UNIVERSITY SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

 

 

TO:                   Members, Alternates, and Liaisons

FROM:              Judi Smigowski, Senate Assistant

DATE:              January 16, 2008

SUBJECT:        Agenda for University Senate Meeting #458

COPIES:           President, Provost, Board of Control, Vice Presidents, Library Reserve, Staff Council Chair, Tech Today, MTU Lode, MTU Daily Bull

 

Meeting #458 of the University Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on

Wednesday January 16, 2008 in Room B45 of the EERC Building.

 

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/08/457m.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.

 

AGENDA

Time (min)

 

 

 

1)

Roll Call of Senators

1

 

 

 

2)

Recognition of Visitors

1

 

 

 

3)

Approval of Agenda

1

 

 

 

4)

Presentation:  "NCAA'S Strategic Positioning Platform for Division II" presented by Pat Joyce

 

15

5)

Presentation:  "Research Initiation Funding" presented by Lesley Lovett-Doust

15

 

 

 

6)

Approval of Minutes from Meeting #457    (attached)

2

 

 

 

7)

President's Report

2

 

 

 

8)

Old Business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9)

New Business:

 

 

a.  Proposal 9-08:  "Policy for Program/Department Evaluation"   presented by  Lynn Artman 

(copy attached)  Voting Units: Full Senate

   

10

 

b.  Proposal 13-08: "Revision of Proposals 6-60, 11-69, 2-75, 8-94, 14-94, 25-94, and 26-95 to Reflect Conversion from Quarters to Semesters" presented by the Executive Committee        (copy attached)  Voting Units: Academic Units

10

 

 

 

 

c.  Proposal 14-08: "Minor in Law and Society" presented by the Curricular Policy Committee (copy attached)  Voting Units: Academic Units

10

 

 

 

 

d.  Proposal 15-08: "To Amend the Plan C Option for Master of Science Degree Programs" presented by the Curricular Policy Committee (copy attached)  Voting Units:  Academic Units

10

 

 

 

 

10)

 

Adjournment