| Proposal or Report | Date Received in Senate Office | Committee Referral | Senate Floor Introduction | Senate Result | Administrative Response |
| Proposal 1-20: Ad-Hoc Committee on Senate Meeting Time and Length | 08/16/19 | Professional Staff Policy Committee | 09/11/19 | Approved 09/25/19 | Approval not needed |
| Proposal 2-20:
Proposal for a new Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science |
08/30/19 | Curricular Policy Committee | 11/20/19 | Approved 12/11/19 | Approved by Administration 12/16/19 |
| Proposal 3-20:
Recommendation: The School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science requests to Transition to a College |
09/06/19 | Executive Committee | 09/11/19 | Approved 09/25/09 | Administration Acknowledged Senate Recommendation 10-8-19 |
| Proposal 4-20:
Recommendation: The School of Business and Economics requests to Transition to a College, “The College of Business” |
09/09/19 | Executive Committee | 09/11/19 |
Tabled 09/25/19
Approved 10/09/19 |
Administration Acknowledged Senate Recommendation 10-21-19 |
| Proposal 5-20: University Senate in New Employee Orientation | 9/17/19 | Professional Staff Policy Committee | 09/25/19 | Approved 10/09/19 | Administration Approved 11/5/19 |
| Proposal 6-20: Supervisor Training for all Supervisors | 9/17/19 | Professional Staff Policy Committee | 09/25/19 |
Tabled 10/09/19 Withdrawn 10/23/19 |
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| Resolution 7-20:
Emergency Resolution: Sense of the Senate to Condemn Hate Speech, Hate Crimes, and Ethnically and Racially Motivated Intolerance |
9/24/19 | Carlos Amador | 9/25/19 | Approved 09/25/19 | Approval not needed |
| Proposal 8-20: Restructuring of Professional Staff in the University Senate | 10/17/19 | Professional Staff Policy Committee | 10/23/19 | Approved 11/06/19 | Approval not needed |
| Resolution 9-20: Senate Resolution on the State of Compensation at Michigan Technological University | 10/22/19 | Executive Committee | 10/23/19 | Amended and Approved 11/06/19 | Approval not needed |
| Proposal 10-20:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Accounting Analytics |
11/11/19 | Curricular Policy Committee | 11/20/19 | Approved 12/11/19 | Approved by Administration 12/16/19 |
| Proposal 11-20:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Forensic Accounting |
11/11/19 | Curricular Policy Committee | 11/20/19 | Approved 12/11/19 | Approved by Administration 12/16/19 |
| Proposal 12-20: Proposal for an Undergraduate Minor in Pre-Health Professions | 11/11/19 | Curricular Policy Committee | 11/20/19 | Approved 12/11/19 | Approved by Administration 12/16/19 |
| Proposal 13-20: Engineering Fundamentals Department Charter | 11/21/19 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Proposal deemed approved due to expiration of 3 month admin response period |
| Proposal 14-20:
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology Amended Charter |
11/21/19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Proposal 15-20:
Tams for Graduating PhDs at Commencement |
12/4/19 | Executive Committee | 12/11/19 | Withdrawn | |
| Proposal 16-20: Proposal for Transparency in Employee Parking Permit Fees and Transportation Operations Planning | 12/9/19 | Fringe Benefits Committee | 12/11/19 | Approved 1/22/20 | Administration Acknowledged Proposal 1/30/20 |
| Proposal 17-20: Senate Resolution on Promoting and Facilitating Tolerance and Understanding at Michigan Technological University | 12/9/19 | Sam Sweitz | 12/11/19 | Approved 1/22/20 | Administration Acknowledged Resolution 1/30/20 |
| Proposal 18-20: Proposal to Examine the University Defined Contribution Plan | 12/10/19 | Fringe Benefits Committee | 12/11/19 | Approved 1/22/20 | Administration Acknowledged Proposal 2/4/20 |
| Proposal 19-20: Senate Proposal on Campus Security and Safety at Michigan Technological University | 12/10/19 | Sam Sweitz | 12/11/19 | Approved 1/22/20 | Administration Acknowledged Proposal 1/31/20 |
| Proposal 20-20: Proposal for a Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Human Biology | 12/12/19 | Curricular Policy Committee | 1/22/20 | Approved 2/5/20 | Approved by Administration 2/17/20 |
| Proposal 21-20: Proposal for Minor in Public Health |
12/16/19 |
Curricular Policy Committee | 2/5/20 | Approved 2/19/20 | Approved by Administration 2/24/20 |
| Proposal 22-20:
Minor in Financial Technology |
12/16/19 |
Curricular Policy Committee | 2/5/20 | Approved 2/19/20 | Approved by Administration 2/24/20 |
| Proposal 23-20:
Proposal to Change Concentration Title from “Law and Society” to “Policy, Law and Society” |
1/9/20 |
Curricular Policy Committee | 1/22/20 | Approved 2/5/20 | Approved by Administration 2/17/20 |
| Proposal 24-20:
Proposal for a Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
