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2.1.1 The General Faculty shall meet at the beginning of the Fall semester on such date as published in an announcement disseminated to all members.

2.1.2 A quorum for a meeting of the General Faculty shall be a majority of the membership of the General Faculty, but shall not be required when the only purpose of the meeting is to provide information to the Faculty.

2.1.3 A simple majority will decide all issues put to a vote except as otherwise provided in the Constitution or Bylaws.

2.1.4 The Minutes of all General Faculty meetings shall be distributed to each organization unit, at or above the department level within 30 days of the meeting. One copy of all Minutes will be placed in the appropriate section of the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Library.

2.2.1 Regular meetings of the Faculty Senate shall normally be held on the second Tuesday of all months in which meetings are scheduled by the Constitution.

2.2.2 The Secretary of the Faculty Senate shall provide the members of the Faculty Senate with the Agenda at least three working days in advance of each regular meeting. Regular meetings shall be held in a place that is accessible to all Faculty members and will accommodate the Senate members and a reasonable number of visitors. Any member of the General Faculty and other employees or officers of the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é may attend meetings of the Faculty Senate as non-voters. The President and Vice Presidents of the Student Association may attend all meetings of the Faculty Senate as observers only. When, by simple majority vote, the Senate goes into Executive Session, only duly elected Senators and Alternates and Officers may be present.

2.2.3 Proposals for Faculty Senate consideration may be submitted to the President of the Faculty Senate by the President of the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, the Provost, or by any other member of the General Faculty. All proposals, except those made by the President in person or by members of the Faculty Senate shall be made in writing, and include the sponsor's signature. These proposals must be received in the Faculty Senate Office at least 10 days prior to the scheduled meeting.

2.2.4 Special or emergency meetings may be called whenever the President of the Faculty Senate or any other individual having authority to convene the Senate determines that the press of pending business and/or circumstances demand it. Only that business included in the call for a special meeting may be taken up at such a meeting. The requirement that the Agenda be distributed three  days in advance is waived for special meetings.

3.1.1 The President of the Faculty Senate shall preside at meetings of the Faculty Senate. The President shall appoint all special or ad hoc committees and shall appoint Faculty to ad hoc committees involving joint student-faculty action desired by the Faculty Senate and the Student Association. The President shall be an ex-officio member of all Standing Committees with the right to participate and vote. The President may, however, delegate this function, in whole or part, and for varying periods, to the members of the Executive Council of the Faculty Senate. The President is a member of the Senate and may vote whenever that action would determine the fate of the question before the House; otherwise the President will not vote on matters before the Senate.

3.1.2 The Vice President shall act as President of the meetings in the absence of the President. He/she shall act as the coordinator of the work of all the Standing Committees and functions as prescribed in 5.1.3 below. The Vice President shall also serve as a liaison with the Student Government through the President of the Student Association, and he/she shall receive all communications from the Student Government. The Vice President is a member of the Senate with the right to participate and vote.

3.1.3 The Secretary/Treasurer shall: (1) keep the Minutes of all meetings; (2) keep a current list of the elected members of the Faculty Senate, with a record of attendance at all meetings; (3) read the Minutes of any previous meeting at the request of the Chairperson; (4) read at regular meetings all correspondence that may be directed or be of special concern to the members of the Faculty Senate; (5) perform such other secretarial duties as the President may prescribe; (6) upload to Faculty Senate website the Agenda and the Minutes of the meetings; (7) perform the normal duties of the Treasurer when the occasion so demands. The Secretary/Treasurer is a member of the Senate with the right to vote, but will not take part in discussion while recording the proceedings of the Senate.

4.1.1 Nominations - At the December regular meeting, the President of the Faculty Senate shall appoint a three-member Nominating Committee. The Committee will normally be comprised of the last three former Presidents of the Senate, if they are available and willing to serve. This Committee shall submit a slate of candidates for each office to be distributed with the May Agenda. Further nominations may be made from the floor.

