1994-95                  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                         No. 3
                   TWIN CITIES CAMPUS ASSEMBLY MINUTES

                             APRIL 20, 1995

      The third meeting of the Twin Cities Campus Assembly for 1994-95 was 
convened in 25 Law Center, Minneapolis campus, on Thursday, April 20, 1995, at 
2:00 p.m.  Checking or signing the roll as present were 111 voting 
faculty/academic professional members, 22 student members, 2 ex officio 
members, and 3 nonmembers. Mr. Rabun Taylor, vice chair, presided.

                  I. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS, 1995-96
                             Information

      In the recent election to fill faculty vacancies on the Assembly 
Steering Committee, Carole Bland, Victor Bloomfield, and Virginia Gray were 
elected for 3-year terms (1995-98).  The committee's membership for 1995-96 
includes:

            John Adams                    College of Liberal Arts
            Carl Adams                    School of Management
            Carole Bland                  Medical School
            Victor Bloomfield             College of Biological Sciences
            Virginia Gray                 College of Liberal Arts
            Robert Jones                  College of Agriculture
            Geoffrey Maruyama             College of Education
            Michael Steffes               Medical School



                      II. MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 16, 1995
                                  Action

                                                                      APPROVED



                      III.  ASSEMBLY STEERING COMMITTEE
                Merger of Student Senate Leadership Positions
                                  Action

MOTION:

       To amend the Twin Cities Campus Assembly Bylaws as follows:  (language 
to be deleted is [bracketed]; language to be added is in CAPS)

Article III.  Twin Cities Campus Assembly Committees

. . . .

5. Steering Committees

. . . .

Assembly Steering Committee

Membership

The Assembly Steering Committee shall be composed of 7 or 8 elected members of 
the faculty, 5 elected undergraduate and graduate/professional students, and 
the vice chair of the Assembly.  The numbers of undergraduate and 
graduate/professional students on the Student Steering Committee shall be as 
follows:
      1993-94           4 undergraduates, 1 graduate/professional
      1994-95           3 undergraduates, 2 graduate/professional
      1995-96           4 undergraduates, 1 graduate/professional
      1996-97           3 undergraduates, 2 graduate/professional
      1997-98           4 undergraduates, 1 graduate/professional

The faculty representatives shall serve as the Faculty Steering Committee; the 
student representatives and the chair of the Student Assembly, UNLESS THE 
CHAIR IS FROM ANOTHER CAMPUS, shall serve as the Student Steering Committee.

. . . .


CHAIRS:  The chair[s] of the Faculty Steering Committee [and of the Student 
Steering Committee] shall be elected by [their respective] ITS members from 
among their number for a one-year term of office.  The chair of the Faculty 
Steering Committee shall serve as chair of the Assembly Steering Committee.  
THE CHAIR OF THE STUDENT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF 
THE STUDENT STEERING COMMITTEE UNLESS HE OR SHE IS FROM ANOTHER CAMPUS. IN 
THAT EVENT, A CHAIR SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE STUDENT STEERING COMMITTEE FROM 
AMONG ITS MEMBERS.  THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE STUDENT STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR 
SHALL BE ONE YEAR.  Chairs shall be eligible for re-election to that position.  

COMMENT:

      These amendments will bring the Assembly and Senate Bylaws into 
conformity if the parallel Senate amendments are approved.

                                                             JOHN ADAMS, Chair
                                                   Assembly Steering Committee

DISCUSSION:

     The motion was approved 99 to 0 without discussion.

                                                                      APPROVED



                             IV. OLD BUSINESS

                                   NONE



                             V. NEW BUSINESS

                                   NONE



                            VI. ADJOURNMENT

      The meeting was adjourned at 2:12 p.m.

                                                               Martha Kvanbeck
                                                                    ABSTRACTOR