| Proposal or Report | Date Received in Senate Office | Committee Referral | Senate Floor Introduction | Senate Result | Administrative Response |
| Proposal 1-21:
Proposal to create a new Senate Standing Committee, the Committee for Promoting and Facilitating Equity and Understanding |
9/11/20 | Sam Sweitz | 9/16/20 | Approved by Senate 9/30/20 | Admin approval not needed |
| Proposal 2-21:
Suggested Zoom Protocol for University Senate Meetings 2020-21 |
9/11/20 | Carlos Amador | 9/16/20 | Proposal removed by author | |
| Proposal 3-21:
Emergency Proposal for Career Fair Recess to Begin Fall 2021 |
7/20/20 | Sam Sweitz | 9/16/20 | Approved by Senate 9/16/20 | Approved by administration 9/22/20 |
| Proposal 4-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Quality Engineering |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/28/20 | Approved by Senate 11/11/20 | Approved by administration 11/19/20 |
| Proposal 5-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Vehicle Dynamics |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/28/20 | Approved by Senate 11/11/20 | Approved by administration 11/19/20 |
| Proposal 6-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Structural Engineering: Advanced Analysis |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/14/20 | Approved by Senate 10/28/20 | Approved by Administration 11/4/20 |
| Proposal 7-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Structural Engineering: Bridge Analysis and Design |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/14/20 | Approved by Senate 10/28/20 | Approved by Administration 11/4/20 |
| Proposal 8-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Structural Engineering: Building Design |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/14/20 | Approved by Senate 10/28/20 | Approved by Administration 11/4/20 |
| Proposal 9-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Structural Engineering: Hazard Analysis |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/14/20 | Approved by Senate 10/28/20 | Approved by Administration 11/4/20 |
| Proposal 10-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Structural Engineering: Timber Building Design |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/14/20 | Approved by Senate 10/28/20 | Approved by Administration 11/4/20 |
| Proposal 11-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Geoinformatics |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/28/20 | Approved by Senate 11/11/20 | Approved by administration 11/19/20 |
| Proposal 12-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Medical Devices and Technologies |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/28/20 | Approved by Senate 11/11/20 | Approved by administration 11/19/20 |
| Proposal 13-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Fundamentals of Materials Engineering |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 2/3/21 | Approved by Senate 2/17/21 | Approved by Administration 2/22/21 |
| Proposal 14-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Computational Materials Science |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 2/3/21 | Approved by Senate 2/17/21 | Approved by Administration 2/22/21 |
| Proposal 15-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Pavement Design and Construction |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 11/11/20 | Approved by Senate 12/9/20 | Approved by Administration 12/11/20 |
| Proposal 16-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Resilient Water Infrastructure |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/14/20 | Approved by Senate 10/28/20 | Approved by Administration 11/4/20 |
| Proposal 17-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Water Resources Modeling |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/14/20 | Approved by Senate 10/28/20 | Approved by Administration 11/4/20 |
| Proposal 18-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Aerodynamics |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/28/20 | Approved by Senate 11/11/20 | Approved by administration 11/19/20 |
| Proposal 19-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Computational Fluid Dynamics |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/28/20 | Approved by Senate 11/11/20 | Approved by administration 11/19/20 |
| Proposal 20-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Dynamic Systems |
6/26/20 | Curricular Policy | 10/28/20 | Approved by Senate 11/11/20 | Approved by administration 11/19/20 |
| Proposal 21-21:
Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Natural Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction |
