The University Senate is the shared governing body of The Ohio State University. Comprised of 141 faculty, students, staff and administrators, the senate's primary responsibility is to advise university leaders on the key educational and academic policy concerns.
Current Senate Issues
As important issues develop, the University Senate is positioned to create solutions that will help move the university forward. Through our shared governance model, the senate and its committees connect students, faculty and staff to administrative offices where they can have a voice in key decisions.
Institutional Integrity: Moving from reactive to proactive
Over the past year, University Senate committees have examined how sexual misconduct and research misconduct are investigated and adjudicated. The senate will examine how the resulting committee recommendations can be incorporated into faculty rules and university policy.
Alignment of Senate Committees and University Administration
Senate committees have a combination of faculty, student, staff and administrative members. In order to enhance our system of shared governance, the relationship between senate committees and administrators/administrative offices should be strong for all committees.
Revision of the General Education Curriculum
In November 2016, the Council on Academic Affairs (CAA) initiated a review of the GE curriculum at the request of the University Level Advisory Committee for General Education (ULAC) with the goal of developing a modern, common General Education program for all undergraduate majors.
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