Sections One through Three

Faculty members on all joint Trustee-Faculty committees shall be appointed by the President of the University with the consent of the Senate and the appropriate Faculty committees.

SECTION VI:

Proposals may be made to the Senate or any other committee of the University Faculty by any member of the University Community.

SECTION VII:

All chairpersons of the University Standing Committees shall make at least one written report annually to the University Senate that shall become part of the minutes of the regular meeting in May of the Faculty Senate.

SECTION VIII:

1. A general meeting of the University Faculty, presided over by the President of the University, or a deputy designated by the President, shall be held semi-annually. One quarter of the voting membership of the University Faculty shall constitute a quorum. The agenda shall be established and distributed by the President of the University with the advice of the Senate Executive Committee.

2. Special meetings of the University Faculty, presided over by the President of the University, or a deputy designated by the President, shall be held upon the call of the President of the University, or a majority vote of the Faculty Senate, or a petition by fifteen percent of the voting members of the University Faculty. When informed of the Faculty Senate action or presented with a valid petition, the President of the University shall immediately call such a meeting that will be held within two weeks. The agenda of a special meeting will be confined to topics announced in the call for the meeting. One-quarter of the voting membership of the University Faculty shall constitute a quorum.

3. Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 1970, shall be followed by the University Faculty in the conduct of its business in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with this constitution and any special rules of order the Faculty may adopt.

4. At all regular and special meetings, the Faculty shall automatically resume and exercise all the powers vested in it by the Board of Trustees. An agenda shall be distributed to the Faculty not less than one week before meetings.

SECTION IX:

This constitution may be amended in a meeting of the University Faculty by a two-thirds vote of members present, provided previous written notice of intent to amend has been received by the Faculty one week prior to the meeting in which the proposed amendment is to be considered. All proposed amendments will be presented in faculty meetings by the Faculty Senate Committee on Rules, which will give its recommendation for action by the Faculty. Proposed amendments are presented in writing by faculty members to the Committee on Rules for possible clarification and wording changes. No faculty member may be denied the privilege of having his or her proposed amendment presented to the Faculty by the Committee on Rules.

With the specific exception of sections VIII and IX, this Constitution may also be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present in a regular or special meeting of the Faculty Senate provided announcement of intent to amend has been made at a preceding regular or special meeting of the Senate. The amendment must be included on the agenda of the Senate meeting at which it will be considered, and that agenda must be circulated to the full faculty at least one week prior to said meeting.
(Rev. fall 1988)