UNIVERSITY
SENATE OF
TO: Members,
Alternates, and Liaisons
FROM: Judi
Smigowski, Senate Assistant
DATE: November
14, 2007
SUBJECT: Agenda
for University Senate Meeting #456
COPIES: President,
Provost, Board of Control, Vice Presidents, Library Reserve, Staff Council
Chair, Tech Today, MTU Lode, MTU Daily Bull
Meeting #456 of the University Senate of Michigan Technological
University will convene on
Wednesday November
14, 2007 in Room B45 of the
Senators and Alternates will receive this agenda but 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/08/455m.htm Senators are responsible for
making their constituents aware of this meeting's
agenda. If neither the Senator nor
Alternate can attend
they should send a substitute.
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1) |
Roll Call of
Senators |
1 |
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2) |
Recognition of
Visitors |
1 |
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3) |
Approval of Agenda |
1 |
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4) |
Presentation: "Sabbatical Leave Committee Annual
Report" by Kurt Paterson |
15 |
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5) |
Approval of Minutes
from Meeting #455 (attached) |
2 |
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6) |
President's Report |
2 |
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7) |
Old Business: |
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a. Election for University Academic Tenure
Committee Replacement for Anil Jambekar Voting Units: Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty |
5 |
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b. Proposal 1-08 "Due Process for Imposition of Severe
Sanctions on Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty" presented by Ad Hoc Committee; CATPR |
10 |
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Bring
your copy. Voting Units: Academic c. Proposal 3-08 "Revision of Senate Bylaws to Reflect
Changes in Constituency Units" presented
by Senate Executive Committee (revised
copy attached). Voting Units: Full Senate |
10 |
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8) |
New Business: |
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a. Proposal 4-08: "Revision of Scientific Misconduct
Policy 36-95" presented by Research Policy Committee (revised
copy attached) Voting Units: Full
Senate |
10 |
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b. Proposal
5-08: "Amendment
to Grievance Policy and Procedure for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty" presented
by Ad Hoc Committee; CATPR (copy attached) Voting Units: Academic |
10 |
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c. Proposal 6-08: "Interdisciplinary Graduate
Certificate in Nanotechnology"
presented by Curricular Policy Committee (copy
attached) Voting Units: Academic |
10 |
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Agenda Continued d. Proposal 7-08: "Theatre and Electronic Media
Performance, B.A." presented by
Curricular Policy Committee (copy attached) Voting Units: Academic |
10 |
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e. Proposal 8-08: "Second Baccalaureate
Degrees" presented by
Curricular Policy Committee (copy attached) Voting Units: Academic |
10 |
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9) |
Adjournment |
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