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Faculty Guide Section I-1 

I. UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE 

A. MISSION STATEMENT 

(Approved by the Board of Governors February 2003) 

The University of Central Missouri is a comprehensive, public university dedicated to student learning 

and committed to service and excellence. Through a foundation in the liberal arts, professional degree 

programs, personalized higher education experiences, and use of current technologies, Central Missouri 

prepares a diverse body of students to be lifelong learners who are proficient in their fields of study, able 

to adapt to a changing world and contribute to the betterment of society. Central Missouri serves as 

Missouri’s lead professional technology institution, and is committed to acquiring, disseminating, and 

utilizing technology to enhance the university’s comprehensive educational mission and to enrich the 

lives of all Missourians. 

In fulfilling its mission, University of Central Missouri: 

1. Admits graduates of accredited high schools based on specific admission criteria, actively 

recruits traditionally under-represented students, and offers a strong merit-based 

scholarship program to attract highly capable students. 

2. Provides a learner-centered academic environment which challenges individuals to 

actively participate in the educational process and empowers the faculty to excel in 

teaching while engaging in scholarship, research, creative activities and public service. 

3. Offers an undergraduate foundation in the liberal arts, with an emphasis on integrating 

critical thinking, interaction, valuing, communication skills and technological 

applications into the curriculum across all disciplines. 

4. Provides pre-professional, professional, academic and career-oriented undergraduate and 

graduate programs to meet the changing and technological needs of the workforce. 

5. Provides in-service instruction for technical educators and other professionals needed to 

make Missouri competitive in a national and world market. 

6. Continues its historical emphasis in preparing educators for Missouri. 

7. Provides advanced graduate studies and research in areas of particular strength and need. 

8. Uses assessment to improve teaching, learning, research and all university operations. 

9. Fosters a campus community responsive to the needs of a diverse student population, 

provides opportunities for global awareness, and promotes an appreciation for human 

diversity. 

10. Shares human and academic resources with schools, businesses, industries, and public 

agencies through partnerships and outreach activities. 

11. Serves as a cultural, artistic and information center for the citizens of Missouri.

B. MISSOURI COORDINATING BOARD FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 


The Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) was established in 1974 to coordinate postsecondary 

education in the state of Missouri. The CBHE in collaboration with the Missouri Department 

of Higher Education must approve new degree programs (excluding minors) and review existing 

programs of all public post-secondary institutions of higher education. The board receives and reviews 

appropriations requests from public institutions of higher education and submits its recommendations to 

the appropriation committees of the state legislature and to the governor. 

C. BOARD OF GOVERNORS 

University of Central Missouri is a quasi-public corporation existing as a state agency within the 

Missouri Department of Higher Education. Legislative authority for the existence of the university is 

found in Chapter 174, Revised Statutes of Missouri. The corporate entity proper is the Board of 

Governors for University of Central Missouri, a bi-partisan board consisting of eight members, 

composed of seven voting members and one nonvoting member as provided in sections 174.453 and 

174.455, who shall be appointed by the governor of Missouri with approval by the Senate. No person 

shall be appointed a voting member who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not been a 

resident of the state of Missouri for at least two years immediately prior to appointment. Not more than 

four voting members shall belong to any one political party. A ninth board member is the Commissioner 

of Education who serves in an ex-officio capacity. The appointed members serve six-year terms and are 

eligible for reappointment, except for the non-voting student member, who serves a two-year term. The 

board appoints the president of the university who is duly authorized to administer the institution’s 

policies and regulations. 

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI BOARD OF GOVERNORS 

Deleta P. Williams, President 

Term Expires August 20, 2009 

Warrensburg 

Jennifer Hill Nixon, Vice President 

Term Expires January 1, 2006 

Warson Woods 

Richard Phillips, Board Secretary 


Lake Tapawingo 

Vacancy – Student Governor 

Term Expires 

Edward Baker 


Columbia 

Lawrence H. Fick 

Term Expires July 23, 2009 

Columbia 

Walter Hicklin 


Gravois Mills 

Michelle Patterson Wimes 


Kansas City


Aaron M. Podolefsky 

President of University of Central Missouri 

Monica R. Huffman 

Assistant Secretary 

John Merrigan 

Treasurer 

Dr. D. Kent King 

Commissioner of Education 

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 

D. PRESIDENT'S CABINET (formerly PRESIDENT’S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL) 

1. President of the University. The President of the University, appointed by the Board of Governors, 

serves as the Chief Executive Officer. The President employs the additional administrative 

officials and faculty members essential to the administration of the university's programs. Many of 

the university's administrative functions are delegated by the University President to staff officers 

and personnel who are responsible for implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of the 

institution's academic and support programs. 

The University President is an ex-officio member of each cabinet, committee, senate, college, and 

school. 

2. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Provost and Vice President for Academic 

Affairs is responsible for the administration, supervision, and development of the university's 

academic programs, faculties, and academic support areas. The Provost also serves as the chief 

administrator when the University President is absent from the campus. The Provost and Vice 

President is an ex-officio member of all committees related to academic affairs. 

3. Vice President for Student Affairs. The Vice President for Student Affairs is responsible for the 

following areas: student housing, dining services, campus activities, recreational services, student 

organizations, leadership development, the University Union, the health center, the counseling 

center, programs for non-traditional students, child care, volunteer services, the judicial system, 

career services, the campus advocate, I. D. cards, retention programs, meetings and conference 

services and community engagement, accessibility service and Greek Affairs.


4. Vice President for University Advancement. The Vice President for University Advancement is 

responsible for the areas of alumni relations and development, communication and creative 

services, and printing services. Major responsibilities include directing and coordinating the 

university's overall promotional and public relations efforts; developing and maintaining positive 

relationships with the local community, corporate partners, alumni and legislators; and providing 

strategic direction for efforts to raise funds for student learning, athletics, extramural activities and 

university facilities. 

