MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY The Senate of Michigan Technological University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO: Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons DATE: May 7, 1996 FROM: Jeanne Meyers Senate Assistant RE: Agenda for Senate Meeting 257 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 257 of the Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene immediately after the adjournment of Meeting 256 on Wednesday, May 8, 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 254 10 [attachment] 5. Open motion to approve Proposal 23-96: Policy on Faculty Availability 10 [attachment] 6. New Business [attachments] A. Proposal 30-96: Ad Hoc Committees 1 B. Proposal 31-96: Social Security Numbers as Student Identification Numbers 1 C. Proposal 32-96: Policies and Procedures Regarding Tenure-Track Appointments 1 7. Report from Senate President 5 8. Committee Business/Reports A. Staff Handbook - Shalini Rudak 5 B. Faculty Handbook Committee - Linda Ott 10 C. Ad Hoc Committee on Shared Governance - Laurie Whitt 5 9. Old Business A. Proposal 20-96: Recommendation on Campus Activities Benefit 10 [attachment] B. Proposal 24-96: Recommendation on Health Insurance Benefits 15 [Please bring your copy from Meeting 254.] C. Proposal 25-96: Recommendation on Retirement Income Programs 15 [Please bring your copy from Meeting 254.] D. Proposal 26-96: Recommendation on Life Insurance 10 [Please bring your copy from Meeting 254.] E. Proposal 29-96: Sabbatical Leave Recommendations [Please bring your copy from Meeting 255.] 10. Adjournment .