stems from a commitment to student success and a strong belief that graduation rather than just attendance is a critical element of student success. He said that any improvements will require efforts being made on all parts, since students are not solely to blame for the low graduation rates. The system has not worked in the past so proposals will be brought the University Senate in the spring to improve the system and help students succeed.

Q: Has the impact of this proposal on international students been studied?

A: There are many details that will need to be discussed regarding international students, but the University does not want to adopt polices that make it more difficult for international student to study and be successful.

Q: Will adult students who attend the College of Continuing Education (CCE) and work full-time be excluded from policy?

A: CCE students will not automatically be exempted since the college serves a wide range of students. Instead, exemptions will be granted for full-time working students, as well as other categories, but not for entire college populations.

Q: Students’ greatest concern is not in the number of classes required for graduation but the adequacy of advising that is received. Many students receive improper information which leads to them taking classes that are not needed for their major. Will this issue be addressed?

A: Accurate and timely advising is critical to student success. Students need to inform the administration if there are problems with advising. Additionally, each college’s student board should work with their dean and advisors to ensure that students receive accurate and timely information. The University cannot hold students accountable for promises that the University cannot keep.

Q: While full-time employees should be exempted, there is still a gap between not working and working full-time. The University is in a unique area that offers students employment opportunities prior to graduation. Why is the emphasis being placed on graduation rates?

A: There is a wide range for the time a person works per week. Berkeley’s model is that students who work 15 hours or less per week should be able to be full-time students. This is a reasonable place to start the discussion. In terms of graduation rates, they are important for student success and the University is not unique. When other factors are controlled, the University’s students are similar but they under-perform students at similar institutions.

A senator commented that while the intent may be to have students work 15 hours or less per week and take 13 credits, students should not be pushed to work 30 or more hours per week and take 13 credits at the same time.

MOTION:

To amend the University Senate Rules, Article III., Section 2., as follows (language to be deleted is struck-out; language to be added is underlined).

ARTICLE III. RULES FOR COMMITTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE

2. Ex Officio Members of Senate Committees

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- Information Technologies--Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost (two representatives, including the chief information officer and the Vice Provost for Instructional Technology and University Partnerships); University Librarian, Twin Cities Campus; Chair (or his/her designee) of the Library Committee

- Library--Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost; Director of University Libraries University Librarian, Twin Cities campus; Director of Library Services, Crookston campus; Director of Libraries, Duluth campus; Library Director, Morris campus; Director of the Law Library, Twin Cities Campus; Chair (or his/her designee) of the Information Technologies Committee

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COMMENT:

The Information Technologies and Library Committees believe that it is important to designate ex officio membership on each of the respective committees because of the increase in common issues, and, therefore, request the creation of an ex officio position for each committee. Additionally, the Vice Provost for Instructional Technology and University Partnerships no longer exists so, as a result, representation is no longer necessary, and the title of the Librarian on the Twin Cities Campus has changed.

DISCUSSION:

With no discussion, a vote was taken and the motion was approved.

As an amendment to the Senate Bylaws, a motion requires either a majority of all voting members of the Senate (110) at one regular or special meeting, or a majority of all members of the Senate present and voting at each of two meetings. This is the first meeting at which this motion is being presented.

MOTION:

To amend Article III (12) of the Senate Bylaws, as follows (new language is underlined; language to be deleted is struck out):

12. RESEARCH COMMITTEE

The Research Committee represents the interests of faculty, academic professionals, students, and civil service staff in research and support for research at the University.

Membership

The Research Committee shall be composed of 8 15 faculty/academic professional members, 3 students, one civil service staff member, and ex officio representation as specified by vote of the Senate. Faculty/academic professional and student members shall be nominated by the Committee on Committees with the approval of the Senate. The civil service staff member shall be appointed by the president in consultation with the Civil Service Committee. The chair (or his/her designee) shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the Finance and Planning Committee.