5. Vice President for Administration and Finance. Provides leadership and administrative direction 

to ensure reporting departments achieve optimum service to and for all University constituencies. 

Executes documents on behalf of the President related to University administration functions or 

as authorized by the Board of Governors. Oversees/approves policies, procedures, initiatives, and 

operational objectives to assure departments function in accord with the mission/policies of the 

University. 

Serves as a resource for the President, the Cabinet, campus governance groups and cost center 

administrators in personnel matters. Helps prepare annual staffing needs for the University and 

represents the University to external vendors, partners and agencies. Responsible for fiscal 

accountability and integrity in all university financial transactions. Oversees the 

preparation/submission of the University budget to the Board of Governors and the Coordinating 

Board for Higher Education (CBHE) and assists the President in budget hearings before the 

CBHE and the State of Missouri Legislative bodies. Monitors the University Budget and 

oversees all the Controller functions of the University (Accounting Services, Student Accounts 

and Loans, Purchasing, Payroll, Investments, Budget, Systems Coordination), along with Real 

Estate transactions, Risk Management, and the University Bookstore. 

6. General Counsel. The General Counsel is available for consultation and responsible for handling 

all university legal matters and is also available as a resource for answering questions and 

making presentations on legal subjects within his/her expertise. (Matters of legal concern to the 

university should be forwarded to the Counsel through one’s dean, director and vice president.) 

7. Chief Information Officer. Identifies changes and trends in computer and system technology 

provides a future vision of information technology at Central Missouri, and advises the President 

and executive staff on matters relating to continued growth and effective use of technology at 

Central Missouri. Establishes current and long-range directions of technology for Central 

Missouri, develops strategic plans, and assures that technology activities support and further the 

University Mission. Provides leadership to the department while developing and maintaining an 

effective technology and support services infrastructure for all user constituencies consistent 

with approved level of service agreements.


8. University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Organizes, implements and administers policies 

and procedures to guide operation of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Multipurpose 

Building, Audrey J. Walton Stadium and Pertle Springs. Plans, proposes, and monitors the 

annual budgets for these facilities. Represents the University in voting matters at the NCAA and 

MIAA. Plans/recommends/requests field and facility usage/improvements. Supervises Athletic 

Department recruiting and assures compliance within NCAA rules, as well as the allocation of 

recruitment funds and policies governing their expenditures. Plans/implements athletic fund 

raising and promotes good relations with faculty/staff, community, alumni, donors, other 

institutions and related booster organizations. 

9. Associate to the President. Provides coordination between local, state and federal government, 

governmental consultants, and the university, monitors higher education legislation, and shares 

information and university strategies with key constituents; develops coordinated strategies with 

other higher education institutions in regard to legislative issues, statewide initiatives, and public 

policy matters; identifies federal and state fiscal resources for which UCM may be eligible, and 

coordinates proposals for and solicitation of such funding. Nurtures relationships between the 

university and various internal and external constituencies. Provides the president with research, 

writing, and creative support. Advises on matters of protocol. 

10. Special Assistant to the President for Board Affairs. Provides 

professional/administrative/executive-level support to the President in a variety of areas. 

The position advises the President and senior administrators, and provides guidance to 

internal/external constituencies on a wide-array of activities, events, and matters related to the 

business of the university’s governing board. Serves as the Assistant Secretary to the Board. 

(Revised January 2008) 

E. UNIVERSITY POLICY REVIEW COUNCIL (formerly PRESIDENT’S CABINET) 

The University Policy Review Council operates to: review proposals for Board of Governors policies 

and University procedures; share proposals brought forward with colleagues and constituent groups; 

present feedback received to the Policy Review Council; and make recommendations to reconcile 

proposals with existing Board of Governors Policies and University Procedures. Included in the Council 

membership are representatives from: the General Counsel, Policy Office, Faculty Senate, Professional 

Staff Council, Support Staff Council, Bargaining Unit, Student Government Association, Provost 

Cabinet, Academic Council, and two Non-Academic Divisions.


F. PROVOST’S COUNCIL 

1. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chair of the Provost’s Council. The Provost is 

the chief academic officer of the University. The Provost is responsible for administering the 

academic programs of the University, as well as many academic support services including 

supervision of the Associate Provost for Academic Programs and Services, the Assistant Provost 

for Information Technology and Instruction, the Assistant Provost for Research and Dean of the 

Graduate School, the Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Dean of the Honors 

College, Assistant Provost for Enrollment Management, Executive Director of International 

Programs, and the areas reporting to each. Also reporting to the Provost are the Deans of the 

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the Adrian and Margaret Harmon College of 

Business Administration, the College of Education, College of Health and Human Services, the 

College of Science and Technology, and Library Services. 

2. Associate Provost for Academic Programs and Services. The Associate Provost for Academic 

Programs and Services is responsible for coordinating university programs related to Curriculum, 

Accreditation Reviews, Program Reviews (Graduate and Undergraduate) Academic Policies and 

Procedures, Assessment, updating the Faculty Guide and Academic Calendar. The Associate 

Provost hears student appeals, works to resolve student problems related to academic affairs, and 

supervises Extended Campus and Summer Sessions. The Associate Provost also serves as the 

Director of Assessment and supervises the Planning Officer. The Associate Provost represents the 

Provost on and off campus when requested. 

3. Assistant Provost for Information Technology and Instruction. The Assistant Provost for 

Information Technology and Instruction is responsible for the Center for Teaching and Learning, 

Academic Media Services, Multimedia Classroom Services, Electronic Course Management and 

Development, Faculty Development and Technology Research and Innovation. 

