MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY The Senate of Michigan Technological University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO: Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons DATE: April 29, 1996 FROM: Jeanne Meyers Senate Assistant RE: Agenda for Senate Meeting 255 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 255 of the Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on Wednesday, May 1, 1996, at 5:30 p.m. in room B37 EERC. The meeting will be broadcast live on MTU's cable channel 24, 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 responsible for making their constituents aware of this meeting's agenda. Bring this agenda and attachments 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 meeting 253 10 [attachment] 5. Open motion to approve Proposal 18-96: Basic Benefits Package 10 [attachment] 6. New Business Proposal 29-96: Sabbatical Leave Recommendations 1 [attachment] 7. Report from Senate President 10 8. Committee Business/Reports A. Advancement Planning - John Sellars 15 B. Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate Policies and Procedures Regarding Tenure-track Appointments - Christa Walck 10 [attachment] C. Graduate Student Tuition Task Force Report - Provost Dobney 15 9. Old Business [Please bring your copies from Meeting 253 for items A-D] A. Proposal 19-96: Parking Task Force Recommendation 30 [attachment - memo] B. Proposal 20-96: Recommendation on Campus Activities Benefit 15 C. Proposal 21-96: Recommendation on Educational Benefit D. Proposal 22-96: Recommendation on Child Care Benefit [Please bring your copies from Meeting 254 for items E-H] E. Proposal 23-96: Policy on Faculty Availability F. Proposal 24-96: Recommendation on Health Insurance Benefits G. Proposal 25-96: Recommendation on Retirement Income Programs H. Proposal 26-96: Recommendation on Life Insurance 10. Adjournment .