UNIVERSITY SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
 
TO: Members, Alternates, and Liaisons
FROM: Judi Smigowski, Senate Assistant
DATE: September 5, 2007
SUBJECT: Agenda for University Senate Meeting 453
COPIES: President, Provost, Board of Control Office, Vice Presidents,Library Reserve, Staff Council 
Chair, Tech Today, MTU Lode, MTU Daily Bull
Meeting 453 of the University Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on
Wednesday, September 5, 2007 in Room B45 of the EERC Building 
Senators and Alternates will receive this agenda.   Please note that only Senators will receive minutes:
therefore, Alternates expecting to attend the meeting should obtain minutes from their unit's Senator or on the web at
http://www.sas.it.mtu.edu/usenate/minute/07/452m.htm and http://www.sas.it.mtu.edu/usenate/minute/07/451m.htm
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) Approval of Minutes from Meeting 451 & 452 (attached) 5
5) President's Report 5
6) Old Business:  
7) New Business:
a.  Approval of "Proposed Senate Meeting Dates for 2007-08" (attached) 3
b.  Approval of updated "Senate Committee List"  (attached) 2
b.  Proposal 1-08: "Due Process for Imposition of Severe Sanctions  30
     on Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty"  (attached)
8) Adjournment