Faculty Senate Bylaws
ARTICLE I -- Officers and their Duties
ARTICLE II -- Conduct of Senate Meetings
ARTICLE III -- Senate President's Council
ARTICLE IV -- Election of Senate Standing Committees
ARTICLE V -- Standing Committees of the Senate
ARTICLE VI -- MSCD Representative To The Trustees' Commission On Governance
ARTICLE VII -- Amendments to the Bylaws
ARTICLE VII -- Communications between the Faculty Senate and the Administration
ARTICLE I
Officers and their Duties
Section 1 President.
It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings and to carry out the policies and procedures of the Senate as defined in the Constitution and Bylaws. The President shall serve as the Faculty Marshal at commencement ceremonies for the year of the President's term. The President of the Senate shall chair the Executive Committee of the Senate and the Senate President's Council of the Senate. Further, the President is empowered to represent the Senate, and thus the faculty, by attending and participating in meetings of administrative councils and committees and all other such bodies whose duties, responsibilities, and/or statutory authority may give rise to issues of concern to the faculty.
The President represents all faculty. The President serves as a facilitator at Faculty Senate meetings. The department that the President represents shall elect an additional senator who will serve as a senator while the President serves as President.
Section 2 Vice President.
It shall be the duty of the Vice-President to assume all duties of the office as defined in the Constitution and Bylaws, and to assume the duties of the President in absence of the President.
Section 3 Presiding Officer Pro Tempore.
In the event of the absence of both the President and the Vice-President at any meeting of the Senate, the order of succession shall be the Secretary, followed by the Chairs of the Standing Committees in order as identified in Sections 11 through 19.
Section 4 Secretary.
All resolutions and proceedings of the meetings of the Senate and Executive Committee shall be recorded by the Secretary or a designated recorder. The Secretary shall keep a roster of the members of the Senate and members of the Committees of the Senate.
ARTICLE II
Conduct of Senate Meetings
Section 1 Regular Meetings.
The Senate shall meet at least once each calendar month during the spring and fall semesters and may meet during the summer if quorum is available. The Executive Committee shall schedule meetings at a time when the largest number of Senators is available.
Section 2 Special Meetings.
Special meetings shall be called by the President, by the Executive Committee, by a majority vote of the Senate, or by written demand of fifteen Senators. Only business mentioned in the notice shall be transacted at the special meeting.
Section 3 Quorum.
A majority of the members of the Senate shall constitute a quorum authorized to transact any business duly presented at any meeting of the Senate.
Section 4 Notice of Meetings.
The President shall be responsible for developing an agenda for each regular meeting, and the agenda shall be distributed to the Senators three (3) days prior to the meeting.
4.1 All action items to come before the Faculty Senate must be presented in writing to each Senator three (3) days prior to action. In case of urgency, the Senate shall vote to consider item as an emergency item.
Section 5 Order of Business.
The order of business for all regular Senate meetings shall be according to the agenda developed by the President. The order of business may be changed by a two-thirds affirmative vote.
Section 6
A non-member of the Senate shall be allowed to participate in the discussion of business upon majority vote of the Senate.
ARTICLE III
Senate President's Council
Section 1 Membership.
The President shall preside over the Senate President's Council. The Senate President's Council membership shall consist of the Senate President, the Senate Vice President, the Senate Secretary, three at-large Senators elected from their respective school caucuses, and the last person to serve as President of the Senate prior to the incumbent, who shall be a member of the Council ex-officio with vote. The at-large positions would be charged with the responsibility of convening school caucus meetings whenever necessary.
Section 2 Term of Office.
The members of the Senate President's Council shall serve one-year terms.
Section 3 Duties.
The Senate President's Council membership shall assist the Senate President in the exercise of his/her duties--as enumerated in Article 1, Section 1--by advising the President of any matters of interest and/or concern to the faculty--whether or not formally before the Senate or any Senate Committee. It shall perform the evaluation of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the President of Metropolitan State College of Denver. Individual members shall or may, upon assignment, represent the Senate in meetings of administrative councils or committees, before legislative bodies and committees, and/or statutory authority may give rise to issues of concern to the faculty. The Senate President's Council is empowered to present resolutions or recommendations to the Senate.
