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 Oct 17, 07 Approved Nov 9, 07
3-08: Revision of Senate Bylaws to Reflect Changes in Constituency Units Senate Executive Committee 10/17/07 Adopted Nov 14, 07 none needed
4-08: Revision of Scientific Misconduct Policy: 36-95 Research Policy Committee 11/14/07 Adopted Nov 14, 07 Approved Nov 16, 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 Dec 5, 07 Approved Dec 8, 07
7-08: Theatre Electronic Media Performance, B.A. Curricular Policy Committee 11/14/07 Adopted Dec 5, 07 Approved Dec 8, 07 BOC approved Feb 28, 08
8-08: Second Baccalaureate Degrees Curricular Policy Committee 11/14/07 revised 02/27/08 Adopted Mar 19, 08 Approved Apr 7, 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9-08: Policy for Program/Department Evaluation Institutional Planning Committee withdrawn withdrawn  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11-08: Faculty Referendum on Terms of Dept Chairs/School Deans Academic Policy Committee 12/05/07 withdrawn Apr 3, 08  
12-08: Faculty Referendum on Inclusion of Workload and Merit Description in Unit Charters Academic Policy Committee 12/05/07 withdrawn Apr 2, 08  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 Feb 13, 08 Approved Feb 18, 08
14-08: Minor in Law and Society Curricular Policy Committee 01/16/08 Adopted Feb 13, 08 Approved Feb 18, 08
15-08: To Amend the Plan C Option for Master of Science Degree Programs Curricular Policy Committee 01/16/08 Adopted Feb 13, 08 Approved Feb 18, 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 Apr 16, 08 Approved Apr 28, 08
17-08: Program Name Change-Electrical Engineering Technology Curricular Policy Committee withdrawn withdrawn  
18-08: Electric Power Engineering Certificate Curricular Policy Committee 02/27/08 Adopted Mar 19, 08 Approved Apr 7, 08
19-08: Electric Power Engineering Graduate Certificate Curricular Policy Committee 02/27/08 Adopted Mar 19, 08 Approved Apr 7, 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 Apr 2, 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 Apr 2, 08 Approved Apr 28, 08
22-08: Revised Procedures for the Establishment and Amendment of Charters Executive Committee 03/19/08 reintroduced 21 Mar 08 Adopted Apr 2, 08 Rejected 10/30/08
23-08: Certificate in Geographic Information Systems Curricular Policy Committee 03/19/08 Adopted Apr 2, 08 Approved Apr 7, 08
24-08: Minor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry Curricular Policy Committee 03/19/08 Adopted Apr 2, 08 Approved Apr 7, 08
25-08: Amendment to Proposal 2-04: Honorary Posthumous Degrees Provost Apr 2, 08 Adopted Apr 2, 08 Approved Apr 7, 08
26-08: Syllabus Requirement for all Courses at Michigan Technological University Instructional Policy Committee Apr 2, 08 Adopted Apr 16, 08 Approved Apr 28, 08
Charter Index (this document is not valid after March 2011) Executive Committee Mar 21, 2008 Adopted Apr 2, 08 none needed