MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY The Senate of Michigan Technological University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO: Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons DATE: November 20, 1995 FROM: Jeanne Meyers Senate Assistant RE: Agenda for Senate Meeting Number 246 COPIES: President, Provost, Board of Control Office, Vice Provost, Chief Financial Officer, Library Reserve, Staff Council Members, Tech Topics, MTU Lode, MTU Daily Bull _________________________________________________________________ Meeting 246 of the Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on Wednesday, November 29, 1995, at 5:30 p.m. in room B37 EERC. The meeting will be broadcast live on MTU's cable channel (Bresnan channel 8), then rebroadcast via videotape at noon the following day. Senators and Alternates will receive this agenda; only Senators will receive minutes; therefore, Alternates expecting to attend the meeting should obtain minutes from their unit's Senator. Senators are respon- sible for making their constituents aware of this meeting's agenda. Bring this agenda to the meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENDA Time (min.) 1. Call to order and roll call of Senators 2 2. Recognition of visitors 1 3. Approval of Agenda 2 4. Approval of minutes from meetings 244 and 245 5 [attachments] 5. Open Motion on Forming and Ad Hoc Committee Dealing with Shared Governance 15 6. Report from Senate President 10 7. Committee Business/Reports A. Presidential Committee on University Safety and Environmental Health - Jim Riehl 15 B. Board of Control Relations Committee 10 C. Administrative Evaluation Commission 5 D. University Committee Representatives 10 8. Old Business A. Proposal 26-95: Undergraduate Academic Progress 5 [attachment] B. Proposal 36-95: Scientific Misconduct Policy Statement 10 [attachment] C. Proposal 13-95: Faculty Grievance Policy & Procedures 10 [attachment] D. Proposal 32-95: PhD Program in Mathematical Sciences 20 [Please bring your copy from Meeting 240.] E. Proposal 6-96: Revision of Senate Bylaws [Please bring your copy from Meeting 245.] F. Proposal 7-96: Revision of Senate Bylaws [Please bring your copy from Meeting 245.] G. Proposal 8-96: Revision of Senate Bylaws [Please bring your copy from Meeting 245.] 9. New Business 10. Adjournment .