MICHIGAN
TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY               The Senate of Michigan Technological University
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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.
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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 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
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