FACULTY GOVERNANCE THE FACULTY ASSEMBLY The Bylaws of the University provide for faculty enactment of regulations deemed necessary for the carrying out of its duties (see University Bylaws, Article 6). That article of the Bylaws also defines the membership of the faculty to include the President of the University, officers designated by the President as primarily responsible for instruction and research, all persons at the rank of full-time instructor or above who are engaged in teaching, and members of the faculty emeriti. Background Information Those categories of faculty membership function collectively as the Faculty Assembly to carry out the duties identified in the Bylaws and other functions necessary for the creation and implementation of the academic program. The Faculty Assembly in turn functions through two standing commissions, designated as the Educational Programs Commission and the Faculty Standards and Welfare Commission. Meetings The Faculty Assembly meets from 1:15 - 3:00 p.m. on the first Friday of October, November, December, February, March, and April and the last Friday of April. Special sessions may be ordered by the Assembly or called by its chairman, the President of the University. Normally, the President will designate the Agenda Committee to take turns as presiding officer of the Faculty Assembly on a rotating basis. Agenda Notices of the Faculty Assembly meetings will be distributed by the Secretary of the Faculty. Commissions or individuals who have business to be brought to the faculty may contact the Secretary of the Faculty or any other member of the Faculty Assembly Agenda Committee, which will set the agenda for Faculty Assembly meetings. Initial elections for the reformed Agenda Committee will be held by the schools in the fall 2018 semester, with initial terms to begin with the spring 2019 semester. After that, staggered elections to three-year terms will occur in the spring in the following order, with terms beginning with the subsequent fall semester:
Spring 2019: Arts and Humanities Spring 2020: Natural Sciences and Mathematics Spring 2021: Social Sciences Spring 2021: Professional Studies
Individuals elected to the agenda committee are subject to approval by the President and VPAA. Liaison with Student Government The Community Advocate elected in the spring by Faculty Assembly serves as the liaison working with students/faculty/administration. Any issue the faculty wants to take to the student organizations shall be scheduled through the Community Advocate. The Secretary The Secretary of the Faculty is elected at the April meeting of the Faculty Assembly. This secretary, 11