Section 4 Meetings.
The Senate President's Council shall meet at the call of the Senate President or upon a request by three (3) members of the Council.
ARTICLE IV
Election of Senate Standing Committees
Section 1 Eligibility.
Any member is eligible to be a member of any Senate committee unless otherwise indicated in the Bylaws, provided there is compliance with the conditions stated in ARTICLE V Section 8 of the Bylaws. The Secretary of the Senate shall have the duty of determining the eligibility of each member of each standing committee and the Secretary shall report to the Senate whether or not the members are eligible to serve on the Standing Committees.
Section 2 Membership on Committees.
Unless otherwise indicated in the Bylaws, membership on committees shall be as follows: each school shall have a number of representatives equal to the integer quotient of the number of committee members divided by the number of schools. Any additional members for any committees shall be elected from the Senate at large.
Section 3 Elections.
Election of members to Senate committees be conducted by the Senators from each school in a caucus held prior to the last Senate meeting of the spring. At-large Senators shall be elected during the last Spring meeting. The Elections Committee shall be elected as the first order of business as the new Senate organizes.
Section 4 Terms of Office.
Terms of office on Senate committees shall be as specified.
ARTICLE V
Standing Committees of the Senate
Section 1 Composition.
There shall be such standing committees in the Senate as are designated in this ARTICLE.
Section 2 Organization.
The committees shall be organized after each annual election. The President of the Senate shall instruct the person whose name is alphabetically first among members of each committee, who has served on the committee at least one previous year, if possible, to call a meeting within two (2) weeks of the election of the committee. The purpose of the meeting is to elect a chairperson. The elected chairperson of each committee shall compile a list of all committee members and officers and shall present that list to the President of the Senate. A list of all committee rosters shall be distributed to each Senator.
Section 3 Committee Meetings.
Each committee shall schedule regular meetings as necessary to conduct its business. Meetings may be called by the chairperson, by any two elected members, or by the Executive committee. The chairperson shall present reports and recommendations to the Senate. Standing committees have the right to either invite non-members or exclude non-members from committee meetings.
Section 4 Record of Meetings.
Each committee of the Senate and each subcommittee shall maintain a written record of its activities.
Section 5 Committee Reports.
Each committee chairperson or member designated by the chairperson shall report to the Senate at each Senate meeting its actions, if any, during the preceding period. Each committee shall file an annual written report to the Secretary of the Senate.
Section 6 Committee Participation.
Members of the committees shall participate in matters with which committees other than committees of the Senate are concerned as authorized by the Senate.
Section 7 Committees and Subcommittees.
Unless the provisions in these bylaws with reference to the membership in committees provide otherwise, committee members may be selected from the faculty at large, provided that there are no eligible and willing Senators available; however, Chairs of committees shall be members of the Senate. Standing committees have the right to create ad hoc committees and subcommittees which may include members of the faculty at large. These subcommittees shall make recommendations to the committee that created it. Each committee shall notify the Senate of any such creation and present the charge and term of existence given at the first regular Senate meeting following that creation.
Section 8 Term of Office.
Membership shall be for a two-year term except for the Executive Committee. An objective for the composition of every committee shall be to provide for election of half the members each year.
8.1 Limitations on Committee Membership.
No Senate member may serve on more than two standing committees at one time. No Senator may serve on the same standing committee for more than two consecutive committee terms. The Executive Committee shall not be considered a standing committee when applying these rules.
8.2 Vacancies.
In the event of a vacancy on a standing committee, a member shall be selected by the Senators from the school from which the vacancy occurred to fill the un-expired term. If the vacancy involves a member elected at large, the Senate shall elect a replacement.
Section 9
If any committee member is absent from three consecutive committee meetings, the Chair of the committee shall notify the Senators from the school from which the absent member was selected. The committee member may be replaced in accordance with Section 8.2 In the case of an at large committee member, the Chair will notify the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, which may replace the committee member in a Senate election.
