1970-1979 Senate Proposals

Proposal # and Title

Senate Action

Administrative Action
1-70: Student-Faculty-Senate Relations Committee
Defeated 10/8/69
2-70: Disadvantaged Students
Adopted 10/8/69
3-70: Evening Examination Policy
Adopted 11/19/62
Approved
4-70: Reference to Sault Ste. Marie in Constitution
Adopted 1/14/70
Approved by BOC 5/8/70
5-70: Alternate Members Amendment II to Constitution
Adopted 2/18/70
Approved by BOC 6/12/70
6-70: Honors Program
Adopted 3/3/71
7-70: Implementation of Approved Course and Curricula Changes in Existing Programs
Adopted 4/8/70
Approved with Revisions 7/27/70
8-70: Ombudsman Processing of Student Complaints
Adopted 2/18/70
Approved by BOC 6/12/70
9-70: Faculty Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students
Adopted 4/8/70
Approved in principle 7/27/70
10-70: Procedures for Developing Significant Procedures in the Academic Program
Adopted 2/18/70
Approved with revision 12/2/70
11-70: Proposed Promotion Policy Michigan Technological University
Adopted 4/8/70
Approved
12-70: Status of ROTC Programs at Michigan Tech
Ad Hoc Committee formed
13-70: Policy Regarding Listings of Departmental Course Offerings in the University Catalog
Adopted 5/13/70
Presidential comments
1-71: To Establish Procedures for Course and Curriculum Change
Adopted 10/21/70
2-71: Early Admission of Community College Students
Adopted 4/21/71
Approved 5/4/71
3-71: The Disposition of Law Violators
Tabled 12/2/70
4-71: Ombudsman Review Committee
Adopted 1/20/71
5-71: Alcohol on Campus
Defeated 1/20/71
6-71: Transfer Credit Policy
Adopted 4/21/71
Approved 5/4/71
7-71: Modification to Grading Policy
Adopted 11/16/63
Sent back to committee
8-71: Editorial Modifications of Senate Proposals Bylaws Amendment
Adopted 4/21/71
No Action Required
9-71: Constitutional Amendment to Provide Student Representation
Adopted 10/6/71
BOC Approval 2/10/72
10-71: Student Representation on Senate Committees
Adopted 5/26/71
Approved 6/16/71
11-71: General Policy for Academic Program Planning
Adopted 5/26/71
Approved
12-71: Clarification of Pass/Fail Option
Adopted 5/26/71
Approved 6/16/71
1-72: Inter-Curricular Transfer Students
Adopted 3/1/72
Approved with Reservations 5/19/72
2-72: American Indian Programs
Adopted 1/12/72
Accepted in Principle 3/16/72
3-72: Academic Credit for ROTC
Adopted 3/1/72
Approved 3/16/72
4-72: Baccalaureate Credit for Associate Degree Courses
Referred to Committee
5-72: Transfer of Baccalaureate Credit Earned in Associate Degree Program
Adopted 4/19/72
Approved 5/19/72
6-72: Promotion Policy and Procedures
Adopted 4/19/72 Approved by BOC 8/25/72
7-72: Quarter System Calendar
Adopted 4/29/72 Implemented 1973-74 Catalog
8-72: Abolition of "F" Grade
Defeated 4/19/72  
9-72: Drop Period Extension
Defeated 4/19/72  
10-72: Examination Scheduling
Referred to Committee  
11-72: Letter Grade "M"
Adopted 5/24/72 Approved
12-72: Permission for Dropping a Course
Adopted 5/24/72 Approved
1-73: To Establish a Procedure for Course and Curriculum Change
Tabled  
2-73: Course Change Policy
Replaced by 6-74  
3-73: Audio-Visual Materials Policy
Referred  
1-74: Teacher Evaluation
Adopted 10/31/73 None Required
2-74: Amendment to the Evening Examination Policy
Adopted 1/30/74  
3-74: Constitutional Amend. to Include Alternate Members as Prospective Committee Chairs
Adopted 12/12/73 Approved by BOC 10/4/74
4-74: Annual Publication of Salaries
Adopted 12/12/73  
5-74: Adoption of a Semester Academic Calendar
Defeated in Referendum  
6-74: Course Change Policy
Adopted 3/20/74 Rejected
7-74: Audio-Visual Instructional Material Policy
Adopted 4/24/74 Adopted
8-74: Baccalaureate Credit for Associate Degree Courses
Adopted 4/24/74 Approved 9/17/74
9-74: Development of 3-2 Programs
Adopted 4/24/74 Approved
10-74: External Degree Programs
Adopted 4/24/74 Deferred
11-74: Use of Faculty Evaluation
Defeated 4/24/74  
1-75: Uniform Policy for Designation of Course Offerings
Defeated 11/6/74  
2-75: Course Change Policy
Adopted 1/29/75 Approved 6/17/75
3-75: Scheduling of Examinations During Winter Carnival Week
Adopted 1/29/75 Approved 1/30/75
4-75: Amendments to the Faculty Patent Policy
Adopted 3/19/75 Rejected by BOC
1-76: Abolishment of K-Day
Adopted 3/17/76 Not Implemented
2-76: Winter Carnival Break
Adopted 3/17/76 Approved 4/6/76
