[Uosenateexec] Senate Executive Committee mtg - October 18, 2023

[Pedro Garcia-Caro]

Dear Gerard and colleagues of the Senate executive committee,

After more careful consideration of the recommendations proposed by the AC and which we have only really had a few days to review over the past week, and in conversation with some of my constituents and other colleagues, I am left wondering why the notion of Emergency Grades has not been part of the conversations and instead there has been a flurry of activity to try and mobilize heads and faculty to bypass our IORs/GEs who may go on strike at some point in the next month. As a senate we approved a document back in 2019 which incorporated the notion of Emergency Grades (see attachments to the motion here<https://senate.uoregon.edu/senate-motions/us1819-10-academic-continuity-plan-policy-proposal>) if indeed an emergency is called up. This measure was more sensitive to the notion of academic integrity than the possibility of granting ¡°blank As¡± across the board, which has been mentioned as a possibility, or of heads and other pro-term and non-unionized faculty, to come in shortly to ¡°assess¡± and grade classes that have taken months to develop through unique expertise in the field.

I wonder if we could have a Senate discussion and possibly a resolution about the viability of emergency grades and to propose that the AC pays specific attention to that format, ie emergency grade granting to all students impacted by a disruption, rather than to the temporary hire of IORs and permanent grades as currently proposed.

Best,

Pedro




Pedro Garc¨ªa-Caro

Associate Professor of Spanish [Image] <https://orcid.org/%200000-0002-5064-0845>  | General Editor, Periph¨¥rica: a Journal of Social, Cultural, and Literary History<http://journals.oregondigital.org/index.php/peripherica/index> | Co-Editor, Journal of Academic Freedom<https://www.aaup.org/reports-publications/journal-academic-freedom>

Department of Romance Languages | School of Global Studies | (541) 513-8706 | http://rl.uoregon.edu/profile/pgcaro/



From: uosenateexec-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu <uosenateexec-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu> on behalf of Senate President <senatepres at uoregon.edu>
Date: Monday, October 16, 2023 at 7:24 PM
To: Betina Lynn <betina at uoregon.edu>, uosenateexec at lists.uoregon.edu <uosenateexec at lists.uoregon.edu>
Cc: Mike Urbancic <urbancic at uoregon.edu>
Subject: Re: [Uosenateexec] Senate Executive Committee mtg - October 18, 2023
Good evening, everyone,

We only have one item on the agenda because it¡¯s essential. We should focus on understanding the specific recommendations approved by the Academic Council on the Academic Continuation Plan. Hence, please familiarize yourself with the recommendations attached to Betina¡¯s e-mail and come with questions or concerns.

Francis White and Ron Bramhall will provide a briefing regarding the plan. Thanks to both for their strong leadership and guidance as we maneuver a potential academic disruption.

Don¡¯t disseminate the recommendations widely at this point - they will soon be presented to the Senate.

All the best,

Gerard

Gerard Francisco Sandoval, PhD
President, University Senate<https://senate.uoregon.edu/>
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From: uosenateexec-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu <uosenateexec-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu> on behalf of Betina Lynn <betina at uoregon.edu>
Date: Monday, October 16, 2023 at 1:13 PM
To: uosenateexec at lists.uoregon.edu <uosenateexec at lists.uoregon.edu>
Cc: Mike Urbancic <urbancic at uoregon.edu>
Subject: Re: [Uosenateexec] Senate Executive Committee mtg - October 18, 2023
Dear Senate Executive Committee,

We are scheduled to meet Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 3:00 ¨C 5:00 via Zoom.

Agenda:


  *   Academic Continuity (please see attached document)

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

Best,

Betina

Betina Lynn
Executive Coordinator, University Senate
Office of the President
Peterson 108C
betina at uoregon.edu<mailto:betina at uoregon.edu> -OR- senatecoordinator at uoregon.edu<mailto:senatecoordinator at uoregon.edu>
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