MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY The Senate of Michigan Technological University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .