MICHIGAN
TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY               The Senate of Michigan Technological University
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TO:     Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons     DATE: December 6, 1996

FROM:   Jeanne Meyers
        Senate Assistant

RE:     Agenda for Senate Meeting 265

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 265 of the Senate of Michigan Technological University will
convene on Wednesday, December 11, 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 263                         10
          [attachment]

 5. Old Business
     A. Proposal 36-95: Scientific Misconduct Policy Statement    45
          [Please bring your copy from meeting 262.]
     B. Proposal 23-94: Scientific Misconduct Policy              10
          [Please bring your copy from meeting 262.]

 6. Report from Senate President                                  10
 7. New Business
     A. Proposal 2-97: Trial Usage of Alternative Student
         Evaluation Instruments: Amendment of Senate Proposal
         2-87, Teaching Effectiveness Policy
          [attachment]
     B. Proposal 3-97: Establishment of the MTU Research
         Foundation
          [attachment]
     C. Proposal 30-95: Revision of Proposal 17-94, Policy
         on Academic Freedom
          [attachment]
 8. Committee Business/Reports
     A. Capital Campaign Update-Kim Maxwell and John Sellars      20
     B. Board of Control Relations Committeee                     10

 9. Old Business
     Proposal 1-97: Policy on Threatening or Violent Behavior     10
          [Please bring your copy from meeting 264.]

10. Adjournment
.