THE UNIVERSITY SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
TO: Senators, Alternates, and
Liaisons
FROM: Judi Smigowski, Senate Assistant
DATE: April 18, 2012
SUBJECT: Agenda for University Senate Meeting #520
COPIES: President, Provost, Board of Control,
Vice Presidents, Library Reserve, Staff Council Chair, Tech Today, MTU Lode, MTU
Daily Bull
Meeting #520 of
the University Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on
Wednesday April 18, 2012 immediately after meeting #519 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.
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AGENDA
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Time (min)
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1) Roll Call of Senators and Recognition of
Visitors
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2
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2) Approval of Agenda
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1
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3) Approval of Minutes from Meeting #518 (linked)
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2
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4) Presentation: “Enrollment Outlook” by Vice President for Student Affairs Les
Cook
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10
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5) Reports
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a.
Senate President
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10
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b.
Senate Standing Committees
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1. Elections Committee
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5
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6) Old Business:
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a.
Proposal
15-12 revised: “Proposal to Revise General Education
Requirements” (Voting Units: Academic)
presented by Curricular Policy and Finance Committees
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5
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b.
Proposal
16-12: “Proposal to Ratify the
Final Version of Proposal 25-10:
Guide to Completing a Graduate Degree and Preparing and Submitting a
Dissertation, Thesis, or Report at Michigan Technological University” (Voting Units: Academic) presented by Instructional
Policy Committee
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5
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c.
Proposal
17-12: “Proposal to Amend Senate
Procedures 101.1.1: Guidelines for an Academic Calendar of 14 Instructional
Weeks” (Voting Units: Academic) presented by Instructional Policy Committee
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5
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d.
Proposal
18-12: “Proposal to Amend Senate
Policy 301.1: Course Add and Drop Policy”
(Voting Units: Academic) presented by Instructional Policy
Committee
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5
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e.
Proposal
19-12: “Academic Calendar
2013-14 and Provisional Calendar 2014-15”
(Voting Units: Academic) presented by Instructional Policy
Committee
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5
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f.
Proposal
20-12 revised: “Proposal to Amend Senate Policy 304.1 and
311.1” (Voting Units: Academic)
presented by Instructional Policy Committee
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5
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g.
Proposal
21-12: “Amendment to the Senate
Bylaws” (Voting Units: Full Senate) presented by Professional Staff Policy
Committee
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5
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h.
Proposal
22-12: “Proposal to Establish Committees
to Recommend Guidelines for Communication Intensive and Global Learning
Content of Courses” (Voting
Units: Academic) presented by
Curricular Policy Committee
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5
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i.
Proposal
23-12: “Proposal to Establish
and Empower a Committee to Improve Performance, Reduce Costs, and Recommend
a Broad Set of Reforms and Changes to Achieve These Goals” (Voting Units: Full Senate) presented by Finance Committee
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5
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7) New Business: none
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8) Adjournment
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