OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Council will meet on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in Dicke Room 230.
I.
Minutes of October 20, 2015 meeting
II.
Reports from Constitutional Committees
a. Budget & Appropriations
b. Academic Affairs
c. Student Activities (see report)
d. Personnel
III.
Reports from Operational Committees
a. Athletics
b. Information Technology
c. Cultural & Special Events
d. International Affairs
e. Religious Affairs
f. General Education
IV.
Liaison
Ballard
Kobiela
LeBlanc
Brant
Chair
Christhoff
Kobiela
LeBlanc
Boulanger
Hurtig
Bell
Macdonald
Hurtig
Macdonald
Other Reports
a. Vice Presidents
i. Academic Affairs
ii. Financial Affairs
iii. University Advancement
iv. Admissions and Financial Aid
v. Student Affairs
Crago
Ballard
Spencer
Eilola
Thompson-Bradshaw
b. Deans
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
Albrecht
Baumgartner
Martin
Fenton
Bales
Arts & Sciences (see report)
Engineering
Pharmacy
Business Administration
Law
c. Student Senate
d. Health Services Advisory Committee
Grandillo
Ballard
V.
Chair/Faculty Comments
VI.
President Comments/Questions
a. Submitted question: Is the report about the suggestions for cutting costs that was
to be distributed by the end of September completed yet? When will that be
available to the campus community?
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VII.
Unfinished Business
VIII.
New Business
IX.
Announcements
X.
Adjournment
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Submitted Reports
II.c Student Activities
A written proposal has been submitted to the Secretary of the Faculty to amend the Faculty
Constitution by including the Director of Student Involvement as a member of Student Activities
Committee. The proposal will be sent out to the faculty in the next few weeks and discussion
will be held at the next University Faculty Meeting about an appropriate date to hold a vote on
the proposal.
Additionally, the next Student Activities Committee meeting will be held at 9am on Thursday,
November 19. We will be discussing the proposed student group, the ONU Disc Golf Club.
IV.b.i Getty College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences hosted All-Ohio Choral Day on October 30, High School
Model UN on October 31, and Social Studies Day on November 11, bringing over 300 high
school students to the ONU campus.
ONU students and ONU Music Director Travis Jurgens performed with the Lima Symphony
Orchestra on November 7. The joint concert received very strong reviews. This year's
performance of the Holiday Spectacular will be held on campus November 19-21 and at the
Lima Civic Center December 4-6. The Department of Music will host a Chamber Music concert
on December 1 at 8 pm in Presser Hall. In addition, the ONU Jazz Ensemble will perform
Thursday, December 10, at 7:30 pm at the Freed Center, and the ONU Symphony and ONU
Wind Orchestras will present a joint holiday concert, Gaudete, on Saturday, December 12, also at
7:30 pm.
Finally, the initial call for proposals for the Student Research Colloquium has been sent out to
faculty and students. Please encourage students to submit an abstract for the colloquium, which
will be held Friday, April 22.
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