| Proposal # and Title | Date Received in Senate Office | Committee Referral | Senate Floor Introduction | Senate Result | Administrative Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-14: Proposal for Consistency in Vehicle Registration Fees for Staff/Faculty Parking | 8/23/13 | Fringe Benefits | 1/22/14 | tabled until pending changes are made by administration | Administration instituted changes so proposal was withdrawn |
| 2-14: Proposal to Modify Senate Procedure 506.1.1; Evaluation Procedures for Department Chairs and School Deans (revised 04/09/14) | 9/9/13 | Administrative Policy | 3/26/14 | Senate Approved 04/23/14 |
Approved by Admin with proposed amendments 07/28/14 Senate approved amendments 09/24/14 |
| Motion: Senate Motion to go along with Senate Proposal 2-14 | 1/15/14 | Administrative Policy | 1/22/14 | Approved by Senate as amended 02/05/14 | none needed |
| Sense of the Senate Resolution on Improving Shared Governance | 10/16/13 | Fringe Benefits | 11/6/13 | Senate approved 11-06-13 | none needed |
| 3-14: Minor in Surveying | 10/21/13 | Curricular Policy | 11/6/13 | Senate approved 11/20/13 | Approved by Admin 11/26/13 |
| 4-14: Proposal to Shelve EMPD Product Design Minor | 10/21/13 | Curricular Policy | 11/6/13 | Senate approved 11/20/13 | Approved by Admin 11/27/13 |
| 5-14: Proposal to Eliminate M.S. in Operations Management | 10/21/13 | Curricular Policy | 11/6/13 | Senate approved 11/20/13 | Approved by Admin 11/26/13 Approved BOC 12/13/13 Approved State 01/17/14 |
| 6-14: Proposal to Amend Senate Policy 102.1: Class Attendance Policy | 11/12/13 | Instructional Policy | 11/20/13 | Senate approved 12/11/13 | Approved by Admin 12/17/13 |
| 7-14: Proposal to Amend Senate Proposal 22-00: Recommendations on Medical and Health Insurance Benefits | 11/12/13 | Fringe Benefits | 11/20/13 | Senate approved 12/11/13 | Admin Approved only Amendment 12 with comments 02/06/14 Senate rejected proposal with admin comments 03/26/14 |
| 8-14: Proposal to Amend the University Senate Bylaws on Standing Committees (amended 12-09-13) | 11/12/13 | Fringe Benefits | 11/20/13 | Senate approved 12/11/13 | Approved by Admin 02/02/14 |
| 9-14: Minor in Music Performance | 11/15/13 | Curricular Policy | 11/20/13 | Senate approved 12/11/13 | Approved by Admin 12/17/13 |
| 10-14: Amendment of Senate Policy 210.1: Office of Ombuds | 12/6/13 | Administrative Policy | 12/11/13 | Senate approved 01/22/14 | Approved by Admin 02/02/14 |
| 11-14: Master of Science in Kinesiology | 12/6/13 | Curricular Policy | 12/11/13 | Senate approved 01/22/14 | Approved by Admin 02/02/14 Approved by BOC 2/21/14 Approved by State 04/11/14 |
| 12-14: Master of Science in Accounting (revised 12-19-13) | 12/6/13 | Curricular Policy | 12/11/13 | Senate approved 01/22/14 | Approved by Admin 02/02/14 Approved by BOC 2/21/14 Approved by State 04/11/14 |
| 13-14: Improving Communication with the Board of Control (revised 12-11-13) | 12/9/13 | Executive Committee | 12/11/13 | Senate approved 01/22/14 |
Board of Control endorsed Principles of Communication 05/02/14 |
| 14-14: Honors College at Michigan Tech | 12/9/13 | Executive Committee | 12/11/13 | Senate approved 01/22/14 | Approved by Admin 02/02/14 Approved by BOC 2/21/14 |
| 15-14: Request for Change in Board of Control Policy 6.7 on Sabbatical Leave "Admin Amendment" | 1/14/14 | Research Policy | 1/22/14 | Senate approved 02/05/14 |
Admin offered Amendment 02/28/14 Senate approved admin amendment 03/26/14 Approved by BOC 05/02/14 |
| 16-14: Procedure to Enhance Confidentiality and Anonymity in Administrators Review Surveys | 1/15/14 | Administrative Policy | 1/22/14 | Senate approved as amended 02/05/14 | Approved by Admin w/editorial change 02/24/14 |