The faculty/academic professional members shall be selected to represent the range of research and scholarship disciplines at the University, with members drawn from the health sciences, biological/agricultural sciences, physical sciences and engineering, the social sciences, professional schools, and the arts and humanities.

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COMMENT:

It is important that the Senate Research Committee include faculty and academic professionals from the wide variety of research fields that exist at the University because the conditions under which research is conducted differs enormously from one field to the next. Those in the Carlson School face quite different conditions from those in the Medical School, those in the Art Department quite different from those in Chemistry. With only 8 faculty/academic professionals, there is no guarantee of that the committee will have the breadth of viewpoints that it needs to work effectively for the faculty and staff. The committee thus recommends expanding its membership and identifying the broad research categories from which faculty and academic professional representation should be drawn.

The categories are not sharply delineated but might be identified this way: the "health sciences" are intended to include those who work on research related to human beings; the "biological/agricultural sciences" are intended to include those who work on non-human living organisms (such as plants, animals, insects, etc.). The "physical sciences and engineering" would include most of IT. The “social sciences” and “professional schools” are intended to include, for example, the social science disciplines in CLA, management, education, law, and so on. The "arts and humanities" would include philosophy, art, music, theater, and so on.

It is not intended that the Committee on Committees labor mightily to distinguish between disciplines in order to identify who falls into what category, only that when appointments are considered, consideration is given to balance among the various research endeavors. An organic chemist, for example, might fall into the biological sciences; a Medical School researcher looking at sociological phenomenon might fall into the social sciences.

The language concerning ex officio membership is deleted because the Senate, several years ago, voted to change the Rules to make the chair of the Senate Research Committee an ex officio member of the Faculty Consultative Committee rather than the Committee on Finance and Planning. This deletion simply cleans up a change that was made several years ago; this language should have been deleted at the time.

DISCUSSION:

Q: Is there a reason why the student representative number was not increased?

A: Increasing student representation was not considered but the committee would welcome a proposal at a future meeting.

Q: Why were units such as Mathematics and Human Ecology not included on the list?

A: The list includes a broad range of disciplines at the University. It was not meant to exclude any specific units, but simply to provide general guidelines to the Committee on Committees.

With no further discussion, a vote was taken and the motion was approved with 142 votes in favor and 1 opposed.

APPROVED

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CONSENT AGENDA A – BYLAWS CHANGES
Action by All Bodies

Agenda Items 14. through 18. are considered to be non-controversial or “housekeeping” in nature and are offered as a “Consent Agenda” to be taken up as a single item with one vote. Any item will be taken up separately at the request of a senator.

As an amendment to the Senate bylaws, a motion requires either a majority of all voting members of the Senate (112) at one regular or special meeting, or a majority of all members of the Senate present and voting at each of two meetings. As an amendment to the Assembly bylaws, a motion requires either a majority of all voting members of the Assembly (98) at one regular or special meeting, or a majority of all members of the Assembly present and voting at each of two meetings. This is the second meeting at which these motions are being presented.

MOTION:

Amend Article III (2) of the Senate Bylaws and Article III (2) of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly bylaws, as follows (new language is underlined, language to be deleted is struck out):

Senate bylaw:

2. COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

Senate Committee on Committees

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Membership

The Senate Committee on Committees shall be composed of 9 elected faculty/academic professional members, 13 elected tenured or tenure-track faculty members, 2 elected academic professional members, 6 elected undergraduate students, and one elected graduate/professional student.

Of the faculty/academic professional members, 6 12 shall be from the Twin Cities campus, and. There shall also be one member each from the Crookston, Duluth, and Morris campuses, aAll faculty/academic professional members shall be elected for three-year terms by the faculty/academic professional members of the Senate from these respective campuses. Faculty/academic professional members must have served as senators within the last ten years. In case of a faculty/academic professional vacancy, the remaining faculty/academic professional members, by majority vote, shall fill the vacancy by interim appointment until the next general election.

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Assembly bylaw:

2. COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

...

