****************************************************************** 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .