MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY University Senate ----------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 21 March 1994 To: Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons From: Robert Keen, Secretary of the Senate Subject: Agenda for Senate Meeting Number 212 Copies to: President, Provost, B/C Office, Vice Provost, Chief Financial Officer, Archives, ETS, Tech Topics, Lode _________________________________________________________________ This agenda and attachments are not distributed to the Senate constituency. SENATORS are responsible for making their constituencies aware of this agenda. Meeting Number 212 of the University Senate will be convened at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 23 March 1994 in ROOM B37 EERC. The meeting will be broadcast live on MTU's cable channel (Bresnan channel 8), and will be videotaped for rebroadcast at noon the following day. AGENDA 1. Call to order and roll call of Senators (2 min) 2. Recognition of visitors (1 min) 3. Agenda adjustments (2 min) 4. Approval of Minutes of Meeting 211* (5 min) 5. Report of Senate President (5 min) 6. Committee Reports a) Board of Control Relations Committee (5 min) b) Research Policy Committee (5 min) 7. Old Business a) Proposal 16-92, Departmental Governance (5 min) b) Proposal 8-94, TAs & GAs: Creation, etc. - Discussion (15 min) c) Proposal 12-94, Plant Sciences Option for the BS in Biol Sci [Attachment D of Agenda of Mtng #211]** (5 min) d) Proposal 14-94, Recommendation on ESTR Program (25 min) [Attachment C of Agenda of Mtng #211]** 8. New Business a) Elections [Handout at meeting] (9 min) b) Discussion of New Fringe Benefits Options from the Administration (25 min) c) Proposal 16-94, Smoke-Free Campus [Attachment A] (10 min) 9. Announcements (1 min) 10. Adjournment * Minutes will be distributed, by separate mailing, prior to the next Senate meeting. ** Please bring your copy to the meeting. .