Membership

The Assembly Committee on Committees shall be composed of the elected Twin Cities faculty/academic professional and student representatives of the Senate Committee on Committees. It shall be composed of 6 12 elected faculty/academic professional members and those students of the Senate Committee on Committees elected from the Twin Cities campus, but not exceeding four. Faculty/academic professional members must have served as members of the Assembly within the last ten years.

Faculty/academic professional members shall be nominated and elected in accord with the provisions of Article III, Section 6 of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly bylaws.

The Nominating Committee is authorized to nominate candidates for the full membership of the Committee on Committees during Fall Semester, 2001, and return to the regular schedule of nominations during Spring Semester, 2001.

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COMMENT:

The Faculty Assembly Steering Committee (the Twin Cities members of the Faculty Consultative Committee) believes that several changes in the structure of the (Twin Cities portion of the) Committee on Committees will enable it to perform its tasks more effectively.

First, we believe that the current composition of the (Twin Cities portion of the) Faculty Committee on Committees is too small. One representative from each of the coordinate campuses, who have between 30 and 120 faculty members, is adequate; for six faculty to have the responsibility for identifying colleagues from among the 2500 Twin Cities faculty is expecting too much. We thus propose that the Twin Cities membership should be broadened. We note, in this respect, that enlarging the Twin Cities membership will not mean coordinate campus faculty are not represented on Senate committees, many of which have explicit provisions for coordinate campus membership. The objective of this change is NOT to affect in any way coordinate campus membership but rather to broaden the reach of the Twin Cities portion of the Faculty Committee on Committees to ensure that nominees from all areas of the campus are considered.

We also believe that the membership should not be restricted to individuals who have served in the Senate/Assembly in last 10 years. This has proven to be an unhelpful restriction; Senate/Assembly membership does not necessarily endow an individual with the knowledge most important to service on Committee on Committees: a wide range of contacts and colleagues both within and without his or her collegiate unit. There are a number of our colleagues who may not have served in the Senate/Assembly but who can identify faculty members who could provide able service on Senate or Assembly committees.

Third, we believe that there should be a proviso for explicit membership of P&A staff on the Committee on Committees. Right now there is none. Inasmuch as P&A staff are eligible for membership on most Senate and Assembly committees, it seems to us that they should have a hand in designating the individuals who will serve on the committees.

MOTION:

To amend Article III (6) of the Assembly Bylaws, as follows (language to be deleted is struck out):

6. NOMINATING COMMITTEE

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Membership

The Nominating Committee shall consist of seven tenured or tenure-track faculty and two academic professional staff members. Both the faculty and the academic professional members must have served in the Senate within the last ten years and shall serve for three-year terms.

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COMMENT:

The Senate Consultative Committee has found that the requirement that someone have served in the Senate in the last 10 years to be unhelpful. The comment is the same as the one for the agenda item dealing with the Committee on Committees (which also eliminates this stricture): "Senate/Assembly membership does not necessarily endow an individual with the knowledge most important to service on Committee on Committees: a wide range of contacts and colleagues both within and without his or her collegiate unit. There are a number of our colleagues who may not have served in the Senate/Assembly but who can identify faculty members who could provide able service on Senate or Assembly committees."

MOTION:

Amend Article I (1) of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly Bylaws as follows (new language is underlined, language to be deleted is struck out):

ARTICLE I. TWIN CITIES CAMPUS ASSEMBLY MEMBERSHIP, ELECTIONS, AND OFFICERS

1. Voting Units

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(1) Agricultural Experiment Station, (2) Agricultural, Food, & Environmental Sciences, (3) Architecture and Landscape Architecture (4) Biological Sciences, (5) Dentistry, (6) Education & Human Development, (7) General College, (8) Graduate School, (9) Human Ecology, (10) Law, (11) Liberal Arts, (12) Libraries, (13) Management, (14) Medical School, (15) University of Minnesota Extension Service, (16) Natural Resources, (17) Nursing, (18) Pharmacy, (19) Public Affairs, (20) Public Health, (21) Technology, (22) University College of Continuing Education, (23) Veterinary Medicine.