4. Assistant Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. The Assistant Provost for 

Research and Dean of the Graduate School is responsible for the administration, supervision, and 

development of projects and activities identified with the operation of the Graduate School, 

Sponsored Research and Projects, Scholarly Activity Fund and University Centers. This includes 

the coordinating of efforts related to these areas throughout the various colleges and departments. 

5. Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Dean of the Honors College. The Assistant 

Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Dean of the Honors College is responsible for the 

administration, supervision, and development of projects and activities identified with the 

operation of the Honors College, the General Education Program, the Undergraduate Catalog, 

Articulation Agreements, Planned Placement and the Department of Academic Enrichment. 

6. Assistant Provost for Enrollment Management. The Assistant Provost for Enrollment Management 

is responsible for the offices of Undergraduate Admission, Registrar and Records, Academic 

Advising, and Student Financial Assistance. 

7. Dean of the College of Science and Technology. The Dean of the College of Science and 

Technology is responsible for the administration, supervision, and development of academic 

programs, faculty and facilities of the college and the following departments: Agriculture, Military 

Science, Biology and Earth Science, Chemistry /Physics, Mathematics/Computer Science and


Aviation. Also included under the dean’s supervision are the University Farm and Max B. 

Swisher Skyhaven Airport, which are used as instructional laboratories. 

8. Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The Dean of the College of Arts, 

Humanities, and Social Sciences is responsible for the administration, supervision, and 

development of academic programs, faculty and facilities of the college and the following 

departments: English and Philosophy, Communication, Modern Languages, Theatre, Art, Music, 

Biology and Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, History 

and Anthropology, and Political Science and Geography. Also included under the dean’s 

supervision are the University Museum and Archives. 

9. Dean of the Adrian and Margaret Harmon College of Business Administration. The Dean of the 

Adrian and Margaret Harmon College of Business Administration is responsible for the 

administration, supervision, and development of academic programs, faculty and facilities of the 

college and the following departments: Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics 

and Finance, Marketing and Legal Studies, and Management and Business Communication. 

10. Dean of the College of Education. The Dean of the College of Education is responsible for the 

administration, supervision, and development of academic programs, faculty and facilities of the 

college. The following departments are included: Curriculum and Instruction, Educational 

Leadership and Human Development, and Career and Technology Education. Special areas 

include Clinical Services and Certification, The Regional Professional Development Center 

(RPDC) and Charter Schools in Kansas City and Professional Development Schools in the region. 

11. Dean of the College of Health and Human Services. The Dean of the College of Health and 

Human Services is responsible for the administration, supervision, and development of academic 

programs, faculty and facilities of the college. The following departments are included: 

Communication Disorders, Criminal Justice, Health and Human Performance, Nursing, Safety 

Sciences, and Sociology and Social Work. 

12. Dean of Library Services. The Dean of Library Services is responsible for the administration, 

supervision and development of the programs, faculty and facilities of the Library. The Dean is 

responsible for planning, budgeting, personnel administration, policy formulation for all library 

functions and for supporting the university's instructional program; maintaining communications 

with other libraries and working with external groups. The Dean is responsible for guiding and 

coordinating the efforts of the Library faculty and staff toward mission accomplishment and 

professional development. 

13. Faculty Senate Vice President. The Faculty Senate Vice President represents the Executive 

Committee of the Faculty Senate by fully participating in meetings of the Provost’s Cabinet. 

14. Director of Extended Campus and Distance Learning. The Director is responsible for 

administering Extended Campus and Distance Learning operations, budget and staff, including 

distance learning, off-campus, dual credit, non-credit, and summer sessions programs. This 

includes Central's Summit Center in Lee's Summit, MO. The Director collaborates with the 

various colleges and departments to market and deliver undergraduate and graduate programs 

and support services primarily to nontraditional students.


15. Executive Director of International Programs. The Executive Director of International Programs 

is responsible for the administration, supervision and development of international projects and 

activities related to International Admissions, International Student and Scholar Services, the 

Intensive English Program (with curriculum and faculty therein), and all university sponsored 

study abroad programs, faculty exchanges, faculty development outside the U.S. and 

international awards such as Fulbright, FIPSE, IFSA, etc. The Director of International 

Programs also directs the International Studies Minor, coordinates international study tours and 

manages all international scholarships. 

G. ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

The Academic Council functions as the primary organizational group for department chairs and deans. 

The Council functions in an advisory capacity to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. 

The Council recommends actions to the Provost who either responds or directs the recommendations to 

the proper person or organization within the university governance structure. These recommendations 

will indicate the Council's majority opinion on an issue or a call for action. The recommendations will 

be in writing and will contain the appropriate individual or group to receive the recommendation. 

These recommendations will primarily originate from the Chair of the Council with the understanding 

that any member of the Council may bring a recommendation forward. Any proposed recommendation 

may be amended or tabled during a meeting of the Council. Council members may choose to vote on 

any recommendation. If an individual believes he/she is not qualified to vote on a certain issue, he/she 

may abstain. 

H. ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT CHAIRS 

See Academic Procedures and Regulations (AP&R Number 2) in section VII of faculty guide 

1. Duties. Academic department chairs report to the dean of their college and are responsible for the 

curriculum, budget, and personnel functions of their departments. 

2. Vacancies. The position of department chair can become vacant for a variety of reasons, 

including death, retirement, resignation, or removal; or in accordance with departmental procedures 

specifying term limits or rotation in office. 

