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MINUTES OF MEETING NUMBER 164
OF The
Senate OF mICHIGAN tECHNOLOGical university

26 October 1988

(Senate Minute pages: 2863 -2876)

President Janners called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. on October 26, 1988 in Room 101 of Fisher Hall.

Roll: Twenty two members/alternates were present. Absent were: Mark Welnetz, Martin Jurgensen, Phyllis Boutilier, Narasipur Suryanarayana, Charles Joyner, Glen Simula, John Morse, Dale Stein, and E.H. Timothy Whitten.

Visitors: Jeanine Sewell of Counseling Services.

Minutes of Meeting No. 163 were approved with two typographical corrections.

President's Report

President Janners presented a report (Appendix A - Available by Request from the Senate Office) which included a listing of the members of the various committees of the Senate. She also noted that Gloria Melton, coordinator of Minority Student Services, will attend the next Senate meeting on December 7 to discuss the situation of minority students at Michigan Tech.

Vice President's Report

Vice President Tampas provided a report on the meeting of the Academic Council on September 22 (Appendix B - Available by Request from the Senate Office). He also reported on the meeting of the Board of Control on September 23 (Appendix C - Available by Request from the Senate Office).

Committee Reports

A. Budget Liaison Officer

Senator Predebon gave a verbal report (Appendix D - Available by Request from the Senate Office).

B. Elections

Elections were held for a member of the Academic Tenure Committee. J. Gerdeen was elected to the position. Senator Tampas also reported that the election of a member to the Ombudsman Selection Committee is under way and the result should be available soon.

C. Curricular Policy - No report.

D. Faculty Fringe Benefits

Senator DePuydt reported that J. Ligon will no longer serve on the committee, that R. Roblee will serve and that C. Passarello will remain on the committee. She also reported the committee is still discussing spouse tuition and SDC membership as fringe benefits. Discussion of the flexible fringe benefits package are being temporarily delayed. The committee expects to meet with P. Vitton and Vice President Stuckey at a future meeting.

E. Faculty Handbook - Senator Hambley provided a report (Appendix E - Available by Request from the Senate Office).

F. Institutional Evaluation - No report.

G. Instructional Policy

The committee had no specific report; however, Senator Janners noted the committee has a number of new members who needed to be updated. She also noted that she had met with Provost Whitten and will be taking the problems discussed to the committee.

University Committees

A. Quality of University Life Task Force - No report.

Senator Hodek complimented the Task Force and commented that the Task Force's report was "one of the finest committee reports" to come out of the university.