MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE, MARCH 10, 1986

The University Senate met in regu1ar session at 3:10 p.m., Monday, March 10,
1986, in room 116 of the Thomas Hunt Morgan Bui1ding.

Brad1ey C. Canon, Chairman of the Senate Counci1, presided.

Members absent: Roger B. Anderson, Michae1 Baer, Char1es E. Barnhart, Brian
Bergman, Raymond F. Betts, Tex Lee Boggs, Peter P. Bosomworth, Ray M. Bowen,
Stan1ey D. Brunn, D. A11an Butterfie1d*, I. K. Chew*, Emmett Costich, George F.
Crewe*, Joe V. Davis*, Stephen C. Deger, Richard C. Domek*, Robert Lewis Donohew,
Herbert N. Drennen, Pau1 M. Eakin, Anthony Eard1ey, Dona1d G. E1y, Richard w.
Furst, Lester Go1dstein*, Wi11burt Ham*, Mari1yn D. Hamann*, Lawrence A. Harris*,
S. Zafar Hasan, Leonard E. He11er, A1ison Hodges*, Raymond R. Hornback, James G.
Houg1and, Jr.*, Susan Johnson, John J. Just, Jay T. Kearney*, James R. Lang*,
Robin Lawson, Robert G. Lawson, Edgar D. Maddox, Pau1 Mande1stam*, Kenneth E.
Marino, Sa11y S. Matting1y*, John Menkhaus, H. Brinton Mi1ward, Patricia
Montgomery*, Mark Moore, Robert C. Nob1e*, Todd Osborne, Merri11 w. Packer*,
Phi1ip C. Pa1mgreen*, Bobby C. Pass, Madhira D. Ram*, Kende11 Rice, Frank J.
Rizzo*, Thomas C. Robinson, Edgar L. Sagan, Timothy Sineath, Otis A. Sing1etary*,
Laura Stivers*, Joseph V. Swintosky*, Kenneth R. Thompson, Ke11ie Tow1es, Marc J.
Wa11ace, James H. Ne11s*, Constance P. Wi1son, Peter Ninograd*, Judy Wiza*

The Minutes of the meeting of January 20, 1986, were approved as circu1ated.
The Minutes of February 3, 1986, were corrected by the Chairman as fo11ows. On
page 2 the third fu11 paragraph shou1d read as fo11ows: "The Chair recognized
Professor Robert Hemenway of the Eng1ish Department who spoke for the Senate
Counci1 in the absence of Chairman—e1ect Wi1bur Frye. He exp1ained the Counci1's
withdrawa1 of Version I. He said that when the Swift Committee made its origina1
report, the wording was "Option I, Ca1cu1us, or Option II, Phi1osophy 120 p1us
Statistics 200." In subsequent discussions between the Counci1 and the Swift
Committee, it was rea1ized that the origina1 wording was not in keeping with the
Swift Committee's genera1 po1icy of not specifying particu1ar courses at this
time. As a resu1t, the Senate Counci1 changed Option II to the 1anguage now
designated as Version I. After it was circu1ated, Professor Constance Wood argued
that this 1anguage was not fu11y in keeping with the goa1s of the Swift Committee,
name1y to provide an introductory statistics course. She proposed Version
11...." With those corrections, the Minutes were approved as circu1ated.

Chairman Canon made the fo11owing announcements:

"First, the top three candidates for the Board of Trustees
e1ection are Ray Betts (273 votes), Jim Kemp (168 votes) and
Emmett Costich (118 votes). A ba110t with these names wi11
soon be circu1ated. If a majority is not reached on that ba1—
10t, the fina1 ba110t wi11 have two names on it.

The Coa1ition of Facu1ty and Senate Leaders have under-
taken some activities in the 1ast month or so to try to give
the State Legis1ature a more favorab1e view of higher education
in the state. The Coa1ition he1d a reception for members of
the State LegisTature on Tuesday, February 25. About 35 1egis—
1ators came a1ong as we11 as some of their staff members and
some other peopTe from the State Government administration. It

*Absence exp1ained