MICHIGAN
TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY               The Senate of Michigan Technological University
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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
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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.
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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 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
.