9/15/20 | Curricular Policy | 11/11/20 | Approved by Senate 12/9/20 | Approved by Administration 12/10/20 |
| Proposal 22-21:
Proposal for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry |
9/7/20 | Curricular Policy | Proposal was resubmitted as 38-21 | ||
| Proposal 23-21:
Proposal to Change Degree Title from “Cheminformatics” to “Computational Chemistry and Chemical Informatics” |
9/17/20 | Curricular Policy | 2/3/21 | Approved by Senate 2/17/21 | Approved by Administration 2/22/21 |
| Proposal 24-21: Proposal to rename the minor in Environmental Studies
to a minor in Sustainability Science and Society |
9/17/20 | Curricular Policy | 11/11/20 | Approved by Senate 12/9/20 | Approved by Administration 12/11/20 |
| Proposal 25-21: Senate Proposal for the Creation of a Temporary Ad-hoc Committee, “Senate Bylaws Update 2020 Committee” | 9/24/20 | Jacob Guter | 9/30/20 | Approved by Senate 10/14/20 | Admin approval not needed |
| Proposal 26-21: Proposed Revisions to Policy 710.1
Clean Version of 26-21 |
10/5/20 | Administrative Policy | 10/14/20 |
Tabled 10/28/20
Not approved by Senate 11/11/20
Re-introduced later as 42-21 |
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| Proposal 27-21:
Revision to Policy 417.1 – “Graduate Grievances” |
10/5/20 | Administrative Policy | 12/9/20 | Approved by Senate 1/20/21 | Approved by Administration 3/31/21 |
| Emergency Proposal 28-21: Proposal to Constitute an ad hoc Committee, the Committee to Review Institutional Policy and Procedures for On-Campus Events | 10/9/20 | Josh Loar and Sam Sweitz | 10/14/20 | Approved by Senate 10/14/20 | Admin approval not needed |
| Proposal 29-21: Special Considerations for Election Days: Scheduling of Examinations, Homework, Projects, Papers, Presentations, Quizzes, Major Assignments, and Mandatory Attendance | 10/12/20 | Stefani Vargas Krause | 10/14/20 |
Not Approved by Senate as Emergency 10/14/20
Not Approved by Senate 10/28/20 |
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| Proposal 30-21: Proposal to Extend the Time for Completion of an Incomplete Grade | 10/13/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | 10/14/20 | Approved by Senate 10/28/20 | Approved by Administration 11/4/20 |
| Proposal 31-21: Minor in Sound | 10/27/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | Proposal withdrawn and will not be introduced | ||
| Proposal 32-21: Teaching Evaluations during COVID-19 Pandemic—Fall 2020/Spring 2021 | 10/27/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | Proposal withdrawn and will not be introduced | ||
| Emergency Proposal 33-21: Proposal to Change the Date for Withdrawal with a ‘W’ for Fall Semester 2020 | 10/30/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | 11/4/20 | Approved by Senate 11/4/20 | Approved by Administration 11/5/20 |
| Proposal 34-21:
Departmental Charter for Chemical Engineering |
11/2/20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Approved by Administration 10/21/22 |
| Proposal 35-21: Proposal to Establish Guidelines for Accelerated Graduate Certificates at Michigan Technological University | 11/4/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | 3/3/21 | Approved by Senate 3/24/21 | Approved by Administration 3/29/21 |
| Proposal 36-21: Emergency Proposal: Student Evaluations during the COVID-19 Pandemic | 11/10/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | 11/11/20 | Approved by Senate 11/11/20 | Approved by Administration 12/1/20 |
| Proposal 37-21: Pass/ Low Pass/ Fail Option for Fall 2020 | 11/25/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy Committee | 12/2/20 | Approved by Senate 12/9/20 | Approved by Administration 12/10/20 |
| Proposal 38-21: Proposal for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry | 11/31/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 2/3/21 | Approved by Senate 2/17/21 | Approved by Administration 2/19/21 |
| Proposal 39-21: Proposal to Shelve Degree Program: Pre-Professional Concentration (SBL5) | 12/1/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 2/3/21 | Approved by Senate 2/17/21 | Approved by Administration 2/22/21 |
| Proposal 40-21: Proposal to Shelve Degree Program: Ecology Concentration (SBL3) | 12/1/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 2/3/21 | Approved by Senate 2/17/21 | Approved by Administration 2/22/21 |
| Resolution 41-21:
Embodying University Values: Condemning Hate Speech, White Supremacy, and Ethnically and Racially Motivated Intolerance |
12/2/20 | Committee for Promoting and Facilitating Equity and Understanding | 12/2/20 | Approved by Senate 12/9/20 |
Administrative approval not needed Admin Acknowledgement |
| Proposal 42-21: Proposed Revision to Policy 710.1
Clean Copy |
