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Section 1. Faculty Assembly
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A. Purpose: The purpose of the Faculty Assembly is to create a forum in which faculty can participate in decision-making processes of the university, giving voice to the faculty perspective in relation to decisions affecting quality of life and the well-being of the university. The Faculty Assembly will meet at least twice each semester, and the president of the Faculty Senate or a designee will prepare agenda and preside. The Faculty Assembly is empowered to:
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Tenure and non-tenure track faculty, including part-time faculty, educator professionals, and librarians with faculty status will be eligible for election to the Faculty Senate. Exceptions include the president of the university, provost and deans. Candidates are eligible when they have been in their position for two years or more.
Section 2. Makeup of the Senate
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The Faculty Senate will consist of ten to twelve senators, with parameters as follows:
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- The Senate President-elect will be chosen bi-annually by election of Assembly members from a slate of eligible candidates nominated to the Election Committee. The Election Committee of the Senate will coordinate the election of the President-elect. Elections shall employ approval voting.
- The secretary will be chosen annually by the senators from among the elected senators.
- A vice president will be chosen bi-annually (during the first year of the Senate President’s two-year term) by the senators from among the elected senators.
Section 3. Election and terms
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A. Senators will be elected for a term of two years and serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.
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D. Senators will serve staggered terms, with roughly half the Senate being up for election in any given year. The Senate will determine when and how to fill vacated, unexpired terms.
Section 4. Administrator Attendance
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The university president or provost is invited to regular attendance of the Faculty Senate. In addition, the Senate may on occasion ask/invite additional members of the administration and/or program directors to attend the Senate or Senate Committee meetings to discuss or address issues.
Section 5. Duties
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A. The Faculty Senate will be the legislative body of the faculty and will act on behalf of the faculty and/or Faculty Assembly in making decisions or approving recommendations that pertain to university well-being. Faculty senators will represent the interests of their respective constituencies by regularly attending Senate meetings and communicating the opinions and perspectives of those in their division. The senators will report to the members of their respective constituent groups on the work and actions of the Senate. See Appendix A on Senate Constituent Groups.
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E. The Faculty Senate will regularly schedule meetings with faculty to process proposed changes in academic policy or quality-of-life initiatives, from faculty to administration or from administration to faculty (for example, changes in faculty standards, faculty concerns, curriculum, teaching loads, benefits and budget priorities). The Faculty Senate will facilitate faculty participation in response to such proposals and make changes to such proposals that reflect faculty voice and act on Faculty Assembly action in which the established voting requirements have been achieved. The Faculty Senate will facilitate the meeting of the Faculty Assembly and the Assembly voting process.
Section 6. Meetings
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The Faculty Senate will meet at least once a month during each semester of the regular academic year and at least once during the summer months. Senate meetings shall be open to all members of the faculty, although only elected senators have voting privileges unless otherwise indicated. The Senate reserves the prerogative to call for executive session. A quorum shall consist of two-thirds of its voting members. Passage of motions and recommendations requires an affirmation of at least two-thirds of those Senators in attendance.
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Article IV: Faculty Officers and Duties
Section 1. Officers
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The officers of the Faculty Senate will consist of a president, president-elect (or vice president), and a secretary. The Election Committee will coordinate the election of the president-elect by members of the Faculty Assembly. The president will serve a two-year term as president following at least one year as president-elect. The president-elect is required to have served a prior term of at least one year as a senator.
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