2007-2008 Senate Proposals

Proposal # and Title

Committee
Referral

Senate Introduction

Senate
Result
Administrative Response
1-08: Due Process for Imposition of Severe Sanctions on Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty
Ad-Hoc: Tenured Faculty Committee
on Sanctions (TFCS)
09/05/07
proposal expired
 
2-08: Certificate in Global Technological Leadership
Curricular Policy Committee
10/03/07
Adopted 17 Oct 07
Approved 09 Nov 07
3-08: Revision of Senate Bylaws to Reflect Changes in Constituency Units
Senate Executive Committee
10/17/07
Adopted 14 Nov 07
none needed
4-08: Revision of Scientific Misconduct Policy: 36-95
Research Policy Committee
11/14/07
Adopted 14 Nov 07
Approved 16 Nov 07
5-08: Amendment to Grievance Policy and Procedures for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
Ad-Hoc: Tenured Faculty Committee on Sanctions (TFCS)
11/14/07
proposal expired
 
6-08: Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Nanotechnology
Curricular Policy Committee
11/14/07
Adopted 5 Dec 07
Approved 08 Dec 07
7-08: Theatre Electronic Media Performance, B.A.
Curricular Policy Committee
11/14/07
Adopted 5 Dec 07
Approved 08 Dec 07 BOC approved 28 Feb 08
8-08: Second Baccalaureate Degrees
Curricular Policy Committee
11/14/07 revised 02/27/08
Adopted 19 Mar 08

Approved 7 Apr 08

9-08: Policy for Program/Department Evaluation
Institutional Planning Committee
withdrawn
withdrawn
 
10-08: The Use of Metrics at Michigan Technological University
Administrative Policy Committee
proposal expired  
11-08: Faculty Referendum on Terms of Dept Chairs/School Deans
Academic Policy Committee
12/05/07
withdrawn 3 Apr 08  
12-08: Faculty Referendum on Inclusion of Workload and Merit Description in Unit Charters
Academic Policy Committee
12/05/07
withdrawn 2 Apr 08  
13-08: Revision of Proposals 6-60, 11-69, 2-75, 14-94, 25-94, and 11-07 To Reflect Conversion from Quarters to Semesters
Executive Committee
01/16/08
Adopted 13 Feb 08
Approved 18 Feb 08
14-08: Minor in Law and Society
Curricular Policy Committee
01/16/08
Adopted 13 Feb 08
Approved 18 Feb 08
15-08: To Amend the Plan C Option for Master of Science Degree Programs
Curricular Policy Committee
01/16/08
Adopted 13 Feb 08
Approved 18 Feb 08
16-08: Proposed Graduate Faculty Council and University Senate Joint Resolution Regarding the Roles of the Graduate Faculty Council and the University Senate in Guiding Graduate Education at Michigan Tech
Executive Committee
02/13/08
reintroduced
2 Apr 08
Adopted 16 Apr 08
Approved 28 Apr 08
17-08: Program Name Change-Electrical Enginering Technology
Curricular Policy Committee
withdrawn
withdrawn
 
18-08: Electric Power Engineering Certificate
Curricular Policy Committee
02/27/08
Adopted 19 Mar 08
Approved 7 Apr 08
19-08: Electric Power Engineering Graduate Certificate
Curricular Policy Committee
02/27/08
Adopted 19 Mar 08
Approved 7 Apr 08
20-08: Amendment to Proposal 42-04: Evaluation Procedure for the President
Administrative Policy Committee
03/19/08

revised and reintroduced 11/12/08
Adopted 2 Apr 08

Adopted revised version 12/3/08
Revisions and editorial changes requested by Provost 10/30/08

Revised version approved by administration 02/21/09
21-08: Academic and Provisional Calendars for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
Instructional Policy Committee
03/19/08
Adopted 2 Apr 08
Approved 28 Apr 08
22-08: Revised Procedures for the Establishment and Amendment of Charters
Executive Committee
03/19/08 reintroduced 21 Mar 08
Adopted 2 Apr 08
Rejected 10/30/08
23-08: Certificate in Geographic Information Systems
Curricular Policy Committee
03/19/08
Adopted 2 Apr 08
Approved 7 Apr 08
24-08: Minor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Curricular Policy Committee
03/19/08
Adopted 2 Apr 08
Approved 7 Apr 08
25-08: Amendment to Proposal 2-04: Honorary Posthumous Degrees
Provost
02 Apr 08
Adopted 2 Apr 08
Approved 7 Apr 08
26-08: Syllabus Requirement for all Courses at Michigan Technological University
Instructional Policy Committee
02 Apr 08
Adopted 16 Apr 08
Approved 28 Apr 08
Charter Index (this document is not valid after March 2011)
Executive Committee
21 Mar 2008
Adopted 2 Apr 08
none needed