4.1.2 Voting - If only one candidate has been nominated for an office, election may be by acclamation. When more than one candidate has been nominated, voting shall take place by secret ballot. Any candidate receiving a majority of all votes cast shall be declared elected to the office for which nominated. In case no candidate receives a majority of all votes cast, a run-off vote shall be taken on the two (or more) candidates required to make a total of fifty percent (50%) of the number of votes cast on the first ballot.

4.2.1 Elections of Senators and Alternates to the Faculty Senate shall be conducted at departmental meetings with at least seven days' notice of such meeting and election and using the customary methods of calling such a meeting.

4.2.2 Oral nominations shall be received, no second being required, and any eligible Faculty member may self-nominate. Nominations shall not be closed so long as any Faculty member wishes to offer nominations.

4.2.3 Nominations shall be confined to eligible members of the department wherein the election is being conducted. Eligibility is defined in the Constitution of the Faculty Government.

4.2.4 If only one candidate has been nominated per vacant position, election may be by acclamation; otherwise, election shall be by written ballot with reasonable effort being made that the ballots be of uniform external appearance.

4.2.5 Where no nominee receives a majority vote, a run-off election shall be conducted between the two nominees with the greatest number of votes.

4.2.6 The votes shall be counted in a fashion permitting each nominee, or authorized agent thereof, to view the procedure clearly.

4.2.7 The results of each counting of the votes shall be announced immediately.

4.2.8 Each department shall elect an Alternate for each Faculty Senate seat. Alternates shall have the same qualification and shall be elected in the same manner as Senators.

4.2.9 Such elected alternates are encouraged to attend Faculty Senate meetings.  They may participate as a representative, however, only when they are attending in lieu of the elected representative.

4.2.10 When more than one seat is to be filled by departmental action, the procedures set forth above shall be repeated for each seat, but it shall not be necessary to call separate meetings for each such election.

4.2.11 Immediately upon conclusion of an election, the departmental chairperson shall send a written certificate of election to the President of the Faculty Senate. This certificate shall include the name and rank of each person elected, assurance of constitutional eligibility, and assurance of the election's having been conducted in compliance with these Bylaws. The Senate is prohibited from seating any Member or Alternate who is not so certified.

4.3.1 Faculty Senate members will serve for two years commencing with the first Faculty Senate meeting of the Fall term following their election.

5.1.1 The Executive Council shall advise the President of the Faculty Senate on matters concerning the Faculty Senate and the General Faculty. It shall consist of the President, the Vice President, the Secretary/Treasurer of the Faculty Senate, and a member from each college not represented by the Senate Officers.

5.1.2 The Executive Council shall assist the President in preparing the Agenda for each meeting of the Faculty Senate, and in executing the decisions and instructions of the Senate.

5.1.3 The Executive Council shall assist the Vice President of the Faculty Senate in coordinating the work of the Standing Committees.

5.1.4 The Executive Council shall verify the eligibility and election of all Senators and Alternates.

5.1.5 The Executive Council shall meet each month with the President and the Provost of the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é to consult with and advise them on matters affecting the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.

5.2.1 With the exception of the Chairperson of the Graduate Assembly, who is an ex-officio member of the Executive Council, members of the Executive Council shall be appointed by the President of the Faculty Senate with the consent of the Senate. The President of the Faculty Senate shall make these appointments as soon as possible after assuming office. Members so appointed shall serve until the first Senate meeting of the Fall semester following confirmation and shall be eligible for reappointment.

5.2.2 At that time, the Senate shall vote to confirm each of the nominated candidates, and the results shall be announced immediately. A majority of votes cast shall be sufficient to confirm the  candidates.

5.2.3 If a vacancy occurs on the Executive Council, the President of the Faculty Senate shall nominate a candidate to fill the unexpired term at the next regular meeting of the Senate. The nominee shall be confirmed in the manner described above.

5.3.1 The Executive Council may be convened by the President or the Vice President of the Faculty Senate, the President of the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, or the Provost.

6.1.1 Votes in the Senate shall be taken by acclamation. When the outcome is uncertain, however, the President or any member may request an enumeration, a secret ballot, or a roll call vote. When either of these methods is requested, that question of voting method shall be put to the Council, without debate.

