MICHIGAN
TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY               The Senate of Michigan Technological University
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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.
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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 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
.