University Senate of
TO: Members,
Alternates, Liaisons
FROM: Paige
Hackney, Senate Assistant
DATE: April 3,
2006
SUBJECT: Agenda
for University Senate Meeting 437
COPIES: President,
Provost, Board of Control Office, Vice Presidents, Library Reserve, Staff
Council Chair, Tech Today, MTU Lode, MTU Daily Bull
Meeting 437 of the University Senate of Michigan Technological
University will convene on Wednesday, April
5, at 5:30 p.m. in Room B45 of the EERC Building.
Senators and Alternates will receive this agenda. Please note only
Senators will receive minutes; therefore, Alternates expecting to attend the
meeting should obtain minutes from their unit’s Senator. Senators are responsible for making their
constituents aware of this meeting’s agenda.
If neither Senator nor Alternate can attend, they should send a
substitute.
AGENDA Time
(min.)
1. Roll call of Senators 2
2. Recognition of visitors 1
3. Approval of agenda 2
4. Honors
Institute and AQIP Presentation, Dr. Mary Durfee 15
5. Approval
of minutes from meeting 436 5
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6. President’s Report 5
7. Senate Elections [attachment] 10
A. Academic
Tenure Committee (slate for Presidential appointment) (Academic)
B. Athletic
Council (slate
for Presidential appointment) (Full
Senate)
C. Sabbatical
Leave Committee (slate for Presidential appointment) (Academic)
D. Ombuds Search Committee (slate for
Presidential appointment) (Full Senate)
Nominees also needed from
among the Senate membership (Full
Senate)
8. Old Business
A. Proposal
13-06, Amendment of Tenure, Promotion and Reappointment Procedures: 10
Automatic
Extension of the Tenure Clock
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B. Proposal 20-06, Amendment of Tenure,
Promotion and Reappointment Procedures: 10
Early
Tenure
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C. Proposal
21-06: Policy Governing Repeating a Course 15
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Academic)
9. New Business
A.
Proposal 9-06, Transfer of Tenure and Rank Between Academic Units (Revised) 10
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B.
Proposal 10-06, Guidelines for Transfer of Tenure and Rank Between
Academic 10
Units (Revised)
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C. Proposal
11-06, Charter Proposal(Revised) 10
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D. Proposal 25-06, Annual and Provisional
Academic Calendars 10
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E. Proposal
26-06, K-Day Recess Date 10
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F. Proposal
27-06, Commitment to International Research, Education, and Service 10
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G. Proposal
28-06, Proposal for Changes in Non-Tenure Track Faculty Appointments 10
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10. Adjournment