The University Senate of Michigan Technological University
Minutes of
Meeting 526
28 November
2012
Synopsis: Presentation:
“Michigan Tech Financial Overview: A report from the University Senate
Finance committee” by Dr. Michael Mullins, Senate Finance Committee Chair
1. Call
to order and roll call. President Bill Bulleit called the
University Senate Meeting 526 to order at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, November 28,
2012. The Senate Secretary Brian Barkdoll called
roll. Absent was a representative of the Army/Air Force ROTC, Cognitive and
Learning Sciences, and
the School of Technology.
Recognition of visitors. Guests included Max Seel (Provost’s Office), and Dana Johnson (School of
Business and Economics).
2.
Approval of agenda. Bulleit asked if there were any changes; there being none Bulleit declared the agenda stood APPROVED.
3.
Approval of minutes from Meeting 525. Bulleit asked if there were any changes. There being none, Bulleit
declared the minutes stood APPROVED.
4. Presentation: “Michigan Tech Financial Overview: A report
from the University Senate Finance committee” by Dr. Michael Mullins, Senate Finance Committee
Chair
Mullins
talked about several areas of interest (click here for slides)
including undergraduate and graduate tuition, state appropriations, employee costs, total employment benefits,
institutional costs, physical plant costs, academic and institutional research
dollars, sponsored program awards, and possible paths forward.
5.
Reports
a. Senate
President
Bulleit stated that Senate Proposals
3-13 through 5-13 were approved by the admin.
Bulleit gave wording of a referendum on a
tobacco-free campus issue. Herbig suggested giving what the current policy is. Bulleit mentioned
tobacco-free information website and that the referendum is just for senate
constituents since the Union already did their survey. Following some discussion, Bulleit will revise and include current policy.
b. Senate
Standing Committees
There
were no reports.
6. Old Business:
a.
Proposal 6-13: “Proposal for an Undergraduate
Certificate in Chinese Language and Area Study” (Voting Units: Academic)
presented by Curricular Policy Committee.
Gierke
said that the committee discussed the proposal and supports it. Mullins asked what the enrollment numbers are,
to which Gierke replied that they are high enough to
warrant the change. Bulleit
called for a vote and the proposal was APPROVED.
b.
Proposal 8-13: “Proposal for a Bachelor’s Degree
Title Change” (Voting Units:
Academic) presented by Curricular Policy
Committee
Gierke
said that the change was from a BS in Clinical Laboratory Science, to a BS in
Medical Laboratory Science. Bulleit called for a vote and the proposal was APPROVED.
c.
Proposal 9-13:
“Mid-Term Grade Proposal” (Voting
Units: Academic) presented by
Instructional Policy Committee
Bulleit
called for a vote and the proposal was APPROVED.
7. New Business:
a.
Proposal 10-13:
“Proposal for a Spin-Off from B.S. in Management to a B.S. in Management
with a Concentration in Supply Chain and Operations Management” (Voting Units: Academic)
presented by Curricular Policy Committee
Seel
said that the old program will be shelved to be more efficient. A proposal to shelve the existing program
will come at the next meeting. Johnson
said this is common with other universities.
Mullins supported it from financial aspects.
8. Adjournment
President Bulleit adjourned the meeting at 6:23pm.
Respectfully submitted
by Brian Barkdoll
Secretary of the University Senate
Video available at meeting
526 video which is available for viewing only until August 2013.