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Faculty meeting scheduled for Dec. 21

December 20, 2005

A regular meeting of the faculty will take place Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 32-141. The agenda includes:

Vote on changes to the "Rules and Regulations of the Faculty," Section 1.51
Course number proposal for the Biological Engineering Division
Review of the master of engineering in civil and environmental engineering
Review of the master of engineering in logistics
Remarks from President Susan Hockfield
Topics arising and questions for the president, the provost and the chancellor

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on December 21, 2005 (download PDF).

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