BACKGROUND:

The committee met with President Stein on January 10, 1980 to discuss Michigan Tech's membership in the Association of Michigan Collegiate Faculties (AMCF). There was mutual agreement that membership in AMCF could be beneficial to Michigan Tech. AMCF has some input into the legislative and executive branches on matters affecting higher education, particularly the funding models. There is also a valuable interchange of ideas with the faculty from other Michigan universities. There was also an understanding that MTU's AMCF delegates would be working for and not against Michigan Tech's interests.

The financing of Michigan Tech membership in AMCF was also discussed. Currently, the costs are paid by the MTU Faculty Association. Membership dues are $150 and travel expenses are approximately $200 per meeting (3-4 meetings per year). Up until now the delegates have been able to attend only one or two meetings per year because of the cost and the timing of the meetings. The University will be willing to pay 50 percent of the AMCF costs up to $500 if the Faculty show their support for this. The MTU Faculty Association Council endorsed this proposal at its meeting on January 14, 1980 provided that the AMCF delegate(s) must obtain approval in advance from the Faculty Association Council in order to have travel expenses paid.

PROPOSAL:

1. The cost of the membership dues for the Association of Michigan Collegiate Faculties (AMCF) and of the travel expenses for the MTU delegate(s) to attend AMCF meetings shall be shared equally by the University and by the MTU Faculty Association.
   
   
2. The University's share of these costs shall not exceed $500 per year.
   
   
3. The MTU AMCF delegate(s) shall not be reimbursed for travel expenses to attend an AMCF meeting unless authorized in advance by the MTU Faculty Association Council.