****************************************************************** Page 6527 Minutes of Senate Meeting 259 12 Jun 1996 THE SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Minutes of Meeting No. 259 12 June 1996 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL President Bornhorst called the Senate Meeting 259 to order at 6:38 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 June 1996, in Room U113 of the Minerals and Materials Engineering Building. President Bornhorst called roll. Absent were at-large senators Evensen, Filer, Glime, Reed, Walck and Whitt, and representatives from Business and Engineering Administration, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Forestry and Wood Products, Social Sciences, Army/Air Force ROTC, Fine Arts, Library, Physical Education, IMP, IWR, Research/University Relations/Administrative Offices, Human Resources/Facilities Management, IT, Finance/ Advancement, and Academic Services/Engineering. No Liaisons were present. Only 17 Senators were present; 26 were needed for a quorum, so the quorum failed and the meeting was adjourned. Visitors were Ellen Horsch (Human Resources) and Eric Obermeyer. Respectfully submitted by Karla Kitalong Acting Secretary of the Senate INFORMAL DISCUSSION An informal discussion following adjournment, Bornhorst confirmed that he reiterated to the administration: a. that the Senate favors the 2+2 retirement benefit plan with no loss of salary, b. that the Senate urges the administration to remain committed to faculty and staff salary equity. Thayer and Sloan passed out copies of a draft response to Denice Logan's Gazette letter to the editor. Ensuing discussion produced no consensus on whether or not to go forward with a response. The discussion concluded around 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Karla Kitalong Acting Secretary of the Senate .