MICHIGAN
TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY               The Senate of Michigan Technological University
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TO:     Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons     DATE: March 15, 1996

FROM:   Jeanne Meyers
        Senate Assistant

RE:     Agenda for Senate Meeting 252

COPIES: President, Provost, Board of Control Office, Vice Provost,
        Chief Financial Officer, Library Reserve, Staff Council
        Members, Tech Topics, MTU Lode, MTU Daily Bull
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Meeting 252 of the Senate of Michigan Technological University will
convene on Wednesday, March 20, 1996, 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 and attachments to the meeting.
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                      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 meeting 251                           5
          [attachment]
 5. Report from Senate President                                  10
 6. Committee Business/Reports
     A. Administrative Evaluation Commission - Paul Nelson        10
     B. Retention Study Task Force - Chris Anderson               15
     C. Board of Control Relations Committee                      10
     D. MTU Budget Update - Provost Dobney                        20

 7. Old Business
     A. Proposal 17-96: Reaffirm Approval of Proposal 22-95       45
          [Please bring your copy from Meeting 251.]

 8. New Business
     A. Proposal 13-96: Associate in Applied Science Degree in
         Chemical Engineering Technology
          [attachment]

 9. Adjournment
.