Senate Proposals 2024-25

Proposal or Report Date Received in
Senate Office
Committee Referral Senate Floor
Introduction
Senate Result Administrative
Response
1-25: A Proposal to Amend Department Charter for: Materials Science and Engineering 8/22/24 N/A N/A N/A  
2-25: Proposal to Amend Senate Policy 102.1: Policy on Class Attendance 8/14/24 Academic and Instructional Policy 10/10/2024 Approved by the Senate 10/24/24 Administrative Response 10/31/24
3-25: Syllabi Policy - Revision of Assessment Statement 9/4/24 Academic and Instructional Policy 10/10/2024 Approved by the Senate 10/24/24 Approved by Administration 10/31/24
PRESENTATION: Welcome to the University Senate! 9/12/24        
4-25: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Advanced Geographic Information Science for Natural Resources 9/25/24 Curricular Policy 11/21/24 Approved by the Senate 1/9/25  
5-25: Defining and Implementing Digital Badges: Revision to Proposal 11-24 10/3/24  Curricular Policy 1/23/25 Approved by the Senate 1/30/25  
6-25: Proposed Revisions to the Faculty Handbook, Appendix I, Section 5.8 10/14/24 Administrative Policy 11/7/2024 Approved by the Senate 11/14/24  
7-25: Proposal to Shelve the Master’s Degree in Engineering Mechanics (EEM) 10/14/24 Curricular Policy 11/7/2024 Approved by the Senate 11/14/24 Approved by the Administration 11/19/24
8-25: Establishment of a New Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing for Natural Resources 10/14/24 Curricular Policy 1/30/25    
9-25: Proposal to Amend Senate Policy 312.1;
SYLLABUS REQUIREMENT FOR ALL COURSES AT
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
10/15/24 Academic and Instructional Policy 10/31/24 Approved by the Senate 11/7/24 Administrative Approval 1/29/25
10-25: Proposed Change to Senate Procedure 706.1.1 Section 8 on Timing of Sabbatical Applications 1/13/25 Administrative Policy       
11-25: Establishment of a History Concentration within the Bachelor of Science in Social Science 1/23/25 Curricular Policy      
12-25: Proposal for shelving Bachelor of Arts in History 1/23/25 Curricular Policy      
13-25: Proposal to change the name of Minor in Historical Studies to Minor in Public History 1/23/25 Curricular Policy      
14-25: Proposal to Amend the Senate Bylaws 1/7/25 Ad-hoc Bylaws Committee 1/30/25    
15-25: Establishment of a Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Concentration: Engineering Enterprise 1/28/25 Curricular Policy      
16-25: Bachelor of Science in Ecological Engineering 1/29/25        
17-25: Revisions to Graduate Faculty Status Policy 1/29/25