Section 10 Executive Committee
10.1 Membership.
The Executive Committee shall consist of the Senate President, Vice President, Secretary, the Caucus Chairs, the faculty trustee, one (1) FACT member, and the chairpersons of all standing committees or their designees. The last person to serve as president of the Senate prior to the incumbent shall be a member of the Executive Committee ex-officio, with vote, for a period of one year following his/her presidency.
10.2 Term of Office.
One year or until their successors are qualified to replace them.
10.3 Duties.
The Committee shall consider such matters as fall within the jurisdiction of the Senate. The Committee shall set Senate agendas and act for the Senate between Senate meetings. The Committee is empowered to create such subcommittees as necessary to expedite the Committee's business. They shall charge such issues as are requested to the Senate President for consideration to the appropriate committees of the Senate. (Amended 3/28/12)
10.4
The Committee shall meet at least once between each regular Senate meetings at the call of the President or at the demand of four (4) members.
Section 11 Rules Committee
11.1 Duties.
The Rules Committee shall:
11.1.1 Examine the Constitution and Bylaws for the purpose of recommending changes which would result in a more effective operation of the Senate.
11.1.2 Consider procedural problems at the written request of a committee of the Senate or President of the Senate.
11.1.3 Examine the staffing pattern at the beginning of the Spring Semester of each department to determine the number of Senators allocated by the Constitution in ARTICLE V and notify each department of the number allocated. This duty may be delegated to the staff working in the office of the Faculty Senate.
11.1.4 Certify the eligibility for the election of Senators to comply with ARTICLE V of the Constitution.
11.1.5 Serve as final authority on interpretation on the Constitution and Bylaws.
11.1.6 Appoint a Parliamentarian for the Senate.
11.1.7 Adjudicate jurisdictional disputes between/among committees, including but not limited to assignment of matters to standing committees.
11.2 Membership.
The Rules Committee shall consist of seven (7) members chosen according to ARTICLE IV, Section 2 of the Bylaws.
Section 12 Elections Committee
12.1 Duties.
The Elections Committee shall:
12.1.1 Conduct the elections for President, Vice President, Secretary, and members at large of the Senate President's Council and all standing committees at the last meeting in the Spring.
12.1.2 Conduct other elections as directed by the Senate.
12.1.3 Act as tellers.
12.1.4 Monitor the election processes for which there is a specified procedure in each of the schools and report any and all infractions to the Senate.
12.2 Membership.
The Elections Committee shall consist of five (5) members chosen according to ARTICLE IV, Section 2 of the Bylaws.
Section 13 Curriculum Committee
13.1 Duties.
The Curriculum Committee shall:
13.1.1 Have jurisdiction over all curriculum proposals and make recommendations to the Senate concerning the curriculum programs of the college, including, but not limited to:
a) degree programs
b) certifications of completion
c) General studies, Multicultural, and Senior Experience requirements. The Curriculum Committee shall refer all proposed changes in the criteria for General Studies or Multicultural designations to the appropriate standing committee for review and that committee will forward its recommendation to the Curriculum Committee.
d) outreach, off-campus, and community instructional programs, and
e) programs granting credit for experiential learning, when such programs are creditable toward a degree. This review may be delegated to the Cooperative Education Internship Center.
f) courses granting college credit. This review includes omnibus courses; however, the review of omnibus courses may be delegated to the Associate Vice President for academic Affairs.
f.1) A new or existing course proposed for new General Studies designation will be reviewed by both the Curriculum Committee and the General Studies Committee. A modification of an existing course with current General Studies designation will also be reviewed by both committees. The General Studies Committee will forward a recommendation on whether the course should receive General Studies designation to the Curriculum Committee for appropriate action.
f.2) A new or existing course proposed for new Multicultural designation will be reviewed by both the Curriculum Committee and the Multicultural Curriculum Review Committee. A modification of an existing course with current Multicultural designation will also be reviewed by both committees. The Multicultural Curriculum Review Committee will forward a recommendation on whether the course should receive Multicultural Designation to the Curriculum Committee for appropriate action. (Amended 03/14/12)
13.1.2 Review and make recommendations to the Senate for approval of all new degree programs, new minors, and new certificates of completion.
