MICHIGAN
TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY                                      University Senate
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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
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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.
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