2006-2007 Senate Proposals

Proposal # and Title Committee
Referral
Senate Introduction 2nd Reading Result Administrative Response
1-07: Revision of Senate Bylaws to Reflect Changes in Constituency Units Executive Committee 09/13/06   Adopted 09/13/06 Not Needed
2-07: Amend to Prop. 18-01: Search Procedures for University Administrators Administrative Policy 09/27/06 10/11/06 Adopted 10/11/06 Approved 10/20/06
3-07: Amend to Prop. 19-01: Search Procedures for College Deans Administrative Policy 10/11/06 emergency submission Adopted 10/11/06 Approved 10/20/06
4-07: Proposal for Changes in Non-Tenure Track Instructor and Lecturer Appointments Executive Committee 10/11/06 10/25/06 Adopted 10/25/06 Approved 12/11/06
5-07: Michigan Technological University Faculty External Funding Incentive Program Research Policy Com. 10/11/06 10/25/06 Defeated 10/25/06  
6-07: Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in International Sustainable Development Engineering Curricular Policy 10/25/06 11/08/06 Adopted 11/08/06 Approved 11/16/06
7-07: Proposal for Ph.D. Program in Atmospheric Sciences Curricular Policy 10/25/06 11/08/06 Adopted 11/08/06 Approved 11/16/06
BOC Approved 5/4/07
8-07: Dept. Name Change from Dept. of Fine Arts to Dept. of Visual and Performing Arts Curricular Policy 10/25/06 11/08/06 Adopted 11/08/06 Approved 11/16/06
9-07: Amendment to Tenure, Promotion and Reappointment Procedures: Deletion of Citizenship/Residency Requirement Executive Committee 11/08/06 11/29/06 Adopted 11/29/06 Approved 12/11/06; passed referendum Apr 9, 07; BOC approval not needed
10-07: Mid Term Grade Proposal Instructional Policy 11/29/06 12/13/06 Adopted 12/13/06 Approved 12/22/06
11-07: Revision of Proposal 14-97, Policy on Correcting Student Grades and Retention of Student Work to Reflect Conversion to Semesters Instructional Policy 11/29/06 12/13/06 Adopted 12/13/06 Approved 12/22/06
12-07: Scheduling of Evening Exam Proposal Instructional Policy 11/29/06 12/13/06 Defeated 12/13/06  
13-07: MS in Applied Natural Resource Economics Name Change for the MS of Mineral Economics Degree Curricular Policy 11/29/06 12/13/06 Adopted 12/13/06 Approved 12/22/06
BOC Approved 5/4/07
14-07: Health and Physical Education Major, B.S. Curricular Policy 11/29/06 12/13/06 Adopted 12/13/06 Approved 12/22/06
BOC Approved 5/4/07
15-07: Minor in Diversity Studies Curricular Policy 01/17/07 01/31/07 Adopted 01/31/07 Approved 2/8/07
16-07: Transfer of Tenure and Rank Between Academic Units, Amendment to 9-06 Executive Committee 12/13/06 01/17/07 Adopted 1/17/07 Approved 02/08/07; Passed referendum Apr 14, 08
17-07:  Amend. to 12-01: Search Procedures for Dean of the Graduate School Executive Committee 01/17/07 01/31/07 Adopted 01/31/07 Approved 02/08/07
18-07: Dept. Name Change from Dept. of Education to Dept. of Cognitive and Learning Sciences Executive Committee 01/17/07 01/31/07 Adopted 01/31/07 Approved 02/08/07
BOC Approved 5/4/07
19-07: Amend. to 19-01: Search Procedures for College Deans Executive Committee 01/17/07 01/31/07 Adopted 01/31/07 Approved 02/08/07
20-07: Amendment to Bylaws: Senate Standing Committees - Organization Senate Committees 01/17/07 01/31/07 Adopted 01/31/07 None Required
21-07: Amendment to Proposal 16-97, Minors in Degree Programs, To establish a Residency Requirement Curricular Policy 02/28/07 03/21/07 Adopted
03/21/07
Approved 04/02/07
22-07: Academic Calendar for 2008-09 and Provisional Calendar for 2009-10 Instructional Policy 02/28/07 03/21/07 Adopted
03/21/07
Approved 5/07/07
23-07: To Change Michigan Tech's Policy Regarding the Required Number of Members of Master of Science Committees Instructional Policy 03/21/07 04/18/07 Adopted 04/18/07 Approved 4/26/07
24-07: School of Technology Associate Degree Programs Curricular Policy     Withdrawn 04/18/07