MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY The Senate of Michigan Technological University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO: Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons DATE: October 11, 1996 FROM: Jeanne Meyers Senate Assistant RE: Agenda for Senate Meeting 263 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 263 of the Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on Wednesday, October 16, 1996, at 5:30 p.m. in room B45 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 respon- sible 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 meetings 260, 261, 262 10 [attachments] 5. Report from Senate President 10 6. New Business A. Proposal 27-96: M.S. in Environmental Engineering [attachment] B. Proposal 28-96: B.S. in Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences [attachment] 7. Committee Business/Reports A. Threat Management Team - Tim Collins 5 B. Report on TIAA-CREF Retiree Health Care Benefits - Provost Dobney 40 C. Ad Hoc Committee on Shared Governance - Laurie Whitt 10 8. Old Business A. Proposal 36-95: Scientific Misconduct Policy Statement 30 [Please bring your copy from meeting 262.] B. Proposal 23-94: Scientific Misconduct Policy 10 [Please bring your copy from meeting 262.] 9. Adjournment .