The University of Michigan Senate Assembly, the elected body that represents faculty, passed a resolution Monday evening urging the university to reconsider the $226 million renovation to Michigan Stadium in light of serious concerns raised by more than 600 U-M faculty and staff.

The renovation plan, slated to begin after Michigan’s Nov. 17 home game against Ohio State, calls for the addition of 83 private luxury boxes, 3,200 club seats and many other upgrades. But critics have said the luxury boxes undermine the egalitarian spirit of the stadium’s original design. The plan has also sparked a federal lawsuit by disabled veterans who say the stadium design is more than 700 spaces shy of meeting federal wheelchair seating requirements.

But the faculty’s concern goes beyond the creation of luxury boxes — which cost an average of $85,000 a season to reserve — and alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. They’re concerned they weren’t adequately consulted about the major plans of the iconic stadium.

• U-M faculty oppose stadium renovation