12/2/20 | Administrative Policy and Academic and Instructional Policy | 2/3/21 | Approved by Senate 2/17/21 | Approved by Administration 2/22/21 |
| Proposal 43-21: Proposal to Update Senate Procedure 504.1.1: Teaching Effectiveness Evaluations | 12/9/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 44-21: Reduction of courses at 3000-level or higher in minor programs from 9 to 6 | 12/9/20 | Academic and Instructional Policy | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 5/6/21 |
| Proposal 45-21: Proposal to Update Senate Procedure 506.1.1
Resubmitted as new proposal 84-21 |
12/9/20 | Administrative Policy | 2/17/21 |
Tabled 3/3/21
Not approved by Senate 3/24/21 |
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| Proposal 46-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Network and Communication Systems | 12/9/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/3/21 | Approved by Senate 3/24/21 | Approved by Administration 3/29/21 |
| Proposal 47-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Electronics Materials and Processing | 12/9/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/3/21 | Approved by Senate 3/24/21 | Approved by Administration 3/29/21 |
| Proposal 48-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Signal and Image Processing | 12/9/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/3/21 | Approved by Senate 3/24/21 | Approved by Administration 3/29/21 |
| Proposal 49-21: Proposal to Shelve Degree Program: General Biology Concentration (SBL1) | 12/9/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/3/21 | Approved by Senate 3/24/21 | Approved by Administration 3/29/21 |
| Proposal 50-21: Proposal to Shelve Degree Program: Graduate Certificate in Data Science | 12/9/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/3/21 | Approved by Senate 3/24/21 | Approved by Administration 3/29/21 |
| Proposal 51-21: Proposal to Shelve Degree Program: Graduate Certificate in Sustainability | 12/9/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 52-21:Proposal to Shelve Degree Program: Graduate Certificate in Mechatronics | 12/9/20 | Curricular Policy Committee | 3/3/21 | Approved by Senate 3/24/21 | Approved by Administration 3/29/21 |
| Proposal 53-21: Proposal: Covid Policies for Spring 2021 | 1/25/21 | Academic and Instructional Policy | 2/3/21 |
Tabled 2/17/21
Approved 3/3/21 |
Approved by Administration 3/9/21 |
| Proposal 54-21: Course Re-Take Policy | 1/25/21 | Academic and Instructional Policy | 3/24/21 | Approved by Senate 4/7/21 | Approved by Administration 5/6/21 |
| Proposal 55-21:
Proposed Addition of Section 2.6 the Role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to the Faculty Handbook |
2/9/21 | Committee for Promoting and Facilitating Equity and Understanding | 2/17/21 |
Tabled 3/3/21
Approved by Senate 3/24/21 |
Approved by Administration 1/19/22 |
| Proposal 56-21: Bylaws Update | 2/12/21 | Ad-hoc Senate Bylaws Update Committee | 2/17/21 | Approved 3/3/21 | Admin approval not needed |
| Proposal 57-21: 2020-22 Senate Evaluation | 2/24/21 | Administrative Policy | 3/3/21 | Approved by Senate 3/24/21 | Admin approval not needed |
| Proposal 58-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3/4/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 59-21: Proposal for a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Environmental Science and Sustainability | 3/5/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 60-21: PROCEDURE FOR PILOT TESTING OF NEW/ALTERNATIVE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
3/15/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 61-21: Proposed Updates for Senate Professional Staff Unit Designations | 3/15/21 | Professional Staff Policy | 3/24/21 | Approved by Senate 4/7/21 | Admin approval not needed |
| Proposal 62-21: Proposal for the Creation of an Ad-Hoc Committee to Draft a Senate Handbook | 3/15/21 | Executive Committee | 3/24/21 | Approved by Senate 4/7/21 | Admin approval not needed |
| Proposal 63-21: A New Graduate Certificate: Advanced Computational Physics | 3/16/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 64-21: A New Graduate Certificate:
Frontiers in Optics, and Photonics |
3/16/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 65-21: A New Graduate Certificate: Big Data Statistics in Astrophysics | 3/16/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 66-21: A New Graduate Certificate:
Frontiers in Materials Physics |
3/16/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 67-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Profit-Increasing Strategies in Chemical Processing | 3/18/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 68-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in
