THE UNIVERSITY SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
TO: Members, Alternates, and
Liaisons
FROM: Judi Smigowski,
Senate Assistant
DATE: April 2, 2008
SUBJECT: Agenda for University Senate Meeting #462
COPIES: President, Provost, Board of Control,
Vice Presidents, Library Reserve, Staff Council Chair, Tech Today, MTU Lode, MTU
Daily Bull
Meeting #462
of the University Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on
Wednesday April 2, 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/08/461m.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) |
Presentation: “Update
on the Honors Institute” presented by Jeff Katalenich |
15 |
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5) |
Presentation:
"Update on Retiree Health Care Benefits " presented by Ingrid Cheney |
15 |
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6) |
Approval of Minutes from Meeting #461 (attached) |
2 |
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7) |
President's Report |
2 |
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8) |
Old Business: |
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a. Proposal 20-08:
"Amendment to Proposal 42-04: Evaluation Procedure for the President"
presented by Administrative Policy Committee
(bring your copy) Voting Units: Full Senate |
2 |
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a. Proposal 21-08:
" Academic and Provisional Calendars for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 "
presented by Instructional Policy Committee (bring your copy) Voting Units: Academic |
2 |
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b. Proposal 22-08: "Procedures for the Establishment and
Amendment of Charters (To Complement University Senate Proposal 16-92)"
presented Janice Glime (copy
attached) Voting Units: Academic |
10 |
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c. Index to Charter
Content (copy attached) presented by Janice Glime |
2 |
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d. Proposal 23-08: “Certificate in Geographic Information
Systems” presented by Curricular Policy committee (bring your copy) Voting
Units: Academic |
2 |
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e. Proposal
24-08: “Minor in Pharmaceutical
Chemistry” presented by Curricular Policy committee (bring your copy) Voting
Units: Academic |
2 |
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9) |
New Business: |
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a. Proposal
16-08: “GFC and Senate Resolution on
Graduate Education” presented by
Jackie Huntoon
(copy attached) |
5 |
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b. Proposal
25-08: “Amendment to Proposal 2-04:
Honorary Posthumous Degrees” presented
by Lesley Lovett-Doust (copy
attached) Voting Units: Academic |
5 |
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10) |
c. Proposal
26-08: “Syllabus Requirement for all
Courses at Michigan Technological University” presented by Instructional
Policy Committee (copy attached) Voting
Units: Academic Adjournment |
5 |