MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY University Senate ----------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 29 April 1994 To: Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons From: Robert Keen, Secretary of the Senate Subject: Agenda for Senate Meeting Number 215 Copies to: President, Provost, BoC Office, Vice Provost, Chief Financial Officer, 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 215 of the University Senate will be convened at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, 04 May 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 213 [attachment]* (5 min) 5. Report of Senate President [Attachment A] (5 min) 6. Committee Reports a) Elections (10 min) 7. Old Business a) Proposal 23-94 Scientific Misconduct Policy (20 min) [Attachment B of Agenda of Mtg 214]** b) Proposal 18-94 PhD in Engineering: Computational Sciences & Engineering (15 min) [Attachment C of Agenda of Mtg 214]** c) Proposal 17-94 Policy on Academic Freedom (10 min) [Attachment D of Agenda of Mtg 214]** 8. New Business a) Proposal 24-94 Faculty Grievance Policy & Procedures [Attachment B] (3 min) b) Proposal 25-94 Course Grades [Attachment C] (3 min) c) Proposal 26-94 Release of Grades - Right to Privacy [Attachment D] (3 min) d) Proposal 27-94 Mid-term Grade Report Policy [Attachment E] (3 min) e) Proposal 28-94 Rescission of Policy on Distribution of Grading Practices [Attachment F] (3 min) f) Proposal 30-94 Record of Course Drops (3 min) [Attachment G] g) Distinguished Teaching Awards: Presentation by W. Predebon (20 min) 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. .