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Page 5601       Minutes of Senate Meeting 237         3 May 1995


       THE SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


                Minutes of Meeting No. 237
                      3 May 1995

        A Special Meeting of the University Senate


Synopsis:  The Senate
(1) Learned of changes in release time for Senate Officers, and a 
    tenth month salary for the Senate President.
(2) Selected new officers for the next academic year, and approved
    tentative meeting dates, as required by the Constitution.
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF CONTINUING AND NEWLY-ELECTED SENATORS
President Bornhorst called the Senate meeting to order at 5:30 pm on
Wednesday, May 3, 1995 in Room B37 of the Electrical Energy Resources
Center.
    Secretary Jobst called the roll.  Absent were representatives from Math
Science and Chemical Engineering.
    Liaisons in attendance were Aaron Dufrane (USG), and Ted Soldan (Staff
Council).

2. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
Visitors included Marie Ryding (Registrar's Office), Rebecca Christianson
(TQE), Mike Gilles and Anita Quinn (Research Services), Dee Vincent (IT),
Phyllis Johnson (Library), and David Henke, Jennifer Klein, Gordon
Erdelean, and Nicole Wertime (USG), along with Marcia Goodrich (Tech
Topics), and F. Dobney (Provost and Executive Vice President).

3. AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS
President Bornhorst made no adjustments to the printed agenda, and Carstens
MOVED, with Miner's second, to approve.  President Bornhorst said the
agenda would stand unless there were objections; there were none. 
[Appendix A.  NOTE: only official Senate and Library archival copies of the
Minutes will contain a full complement of appendices.]

4. ELECTION OF SENATE OFFICERS
Bornhorst reviewed the Senate budget and announced changes to release time
allocation for Senate Officers: beginning the next academic year the Senate
President would receive 33% release time, and the Senate Secretary would
receive 16%.  The Senate President would also receive a tenth month salary
beginning this summer in recognition of the extra work load required to
organize Senate affairs.

A. SENATE PRESIDENT
Vanek MOVED to close the nominations for President, with Mroz' second. 
Senate Assistant Meyers distributed ballots, which later revealed 26 for
Bornhorst, with one for Sloan.  Bornhorst was declared the Senate President
for the 1995-96 academic year.
    
B. SENATE VICE PRESIDENT
Brokaw MOVED to close the nominations, with Mroz' second.  Kawatra asked
for a brief speech from the two candidates, which was done.  The secret
ballot count was Walck 16 to Heyman's 14.  Christa Walck was declared the
Vice President of the Senate for the next academic year.

C. SENATE SECRETARY
Miner MOVED with McKimpson's second to close the nominations.  The
balloting revealed 26 for Glime, who was duly reported the Secretary of the
Senate for next year.

5. SETTING OF MEETING DATES
Bornhorst asked for a motion approving the proposed dates for the Senate to
meet next year.  Mroz so moved, with Carsten's second.  On a voice vote the
motion CARRIED.

6. ADJOURNMENT
Carstens MOVED and Miner seconded to adjourn.  Motion CARRIED.  Bornhorst
declared the meeting adjourned at 6:10 pm.

Submitted by Jack Jobst
Secretary of the University Senate
 
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