Senate Proposals 2023-24

Proposal or Report

Date Received in Senate Office

Committee Referral

Senate Floor Introduction

Senate Result

Administrative Response

1-24: Amending the Scheduling of Spring Break in Senate Procedure 101.1.1

9/13/23

Ad-hoc Academic Calendar Committee

9/20/23

Approved 10/4/23

Administrative Response 12/1/23

 

Amended Administrative Response 4/3/24

2-24: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate - Foundations in Geographic Information Science for Natural Resources

9/1/23

Curricular Policy Committee

12/6/23

Approved by the Senate 1/17/24 Approved by Administration 1/24/24

3-24: Proposal to Rename the Master of Science in Accounting Degree to the Master of Science in Accounting & Analytics Degree

9/1/23

Curricular Policy Committee

12/6/23

Approved by the Senate 1/17/24 Approved by Administration 1/24/24

4-24: Establishment of a MS in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Developed by College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Graduate Studies Committee

9/1/23

Curricular Policy Committee

2/14/24 Approved by the Senate 3/6/24 Approved by Administration 4/3/24

5-24: Proposal to Extend Employee Benefits Posthumously to Surviving Beneficiaries

 

Amended Proposal 1/17/24

10/12/23

Fringe Benefits Committee

10/18/23

 

1/17/24

Approved by the Senate 11/1/23

 

Approved by the Senate 1/31/24

Administrative Response 1/10/24

 

Administrative Approval 2/8/24

6-24: Proposal to Modify Sections 2.1 and Appendix L of the Faculty Handbook to Update Instructional Track Faculty Reappointment and Promotion Review

11/10/23

Academic and Instructional Policy Committee

10/31/24

Approved by the Senate 11/7/24

 

Editorially amended 11/25/24

Not Approved by Administration 5/8/24

 

Amended Administrative Response 6/3/24

 

Administrative Response 11/19/24

7-24: Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in

Foundations of Cybersecurity

12/6/23

Curricular Policy Committee

3/20/24 Approved by the Senate 4/3/24 Approved by Administration 6/3/24
8-24: Proposal for shelving the Master of Science in Forestry (Senate Procedure 414.1.1) 12/6/23

Curricular Policy Committee

1/31/24 Approved by the Senate 2/14/24 Approved by Administration 2/19/24
9-24: Minor in Water Resource Recovery Technology 1/4/24

Curricular Policy Committee

2/14/24 Approved by the Senate 3/6/24 Approved by Administration 4/3/24

10-24: Minor in Ecological Engineering

1/4/24

Curricular Policy Committee

3/20/24 Approved by the Senate 4/3/24  

11-24: Defining Digital Badges

12/4/23

Curricular Policy Committee

1/31/24

Postponed to 3/6/24 on 2/14/24

 

Approved by the Senate 3/6/24

Not Approved by Administration 4/11/24

12-24: Proposal to shelve a program - MS in Integrated Geospatial Technology (TGT)

2/1/24

Curricular Policy Committee

2/14/24 Approved by the Senate 3/6/24 Approved by Administration 4/3/24

13-24: Proposal to shelve a program - graduate certificate in Geospatial Data Science and Technology (CGDS)

2/1/24

Curricular Policy Committee

2/14/24 Approved by the Senate 3/6/24 Approved by Administration 4/3/24

14-24: Establishment of a Doctor of Philosophy in Manufacturing Engineering

2/1/24

Curricular Policy Committee

3/20/24 Approved by the Senate 4/3/24 Approved by Administration 6/3/24

15-24: Proposal to Shelve Graduate Certificate in Post-Secondary STEM Education

2/1/24

Curricular Policy Committee

2/14/24 Approved by the Senate 3/6/24 Approved by Administration 4/3/24

16-24: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Business Information Systems

2/2/24

Curricular Policy Committee

2/14/24 Approved by the Senate 3/6/24 Approved by Administration 4/3/24

17-24: Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering

 

Amended 17-24, 7/30/24

2/2/24

Curricular Policy Committee

3/20/24 Approved by the Senate 4/3/24 Approved by Administration 8/26/24

18-24: Revisions to the Accelerated Master’s Policy

3/7/24

Curricular Policy Committee

4/3/24 Approved by the Senate 4/17/24 Approved by Administration 4/24/24

19-24: Repeat Policy

3/21/24

Academic and Instructional Policy Committee

4/3/24 Approved by the Senate 4/17/24 Approved by Administration 4/24/24

20-24: Academic Policies and Scholastic Standards

 

3/21/24

Academic and Instructional Policy Committee

4/3/24 Approved by the Senate 4/17/24 Approved by Administration 4/24/24

21-24: Changing the Degree Title from

Computer Network and System Administration
to Information Technology

3/25/24

Curricular Policy Committee

4/3/24 Approved by the Senate 4/17/24 Approved by Administration 4/24/24

22-24: Modify Senate Procedure 506.1.1  - Department Chair Evaluation

 

Tracked changes, highlighted version

3/29/24

Administrative Policy Committee

4/3/24 Approved by the Senate 4/17/24 Administrative Response 6/3/24

23-24: Modify Senate Procedure 805.1.1:  Search Procedures for Departmental Chairs

 

Noted changes, proposed 805.1.1, current 805.1.1

3/29/24

Administrative Policy Committee

4/3/24 Approved by the Senate 4/17/24 Administrative Response 6/3/24

24-24: Proposal to Amend Senate Procedure 106.1.1: Academic Freedom

3/29/24

Senator Timothy Scarlett

4/3/24 Referred to AIPC 4/17/24  

25-24: Proposal to Amend Senate Policy 312.1;
SYLLABUS REQUIREMENT FOR ALL COURSES AT
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

4/3/24

Academic and Instructional Policy Committee

4/3/24 Tabled 4/17/24  

26-24: 2024-2025 Senate Budget 

4/11/24

Finance and Institutional Planning

4/17/24 9/12/24 N/A

27-24: A Proposal to Amend

The Charter of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

4/12/24

N/A

N/A N/A  

28-24: A Proposal to Amend the Charter for the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

4/22/24

N/A

N/A N/A  

29-24: A Proposal to Amend Department Charter for: MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

4/25/24

N/A

N/A N/A  

30-24: A Proposal to Amend Department Charter for: Department of Mechanical Engineering – Engineering Mechanics

After 08/12/2024 the Department name will be:

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

5/28/24

N/A

N/A N/A  
Presentations Date of Presentation Presenter      

2035 Campus Plan UNIVERSITY SENATE UPDATE

11/15/23 Jacob Guter      

Curriculum Road Map Working Group Progress Report

1/31/24 Anne Beffel and Marika Seigel      

Staff Compensation Structure Initiative

3/20/24

Dan Carney

Chief Human Resources Officer