3-76: Final Examination Policy
Defeated 5/5/76  
4-76: Policy on Distribution of Information on Grading Practices to Academic Faculty
Adopted 5/5/76 Approved 7/19/76
5-76: Amendment to Mid-Term Grade Policy
Adopted 5/5/76 Approved 7/19/76
6-76: To Change Dates of the 1977 Notre Dame Hockey Series
Adopted Approved
7-76: Policy on Humanistic Social Courses
Adopted 5/5/76 Approved 7/19/76
8-76: Constitutional Amend. to Provide Senate Representation to Newly Created Depts.
Adopted 5/5/76 Approved by BOC 12/3/76
1-77: Promotion Policy
Adopted 9/15/76 Approval Deferred
2-77: Promotion Policy
Tabled 9/15/76  
3-77: Smoking Policy at Senate Meetings
Defeated 12/8/76  
4-77: Smoking Policy
Defeated 12/8/76  
5-77: The Change the Winter Quarter 1976-77 Academic Calendar
Adopted 12/8/76  
6-77: Response to Houghton County Board of Commissioners
Defeated 12/8/76  
7-77: Industrial Forestry Option
Adopted 12/8/76 Approved 11/2/77
8-77: Faculty Office Space
Adopted 12/8/76 Approved 1/7/77
9-77: Amendment to Mid-Term Grade Policy
Defeated 5/4/77  
10-77: Constitutional Amend. to Provide Senate Representation for the GSC
Adopted 3/16/77 Approved BOC 8/19/77
11-77: The Change the Winter Quarter 1976-77 Academic Calendar
Defeated 1/26/77  
12-77: Amendment to the 1977-78 Academic Calendar
Adopted 3/16/77 Approved 4/19/77
13-77: Institutional Evaluation
Defeated 3/16/77  
14-77: Institutional Evaluation
Adopted 5/4/77 Action Deferred
1-78: Change the Name of the Dept. of Math. to Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Sciences
Adopted 10/19/77 Approved by BOC 12/9/77
2-78: Information Systems Option
Adopted 10/19/77 Approved 11/2/77
3-78: Applications Programming Option
Adopted 10/19/77 Approved 11/2/77
4-78: The Change the Winter Quarter 1977-78 Academic Calendar
Defeated 12/7/77  
5-78: Promotion Policy
Adopted  
6-78: Audit Grades
Adopted 12/7/77  
7-78: General Policy for Academic Program Planning
Adopted 12/7/77 Approved 12/27/77
8-78: Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying
Adopted 12/7/77 Approved BOC 2/16/78
9-78: Audit Grades
Adopted 1/25/78 Approved 1/31/78
10-78: Promotion Policy
Adopted 1/25/78 Deferred
11-78: Evening Examinations
Defeated 1/25/78  
12-78: Scheduling of Evening Exams
Defeated 1/25/78  
13-78: Appointments to the University Sabbatical Leave Committee
Adopted 1/25/78 Approved 1/31/78
14-78: Faculty Appointments to the University Athletic Council
Adopted 1/25/78 Approved 1/31/78
15-78: Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Technology (Technical Theater Option)
Adopted 3/15/78 Approved 4/14/78
16-78: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degrees: Dual Degree, Arts-Engineering
Adopted 3/15/78 Approved 4/14/78
17-78: Bachelor of Science in Economics
Adopted 3/15/78 Approved 4/14/78
18-78: Senate Committee on the University Budget
Adopted 5/6/78 Approved 11/5/81
19-78: Senate Committee on the Faculty Handbook
Adopted 3/15/78 Approved 4/14/78
20-78: Senate Committee on Faculty Fringe Benefits
Adopted 3/15/78 Approved 4/14/78
21-78: Senate Representative to the Board of Control
Adopted 3/15/78 Approved 4/14/78
22-78: Associate in Applied Science Degree in Mechanical Design Engineering Technology
Adopted 5/4/78 Implemented Fall 1979
23-78: Joint Committee on Relations Between the Senate and Faculty Association
Adopted 5/4/78 Approved 9/11/78
24-78: Representative on the Association of Michigan Collegiate Faculties
Adopted 5/4/78 Approved in part 9/11/78
25-78: Evening Examinations
Adopted 5/4/78 Approved 9/11/78
26-78: Senate Election of Academic Faculty to the Academic Community Committee
Adopted 5/19/78 None Required
27-78: Academic Community Committee Election Procedure
Adopted 5/19/78 None Required
1-79: University Planning Committee
Adopted 9/27/78 Approved 2/19/79
2-79: Commitment to Develop a Master of Science in Computer Science Degree Program
Adopted 12/13/78 Approved 2/19/79
3-79: Commitment to Develop a Polymer Engin. Option in the BS in Engineering Degree Prog.
Adopted 12/13/78 Approved 2/19/79
4-79: Commitment to Develop a BS in Scientific and Technical Communications Degree Prog.
Adopted 12/13/78 Approved 2/19/79
5-79: Faculty TIAA-CREF Retirement Benefits
Adopted 1/24/79 Approved BOC 2/16/79
6-79: Tuition for Spouses for Faculty Members
Adopted 4/25/79 Rejected 10/85