The University Senate of Michigan Technological University


PROPOSAL 3-93

THE FORMATION OF AN ACADEMIC FACULTY SENATE

A number of academic faculty members have requested a referendum on the formation of an Academic Faculty Senate. Hence, it is proper and appropriate to ask for a referendum of the current Academic Faculty on this following proposition to form an Academic Faculty Senate.

 

PROPOSITION

The Academic Faculty of Michigan Technological University shall form a new Academic Faculty Senate to represent faculty with the following titles:

Administrative Assistant      Administrative Assistant   
Assistant Professor       Presidential Professor
Associate Professor       Professor
Coach      Research Professor
Faculty Assistant       Teaching Assistant
Head Coach      Temporary Assistant Professor
Instructor   Temporary Associate Professor
Lecturer     Temporary Professor
Part-time Assistant Professor      Visiting Assistant Professor
Part-time Associate Professor   Visiting Associate Professor
Part-time Faculty Assistant    Visiting Professor
Part-time Instructor       

 

Guidelines for the formation of this new Senate and for the drafting of a Constitution for the Academic Faculty Senate are:

 

I. FORMATION

  i.  Immediately following the approval of the referendum on this proposition, the current University Senate Constitution and Constituency
      Committee will cease to exist. The Senators from academic departments and the six at-large senators will be responsible for the
      formation of a committee to draft an Academic Faculty Senate constitution. A 2/3 majority of the constituency (as listed above)
      will be required to approve the constitution.

 ii.  Senators from non-academic units will be responsible for the formation of a second committee to investigate the establishment of a new
      representative body.

 

II. IMPLEMENTATION

The Academic Faculty Senate will assume its responsibilities following approval of its Constitution by its constituency (as listed above), the President of the University, and the Board of Control. The University Senate will be dissolved at that point, and the new Academic Faculty Senate will assume all its duties. In order to ensure continuity, University Senate Committees will become committees of the new Academic Faculty Senate and University Senate legislation will become legislation of the new Senate.


Proposal withdrawn by Senate Committee: January 13, 1993