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