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COMMENT:

This amendment adjusts the Bylaws to reflect the changed name of the college.

MOTION:

Amend Article II (6) of the Senate Bylaws as follows (new language is underlined):

ARTICLE II. RULES FOR COMMITTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE

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6. Committees of the Senate shall have a policy of open meetings. Closed or executive sessions may be held only after approval by a two-thirds majority of the committee members present and voting and only when personnel matters are discussed, when quasi-judicial functions are carried out, or when closed sessions are required to protect the right of individuals. Under this rule, all regular sessions of the All-University Honors Committee and the Judicial Committee shall be considered closed or executive sessions. As an exception to this rule, the Senate Consultative Committee, the Faculty Consultative Committee, and the Student Senate Consultative Committee are granted the right to close a portion or all of a given meeting, after approval by two-thirds majority of their respective members present. The committee shall keep a list of all topics discussed in its closed meetings and incorporate that list in its minutes.

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COMMENT:

This change puts in writing a practice that is already followed by the committee.

MOTION:

Amend Article II (6) of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly Bylaws as follows (new language is underlined):

ARTICLE II. RULES FOR COMMITTEES OF THE TWIN CITIES CAMPUS ASSEMBLY

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6. Committees of the Assembly shall have a policy of open meetings. Closed or executive sessions may be held only after approval by a two-thirds majority of the committee members present and voting and only when personnel matters are discussed, when quasi-judicial functions are carried out, or when closed sessions are required to protect the rights of individuals. Under this rule, all regular sessions of the Faculty Academic Oversight Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics shall be considered closed or executive sessions.

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COMMENT:

This change puts in writing a practice that is already followed by the committee.

DISCUSSION:

With no discussion, a vote was taken and Consent Agenda A was approved with 132 votes in favor and 8 opposed.

APPROVED

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END OF CONSENT AGENDA A

President Yudof said that he does not want to say much more about the graduation rate, but there is one statistic that is very telling. Only 50% of students graduate in six years, and of the remaining 50%, only one in ten will ever receive a degree from the University. This is a topic with which the faculty and students need to be engaged for the benefit of future students.

In regard to the budget, the state revenue forecast is that the state will be short by $2 billion. This is only a forecast, which was done following the September 11 events, so it is possible that the March forecast will predict less of a shortfall. He noted while this is a troubling turn of events, it is premature to panic. What will likely occur is a combination of rescission, tax increases, deferrals, and using state reserves to combat a shortfall.

The University has momentum in terms of increased grants, improved faculty, and a better student community which needs to be maintained. Any significant rescission, in light of recent tuition increases, risks many of the recent improvements that have been made.

The President said that his position is to cooperate with the governor and legislators to reach a balance, without providing any specific cuts. The University provides an important function to the state and has made cuts in the past few years. Any additional cuts would decrease the quality of education and cause the University to lose momentum. The University deserves success from the state and legislature.

Lastly, he said that he is working on the Executive Vice President and Provost (EVPP) search committee. The committee will likely be larger than he first anticipated, roughly 15 to 18 individuals, with two students, one academic professional, one Civil Service member, a few deans, and a large number of faculty, close to the 50% which the Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC) recommended.

Q: Will the EVPP search committee include a coordinate campus student?

A: There will be coordinate campus representation, but he was not sure if a student would be selected. He will take a look at the issue.

MOTION:

That the Twin Cities Campus Faculty Assembly approve the following slate of nominees to fill two Twin Cities academic professional vacancies and five Twin Cities faculty vacancies on the Committee on Committees. A simple majority is required for approval. Once the slate is approved, ballots will be distributed for voting.

ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS
RANDY CROCE: Academic Professional, Industrial Relations Center, Carlson School of Management. No University Senate or Senate/Assembly Committee participation.

LYNNE SCHUMAN: Academic Professional, HHH Institute of Public Affairs. No University Senate or Senate/Assembly Committee participation.