| 17-14: Reinstate Ecology Concentration for the B.S. in Biological Sciences | 2/11/14 | Curricular Policy | 2/19/14 | Senate approved 03/05/14 | Approved by Admin 03/16/14 |
| 18-14: Proposal to Amend Senate Policy 312.1;Syllabus Requirement for all Courses at Michigan Technological University | 2/12/14 | Instructional Policy | 2/19/14 | Senate rejected 03/05/14 | |
| 19-14: Proposal for a New Non-Departmental Master of Science in Data Science | 3/3/14 | Curricular Policy | 3/5/14 | Senate approved 03/26/14 | Approved by Admin 04/03/14 Approved by BOC 05/02/14 Approved by State 06/05/14 |
| 20-14: Proposal for a New Non-Departmental Graduate Certificate in Data Science | 3/3/14 | Curricular Policy | 3/5/14 | Senate approved 03/26/14 | Approved by Admin 04/03/14 |
| 21-14: Proposal to Change Degree Title from Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Technical Communication to Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Theory and Culture | 3/3/14 | Curricular Policy | 3/5/14 | Senate approved 03/26/14 | Approved by Admin 04/03/14 |
| 22-14: Proposal to Change Degree Title from M.S. in Rhetoric and Technical Communication to M.S. in Rhetoric, Theory and Culture | 3/3/14 | Curricular Policy | 3/5/14 | Senate approved 03/26/14 | Approved by Admin 04/03/14 |
| 23-14: Proposal to Establish Michigan Technological University's Copyright Policy Regarding Scholarly, Academic, and Artistic Works | 3/4/14 | Academic Policy | 3/5/14 | Senate offered wordsmithing and friendly amendment 03/26/14 Senate Approved 04/09/14 |
Approved by Admin with proposed amendments 04/21/14 Senate approved amendments 09/24/14 Approved by BOC (with modifications) |
| 24-14: Avoiding Conflicts of Interest on Senate Committees | 3/3/14 | Executive Committee | 3/5/14 | Senate approved 03/26/14 | none needed |
| 25-14: Proposal for a Minor in Statistics | 3/3/14 | Curricular Policy | 3/5/14 | Senate approved 03/26/14 | Approved by Admin 04/03/14 |
| 26-14: Proposal for a New Bachelors of Science Degree in Statistics | 3/3/14 | Curricular Policy | 3/5/14 | Senate approved 03/26/14 | Approved by Admin 04/03/14 Approved by BOC 05/02/14 Approved by State 06/05/14 |
| 27-14: Proposal to Revise the General Education Program (revised 04/07 and 04/09/14) | 3/20/14 | Curricular Policy | 3/26/14 | Senate Approved w/amendments 04/09/14 | Approved by Admin 04/21/14 |
| 28-14: Academic Calendar 2015-16 and Provisional Calendar 2016-17 | 3/20/14 | Instructional Policy | 3/26/14 | Senate Approved 04/09/14 | Approved by Admin 04/21/14 |
| 29-14: Required Oral Examination Attempts | 3/28/14 | Instructional Policy | 4/9/14 | Senate approved 04/23/14 | Approved by Admin 06/27/14 |
| 30-14: Amendment to Academic Suspension and Dismissal Policy (Part of Senate Policy 107.1) | 3/28/14 | Instructional Policy | 4/9/14 | Senate approved 04/23/14 | Approved by Admin 06/27/14 Approved by BOC 08-07-14 |
| 31-14: Proposal to Amend Senate Policy 701.3: Non-Faculty Academic Appointments | 4/2/14 | Instructional Policy | 4/9/14 | Senate approved 04/23/14 | Approved by Admin 06/27/14 |
| 32-14: Notification Time for Changes in Fringe Benefits and Questions for Healthcare Insurance Consultants | 3/30/14 | Fringe Benefits | 4/9/14 | Senate approved 04/23/14 |
Approved by Admin with proposed amendments 07/10/14 Senate approved amendments 09/24/14 |
| 33-14: Proposal to Shelve Contemporary Culture Concentration in CCM Program | 4/4/14 | Curricular Policy | 4/9/14 | Senate approved 04/23/14 | Approved by Admin 06/27/14 |
| 34-14: Proposal to Shelve Media Concentration in CCM Program | 4/4/14 | Curricular Policy | 4/9/14 | Senate approved 04/23/14 | Approved by Admin 06/27/14 |
| 35-14: Proposal to Shelve Language and Diversity Concentration in CCM Program | 4/4/14 | Curricular Policy | 4/9/14 | Senate approved 04/23/14 | Approved by Admin 06/27/14 |
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