UNIVERSITY SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

 

 

TO:                   Members, Alternates, and Liaisons

FROM:              Judi Smigowski, Senate Assistant

DATE:              February 27, 2008

SUBJECT:        Agenda for University Senate Meeting #460

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

 

Meeting #460 of the University Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on

Wednesday February 27, 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/08/459m.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:  “Research Initiation Funding”  presented by Lesley Lovett-Doust

 

15

5)

Approval of Minutes from Meeting #459    (copy attached)

2

 

 

 

6)

President's Report

2

 

 

 

7)

Old Business:

 

 

 

 

 

a.  Proposal 16-08: “GFC and Senate Resolution on Graduate Education”  presented by Jackie Huntoon  (bring your copy)  Voting Units:  Academic

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

8)

New Business:

 

 

a.  Proposal 8-08:  "Second Baccalaureate Degrees"   presented by  Curricular Policy Committee 

(revised copy attached)  Voting Units: Academic

 

10

 

b.  Proposal 17-08:  “Program Name Change – Electrical Engineering Technology” presented by Curricular Policy Committee  (copy attached)  Voting Units:  Academic

10

 

    

 

c.  Proposal 18-08:  “Electric Power Engineering Certificate” presented by Curricular Policy Committee  (copy attached)  Voting Units:  Academic

 

 

     10

 

 

 

 

d.  Proposal 19-08:  “Electric Power Engineering Graduate Certificate” presented by Curricular Policy Committee  (copy attached)  Voting Units:  Academic

10

 

 

 

9)

Election for “Graduate Research Integrity Committee” member

5

 

10)

 

Adjournment