MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY The Senate of Michigan Technological University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO: Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons DATE: February 14, 1997 FROM: Jeanne Meyers Senate Assistant RE: Agenda for Senate Meeting 270 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 270 of the Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on Wednesday, February 19, 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 269 10 [attachment] 5. Report from Senate President 10 6. Committee Business/Reports A. Administrative Structure - Provost Dobney 10 B. Ad Hoc Constitution Committee 10 [attachment] 7. New Business A. Proposal 7-97: Recommendation to Change Section 6.3.1 of Faculty Handbook [attachment] B. Proposal 8-97: Recommended Amendment of Proposed New TIAA-CREF Retiree Health Care Benefits [attachment] 8. Old Business A. Proposal 30-95: Revision of Proposal 17-94, Policy on Academic Freedom 25 [Please bring your copies from meetings 265 and 267.] B. Proposal 4-97: Recommendation to Change Administrative Procedures 25 [Please bring your copies from meeting 268.] C. Proposal 6-97: Recommendation 25 [attachment] 9. Adjournment .