February 4, 2026 Senate Meeting Agenda

Academic Year
Date
February 4, 2026

Call to Order

  • Intro Remarks; Senate President Dyana Mason
  • ASUO updates; Quadrian Gill
  • Spotlight: Mark Schlossberg - Sustainable City Year project

Approval of the Minutes

  • January 14, 2026

UO President's Remarks

  • University Provost Chris Long

New Business

  • Vote: US25/26-08: Revision to Policy - Fellowships: Payment of Uncompensated Salary and Other Personnel Expenses (OPE) on Major Fellowships; Dyana Mason (Senate President, College of Design)
  • Intro/Discussion: US25/26-09: Revisions to Emerit Policy; Dyana Mason (Senate President, College of Design)
  • Intro/Discussion: US25/26-10: UO Senate Opposition to recent HECC recommendations; (Senate President, College of Design), Edward Davis (Senate VP, CAS - Natural Sciences)

Reports

  • Updates on UO Technology landscape; Abhijit Pandit (Chief Information Officer)
  • Updates - Senate Budget Committee; Melynda Casement (Chair of SBC, CAS - Natural Sciences Senator)
  • Employee Engagement Survey; Mark Schmeltz (HR), Kaia Rogers(Chief of Staff, Sr Dir HR Prog)

Notice of Motion

  • 4:50 P.M. 

Adjournment

  • 5:00 P.M.