Issues for 2006-7 Faculty Senate
1. Compensation for faculty and staff—Is this
still the number one budget priority or should it be mediated by other
campus-wide concerns, e.g. a lower student:faculty
ratio?
2. Benefits.
a. General: Should we consider
the total benefits package (health + retirement) rather than each of these
separately? Is a comparison of the total
package to OU’s advantage in comparison to rest of
conference?
b.
Retirement. Advantages/disadvantages of
leaving OTRS.
c.
Health care. Should OU pay for some/all of dependent
coverage? Possibility
of “catastrophic” health insurance.
3. Reapportionment of Senate. How to include OU-Tulsa? Formation of their own
version of faculty senate?
4. Political activities in OK state legislature
with impact on education in
a.
Evolution/Creationism
b.
TABOR
c. Textbook policy re HB2380, which changes the textbook system
5. Expanded grade scale (task force has been
formed to bring recommendations to the Senate).
6. Streamline research compliance procedures.
7. Parking and transportation for South Campus
facilities.