THE UNIVERSITY SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

 

 

TO:                   Senators, Alternates, and Liaisons

FROM:              Judi Smigowski, Senate Assistant

DATE:              April 14, 2010

SUBJECT:        Agenda for University Senate Meeting #492

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

 

Meeting #492 of the University Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on

Wednesday April 14, 2010 immediately following Meeting 491 (around 5:35pm)  in Room B45 of the EERC Building.

 

Senators are responsible for making their constituents aware of this meeting’s agenda. 

If neither the Senator nor the Alternate can attend they should send a substitute.

 

 

 

AGENDA

Time (min)

 

 

 

1)

Roll Call of Senators

1

 

 

 

2)

Approval of Agenda

1

 

 

 

3)

Approval of Minutes from Meeting #490 (attached)

2

 

 

 

4)

Presentation:  “Annual Report of CATPR Committee” presented by Bob Keen

5

 

 

 

5)

Presentation:  “Annual Report to the Senate From the Benefits Liaison Group ”  presented by  Brett Hamlin

15

 

 

 

6)

Reports:

 

 

a.  Senate President

5

 

b.  Senate Standing Committees

10

 

c.  Provost Max Seel

5

 

 

 

7)

Old Business:

 

 

a.  Proposal 18-10:  “Amendment to Proposal 02-07: Search Procedure for University Administrators”  presented by Administrative Policy Committee (Voting Units:  Full Senate)

            5

 

 

 

 

b.  Proposal 19-10:  “Increase Membership of Academic Integrity Committee” by Amendment of Proposal 27-95  presented by Instructional Policy Committee  (Voting Units:  Academic)

           5

 

 

 

 

c.  Proposal 20-10:  Change of Name of an Academic Program from “Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with a Concentration in English” to “Bachelor of Arts in English”  presented by Curricular Policy Committee  (Voting Units:  Academic)

           5

 

 

 

 

d.  Proposal 21-10:  Change of Name of an Academic Program from “Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with a Concentration in Interdisciplinary Studies” to “Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts”  presented by Curricular Policy Committee  (Voting Units:  Academic)

           5

 

 

 

 

e.  Proposal 22-10:  Amendment of Proposals on “Minors in Degree Programs”  presented by Curricular Policy Committee   (Voting Units:  Academic)

           5

 

 

 

 

f.  Proposal 23-10:  “Amendment of Proposal 11-01: “Requirements for Graduation (Board of Control Policy 8.5)”  presented by Curricular Policy Committee  (Voting Units:  Academic)

            5

 

 

 

 

g.  Proposal 24-10:  “International Dual Graduate Degrees”  presented by Curricular Policy Committee  (Voting Units:  Academic)

5

 

 

 

 

h.  Proposal 25-10:  Approval of “Procedures to Prepare and Submit a Thesis or Dissertation to Michigan Technological University’s Graduate School”  presented by Curricular Policy Committee  (Voting Units:  Academic)

5

 

 

 

 

i.  Proposal 26-10:  “Certificate in Hybrid Electric Drive Vehicle Engineering”  presented by Curricular Policy Committee  (Voting Units:  Academic)

5

 

 

 

 

j.  Proposal 27-10:  “Graduate Certificate in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Engineering”  presented by Curricular Policy Committee  (Voting Units:  Academic)

5

 

 

 

 

k.  Proposal 2-10:  Departmental Governance: Combining, Amending, and Revising Senate Proposals 22-08, 11-06, 9-05, 20-02, 23-00, 10-98, 13-95, and 16-92”  presented by Academic Policy committee  (Voting Units:  Academic) 

5

 

 

 

8) 

New Business:

 

 

 

 

 

a.  None

 

 

 

 

9)

Adjournment