MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY University Senate ----------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 4 October 1993 To: Faculty & Staff From: University Senate Subject: Agenda for Meeting 201 _________________________________________________________________ This agenda and attachments are not distributed to the Senate constituency. SENATORS are responsible for making their constituencies aware of the agenda. Meeting Number 201 of the University Senate will be convened at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, 6 October 1993 in ROOM B37 EERC. This room is the University's television studio. The meeting will be broadcast live on MTU's cable channel, and will be videotaped for rebroadcast at noon the following day. Agenda 1. Call to order and roll call of Senators (3 min) 2. Introduction of New Senators [attachment A] (1 min) 3. Recognition of visitors (1 min) 4. Agenda adjustments (2 min) 5. Approval of minutes [see note below] (5 min) 6. Report of Senate President (5 min) 7. Reports from Affiliated and Ad Hoc Committees a. Institutional Evaluation Committee (5 min) b. Curricular Policy Committee (5 min) c. Instructional Policy Committee (3 min) d. Fringe Benefits Committee (5 min) 8. Old Business a. Structure of Senate Committees [attachment B] (30 min) b. Proposal 16-92, Departmental Governance, Referendum [attachment C] (10 min) c. Election, Senate representative to Search Comm. for Business School Dean (5 min) d. Discussion of Special Hiring Initiative (20 min) e. Proposal 2-94, Supplemental Health Benefits [attachment D] (10 min) 9. New Business 10. Announcements (2 min) 11. Adjournment (0.1 min) ________________________ Meeting of Executive Committee: Committee Staffing (10 min) NOTE: The minutes of previous meetings are still being prepared; they will be distributed to Senators and alternates as far in advance of the meeting as possible. .