MICHIGAN
TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY               The Senate of Michigan Technological University
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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
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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.
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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 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
.