13.1.3 Have the right to review all existing degree programs. This review may be delegated to the College Program Review Committee.
13.1.4 Have the right to refer curricular considerations to administrative offices.
13.1.5 When the members of the Curriculum Committee who do not abstain are unanimous in their approval of a curriculum proposal, such approval will be announced to the Senate and accepted by the Senate as approved, so that the Committee vote may be recorded in the Senate minutes. Any Senator may, however, request a vote on any curriculum matter brought before the Senate.
13.1.6 When the Curriculum Committee is not unanimous in its support of a curriculum proposal, the proposal will be brought before the Senate for a vote. Proposals that are not supported by the majority of those members of the Curriculum Committee who do not abstain will not be forwarded to the Senate, but will be returned to the originating department with reasons for the Committee's action. Proposals may be withdrawn by the originating department at any time during the process.
13.2 Membership.
The Curriculum Committee shall consist of eleven (11) voting members, to be chosen according to ARTICLE IV Section 2 of the Bylaws. It shall also include one ex-officio member without vote, appointed by the Vice President of Academic Affairs. It is recommended that to the extent possible, members should be from different departments.
13.3 Student Representation.
The Chair of the Curriculum Committee shall communicate with the Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee of the Student Government Assembly as is appropriate.
13.4 Records
The Chair of the Curriculum Committee shall maintain the following records in the Faculty Senate Office: minutes of the meetings, agenda from the meetings, and all the memoranda sent to Academic Affairs. These documents may be sent to the Faculty Senate Office at the end of the academic year or periodically throughout the academic year.
Section 14 Academic Policies Committee
14.1 Duties.
The Academic Policies Committee shall make recommendations to the Senate on all matters related to academic standards, including, but not limited to:
a) academic evaluation policies, standards, and procedures
b) academic calendar
c) admission
d) suspension
e) transfer credits, and
f) re-admission qualifications
14.2 Membership.
The Academic Policies Committee shall consist of two (2) Senators from the School of Business, two (2) Senators from the School of Professional Studies, three (3) Senators from the School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, and one (1) Senator elected at-large. The Provost shall appoint two (2) non-voting members, one to represent the Office of the Registrar and one to represent the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs. The Student Government Assembly shall appoint one (1) non-voting member so that the total membership shall number eleven (11). (Amended 3/2/2011)
14.3 Student Representation.
The Chair of the Academic Policies Committee shall periodically meet jointly with representatives from the Student Government. The Committee shall have the duty of considering student views with respect to policies relating to academic standards.
Section 15 Budget Committee
15.1 Duties.
The Budget Committee shall:
15.1.1 Inform the Senate on budgetary matters of the College.
15.1.2 See that the faculty views are represented in the budgetary process of the College.
15.1.3 Investigate and report on questions referred to it by the Senate or Executive Committee.
15.1.4 Make recommendations to the Senate concerning the allocation of resources.
15.1.5 Make recommendations to the Senate with regard to distribution of funds relating to salary improvement.
15.2 Membership.
The Budget Committee shall consist of eight (8) members chosen according to ARTICLE IV, Section 2 of the Bylaws.
Section 16 Faculty Welfare Committee
16.1 Duties.
The Faculty Welfare Committee shall make recommendations to the Senate on policies and practices concerning full-time and part-time faculty, including but not limited to:
16.1.1 Fringe Benefits
16.1.2 Retirement
16.1.3 Review the status of hiring, salaries, benefits, promotion and participation in college affairs of faculty employed at the college.
16.1.4 Review the status of faculty rights, including tenure, the prevailing climate for academic freedom intellectual property rights, and faculty opportunity for participation in policy formation at the College.
