Faculty Council Meeting

250 Student Union
December 11, 2001

President Halligan called the meeting to order with the following members present: Achemire, Bays, Binegar, Breazile, Comer, Damicone, Dickman, Ebro, Edgley, Fletcher, Fournier, Gasem, Henderson, Holcombe, Lamphere-Jordan, Lawry, Masters, Mayer, Moder, Mokhtari, Peeper, Schestokat, Smethers, Veenstra, Weiser and Wetzel. Also present: H. Birdwell, J. Dobson, J. Gill, S. Harp, R. Hooper, D. Hunt, L. Jones, D. Jordan, G. Marshall, V. Mitchell, P. Moretti, J. Vitek, N. Watkins, J. Wheat, and J. Wood. Absent: Redwood, Sanders, and Weeks

HIGHLIGHTS

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1. Special Report: OSU Alumni Association
   
2. Special Report: Academic Appeals Board
   
3. Report of Status of Faculty Council Recommendations
   
4. Reports of Standing Committees
   • Academic Standards and Policies
     
   • Budget
     
   • Campus Facilities, Safety and Security
     
   • Faculty
     
   • Research
     
5. Reports of Standing Committees
   • OSU/Tulsa
     
   • Athletic Council
     
   • Staff Advisory Council
     
   • Emeriti Association
     
6. Old Business
   
7. New Business
   
   
   A motion to approve the minutes of the November 13, 2001 minutes was made by Breazile and seconded by Henderson. The motion passed unanimously. The agenda was amended to include a brief statement concerning Executive Vice President Keener at the beginning and to indicate that Breazile would be reporting in place of Sanders for the Faculty Committee. A motion to approve the agenda as amended was made by Wetzel and seconded by Fletcher. This motion also passed unanimously.
   
   President Halligan informed the Council that Executive Vice President Keener had been experiencing chest pains and that he would go into St. Francis hospital to have by-pass surgery on Thursday morning. An OSU graduate, physician, Dr. James Whiteneck, will perform the surgery. Dr. Keener is in high spirits. Halligan asked that we all have him in our thoughts. Edgley said Faculty Council would send flowers. Halligan said Sheila in his office would coordinate information about Dr. Keenerās progress.

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