1/21/20 |
Curricular Policy Committee | 2/19/20 | Approved 3/4/20 | Approved by Administration 4/14/20 |
| Proposal 25-20: Bachelor of Science in Robotics Engineering |
1/28/20 |
Curricular Policy Committee | 3/4/20 | Approved 3/25/20 | Approved by Administration 3/30/20 |
| Proposal 26-20: Proposal for Minor in the Business of Forestry |
1/28/20 |
Curricular Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 27-20: Proposal to Update Senate Procedure 504.1.1: Teaching Effectiveness Evaluations |
1/29/20 |
Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | |||
| Proposal 28-20: Recommendation: The College of Computing requests to establish a Department of Applied Computing |
1/27/20 |
Executive Committee | 2/5/20 | Approved 2/19/20 | Approved by Administration 2/24/20 |
| Proposal 29-20: Proposal to Shelve the Computer Science –Software Engineering Concentration |
2/7/20 |
Curricular Policy Committee | 2/19/20 | Approved 3/4/20 | Approved by Administration 4/14/20 |
| Proposal 30-20:
Elimination of Shelved Programs |
2/7/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 2/19/20 | Approved 3/4/20 | Approved by Administration 4/14/20 |
| Proposal 31-20:
Revisions to Senate Procedures 802.1.1 Search Procedure for College Deans |
2/11/20 | Administrative Policy Committee and the Office of the Provost | 2/19/20 |
Tabled 3/4/20 Approved 3/25/20 |
Approved by Administration 3/30/20 |
| Proposal 32-20: Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics | 2/12/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/4/20 | Approved 3/25/20 | Approved by Administration 3/30/20 |
| Proposal 33-20: Michigan Technological University Faculty Distinguished Service Award | 2/12/20 | Executive Committee | 2/19/20 | Approved 3/4/20 | Approved by Administration 4/14/20 |
| Proposal 34-20: Proposal to Rescind Senate Policy 306.1: Policy on Humanistic Social Courses |
2/14/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 2/19/20 |
Tabled 3/4/20 Approved 3/25/20 |
Approved by Administration 3/30/20 |
| Proposal 35-20: Proposal to Rescind Senate Policy 108.2: Cooperative Education Program (Undergraduate) | 2/19/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/4/20 | Approved 3/25/20 | Approved by Administration 4/2/20 |
| Proposal 36-20:
Minor in Humanitarian Engineering |
2/24/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/25/20 | Approved 4/8/20 | Approved by Administration 4/13/20 |
| Proposal 37-20: Proposal to Change the Name of the Bachelor of Science in Surveying Engineering to Bachelor of Science in Geospatial Engineering | 2/25/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/25/20 | Approved 4/8/20 | Approved by Administration 4/13/20 |
| Proposal 38-20: Elimination of Shelved Programs | 3/2/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/4/20 | Approved 3/25/20 | Approved by Administration 3/30/20 |
| Proposal 39-20:
Proposal to Change MS Degree Title from “Industrial Archaeology” to “Industrial Heritage and Archaeology” |
3/4/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/25/20 | Approved 4/8/20 | Approved by Administration 4/13/20 |
| Proposal 40-20:
Proposal for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sustainable Bioproducts |
3/20/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Emergency Proposal 41-20: Emergency Proposal: Pass/Fail Option for Spring Semester 2020 Classes | 3/24/20 | Amber Kemppainen | 3/25/20 | Approved 3/25/20 | Approved by Administration 3/30/20 |
| Emergency Proposal 42-20: Emergency Proposal to Extend the Time for Completion of an Incomplete Grade | 3/24/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | 3/25/20 | Approved 3/25/20 | Approved by Administration 3/30/20 |
| Emergency Proposal 43-20: Emergency Proposal: Teaching Evaluations During COVID-19 Pandemic | 3/24/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | 3/25/20 |
Tabled 3/25/20 Approved 4/8/20 |
Approved by Administration 4/13/20 |
| Proposal 44-20: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare | 4/1/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 45-20: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics | 4/1/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 46-20:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Data Science Foundations |
4/1/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 47-20:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Security and Privacy in Healthcare |
4/1/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 48-20: Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering | 4/1/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 49-20: Proposal to Shelve the Master of Science in Computer Engineering | 4/1/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 50-20: Proposal to Shelve the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering | 4/1/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 51-20: Academic Calendar for 2021-2022 and Provisional Calendar for 2022-2023 | 4/1/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 52-20: Revision to Policy and Procedures for “Standards for Online and Remote Courses” |