16.1.5 Review the status of academic responsibilities of the faculty.
16.1.6 Review, upon written request by a faculty member, restrictions on academic freedom, harassment, breaches of confidentiality and infraction against affirmative action; and prepare a summary report to the Senate.
16.2 Membership.
The Faculty Welfare Committee shall consist of one (1) Senator from the School of Business, two (2) Senators from the School of Professional Studies, three (3) Senators from the School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, and two (2) Senators elected at-large so that the total membership shall number eight (8).
16.3 Part-Time Faculty.
The Welfare Committee shall have a subcommittee of representatives of the part-time faculty (those faculty teaching on a per credit, per term basis, per Article III of the Constitution) consisting of no less than three member and no more than seven. The subcommittee shall report to the Welfare Committee issues of concern of the part-time faculty. This subcommittee shall meet a minimum of once each semester during the academic year.
Section 17 Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee
17.1 Duties.
The duties of the Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee shall include but not be limited to:
17.1.1 Making recommendations to the Senate concerning the policies, standards, procedures, and criteria for promotions.
17.1.2 Evaluating applications for promotion and making recommendations to the administration on candidates.
17.1.3 Making recommendations to the Senate concerning the policies, standards, procedures, and criteria involved in evaluating probationary faculty.
17.1.4 Evaluating applications for regular faculty status and making recommendations to the administration on whether or not such status should be granted.
17.1.5 Reviewing the system to determine recommendations for or against promotion by the Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee the previous year and bringing to the Senate for its approval any changes that the Committee recommends. If no changes are recommended, the system used the previous year will be used.
17.2.1 Membership.
The Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Committee shall consist of two (2) Senators from the School of Business, two (2) Senators from the School of Professional Studies, and three (3) Senators from the School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences so that the total membership shall number seven (7). Membership is restricted to tenured faculty who are not currently applying for promotion.
17.2.2 If a current member is applying for promotion, the member must resign from the committee by the Friday of the first full week of classes in the Fall semester, per the MSCD Handbook for Professional Personnel Section VII.C.3.b (Revised April 2009)
17.2.3. Committee Alternates Three (3) senators: one (1) from each School- will be elected by the Senate to serve as alternates for the Faculty Senate Retention, Tenure & Promotion Committee, with terms of service same as the Membership. Committee alternates will only be expected to review dossiers and vote when called upon to replace a senate committee member who is no longer able to serve. Committee alternates will not be involved in committee deliberations prior to actively serving on the committee. Committee alternates will not participate in department or school retention, tenure & promotion processes. The senate secretary is responsible to determine when it is necessary to replace a member with a committee alternate. (Amended 5/4/2011)
Section 18 Instructional Resources Committee
18.1 Duties.
The Committee shall make recommendations to the Senate concerning questions related to instructional resources including but not limited to:
18.1.1 Instructional resources, usage and services
18.1.2 Budget matters relating to instructional resources and technology
18.1.3 Legal matters relating to instructional resources and technology
18.1.4 Accreditation
18.2 Membership.
The Instructional Resources Committee shall consist of five (5) members chosen according to ARTICLE IV, Section 2 of the Bylaws.
Section 19 Student Affairs Committee
19.1 Duties.
The Student Affairs Committee shall:
19.1.1 make recommendations to the Senate concerning all problems relating to student welfare (except academic standards and policies) including but not limited to:
a) Student Union Facilities
b) Club activities
c) Student rights and responsibilities
d) Student Activities
e) Allocation of student funds
19.1.2 have the sole authority to appoint faculty representation to the Student Affairs Board.
19.1.2.1 The committee shall appoint these representatives, as defined by the by-laws of the Student Affairs Board, from the membership of the committee. If no committee member can serve in this capacity, or if there are an insufficient number of committee members able to serve to fulfill the required representation as defined by the by-laws of the Student Affairs Board, the committee shall recruit from outside the committee in the following order: 1. from the membership of the Faculty Senate at large 2. from the general faculty.
