MINUTES OF MEETING NUMBER 95
OF The
Senate OF mICHIGAN tECHNOLOGical university
14 September 1977
(Senate Minute pages: 1311-1330)
Meeting No. 95 was called to order on Wednesday, September 14, 1977 at 7:00 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge by President P.A. Nelson.
The roll was called by the Secretary. Thirty members or alternates were present. Absent were Brugge, P. (NU), Schultz, C.W. (IMR), and Shetron, S.G. (FF).
Acknowledgement of Visitors: No visitors were in attendance.
The Minutes of Meeting No. 94 were corrected by Sachs. The description of the meeting of the Board of Control refers to the Amy Prudden Turner estate which is still being contested. The McNaughton estate was settled by MTU out of court with Mrs. Naughton's second husband. The minutes were approved as corrected.
The Ninth Annual Report to the Faculty was discussed. A question was raised on the number required for a quorum (Bylaws, No. 7A and 8A). Should the number be twenty (20) or now twenty-two (22) based on two-thirds of the number of Senate members (33)? No action was taken on the Ninth Annual Report so that the issue could be clarified.
President's Report
President P. Nelson delivered the President's report (See Appendix A - Available by Request from the Senate Office).
President Smith distributed copies of salary information for 1976-77 (See Appendix B - Available by Request from the Senate Office).
Subsequent to the meeting, salary data for 1977-78 were also released. These are also included in Appendix B).
Election of Officers. J. Carter, chairman of the Nominations Committee, reported the nominees. No nominations were made from the floor. V. Snyder conducted the election. The election was conducted by secret ballot. The results were a follows:
President
R. K. Miller 10
P. A. Nelson 19Vice President
D.A. Daavettilla 8
H.L. Sachs 21Secretary
A.J. Pintar 18
F.A. Stromer 10Therefore, officers of the MTU Senate for 1977-78 will be: President: P.A. Nelson; Vice President: H.L. Sachs; and Secretary: A.J. Pintar
Meeting of the Academic Council. - Erickson and Sachs reported on meeting of the Academic Council. (See Appendices C and D - Available by Request from the Senate Office).
Report on Meeting of the Board of Control. - Sachs reported on the May 20, 1977 meeting of the Board of Control (See Appendix E - Available by Request from the Senate Office). Sachs added that the Board of Control also approved the changes in the Academic Tenure Policy at this meeting.
Kraft reported on the August 19, 1977 meeting of the Board: It was suggested by a board member that consideration be given to stabilizing Michigan Tech's enrollment and to determine the fiscally optimum size. A draft of the report of Committee C on Long Range Planning was presented to the Board; no increase in state support per student is expected in the future, an enrollment of 8500 students in 1985, a need to increase the competency of the faculty, extend the school day to make more efficient use of the afternoons, decrease the undergraduate student-teacher ratio and increase the graduate student-teacher ratio. The Board approved an application for a liquor license for the Memorial Union.
Committee Reports
A. Curricular Policy - President Nelson announced the members: Eugene Y. Huang, Virgil W. Snyder, Charles W. Nelson, Paul A. Nelson (Chairman), and Michael S. Coffman
A member will be appointed by the Student Council.
The committee will be looking into the matter of writing and English skills.
B. Instructional Policy - M. Sloan reported that the committee has cleared up its back-log. President Nelson appointed M. Sloan as chairperson of this committee.
C. Institutional Evaluation - No Report.
D. Elections Committee - No Report.
E. Roles of the Senate and Faculty Association - No Report.
F. Promotional Policy and Professional Standards and Development - No Report.
Old Business - None.
New Business
1. Summer School Session .
A question was raised on the committee studying the summer school session. Sachs reported that he had heard that the committee recommended that the summer quarterly salary be 33% and not 22% and that the teachers have the option of teaching 2 to 3 quarters of the 4 quarter year. Vice President Stein commented that the committee is still meeting and has both recommendations and suggestions. Nothing definite has been recommended. President Nelson will contact the committee members and report back to the Senate at the next meeting.
2. Student Development Center.
President Smith reported that the student development center would include sort of a field house, a new, modernized version of Sherman Gym, handball courts, a swimming pool and playing areas. The total cost is now estimated at $24 million versus a cost of $14 million when first started. A state bonding issue was first approved but then constitutional questions were raised. The amount of money that would be available the first year is still under discussion. The figure has dropped from $400 million to $200 million to $150 million. This money will not go too far since there have been no new starts in Michigan for a long while. However, the Joint Capital Outlay Committee, chaired by Rep. Hellman, has approved $500,000 for the planning of the student development center. The bill must still be drafted and signed by the Governor. There is a long way to go but things look good.
3. Miscellaneous.
President Nelson reported an inquiry from a faculty member on the possibility of the Senate electing the faculty representative to the Sabbatical Leave Committee and to the Athletic Board. President Nelson will look into this. President Smith recommended that Nelson contact Bill Lucier to determine NCAA rules on the Athletic Board.
Montgomery encouraged the faculty to participate in K-Day.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Anton J. Pintar
Secretary