MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY The Senate of Michigan Technological University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO: Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons DATE: January 20, 1997 FROM: Jeanne Meyers Senate Assistant RE: Agenda for Senate Meeting 268 COPIES: President, Provost, Board of Control Office, Senior Vice President, Vice Provost, Chief Financial Officer, Library Reserve, Staff Council Members, Tech Topics, MTU Lode, MTU Daily Bull _________________________________________________________________ Meeting 268 of the Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on Wednesday, January 22, 1997, 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 attachment 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 264, 265, 266, and 267 10 [attachments] 5. Open Motion to Approve Proposal 1-97: Policy on Threatening or Violent Behavior 30 [attachment] 6. Report from Senate President 10 7. Committee Business/Reports Board of Control Relations Committee 10 8. New Business Proposal 4-97: Recommendation to Change Administrative Procedures [attachment] 9. Old Business A. Proposal 2-97: Trial Usage of Alternative Student Evaluation Instruments: Amendment of Senate Proposal 2-87 Teaching Effectiveness Policy 15 [Please bring your copy from meeting 265.] B. Proposal 3-97: Establishment of the MTU Research Foundation 30 [Please bring your copy from meeting 265.] C. Proposal 30-95: Revision of Proposal 17-94, Policy on Academic Freedom 10 [Please bring your copies from meetings 265 and 267] 10. Adjournment .