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 |