University Senate of Michigan Technological University

                                                                       

 

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

                  [attachment] (Voting Units: Academic)

      B.  Proposal 20-06, Amendment of Tenure, Promotion and Reappointment Procedures:     10

            Early Tenure                                                                                                                          

                  [attachment] (Voting Units: Academic)

      C.  Proposal 21-06: Policy Governing Repeating a Course                                                     15

                  [attachment] (Voting Units: Academic)

 

 

9.   New Business

      A.  Proposal 9-06, Transfer of Tenure and Rank Between Academic Units (Revised)           10

                  [attachment] (Voting Units: Academic)

      B.  Proposal 10-06, Guidelines for Transfer of Tenure and Rank Between Academic           10

            Units (Revised)

                  [attachment] (Voting Units: Academic)

      C.  Proposal 11-06, Charter Proposal(Revised)                                                                      10

                  [attachment] (Voting Units: Full Senate)

      D.  Proposal 25-06, Annual and Provisional Academic Calendars                                          10

                  [attachment] (Voting Units: Academic)

      E.   Proposal 26-06, K-Day Recess Date                                                                                 10

                  [attachment] (Voting Units: Academic)

      F.   Proposal 27-06, Commitment to International Research, Education, and Service           10

                  [attachment] (Voting Units: Full Senate)

      G.  Proposal 28-06, Proposal for Changes in Non-Tenure Track Faculty Appointments        10

                  [attachment] (Voting Units: Academic)

 

10. Adjournment