UNIVERSITY SENATE OF
TO: Members, Alternates, and
Liaisons
FROM: Judi Smigowski, Senate Assistant
DATE: February 13, 2008
SUBJECT: Agenda for University Senate Meeting #459
COPIES: President, Provost, Board of Control,
Vice Presidents, Library Reserve, Staff Council Chair, Tech Today, MTU Lode, MTU
Daily Bull
Meeting #459
of the University Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on
Wednesday February 13, 2008 at 5:30pm 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/08/458m.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: “Research
Initiation Funding” presented by Lesley Lovett-Doust |
15 |
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5) |
Presentation:
"2008 Presidential Evaluation " presented by Brenda Helminen |
15 |
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6) |
Approval of Minutes from Meeting #458 (previously
sent) |
2 |
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7) |
President's Report |
2 |
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8) |
Old Business: |
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a. Proposal 13-08:
"Revision of Proposals 6-60, 11-69, 2-75, 14-94, 25-94, and 11-07 to
Reflect Conversion from Quarters to Semesters" presented by the Executive
Committee (bring your revised copy)
Voting Units: Academic |
5 |
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a. Proposal 14-08:
" Minor in Law and Society " presented by Curricular Policy
Committee (bring your copy) Voting Units: Academic |
5 |
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b. Proposal
15-08: "To Amend the Plan C
Option for Master of Science Degree Programs" presented by the
Curricular Policy Committee (bring your copy) Voting
Units: Academic |
5 |
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9) |
New Business: |
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a. Proposal 8-08: "Second Baccalaureate Degrees" presented by Curricular Policy Committee (bring
your revised copy) Voting Units: Academic |
10 |
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b. Election for
"Graduate Dean Review Committee" member: Voting
Units: Academic |
10 |
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Nominees
are: Robert Johnson from Humanities
and Michael Gretz from Biological Sciences c. “GFC and Senate
Resolution on Graduate Education”
presented by Jackie Huntoon (copy attached) Voting Units: Academic |
10 |
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10) |
Adjournment |
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