****************************************************************** Page 4555 Minutes of Senate Meeting 216 11 May 1994 THE SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Minutes of Meeting No. 216 11 May 1994 Synopsis: The Senate (1) elected officers for the 1994-95 academic year; (2) approved three meeting dates for 1994-95. _______________________________________ I. Call to Order President Bornhorst called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm on Wednesday, 11 May 1994, in Room B37 of the Electrical Energy Resources Center. II. Roll Call of Members Secretary Keen called the roll of continuing and newly-elected senators [Appendix B of these minutes]. 31 senators or alternates were present. Senators or alternate representatives from Met & Mat Eng, AF ROTC, and Fine Arts were absent. Absent senators at-large: Filer and Whitt. III. Agenda Adjustments Bornhorst referred to the published agenda [Appendix A of these minutes], and asked for agenda adjustments from the floor; there were none. Bornhorst asked for objections to the agenda. There were no objections, and Bornhorst declared the agenda approved as printed. IV. Elections of Senate Officers A. President Bornhorst noted that he had been nominated for president, and opened the floor for further nominations. Malette MOVED to close nominations. Huang seconded the motion. The motion PASSED without dissent in a voice vote. Ballots were distributed. Bornhorst noted that the ballots contained a provision for write-in candidates. Elections Committee Chair Greuer tabulated the ballots. Keen announced the results: Bornhorst -29 voided ballots - 2 B. Vice-President Bornhorst noted that Janice Glime, Joe Heyman, and Glenn Mroz had been nominated for the office of Vice-President, and opened the floor for further nominations. Vanek MOVED to close nominations. Carstens seconded the motion. The motion PASSED without dissent in a voice vote. Ballots were distributed and tabulated by Greuer. Keen announced the results: Glime -14 Heyman -11 Mroz - 6 Bornhorst noted that election required a majority, and called for a run-off between Glime and Heyman. After Greuer tabulated the ballots, Keen announced the results: Glime -20 Heyman -11 Bornhorst declared Glime to be the Vice-President-elect. C. Secretary Bornhorst said that Jack Jobst had accepted a nomination for Secretary, and opened the floor for further nominations. Vanek MOVED to close nominations. Arici seconded the motion. The motion PASSED without opposition in a voice vote. Ballots were distributed and tabulated by Greuer. Keen announced the results: Jobst -28 Keen - 1 void - 1 V. Setting of Meeting Dates Bornhorst said that the Senate constitution required the spring approval of three dates for meetings, one in each quarter of the following academic year. He noted that meeting dates could be altered for all but the first meeting. Jobst MOVED to approve the proposed meeting dates [Appendix A of these minutes]. Vanek seconded the motion. Bornhorst called for discussion. There was none. The motion PASSED without dissent in a voice vote. VI. Destruction of Ballots Roblee MOVED that the ballots of the officer elections be destroyed. Mroz seconded the motion. The motion PASSED without dissent in a voice vote. VII. Adjournment Bornhorst called for a motion to adjourn. Mullins MOVED that the meeting be adjourned. Carstens seconded the motion. The motion PASSED without opposition in a voice vote. Bornhorst declared the meeting adjourned at 5:54 pm. Submitted by Robert Keen Secretary of the University Senate .