3. Selection Process. When the position of department chair becomes vacant, the college dean will 

meet with the departmental faculty to assess departmental needs. After meeting with the department, 

the dean will meet with the provost to determine whether the position will be filled through an 

internal or external search. The provost’s decision to conduct an internal or external search will be 

based upon numerous factors including current departmental staffing levels, programmatic needs, 

financial concerns and leadership needs. After consultation with the Provost, the dean, in 

consultation with the faculty of the department may, if necessary, name an interim department chair 

and commence the selection process for department chair. To be eligible for consideration as 

department chair, the nominee shall have attained the minimum rank of assistant professor. 

a. External. If a person from outside the university is selected for the department chair, then 

appointment as faculty member and department chair will be made simultaneously.


b. Internal. The department faculty acting as a committee of the whole or through a representative 

search committee shall forward to the dean of the college the names of one or more faculty members 

as candidates for the position of department chair. 

If more than one name is forwarded, the department may at its discretion forward them ranked with 

vote total. 

The dean shall either select or reject a nominee from the nominee(s) submitted. The dean will 

forward a recommendation to the Provost for approval. 

If the nomination is disapproved at any level, the department shall reinstitute its selection process 

and/or discuss additional options with the dean. 

4. Appointment, Evaluation and Retention of Department Chair. Normally the appointment of a 

department chair is effective on July 1 on a 12-month basis. The department chair is evaluated 

annually in accordance with university policies and is subject to a formal review every three years. 

The department faculty may request removal of the department chair by a "no confidence vote" of 

two-thirds of the department faculty; or in consultation with the faculty of the department, the dean 

of the college may initiate the process of terminating a person as department chair. (See APR 

Number 2) (approved Fall 2006 per Provost Wilson) 

I. FACULTY SENATE 

Under the provision of the revised Faculty Senate Constitution approved by the Board of Governors, the 

Faculty Senate serves as the representative body of the faculty. The Senate may initiate deliberations on 

those issues provided for in the Constitution or respond to requests for its deliberation. Elections are 

conducted annually to fill vacancies. Senate resolutions are forwarded to the Provost and the University 

President as recommendations for adoption by the University President. (FS Motion 2006-2007-8) 

1. FACULTY SENATE CONSTITUTION 

Preamble 

To provide for regular and effective faculty participation in the governance of University of Central 

Missouri, this constitution is drawn in the interests of democratic cooperation and collegially shared 

governance. 

Article I - Authority 

a. The authority for the governance of University of Central Missouri lies with the Board of 

Governors and the University President. This combination of authority is hereinafter referred to as 

the Administration. 

b. The Faculty Senate, as the representative body of the faculty of University of Central Missouri, 

shall: 

(1) Make decisions in areas of responsibility assigned to the Faculty Senate by the Administration;


(2) Advise and make recommendations to the Administration on matters referred to the Faculty 

Senate for that purpose; 

(3) Constitute a forum for discussion of matters that are of concern to the faculty and make 

recommendations concerning its findings on those matters to the Administration. 

Article II - Functions 

Section I. Collegial Relationship of the Faculty Senate and Administration 

a. The Faculty Senate shall make its decisions promptly and meet administrative deadlines when 

necessary, on matters referred to the Faculty Senate under Article I, Section b, 1. The University 

President shall implement those decisions. 

b. The Faculty Senate shall respond promptly and meet administrative deadlines when necessary in 

advising and making recommendations to the Administration on matters referred to the Senate 

under Article I, Section b, 2. The University President shall report back to the Faculty Senate the 

final action taken on these matters. 

c. The Faculty Senate President shall report to the Provost and the University President, those 

recommendations made by the Faculty Senate as a result of the Faculty Senate's consideration of 

matters of concern initiated within the faculty under Article I, Section b, 3. The University 

President shall report to the Faculty Senate in person or through a selected representative, the 

action taken on these matters. (revised per FS Motion 2006-2007-8, approved by University 

President 1/2/2007) 

d. Whenever the Faculty Senate decides, by a majority of its membership, to ask to be heard directly 

by the Board of Governors, the Faculty Senate President shall so inform the University President, 

then ask the President of the Board of Governors to place the Faculty Senate's representative and 

topic on the agenda for the next regular Board meeting. 

Section II. Responsibilities of the Faculty Senate 

a. The Faculty Senate may appoint a minimum of one-half of the members of all university-wide 

academic and/or faculty welfare committees. 

b. In order to facilitate the operation of the university and maintain the committee system, the Faculty 

Senate shall create a FS Committee on Committees whose principal purpose will be to establish 

the appropriate criteria for the size, membership, organization, function(s) and duration of the 

following committees: 

(1) All university-wide academic and/or faculty welfare committees; 

(2) All committees the Senate shall direct it to create. 

Actions taken and nominations made by the FS Committee on Committees are subject to Faculty 

Senate confirmation.

The Faculty Senate may determine the appropriate criteria for ad hoc committees. 


c. The Faculty Senate may participate in the development of policy in those areas involving the 

general welfare and well being of the university. These areas shall include but are not necessarily 

limited to: 

(1) The formulation of policy relating to curriculum and instruction; 

(2) The formulation of principles and policies concerning academic affairs such as academic 

freedom, pay, tenure, promotions, appointments, dismissal of faculty members, leaves, work 

loads, retirement, fiscal priorities, and faculty and administrative evaluations. 

d. The Faculty Senate may develop such by-laws as become necessary for carrying out its 

responsibilities. 

Article III 

Faculty Senate Organization 

Section I. 

Faculty Senate Representation 

a. Faculty Senate Members 

(1) The Faculty Senate shall consist of twenty-six elected members. Eligible for membership is 

full-time faculty with at least one academic year of service including the current term. Full-time 

faculty is those persons holding academic rank of instructor, assistant professor, associate 

professor, or professor with full-time appointment by the university. Faculty members who 

hold administrative positions that require them to evaluate the performance of other faculty are 

not eligible to serve on the Faculty Senate. (revised per FS motion 2006-2007-7, approved by 

University President 1/12/2007) 

(2) The Faculty Senate members shall be elected as follows: 

(a) There shall be three representatives from each College, one representative from the Library 

faculty, and one representative from Academic Enrichment, for a total of seventeen of the 

twenty-six Senate Representatives. 