MARY ELLEN SHAW: Academic Professional, Student Services, General College. University Senate member: None. Senate/Assembly Committee participation (past and present): Educational Policy, 2000-03.

TERI WALLACE: Academic Professional, College of Education and Human Development. No University Senate or Senate/Assembly Committee participation.

ST. PAUL FACULTY
JEAN BAUER: Professor, Family Social Science, College of Human Ecology. University Senate member: 1990-94. Senate/Assembly Committee participation (past and present): Finance and Planning, 1997-05; Judicial 1991-97.

ROSS JOHNSON: Professor, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, College of Biological Sciences. University Senate member: January 2001-June 2001. Senate/Assembly Committee participation (past and present): None.

DAVID TILMAN: Professor, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, College of Biological Sciences. No University Senate or Senate/Assembly Committee participation.

DEON STUTHMAN: Professor, Agronomy and Plant Genetics, College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences. University Senate member: 1980-83, 1986-89, 1990-93. Senate/Assembly Committee participation (past and present): Consultative, 1983-86 (Chair 1985-86); Finance, 1984-85 (Chair 1984-85); Intercollegiate Athletics, 1986-89 (Chair 1987-89); Nominating, 1999-00; Support Services, 1991-94 (Chair 1991-94).

MINNEAPOLIS NON-ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER FACULTY
GARY BALAS: Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Institute of Technology. University Senate member: None. Senate/Assembly Committee participation (past and present): Faculty Affairs 1996-99; Research 2001-04.

CAROL CHOMSKY: Associate Professor, Law School. University Senate member: 1995-99. Senate/Assembly Committee participation (past and present): Equity, Access, and Diversity, 2001-04; Faculty Affairs, 1994-99; Professional Studies PFCC, 1996-99.

ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER FACULTY
TIMOTHY EBNER: Professor, Neuroscience, Medical School. University Senate member: 1995-98, 1999-02. Senate/Assembly Committee participation (past and present): None.

THOMAS FLETCHER: Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine. University Senate member: 2001-04. Senate/Assembly Committee participation (past and present): None.

MARK HERZBERG: Professor, Oral Sciences, School of Dentistry. University Senate member: 1983-86. Senate/Assembly Committee participation (past and present): None.

THOMAS MACKENZIE: Professor, Psychiatry, Medical School. University Senate member: 1993-96, 2001-04. Senate/Assembly Committee participation (past and present): Intercollegiate Athletics, 1994-97.

INFORMATION:

The Twin Cities Campus Assembly Bylaws specify that the Assembly shall elect by written ballot faculty/academic professional members to fill vacancies on the Assembly Committee on Committees from a slate of candidates provided by the Nominating Committee. Other candidates may be nominated by petition of 12 members of the Assembly. Petitions to nominate candidates not on the slate must be in the hands of the Clerk of the Assembly on the day before the meeting at which the election is to be conducted. The elected Twin Cities faculty/academic professional members of the committee whose term continue at least through 2001-02 are:

Carl Adams, Carlson School of Management
Marilyn DeLong, College of Human Ecology
Catherine French, Institute of Technology
Francisco Ocampo, College of Liberal Arts
Richard Poppele, Medical School

DISCUSSION:

With no discussion, a vote was taken and the slate was approved. Ballots were then distributed and the following faculty/academic professionals were elected: Professor Jean Bauer, Professor Carol Chomsky, Mr. Randy Croce, Professor Thomas Fletcher, Professor Thomas Mackenzie, Ms. Lynne Schuman, and Professor Deon Stuthman.

MOTION:

To approve the following resolution. A simple majority is required for approval.

Decisions about the delivery of salary increases should be made in consultation with the Faculty Consultative Committee. In addition, the joint subcommittee on salaries should receive the necessary cooperation and support from the administration.

COMMENT:

Adopted unanimously October 25, 2001.

DISCUSSION:

With no discussion, a vote was taken and the motion was approved.

MOTION:

To approve the following resolution. A simple majority is required for approval.

