MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY University Senate ----------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 18 April 1994 To: Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons From: Robert Keen, Secretary of the Senate Subject: Agenda for Senate Meeting Number 214 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 214 of the University Senate will be convened at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, 20 April 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 212 [attachment]* (5 min) 5. Report of Senate President (5 min) 6. Committee Reports a) Faculty Handbook Steering Committee (5 min) b) Elections (10 min) 7. Old Business a) Proposal 19-94 Attendance Policy (with editorial change) [Attachment A] (20 min) b) Proposal 20-94 Optional Retirement Furlough (40 min) [Attachment B of Agenda of Mtng 213]** c) Proposal 22-94 University Senate Administrative Evaluation [Attachment D of Agenda of Mtng 213]** (20 min) 8. New Business a) Proposal 23-94 Scientific Misconduct [Attachment B] (3 min) b) Proposal 18-94 PhD in Computational Sciences & Engineering [Attachment C] (3 min) c) Proposal 17-94 Academic Freedom Statement (3 min) [Attachment D] 9. Announcements (1 min) 10. Adjournment * - Minutes are being circulated to Senators only. Alternates planning to attend should obtain copies from their unit's Senator. ** - Please bring your copy to the meeting. .