(b) The balance of nine members shall be prorated to the five Colleges by application of the 

prorating formula as indicated in By-law g (8) on the basis of the number of faculty 

members of each College at the time of the election. 

(3) The University President, or a designated alternate, may sit as an ex-officio member without 

vote. The Student Government Association may appoint one of its members as a liaison 

without vote. 

(4) The term of office for Faculty Senate members shall be two years. A member may be elected 

to succeed to an additional term of two years, after which the member's name will be 

withdrawn from eligibility for one year.


(5) An alternate is eligible for senate membership and may serve up to two consecutive terms if 

elected. 

(6) All Faculty Senate elections as identified under By-Law g (6) shall be conducted by the FS 

Committee on Elections, which shall be appointed by the FS Committee on Committees and 

approved by the Faculty Senate. All full-time faculty members are eligible to vote in all such 

elections conducted by the Faculty Senate. 

b. Membership Alternates and Succession 

(1) The number of alternates elected from each college shall equal one-half the number of Faculty 

Senate members allotted the college or the next greatest integer if one half the number of 

senators is not an integer. Library Faculty and the Department of Academic Enrichment will be 

allotted a total of two alternates. An alternate shall serve in the event that the regularly elected 

member is temporarily unable to attend. 

(2) In the event of death, leave of absence, illness beyond seven weeks, resignation, or after seven 

days from termination of contract of a member of the Senate, the vacancy shall be filled by an 

alternate until the unit affected elects a replacement to complete the unexpired term of the 

Faculty Senate member. 

(3) If an alternate is unable to complete the term, the unit shall elect a replacement to complete the 

unexpired term of the alternate. 

Section II. Faculty Senate Officers 

a. The officers of the Faculty Senate shall consist of a President and a Vice President. The officers 

shall perform all the duties generally ascribed to their respective positions by Robert's Rules of 

Order, rev. ed. 

b. The FS Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate shall consist of the two elected officers of the 

Faculty Senate, and one member from each of the Colleges and the Department of Academic 

Enrichment unit. 

c. The officers shall be elected by a secret ballot from the membership of the Faculty Senate by a 

majority vote of the members present at the organizational meeting, which shall follow the last 

regular meeting of the Senate in the academic year, with newly elected members seated and 

voting. Each unit's selection for the FS Executive Committee shall be decided by a caucus of each 

unit's Senators. (approved Fall, 2000 Special Election) 

d. The election of officers and the FS Executive Committee shall be conducted as directed by the 

Faculty Senate through its by-laws and those so elected shall begin to serve at the first meeting 

following their election and continue to serve through the last regular meeting of the academic 

year. 

e. The FS Executive Committee shall select a parliamentarian. The parliamentarian may be a person 

in the regular employ of the university but shall not be a member of the Faculty Senate.


f. In the event of a vacancy in the Office of President, the Vice-President shall assume the office and 

duties of President. The resulting vacancy in the office of Vice President, and all vacancies in the 

FS Executive Committee, shall be filled by a secret ballot from the membership of the Faculty 

Senate by a majority vote of the members present at the first meeting following the creation of the 

vacancy. 

Section III. Faculty Senate Meetings 

a. All meetings shall be open to the public, except, as the Faculty Senate shall decide by a vote of 

two-thirds of the members present. 

b. A quorum shall consist of two-thirds of the members of the Senate. 

c. There shall be a minimum of six regular meetings of the Faculty Senate during an academic year. 

Other meetings shall be held on the call of the Faculty Senate President, or at the written request 

of at least 25 percent of the Faculty Senate membership, or at the written request of the University 

President. Notices of all meetings shall be distributed to the faculty at least one week in advance. 

The organizational meeting shall be called by the current senior officer of the Faculty Senate still 

in the employ of the university, seniority depending upon the order of enumeration of Article III, 

Section II, paragraph a. In the absence of any such officers, the University President shall be 

empowered to call the organizational meeting. 

d. The agenda shall be adopted by the FS Executive Committee and shall be distributed to the faculty 

at least one week in advance of each Faculty Senate meeting. Any member of the faculty may 

submit items for the agenda. These items must be in writing and must be presented to the FS 

Executive Committee in ample time to be considered for the agenda. Matters not appearing on the 

agenda may be discussed only upon majority approval of the Faculty Senate members present. 

e. Minutes shall be recorded and circulated to members of the faculty and administration and to the 

Student Government Association and the Board of Governors. 

f. Robert's Rules of Order, rev. ed., shall be parliamentary authority for the Senate. 

Article IV. Amendments 

This constitution may be amended by a recommendation sustained by a two-thirds vote of the Faculty 

Senate, a majority of the voting faculty eligible under Article III, Section I, paragraph a (6), and the 

Administration. Proposals for amendments must be circulated in writing to individual members of the 

Faculty Senate with the agenda of the meeting at which the proposal is to be considered, and to 

individual members of the faculty no later than thirty days before the voting date which shall be 

designated by the Faculty Senate. 

Should the Faculty Senate either refuse to consider or fail to pass a proposed amendment, the faculty 

may still vote on it if 25 percent of the faculty sign a petition requesting such a referendum. If in the 

subsequent vote, a majority of the faculty approves the proposed amendment and the Administration 

approves it, then this constitution shall be amended as proposed.

Article V. Ratification 


To be accepted, this constitution must be ratified by a two-thirds vote of the Faculty Council, a majority 

of the voting faculty eligible under Article III, Section I, paragraph 1, e., and the Administration. Copies 

of this constitution, as adopted by the Faculty Council, shall be distributed to the faculty no later than 

thirty days prior to the referendum date, which shall be designated by the Faculty Council. 