6.1.2 Section 6.1.1 above notwithstanding, voting in all elections shall be by secret ballot except when unexpired term vacancies are being filled or when one candidate is nominated for each position, in which case voting may be by acclamation.

7.1.1 Any officer of the Faculty Senate or any Chairperson of a Standing Committee may be removed for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance by a two-thirds vote of the membership. Charges may be brought by Resolution in the Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate shall direct the Chairperson of the Committee on Academic Responsibility, Privilege, and Ethics to form an Investigative Committee. The Faculty member involved shall be informed of the charges against him/her in writing. The hearing must be held within 20 working days following the passage of the Resolution stating the charges. The accused shall have the right to appear in person and to be represented by counsel of his/her choice and to confront and cross-examine witnesses. He/she shall have the right to testify but may not be required to do so, and he/she may introduce witnesses and written or oral evidence, that may be relevant and material. The Investigative Committee shall hold its proceedings in closed session unless the accused Faculty member requests a public hearing in writing. An electronic record of the proceedings shall be taken and be made accessible to the accused.  By a majority vote of its total membership, the Investigative Committee shall make written findings on the material facts and recommend the continuance or termination of the accused. To remove an officer of the Faculty Senate or a Chairperson of a Standing Committee from office, the findings of fact and the recommendation made by the Investigative Committee must be sustained by a two-thirds vote of the Faculty Senate membership and only after the accused Faculty member has been given an opportunity to appear before the Faculty Senate to make a voluntary statement, or answering questions, or both.

7.1.2 The President of the Faculty Senate may replace, at the request of the Chairperson of a Standing or Special Committee, any member of the Committee who has excessive unexcused absences from Committee meetings.

8.1.1 All action of the Faculty Senate, as reported in the Minutes or in Action Reports, shall be submitted to the President of the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. Should the President disapprove any action, appointment, or decision, the report or minutes shall be returned to the Faculty Senate, with concerns noted in writing. If the Faculty Senate concurs with the concerns of the President, the action, appointment, or decision shall stand as altered by the President. If the Faculty Senate does not concur with the concerns of the President, then the report or minutes may be resubmitted to the President with the reasons for non-concurrence given in writing. The President shall then make the final decision on the matters in controversy.

9.1.1 Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate shall be grouped into the following general areas: Academic Affairs, Faculty Affairs, Student Affairs, and Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Affairs. Work within each area shall be coordinated as prescribed in Section 5.1.3. The grouping into areas is as follows:

Academic Affairs
Academic Policy
Graduate Scholarship
Undergraduate Curricula
Undergraduate Scholarship

Faculty Affairs
Teaching Effectiveness and Development
Faculty Welfare, Responsibility and Ethics
Research

Student Affairs
Student Conduct
Student Welfare
Student Publications
Student Grievance

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Affairs
Committee on Committees
Library Committee
Museum Committee
Information Technology Committee

9.2.1 A quorum for a meeting of any Committee shall be a majority of the voting members of the Committee.

9.2.2 The Faculty member component of all Standing Committees shall be comprised of members elected by the Faculty Senate at the May meeting, to take office September 1. A report of the members elected to each Committee shall be forwarded to the President of the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é as part of the Minutes of the meeting in which the election took place.

9.2.3 Prior to the annual election of members of any Standing Committee, the Committee on Committees shall announce in writing to all members of the General Faculty the specific vacancies to permit the Faculty to indicate interest in serving on specific Committees.

9.2.4 Upon adoption of these Bylaws, and at the time of the creation of a new Standing Committee, each Committee shall hold an election among its members to provide staggered terms.

9.2.5 All vacancies shall be filled by election, as soon as practicable.

9.2.6 During the fall semester, each Committee shall elect a Chair-Elect and report the results of the election to the President and Vice President of the Faculty Senate before the regular December meeting of the Senate. The Chair-Elect must be elected from the voting Committee members whose terms extend beyond the current academic year. The Chair-Elect shall take office as Committee Chairperson on September 1. Student members are not eligible to serve as Committee Chairpersons or Chairs-Elect.