19.2 Membership.
The Student Affairs Committee shall consist of five (5) members chosen according to ARTICLE IV, Section 2 of the Bylaws. (Amended 2/14/12)
19.3 Student Representation.
Members of this committee shall meet with representatives of student government and representatives of college administration to recommend to the college administration the allocation of Student Affairs Fee monies.
Section 20 General Studies Curriculum Review Committee
20.1 Duties.
The duties of the General Studies Committee shall include but not be limited to:
20.1.1 Review and recommend the approval or disapproval to the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee of courses submitted for designation as a General Studies courses, using program guidelines appropriate to the catalog year for which determination is being made.
20.1.2 Review all General Studies courses on a rotating basis of a maximum of seven years and make recommendations to the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee regarding the continued General Studies designation of reviewed courses.
20.1.3 Review any proposed changes in the criteria for conferring General Studies designation and forward a recommendation to the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee.
20.2 Membership
20.2.1 The Committee shall consist of fourteen members: three (3) full-time faculty members elected from the faculty of the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences; two (2) full-time faculty members elected from the School of Professional Studies; two (2) full-time faculty members elected from the School of Business; two (2) Faculty Senate Representatives appointed to the Committee by the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, one of whom is a member of the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee; four (4) Faculty Senate Representatives elected by the Senate with the following school representation: (2) LAS; (1) SPS; (1) SCoB; and one (1) ex-officio member without vote, appointed by the Vice President of Academic Affairs. The Committee Chair must be a tenured member of the Senate.
20.2.2 Caucus chairs shall seek nominations and supervise the election process for the Senate representatives from the schools.
Section 21 Multicultural Curriculum Review Committee
21.1 Duties.
The duties of the Multicultural Curriculum Review Committee (MCRC) shall include, but not be limited, to the following:
21.1.1 Evaluate each new or existing course proposed to receive Multicultural designation. Evaluate modifications to an existing course with Multicultural designation if forwarded to the MCRC by the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee (FSCC). The evaluation will be based on the proposed syllabus and the multicultural designation form for the course using the multicultural course criteria described in the College’s Curriculum Guidelines, Policies, and Procedures. The MCRC may recommend changes to the syllabus and/or the multicultural designation form and/or request additional documentation before making a final recommendation of approval or disapproval of the requested Multicultural designation to the FSCC.
21.1.2 Review any proposed changes in the criteria for conferring the Multicultural designation and forward its recommendation of such changes to the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee.
21.1.3 Share expertise and consult when requested by department chairs, the Office of Transfer Services, or other appropriate offices or committees on issues pertaining to the multicultural designated curriculum at Metro State. (Amended 02/01/12)
21.2 Membership
The Multicultural Curriculum Review Committee shall consist of five (5) senators, two (2) from the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, one (1) senator from the School of Professional Studies, one (1) senator from the School of Business, one (1) At-Large member elected from the Faculty Senate. With an additional one (1) ex-officio member without vote, appointed by the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Section 22 Faculty Diversity Committee
22.1 Duties.
The Faculty Diversity Committee shall inform and make recommendations to the Senate concerning questions, issues, policies, and practices related to the recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, numbers, ratios, and diversity of the faculty. The concerns of this Committee shall include but not be limited to: a) Appropriate numbers and ratios of tenured to tenure track faculty, tenured and tenure track faculty to adjunct faculty, full-time to part-time faculty, temporary to permanent faculty, and faculty to students. b) Under-represented groups within the faculty (including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability) in relation to total faculty, to student populations, and to the greater community served by the College; and c) Projection of future trends related to the issues considered by the Committee.
22.2 Membership.
The Faculty Diversity Committee shall consist of two (2) senators from the School of Business, three (3) senators from the School of Professional Studies, and four (4) senators from the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences. To allow greater campus representation, up to three (3) ad hoc members from the greater faculty community, selected by a majority of voting members of the Committee, may serve as non-voting members. The Chair of the Committee shall be a member of the Senate and shall be elected by the voting members of the Committee. Section 23 Professional Leave Committee
23.1 Duties.
The Professional Leave Committee reviews, evaluates, and prioritizes faculty requests for sabbatical and professional development leave.