After the Administration has approved this constitution, the existing Faculty Council shall function as a 

transitional body. It shall conduct an election for the new Faculty Senate in accordance with the 

procedures outlined in this constitution. 

2. BY-LAWS OF THE FACULTY SENATE 

a. Selection of Alternates 

When a member of the Faculty Senate cannot attend a meeting of the Faculty Senate, it shall be the 

responsibility of that member to notify one of the elected alternates from that unit and assure that the 

unit shall be represented. In the event of an emergency the unit's Senators shall select the alternate. 

b. Selection of the Faculty Senate President and Vice President 

To facilitate the establishment of an orderly and expeditious process for electing the Faculty Senate 

President and Vice President: 

(1) By April 1 of each year the Faculty Senate Secretary will forward to all members of the 

incoming Faculty Senate, a list of all newly elected and returning Senators along with a notice 

calling for nominations for the offices of Faculty Senate President and Vice President. 

(2) Nominations for those offices must be submitted to the Faculty Senate Secretary on or before 

4:00 p.m. April 15, or in cases where that date falls on a weekend or a holiday, on the next 

regular class day. 

(3) To be valid the nomination must (a) specify the office for which the person is being nominated 

(b) include the signature of the Senator placing the name in nomination, (c) include the 

signature of the Senator seconding the nomination, and (d) include the signature of the 

candidate indicating her/his willingness to serve, if elected. 

(4) Nomination forms will be sent only to those Senators who will be serving on the Faculty 

Senate during the coming year, as they are the only people eligible to be nominated or to place 

a name in nomination. 

(5) Following the closing of the filing period, the FS Secretary will prepare a ballot listing the 

names of all candidates nominated for the offices of Faculty Senate President and Vice 

President. Sample ballots will be distributed to all members of the Faculty Senate one-week 

prior to the election, which shall be held immediately following the final Faculty Senate 

meeting of each academic year.


(6) Only those Senators whose names have been placed in nomination in conformity with the 

above procedures will be eligible to be considered for election to the offices of President and 

Vice President. In the event that no names are placed in nomination for either of the above 

officers, nominations will be taken from the floor. (4/26/00) 

(7) The person empowered to preside at the organizational meeting of a new Senate shall conduct 

the election of the new Senate President. 

c. Selection of FS Executive Committee 

A caucus of each unit’s Senators shall decide each unit’s nomination for the FS Executive 

Committee. 

d. Meetings of the FS Executive Committee 

The FS Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate may invite the President of the University to 

attend their meetings. 

e. Committee Yearly Report 

All Faculty Senate committees shall submit annually a written summary of their deliberations, 

including the name of the new chair, to the Faculty Senate Office by July 15. The Faculty Senate will 

receive reports each fall. 

f. Method of Amending the BY-LAWS 

A motion sustained by a two-thirds vote of the Faculty Senate provided that the amendment has been 

submitted in writing at a previous meeting may amend these BY-LAWS. 

g. Elections 

(1) Scheduling. The FS Committee on Elections shall conduct a General Election annually for all 

vacating elective committee positions. The General Election shall take place no later than the 

third Wednesday in March. 

(2) Filing. 

(a) Declarations. Persons seeking candidacy for election to any Faculty Senate elective position (see 

section g (1) above) must file with the FS Committee on Elections. Another person with written 

consent of the nominee may also nominate candidates. 

(b) Deadlines. Filing must be completed by a date set and announced by the FS Committee on 

Elections. This deadline must precede the election date by at least ten (10) calendar days. 

(4/26/00) 

(c) Supplemental Filing. If there are insufficient filings to fill the elective positions available, the FS 

Elections Committee shall solicit supplemental filings for an additional 7 days. If there are no 

supplemental filings, the position shall remain vacant until the next election. (4/26/00)


(d) Restrictions. Candidates may hold only one elective position among the following: Faculty Senate 

member, Senate alternate, FS Committee on Committees, FS University Curriculum Committee, 

and the FS General Education Committee. Candidates may file for only one of these positions. 

This restriction does not apply to other elective positions. 

(3) Procedure. Standing procedures to be followed in the election process will be clearly 

delineated by the FS Committee on Elections for all faculty at the time candidates are solicited. 

Changes or temporary variations in such procedures shall be developed by the FS Committee 

on Elections and approved by the Faculty Senate. 

(4) Ballots. Ballots shall be prepared by the FS Committee on Elections and available for voting 

on dates set and announced by that Committee. The Committee shall discard unofficial or 

improperly marked ballots 

(5) Elections. 

(4/26/00) 

(a) General Election. In the General Election, candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall 

be declared elected until all the positions to which each electoral unit is entitled have been filled. 

(b) Run-Off Election. If two or more candidates tie for election, the FS Committee on Elections shall, 

within seven days of the General Election, conduct a Run-Off Election for the unit or units 

affected. 

(c) Special Elections. A special election is defined as one held in addition to regularly scheduled 

elections. All of the guidelines and restrictions listed in 5. (a), (b), and (c) above shall apply to 

special elections. 

(d) Exceptional Situations. When the Faculty Senate determines by a two-thirds vote that an 

exceptional situation exists, the Faculty Senate may authorize the FS Committee on Elections to 

conduct an election with shortened time lines. 

(6) Records. The FS Committee on Elections chair shall file the results of all elections in the 

Faculty Senate Office (Union 309). These records will be retained for a period of one year at 

which time the records will be destroyed at the direction of the FS Executive Committee. 

(7) Vacancies. The FS Committee on Elections, upon notification and/or investigation that a 

vacancy exists for an elective position shall certify that a vacancy does exist. 

(a) The following guidelines shall be used to determine that such a vacancy does exist: 

1) A member is no longer under contract with the university. 