The faculty governance leaders of CIC institutions endorse the following statement and agree to propose it to their respective faculty senates:

Intercollegiate athletics can provide an important enhancement to the life and spirit of an academic community. Participation in committed athletic training and competition can be deeply rewarding for students as a field of personal excellence, and can foster character through discipline, team membership, and the mutual respect expressed in fair play. Skilled coaches can offer outstanding leadership to college athletes, and exemplify standards of dedication, expertise, and sportsmanship that complement and enrich the academic missions of their campuses.

The rapid growth of commercial influences, particularly in high profile intercollegiate sports, and the increased tendency towards professional performance standards undermine the constructive roles of sports on campus. Universities and colleges increasingly find that the requirements of athletic competitiveness and the values of the entertainment industry strain their financial resources and divert student and public attention from their fundamental role as academic institutions. The high stakes drive for championship status can overwhelm the responsibility to prioritize the personal and academic development of college athletes and the integrity of the institution.

The faculties of CIC institutions join with colleagues in the Pac-10 conference in urging the presidents, faculty athletics committees, and faculty conference representatives of Big-10 conference schools and of other institutions engaged in intercollegiate athletics, to join in a concerted commitment to bring these forces under control. Specifically, we endorse the following principles:

DISCUSSION:

Q: Section 1 discusses academic support structures for athletes. Who determines these structures?

A: The University has two athletic committees which deal with support structures for athletes.

Q: Has the University considered different classes or programs to provide a well-rounded education not only to athletes but also to other students with disabilities?

A: This motion states that any services offered should be integrated with regular University academic programming. It does not state that any specific programming be offered, nor does it address students with disabilities since there are separate laws which govern these students. Regarding a special degree program for athletes, this idea has never been accepted by the faculty.

Q: Does this resolution have any substance to affect athletics?

A: The intent was to adopt a general statement now, which all parties would agree to, and then bring a future resolution with more specificity.

With no further discussion, a vote was taken and the motion was approved.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:29 p.m.

APPENDIX A

Hendrik Oskam

Hendrik Oskam, a retired professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Minnesota, died Sunday of complications from lung cancer at his home in Edina. He was 78.

Specializing in physics and plasma engineering, Oskam taught engineering and led research groups for more than 30 years. Even after he retired in 1990, he was a fixture at his office, his wife said.

“He loved his work,” Marri Oskam said Wednesday of her husband, known as Henk. “He was a very loving and generous person, a gifted man. He was fair. That was always one of his traits, especially with his students.”

Before coming to Minnesota, Oskam worked for Philips Laboratories in the Netherlands, studying gas discharge physics from 1952 to 1958.

At a time when satellites were being launched and U.S. colleges and universities were seeking European scientists for their expertise, Oskam saw opportunity, Marri Oskam said.

“Henk said, 'Well, if I want to go, I'll take a leave from the lab and go over,'“ she said. “Then he said, 'If we don't like it, we'll come back.'

“We liked Minnesota right away, and he got to do what he always wanted.”

In his tenure at the university, Oskam had 75 pieces of his research published and was a consultant for corporations including General Electric and Honeywell.

Early on, however, it didn't appear that he would have such liberties. Before getting a doctorate in physics, he left college during World War II to serve in the Dutch Resistance. He supplied food to people hiding Jewish families from the Nazis and collected intelligence on German military operations.

He spent two years in Nazi labor camps in the Netherlands and Germany.

“He didn't like to talk about that part of his life much, but he felt he had to serve,” said Jaap Oskam, a nephew from Amsterdam. “He didn't like to talk about war.”

Marri Oskam added: “It was a dangerous proposition, but he had this youthful idealism that he had to do it and he was needed. Not only was his life at stake, but his parents owned a farm, and if he was discovered, the opposition would've blown it up.”

Oskam got lung cancer last year, his wife said.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Av. S., Minneapolis. In addition to his wife and nephew, survivors include brothers Arie Oskam and Dirk Oskam, both of the Netherlands.