[Uosenateexec] Senate Executive Committee Mtg - November 8, 2023 - Agenda & Materials

[Senate President]

Hi Harinder,

Thank you for letting us know.

Best

Gerard

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From: Harinder Kaur Khalsa <harinder at uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: [Uosenateexec] Senate Executive Committee Mtg - November 8, 2023 - Agenda & Materials

Thank you so much for this analysis, Gerard. I am one of the senators that wasn’t able to respond for lack of time but I fall in the category of senators who support the key aspects of the guidelines.
All the best,
Harinder

On Nov 8, 2023, at 13:27, Senate President <senatepres at uoregon.edu> wrote:

Dear Senate Executive Committee,

I reviewed the survey to identify the key issues, sticking points, and themes. I want to share these impressions with the SEC and the Academic Council and in my remarks to the full Senate.

Question 1:

Mainly, the feedback was in support of the guidelines. There were no comments that said we need to reform the larger Academic Continuity Plan policy because of the new guidelines. Most Senators did appreciate the work and clarity that the guidelines provide. They appreciate the faculty's control over the plan, protection for IOR’s, and the modality and flexibility of the plan.

Question 2:

The critical hang-up or sticking point is how some Senators see the guidelines as a political strategy to make it easier for administrators to weather a strike. The President's ability to call an emergency relates to this sticking point and was mentioned several times. There were questions and negative comments about replacing teaching GE’s with instructors of record. This would create tension and further demonstrate the lack of pay for instructors – if they are willing to be replacement GE’s. There was also a mention of the pressure junior faculty might feel during the strike.

Question 3:

A Senator mentioned how the principles laid out at the beginning of the document aren’t mentioned throughout the document. For example, how do the principles balance out the emergency grades? There seems to be a lack of understanding about emergency grades. I think it may be useful for the Academic Council to clarify what those grades specifically mean and the process and timeline that the Academic Council uses to implement those grades.

Most of the other comments for this question related to clarifying questions, such as what happens if the strike goes into the Winter term or how the reassignment of graders is going to work in practice.


My overall impression:

Senators who responded to the survey (11) seem to support the key aspects of the new guidelines. Senators appreciate that faculty have a lot of input into the plan and aren’t calling for revisiting the Academic Continuity Plan. Most of the concerns are still ideological. A few Senators want to support GEs and see the new guidelines as a way to lessen pressure on administrators and are also against the President calling the emergency.

Best,

Gerard.

Gerard Francisco Sandoval, PhD
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Subject: [Uosenateexec] Senate Executive Committee Mtg - November 8, 2023 - Agenda & Materials

Dear Senate Executive Committee,

We are scheduled to meet Wednesday, November 8, 2023 from 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. via Zoom:

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You will find the agenda below.

Please let me know if you have any questions or will be unable to attend.

Best,

Betina
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Senate Executive Committee Mtg – November 8, 2023

  *   Land Acknowledgement volunteers for UO Senate Mtgs
  *   Intro: US23/24-02: Student Grievance Procedures<https://senate.uoregon.edu/senate-motions/us2324-02-student-grievance-procedures>; Katy Krieger
  *   Academic Continuity planning, survey feedback (please see attached)
  *   Intro: US23/24-03: Resolution in Support of Graduate Employees and Their Demands for Fairer and More Dignified Compensation<https://senate.uoregon.edu/senate-motions/us2324-03-resolution-support-graduate-employees-and-their-demands-fairer-and-more>; Pedro Garcia-Caro (CAS - Romance Languages, Senator), Bjorn Smars (CAS – English, Senator)

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