MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY The Senate of Michigan Technological University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO: Senators, Alternates, Senate Liaisons DATE: April 28, 1997 FROM: Jeanne Meyers Senate Assistant RE: Agenda for Senate Meeting 275 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 275 of the Senate of Michigan Technological University will convene on Wednesday, April 30, 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 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 meeting 274 10 [attachment] 5. A. Second Vote on Proposal 10-97: Amendment of Senate Constitution and Bylaws 5 B. Open Motion to approve Proposal 4-97: Recommendation to Change Administrative Procedures 10 C. Open Motion to approve Proposal 7-97: Recommendation to Change Section 6.3.1 of Faculty Handbook 20 [attachments] 6. Report from Senate President 15 7. Committee Business/Reports 8. New Business [attachments] A. Proposal 5-97: Certificate in Industrial Forestry B. Proposal 17-97: Earth Science Education Option in the B.S. in Geology Degree C. Proposal 18-97: Amendment of Teaching Evaluation Policy 9. Old Business A. Proposal 12-97: Recommendation to Change the Eligibility TIAA-CREF Retiree Health Care Benefits 20 [see attachment Proposal 7-97] B. Proposal 11-97: Recommendation on Retirement Health Benefit Fund 20 [Please bring your copy from meeting 274.] C. Proposal 14-97: Policy on Correcting Student Grades and Retention of Student Work 15 [Please bring your copy from meeting 274.] D. Proposal 15-97: Recommendation for a Marketing Survey on the Academic Calendar [Please bring your copy from meeting 274.] 10. Adjournment .