2) A member leaves campus for at least one semester/enrollment period (excluding summer). 

3) A member becomes ineligible to serve. 

4) A member in any other way denies a unit representation (e.g., resignation, illness).


(b) When such a vacancy is declared, the FS Committee on Elections shall conduct a special election 

to elect a member to complete the unexpired portion of the term. 

(8) Faculty Senate Membership. 

When prorating the nine faculty members to the five colleges the following system shall be 

followed: 

(a) In the event there are fewer than the number of specified senators after rounding to the nearest 

whole number the college nearest one-half but less than one-half shall receive the additional 

senator. 

(b) In the event that more than one senator needs to be elected to comprise the nine, the colleges 

nearest one-half but less than one-half shall receive the additional senators until enough are 

determined. 

(c) In the event that there are more than the number of specified senators after rounding, the college 

or colleges nearest one-half but greater than one-half shall have their number reduced by one until 

the correct number of senators is achieved. 

h. Duties of the Officers of the Faculty Senate. 

(1) President. The FS President, representing the FS Executive Committee, shall supervise the FS 

Secretary. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, evaluating performance on an annual 

basis, making recommendations to the designated reviewer based on job performance, and 

evaluating the job description periodically. It shall also be the duty of the President of the Faculty 

Senate to: 

(a) Preside at all meetings of the Faculty Senate and perform all the duties ascribed to the position 

of presiding officer by Robert's Rules of Order (latest edition). 

(b) Ensure that the responsibilities of the Faculty Senate are met as prescribed by the Faculty 

Senate Constitution, By-laws, and Special Rules of Order. 

(c) Serve as Chair of the FS Executive Committee. 

(d) Create and appoint ad hoc committees. 

(e) Promote academic freedom and faculty welfare by acting as liaison between Administration 

and faculty and stand for the Faculty Senate, declaring its will and obeying its commands. 

(f) Make decisions on faculty matters in emergency situations subject to approval by the FS 

Executive Committee. 

(g) Ascertain that all official correspondence to the Faculty Senate, all resolutions, committee 

reports, and approved action reports from the Faculty Senate are on file in the Faculty Senate 

Office and that they be current and open for review by the faculty. 

(h) Cast a deciding vote.


(i) Be a non-voting ex-officio member of all committees of the Faculty Senate. 

(j) Preside over fall and spring university general faculty meetings. 

(k) Represent the Faculty Senate on the Academic Council, the Board Committee on Academic 

Affairs and the President’s Cabinet. 

(2) Vice President. It shall be the duty of the Vice President of the Faculty Senate to: 

(a) Preside and perform the duties of the President of the Senate in the absence of the President. 

(b) Serve as a member of the FS Executive Committee. 

(c) Chair the FS Committee on Committees. 

(d) Represent the Faculty Senate on the Provost Cabinet. 

(Revised per FS Motion #2005-2006-9, 10/5/05) 

(3) Parliamentarian. It shall be the duty of the Parliamentarian of the Faculty Senate to perform all 

duties ascribed to the position of parliamentarian by Robert's Rules of Order (latest edition). 

i. Attendance of Faculty Senators. 

Persons elected to the Faculty Senate are expected to attend all Faculty Senate Meetings. By a majority 

vote of the members of the FS Executive Committee, a senator may be asked to resign after three 

absences (which were deemed irresponsible) from meetings scheduled a minimum of one week in 

advance during the regular academic year. When such a vacancy is declared, the FS Committee on 

Elections shall conduct a Special Election to elect a Senator to complete the unexpired portion of the 

term. 

j. Committee Membership. 

Minimum eligibility for appointment made by the FS Committee on Committees, as a faculty 

representative to any committee will include those criteria required for eligibility to Faculty Senate 

membership with the following exceptions: 

(1) Persons, whose appointment involves analogous responsibilities to those of faculty eligibility, 

although not technically university employees, may be appointed. 

(2) First year status will not affect eligibility for committee appointment. 

k. Vacancies on Appointed Committees 

(1) The FS Committee on Committees will verify that a vacancy exists according to the guidelines in 

section g. 7a of these By-Laws. 

(2) The committee member creating the vacancy will have two options:


(a) Resign the committee position by written notification to the Chair of the FS Committee on 

Committees. The FS Committee on Committees will then nominate a replacement for approval 

by the Faculty Senate. 

(b) Request a temporary replacement by submitting a written request to the Chair of the FS 

Committee on Committees. The request should be made as soon as the individual is aware of 

the need for a replacement but at least one month prior to the start of the semester in which the 

vacancy will occur. The person making the request should include at least two names of 

persons willing to fill the temporary vacancy. The FS Committee on Committees will then 

nominate a replacement for approval by the Faculty Senate. 

(3) Failure of the committee member creating the vacancy to communicate in writing with the Chair 

of the FS Committee on Committees in the prescribed time period will constitute resignation of 

the committee position. The FS Committee on Committees will then nominate a replacement for 

approval by the Faculty Senate. 