Geospatial Data Science and Technology |
3/18/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/14/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 69-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in
Advanced Photogrammetry and Mapping with Unmanned Aerial Systems |
3/18/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/14/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 70-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Medical Imaging | 3/18/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 71-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Manufacturing Engineering | 3/18/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 72-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in “Engineering Sustainability and Resilience” | 3/18/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 73-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Control Systems | 3/18/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 74-21: Sabbatical Leave for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty | 3/19/21 | Academic and Instructional Policy | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 75-21: PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A CONCENTRATION IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
within the degree BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY |
3/24/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 76-21: A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A CONCENTRATION IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY within the degree BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY | 3/24/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 77-21: A PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A CONCENTRATION IN CLINICAL/COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY within the degree BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY | 3/24/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 78-21: Proposal for a new Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Factors | 3/24/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 79-21: Update Faculty Handbook Section, Appendix I, 5.1.2. Exceptional Extension of the Probationary Period | 3/24/21 | Academic and Instructional Policy | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 80-21: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Engineering | 3/25/21 | Curricular Policy Committee | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | Approved by Administration 4/26/21 |
| Proposal 81-21: Revisions to the Academic Integrity Policy | 3/29/21 | Academic and Instructional Policy | |||
| Proposal 82-21: Academic Calendar for 2022-23 and Provisional Calendar for 2023-24 | 3/31/21 | Academic and Instructional Policy | 4/7/21 | Approved by Senate 4/21/21 | |
| Proposal 83-21: Academic Calendar Procedures | 3/31/21 | Academic and Instructional Policy | 4/7/21 | Withdrawn | |
| Proposal 84-21: EVALUATION PROCEDURES FOR DEPARTMENT CHAIRS | 4/2/21 | Administrative Policy | 4/7/21 |
Postponed until 5/5/21
Tabled on 5/5/21
Proposal not un-tabled 9/15/21 |
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| Proposal 85-21: Proposal to Create a University Teaching-Facilitators Group for Support of Teaching
Effectiveness to Resolve Student Concerns
Proposal Information Sheet and FAQ Proposal Flow Chart Proposal Presentation |
4/9/21 | Anne Beffel, Carlos Amador, Robert Hutchinson, and Sam Sweitz | 4/21/21 |
Tabled on 5/5/21
Proposal not un-tabled 9/15/21 |
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| Proposal 86-21: 2021-22 University Senate Budget | 4/21/21 | Finance and Institutional Planning | 4/21/21 | Approved by Senate 9/15/21 | Administrative approval not needed |
| Emergency Resolution 87-21:
Encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations in our community for a safe return to in-person classes in fall 2021 |
4/24/21 | Mark Rudnicki | 5/5/21 | Approved by Senate 5/5/21 |
Administrative approval not needed Administrative Acknowledgement |
| Presentations | |||||
| CFO Susan Kerry Presentation | 10/28/20 | Susan Kerry | |||
| University Relations and Enrollment VP John Lehman | 11/11/20 | John Lehman | |||
| Senate Ad-hoc Committee to Review Institutional Policy and Procedures for On-Campus
Events CW: threats of sexual assault, slurs, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia |
1/20/21 | Josh Loar | |||
| Education for the 21st Century Tech Forward Initiative Update | 2/17/21 | Mary Raber | |||
| Committee for Promoting and Facilitating Equity and Understanding Senate Update | 3/24/21 | Committee for Promoting and Facilitating Equity and Understanding | |||
| Post-Pandemic Instructional Modality Definitions | 4/7/21 |