UNIVERSITY SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

 

 

 

TO:                   Members, Alternates, and Liaisons

FROM:              Judi Smigowski, Senate Assistant

DATE:              March 19, 2008

SUBJECT:        Agenda for University Senate Meeting #461

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

 

Meeting #461 of the University Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on

Wednesday March 19, 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/08/460m.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:  “History of the Graduate School” presented by Jackie Huntoon

 

15

5)

Presentation:  “Tech’s International Initiatives” presented by Blair Orr

15

 

 

 

6)

Approval of Minutes from Meeting #460    (copy attached)

1

 

 

 

7)

President's Report

1

 

 

 

8)

Old Business:

 

 

 

 

 

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

(bring your revised copy)   Voting Units: Academic

 

3

 

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

3

 

 

 

 

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

3

 

 

 

9)

New Business:

 

 

 

 

 

a.  Proposal 20-08:  “Amendment to Proposal 42-04: Evaluation Procedure for the President”  presented by Administrative Policy committee  (copy attached)   Voting Units:  Full Senate

5

 

 

 

 

b.  Proposal 21-08:  “Academic and Provisional Calendars for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 presented by Instructional Policy Committee  (copy attached)  Voting Units:  Academic

5

 

 

 

 

c.  Proposal 22-08:  “Revised Procedures for the Establishment and Amendment of Charters” by Presented by Janice Glime  (copies attached)  Voting Units:  Academic

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

d.  Proposal 23-08:  “Certificate in Geographic Information Systems”  presented by Curricular Policy committee (copy attached)  Voting Units:  Academic

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

e.  Proposal 24-08:  “Minor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry”  presented by Curricular Policy committee (copy attached)  Voting Units:  Academic

5

 

 

 

 

10)

 

Adjournment