23.2 Membership.
The committee will consist of two members of the faculty of the School of Business elected for two-year terms, two members of the faculty of the School of Professional Studies elected for two-year terms, three members of the faculty of the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences elected for two-year terms, and one member of the Faculty Senate Welfare Committee elected for a one-year term. The President of the Faculty Senate is responsible for ensuring that the membership of the Professional Leave Committee is representative and has the right to correct any perceived imbalance on the committee.
23.2.1 If a current member is applying for leave, the member must resign from the committee by the Friday of the first full week of classes in the Fall semester.
23.2.2 The chair will be chosen by the Professional Leave Committee at its first regular meeting.
23.2.3 A committee member can not vote on a proposal if he/she has voted at an another level.
23.2.4 The committee may aid applicants by, and only by, an announced workshop, but in no case shall members be advocates for their school’s applicants.
23.3 Reporting Relationship.
The committee is responsible to the President of Senate and works in conjunction with the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
23.3.1 Faculty members submit their requests to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, who will forward requests to the Professional Leave committee for their review.
23.3.2 The Professional Leave committee will review, evaluate, and prioritize the requests. After the Professional Leave committee has determined their priorities, they will forward their recommendations to the President of Senate and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
23.4. The deadline for submission for all leave proposals is established by the Academic Calendar.
23.5 The committee meets as needed to meet the deadline dates established in the Academic Calendar.
ARTICLE VI
MSCD Representative To The Trustees' Commission On Governance
Section 1 Election.
The MSCD Faculty Senate shall at a regularly scheduled meeting during the academic year, elect a MSCD representative to the Trustees' Commission on Governance and Welfare. Every MSCD faculty member shall be eligible for nomination and election.
1.1 Duties.
The duties of the Representative, in addition to those expressed in the Trustee's Policy Manual, shall be to inform the Faculty Senate on the deliberations of the Commission and seek the Senate's advice with reference to issues considered by the Commission and proposed changes to the Trustee's Handbook for Professional Personnel.
1.2 Term of Office.
The term of office shall begin the July 1 after election and continue for a period of two years.
1.3 Vacancy.
In the event the elected representative is unable or unwilling to serve before the term of office has expired, the Executive Committee of the Senate shall select a representative to serve during the un-expired portion of the term of office.
1.4 Ex-Officio Representation.
In the event that the faculty member elected to the Trustees Commission on Governance is not a qualified member of the Senate, that faculty member or alternate will be permitted to be a member of the Senate with voting powers.
ARTICLE VII
Amendments to the Bylaws
Section 1
An Amendment to the Bylaws may be initiated by any member of the Senate by presenting it in writing to the Senate.
Section 2
Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws must be presented in writing at least one meeting, regular or special, prior to the Senate meeting at which the vote is taken.
Section 3
The Bylaws may be amended by a 2/3 affirmative vote of the Senate at any meeting. Voting shall be by ballot. (Section added 03/28/12).
Article VIII
Communications between the Faculty Senate and the Administration (Section added 03/28/12).
To promote good communications and mutual understanding between the President of the College and the Faculty Senate, the Senate shall add Article VIII to the Senate Bylaws as follows:
Section 1 Communications.
1.1. Faculty Senate shall promptly consider formal written communications referred to it by the President of the College.
1.2. It is the expectation of the Faculty Senate that President of the College will promptly consider formal written communications referred to him/her by the President of the Senate
1.3. Whenever the College President, the Provost, or one of their designees appoints an ad hoc committee to deal with policy or planning, it is the expectation of the Faculty Senate that written lines of communication shall be promptly established with the President of the Senate and the Senate Executive Committee.
Section 2 Responses.
2.1 It is the expectation of the Faculty Senate that the President of the College or Presidents designee, who is expected to be the Provost, will promptly respond in writing to formal communications from the Faculty Senate President.
2.2 The Faculty Senate President shall promptly respond in writing to formal communications of the President of the College as soon as the Senate has considered such matters.
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