UNIVERSITY
SENATE OF
TO: Members, Alternates, and
Liaisons
FROM: Judi Smigowski, Senate Assistant
DATE: December 5, 2007
SUBJECT: Agenda for University Senate Meeting #457
COPIES: President, Provost, Board of Control,
Vice Presidents, Library Reserve, Staff Council Chair, Tech Today, MTU Lode, MTU
Daily Bull
Meeting #457 of the University Senate of Michigan
Technological University will convene on
Wednesday December 5, 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/08/456m.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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AGENDA |
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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) |
Approval
of Minutes from Meeting #456 (attached) |
2 |
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5) |
President's Report |
2 |
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6) |
Old
Business: |
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a.
Proposal 1-08 "Due Process
for Imposition of Severe Sanctions on Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty" presented
by Madhu Vable (bring your copy) Voting Units:
Academic |
5 |
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b. Proposal 5-08 "Amendment to Grievance Policy and
Procedure for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty" presented by Madhu Vable (bring
your copy) Voting Units: Academic |
10 |
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c. Proposal 6-08: "Interdisciplinary Graduate
Certificate in Nanotechnology"
presented by Curricular Policy Committee (bring
your copy) Voting Units: Academic d. Proposal 7-08: "Theatre and Electronic Media
Performance, B.A." presented by
Curricular Policy Committee (bring
your copy) Voting Units: Academic e. Proposal 8-08: "Second Baccalaureate
Degrees" presented by Curricular
Policy Committee (bring your
copy) Voting Units: Academic |
10 10 10 |
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7) |
New
Business: |
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a. Proposal 9-08: "Policy for Program/Department
Evaluation" presented by Lynn Artman
(copy
attached) Voting Units: Full Senate |
10 |
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b. Proposal 11-08: "Faculty Referendum on Terms of
Department Chairs/School Deans" presented by Madhu Vable
(copy attached) Voting Units:
Academic |
10 |
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c. Proposal 12-08: "Faculty Referendum on Inclusion of
Workload and Merit Description in Unit Charters" presented by Madhu Vable (copy
attached) Voting Units: Academic |
10 |
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8) |
Adjournment |
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