4/7/20 |
the Online Teaching Senate ad-hoc Committee and Jason Gregersen | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/15/20 | Approved by Administration 4/20/20 |
| Proposal 53-20: Revision to Board Policy 7.2 (Senate Policy 408.1) |
4/7/20 |
Curricular Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20
Memo from Board |
| Emergency Proposal 54-20: EMERGENCY PROPOSAL: Amendment to Graduate Good Academic Standing and Dismissal (Senate Policy 416.1) |
4/7/20 |
Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | 4/8/20 | Approved 4/8/20 | Approved by Administration 4/13/20 |
| Proposal 55-20: Proposal: Updated Fall Semester 2020 Academic Calendar in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic |
4/10/20 |
Brian Barkdoll and Jacob Guter | 4/15/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 56-20: “Low Pass” grade option for Pass/Fail grade mode in response to COVID-19 Pandemic |
4/13/20 |
Amber Kemppainen | 4/15/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 57-20: Retaking Courses in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic | 4/15/20 | Amy Howard | 4/15/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 58-20: Senate Budget for 2020-2021 | 4/21/20 | Finance and Institutional Planning Committee | 4/22/20 | Retroactively approved by Senate 9/16/20 | |
| Emergency Proposal 59-20: EMERGENCY PROPOSAL: Pass/Fail Option for Graduate Students in Spring 2020 | 4/20/20 | Carlos Amador | 4/22/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Emergency Proposal 60-20: EMERGENCY PROPOSAL: Amendment to Graduate Scholastic Standards (Senate Policy 418.1) | 4/20/20 | Carlos Amador | 4/22/20 | Approved 4/22/20 | Approved by Administration 4/27/20 |
| Proposal 61-20: Department of Applied Computing Charter | 4/28/20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Proposal 62-20:
Proposed Computing Device Requirement for Students in Michigan Tech programs Amended Proposal 6/3/20 |
5/12/20 | Information Technology Committee | 5/20/20 |
not approved as an emergency 5/20/20
amended version approved 6/3/20 |
Approved by Administration 6/8/20 |
| Proposal 63-20:
Department Charter for College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science |
5/14/20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Administrative response 10/28/20 |
| Proposal 64-20: Proposal to Amend Senate Policy 102.1: Policy on Class Attendance
Proposal with Original Changes to 102.1 |
5/19/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | 6/3/20 | approved 6/17/20 | Approved by Administration 6/22/20 |
| Proposal 65-20:
Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Departmental Charter |
6/8/20 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Approved by Administration 11/9/22 |
| Resolution 66-20:
University Senate Support for Racial and Social Justice for All Amended at 6/17/20 MeetingRevised Version 6/19/20 Revised Version 6/24/20 |
6/12/20 | Executive Committee/Michael Mullins | 6/17/20 |
Tabled 6/17/20
Approved 6/24 version on 6/24/20 |
Approval not needed |
| Proposal 67-20: Creation of Racial and Social Justice Days of Service and Learning for Juneteenth and MLK Day Annually | 6/17/20 | Rachel Jones and Amy Howard | 6/17/20 | Approved 6/24/20 | |
| Proposal 68-20:
Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology Inaugural Department Charter |
7/17/20 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Approved by Administration 11/17/22 |
| Resolution on Forming a Senate ad hoc Committee on COVID-19 Preparedness | 6/3/20 | Sam Sweitz | 6/3/20 | Approved 6/3/20 | N/A |
| Senate Meeting Reports and Presentations | Date of Presentation | Presenter | |||
| Upcoming Business from the Provost | 2/19/20 | Jackie Huntoon | |||
| Michigan Tech Office of the OMBUDS | 2/19/20 | Susanna Peters | |||
| Recommendation for Department of Applied Computing | 2/5/20 | Dan Fuhrmann | |||
| Susan Kerry, CFO and Senior VP for Administration Presentation to Senate | 2/5/20 | Susan Kerry | |||
| Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Online Education Progress Report | 2/5/20 | Brian Barkdoll | |||
| H-STEM Update | 1/22/20 | Mike Abbott | |||
| Senate Meeting Time Survey Presentation | 1/22/20 | Brian Barkdoll | |||
| H-STEM Engineering & Health Technologies Complex Conceptual Design Presentation | 11/06/19 | Mike Abbott | |||
| Having Productive Senate Meetings | 09/11/19 | Mike Mullins | |||
| Roberts Rules Cheat Sheet | 09/11/19 | Mike Mullins |
