MINUTES OF MEETING NUMBER 68
OF The
sENATE OF mICHIGAN tECHNOLOGical university

28 February 1973

(Senate Minute pages: 817-825)

Meeting No. 68 was called to order on Wednesday, February 28, 1973 at 7:05 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge by President A.S. Weaver.

The roll was called by the Secretary. Twenty-four members or alternates were present. Absent were Alexander (BA), Barstow (AL), Johnson (SC), Farrell (PE), Olson, C.K. (MG), Olson, H.S. (IWR), and Stebler (AT).

 

The Minutes of Meeting No. 67 were amended as follows: page 807, last line, add asterisk to indicate a footnote and add the following footnote - "*Personal Comments."



Senate President's Report

  1. In a communication to the Senate, President Smith indicated his approval of the Computer Science Program and the Proposed Changes in the General Education Requirement.

  2. Professor Rakestraw will be the chairman of the new Audio-Visual Instructional Policy Committee recommended at the last meeting. Other members of the committee, which will be referred to informally as the "A-V Committee" will be: B. Allison (BL), V. Hauge (SS), H. Sachs (HU), M. Sloan (EE), and F. Williams (ChE).


Report on Meetings of the Academic Council and Board of Control

  1. Hodek reported on two meetings of the Academic Council. His report is included here as Appendix A (Available by Request from the Senate Office).

  2. In Farrell's absence there was no report on the meeting of the Board of Control.

Election of a Senate Representative on the Ombudsman Review Committee

Following the request for nominations from the floor, several questions arose concerning the eligibility of lame-duck senators, the term of office, and the functions of the committee. The Secretary read pertinent parts of the proposals involved (1-69, p. 405 and 4-71, p. 591).

Halkola and Williams were nominated. Halkola was elected by a vote of 14 to 10 in a written ballot collected and tallied by Velics, Chairman of the Elections Committee.

 

Committee Reports

A. Curricular Policy

Spain moved that the Senate resolve to approve the two-year option in the Humanities leading to the Associate Degree in General Studies as outlined in the proposal distributed at Meeting No. 67 (see page 804). Following a lengthy discussion on the possible effects of such a program on Michigan Tech's image and the usefulness and desirability of such a program, the resolution passed by a vote of 22 Yes, 1 No.

Spain then stated the intention of the committee not to move the adoption of Proposal 1-73, To Establish Procedure for Course and Curriculum Change (page 810), as a much more simplified process is being considered and will be formally presented in the near future.

B. Instructional Policy - No Report.

C. Audio-Visual Instructional Material - Rakestraw's report is included here as Appendix B (Available by Request from the Senate Office).

D. Curricular Impact - No Report.

E. Elections Procedure

DelliQuadri asked for further comments on the committee's report presented at the last meeting. Following a brief discussion he then moved that the report be adopted as written. Halkola moved that it be amended to delete item III. The amendment passed by a vote of 21 Yes, 0 No. The amended motion then passed by a vote of 23 Yes, 0 No.

Halkola then moved that item III of the report be recommended to the Tenure Policy Committee as a procedure to be considered for the election of the at-large members of that committee. This motion was passed by a vote of 20 Yes, 1 No.

President Weaver dismissed the Election Procedure Committee with thanks for the speedy completion of its duties.

F. Instructional Evaluation - No Report.

G. Joint Faculty Association -

President Weaver turned the gavel over to the Secretary in order to report on several recent meetings of the Faculty Association. He pointed out that, contrary to the Senate's understanding, the question of faculty representation in the AMCF was not going to be returned for discussion but instead had already been settled. The Faculty Association has elected to join the AMCF and is now seeking ways to raise the necessary funds to support this move.

A lengthy discussion followed concerning the roles of the Senate and the Faculty Association, representation in each group and the objectives and the future of each group. Spain then moved that an ad hoc committee be established to examine these specific aspects of the two organizations, ie., roles, past, future, representation, objectives on our own campus and elsewhere. The motion carried by a vote of 14 Yes, 5 No.

H. Promotion Policy Review - Crowther's report is included here as Appendix C (Available by Request from the Senate Office).

 

Old Business - None

New Business and Voluntary Remarks

Thayer asked about the status of the new computer. Stebbins stated that the final decision would be made very shortly.

Crowther relayed a request by some members of the Forestry Department by moving that an ad hoc committee be established to investigate the overhead policy concerning research grant applications at Michigan Tech and how it compares with those at other institutions. President Smith then explained in some detail the surcharge system. He also suggested that individuals or groups contact Koepel and Evans to discuss further the necessary rules concerning overhead charges, many of which are required by the funding sources themselves. The motion to establish such a committee failed by a vote of 2 Yes, 15 No.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.

 

Ralph S. Horvath
Secretary