MICHIGAN
TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY               The Senate of Michigan Technological University
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TO:     Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons       DATE: March 10, 1997

FROM:   Jeanne Meyers
        Senate Assistant

RE:     Agenda for Senate Meeting 271

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 271 of the Senate of Michigan Technological University will
convene on Wednesday, March 12, 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.
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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 270                         10
          [attachment]
 5. Report from Senate President                                  10
 6. Committee Business/Reports
     A. TIAA-CREF Retirement Program - Provost Dobney             20
     B. Discussion of Proposed New Constitution and Bylaws        20
     C. Academic Policy Committee - Bruce Seely                   10
          [attachment]

 7. 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                                               20
          [Please bring your copy from meeting 268.]
     C. Proposal 7-97: Recommendation to Change Section 6.3.1
         of Faculty Handbook
          [Please bring your copy from meeting 270.]

 8. Adjournment

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