9.2.7 At the first meeting of the year each Committee shall elect its own Vice Chairperson and Secretary from among voting members. Election results shall be immediately reported to the President and the Vice President of the Faculty Senate. Student members are not eligible to be the Vice Chairperson of a Faculty Senate Committee, but may serve as Secretary.

9.2.8 All ex officio Committee members shall be without vote unless they are stipulated as voting members in the Bylaws or Constitution.

9.2.9 Should the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson be unable to or fail to call a meeting of a Committee, a majority of the members of the Committee may petition the Chairperson of the Faculty Senate to convene the Committee.

9.2.10 By majority vote, each Standing Committee may form and dissolve ad hoc subcommittees to carry out specific tasks and fill specific roles relevant to the Committee’s charge. Such subcommittees may include faculty or staff members who are not Committee members.

9.2.11 All students appointed to the Faculty Senate Committees shall be appointed in accordance with the Student Association Constitution and Bylaws, the names of those selected being submitted to the Dean of Students, who shall certify, when true, that the selections have been made in conformity with student government procedures and who shall forward the name, local address, and pertinent Faculty Senate committee of each student so certified to the Chairperson of the Committee on Committees, with a copy to the President of the Faculty Senate.

9.2.12 All committee meetings shall be open to members of the General Faculty except when the Committee is in Executive Session.

9.2.13 Each Standing Committee Chairperson shall deliver a calendar to the Secretary of the Faculty Senate during the month of October. This calendar shall detail the time and place of regularly scheduled meetings throughout the Academic year as well as proposed topics to be addressed during the term of office. Additionally, at least seven days prior to regularly scheduled meetings an Agenda for the meeting shall be delivered to the Faculty Senate Office. Emergency meetings of any Standing Committee may be called at any time on three days' notice by the Chairperson of the Committee or by the President of the Faculty Senate. An Agenda must be presented to the Senate Office prior to the meeting.

9.2.14 The Secretary of the Faculty Senate shall make available copies of all Committee calendars to all members of the Faculty, all officers of the administration of the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é and also to such staff administrators as may request such calendars.

9.2.15 Within seven days after each Committee meeting, the Secretary of each Faculty Committee shall submit to the Secretary of the Faculty Senate minutes of the Committee meeting.

9.2.16 Acceptance of a Committee assignment presumes a willingness to participate fully in that Committee's duties. Therefore, whenever a Committee member's unexcused or unexplained absences are excessive, the Chairperson of that Committee will request that the Committee member resign if the member does not intend to discharge his/her Committee duties. If the member does not resign, the Chairperson of the Committee will inform the President of the Faculty Senate of the facts (with a copy to the member). The Chairperson will request that the President of the Faculty Senate declare the position vacant and cause it to be filled in the usual manner.

9.2.17 The Chairperson of each Ad Hoc Committee, upon the discharge of that Committee, and the Chairperson of each Standing Committee, at the last scheduled Faculty Senate meeting of each Academic year, shall submit, in duplicate, to the President of the Faculty Senate, a statement commending Committee members whose service was especially meritorious, as well as a report of the dates of members' unexcused absences from Committee meetings, and statements concerning Committee members who were conspicuously negligent. The Vice Chair- person shall prepare reports on the performance of Committee Chairpersons. The President of the Faculty Senate shall deliver copies of these reports to the appropriate department chairpersons.

9.3.1 Academic Policy Committee

9.3.2 Graduate Scholarship Committee

9.3.3 Undergraduate Curricula Committee

9.3.4 Undergraduate Scholarship Committee

9.4.1 Faculty Welfare, Responsibility and Ethics Committee

9.4.2 Teaching Effectiveness and Development Committee

9.4.3 Research Committee

9.5.1 Student Conduct Committee

9.5.2 Student Welfare Committee

9.5.3 Student Publications Committee

9.5.4 Student Grievance Committee

9.6.1 Committee on Committees

9.6.2 Library Committee

9.6.3 Museum Committee

9.6.4 Information Technology Committee