SPECIAL RULES OF ORDER OF THE FACULTY SENATE 

approved 4/26/06 

a. Resolutions and motions prepared by members of the Faculty Senate, along with resolutions and 

motions prepared by other faculty members, should be submitted in writing or appropriate word 

processing format to the Faculty Senate Office for inclusion in the Faculty Senate's agenda at the 

earliest practicable meeting of the Senate. This rule shall not be construed to prevent the 

introduction of amendments by members of the Faculty Senate to action items on the agenda at the 

time such agenda items are under discussion. Other motions, resolutions and amendments must 

conform to the requirements of Article III, Section III, Paragraph d. of the UCM Faculty Senate 

Constitution, in the Faculty Guide. 

b. The FS Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate shall place all items submitted to it by a 

member of the Faculty Senate on the Faculty Senate's agenda unless the individual Faculty Senate 

member submitting the item requests or consents to the removal of the item from the Faculty 

Senate's agenda. 

c. It shall be the prerogative of the Faculty Senate President, or the officer presiding in the President's 

absence, to extend or withhold recognition of speakers from the audience at any meeting of the 

Faculty Senate. It shall be the prerogative of the FS Executive Committee to determine whether a 

guest speaker shall be included in the agenda and permitted to address the Faculty Senate. It shall 

also be the prerogative of the Faculty Senate President, or the officer presiding in the President's 

absence, to limit the time allotted to speakers from the audience to address the Faculty Senate or of 

guest speakers to address the Faculty Senate in order to facilitate the business of the Senate. 

d. Members of the Faculty Senate may request the inclusion of statements and communications as 

attachments to the Faculty Senate minutes. The Faculty Senate President, with a majority vote of 

the Faculty Senate shall have the statements or communications attached to the electronically 

published minutes.


e. In April of each year the Faculty Senate Secretary will send final report forms to all Faculty Senate 

committees. All final committee reports including the name of the new chair shall be submitted to 

the Faculty Senate Office in typed form by May 20, annually. The Faculty Senate will receive 

reports in the fall. Action items should be sent to the Faculty Senate on a continuing basis, not 

with the final report. 

f. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee will act as a steering committee to make sure the 

appropriate committee is handling a given matter of concern. 

g. Resolutions and motions, excluding FS Committee on Committees nominations that are presented 

at a Faculty Senate meeting without having been submitted to the FS Executive Committee and 

distributed to Senators one week prior to the meeting shall be offered for a first reading only. 

Action on such items will be taken at the next meeting of the Faculty Senate after due time for 

analysis and discussion. This rule may be suspended. 

September, 1996 

Amended 2/5/1997 

Approved 4/30/1997 


Amended 9/22/1999 

Amended 9/20/2000 

Amended 9/12/2001 

Amended 3/6/2002 

Amended 5/7/2003 



Approved 2007 

3. 2007-2008 FACULTY SENATE REPRESENTATIVES 

FS Executive Committee 

Jack Rogers, President 

Steven Popejoy, Vice President 

Alan Wenger, AHS 

Jennifer Robins, EDU 

Scott Smith, HCBA 

Davie Davis, L/AE 

Som Sarkar, ST 

Joseph Ely, FS SPRC Representative


2007-2008 FACULTY SENATE REPRESENTATIVES 

Senators (Elected 2-year term) Term Alternates 

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 

Geiger, Wendy 2008 Ciraulo, Darlene 

Liu, Lee 2008 Gillis, Delia 

Rogers, Jack 2008 Martin, Charles 

Stevenson, Susan 2009 

Tropf, Shonna 2009 

Wenger, Alan 2009 

Science and Technology 

Callahan, Kathy 2008 Alkire, Lynn 

Ely, Joseph 2008 McCandless, David 

Kangas, Jerry 2009 Yousef, Mahmoud 

Sarkar, Som 2009 

Schmidt, Jerry 2008 

Harmon College of Business Administration 

Joy, David 2008 Fulford, Mark 

Bouzouita, Raja 2008 Andrews, Kim 

Popejoy, Seven 2008 

Smith, Scott 2009 

Health and Human Services 

Norwood, Allison 2009 Iske, S.D. Allen 

Strohmeyer, Scott 2008 Zerr, Daria 

Zelazek, John 2007 

Urban, Lynn 2008 

Riggins, Lynn 2008 

Bradley, Karen 2009 

Education 

Bowman, Robert 2008 Bigby, Linda 

Neal, Jerry 2009 Williams, Ruthann 

Robins, Jennifer 2008 

Thomas, Matt 2008 

Library / Academic Enrichment 

Davis, Davie 2009 Brown, Jerry 

Williamson, Naomi 2008 Shaffer, Tony 

J. COMMITTEE STRUCTURE 

1. University/Administrative Committees. Several university/administrative committees assist in the 

operation of the university. The name of the office to which the committee reports is provided. (For 

further information contact the office to which the committee reports or UCM.edu/faculty_senate.)

Academic Planning Committee - Reports to Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. 

Advisory Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics - Reports to the President’s Office. 

Awards Selection Committee - Reports to the Vice President for Student Affairs. 


Extended Campus Advisory Council - Reports to the Assistant Provost for Outreach Services and 

Marketing. 

Faculty Guide Advisory Committee - Reports to the Associate Provost for Academic Programs and 

Services. 

Graduate Council - Reports to the Assistant Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. 

Honors College Committee - Reports to the Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Dean of 

the Honors College. 

Human Subjects Committee - Reports to the Assistant Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate 

School. 

Information Services Steering Committee - Reports to the University Director for Information 

Services and Technology 

Institutional Animal Care Committee - Reports to the Assistant Provost for Research and Dean of the 

Graduate School. 

Library Advisory Committee - Reports to the Dean of Library Services. 

Scholarships and Awards Advisory Committee - Reports to the University Scholarships and Awards 

officer. 

Strategic Planning Resource Council - Reports to the University President. 

Summer Sessions Advisory Committee - Reports to the Associate Provost for Academic Programs 

and Services. 

Teacher Education Council - Reports to the Dean of the College of Education and Human Services. 

Traffic and Parking Policy Committee - Reports to the Administrative Council. 

Traffic Review Board - Reports to the Director of Public Safety. 

Undergraduate Appeals Committee – Reports to Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Studies 

University Research Council - Reports to the Assistant Provost for Research/Dean of Graduate 

Studies. 

University Retention Committee - Reports to the Administrative Council.


2. Faculty Senate Committees. Faculty Senate Committees have been established to assist in the 

Faculty Senate’s responsibility. Each committee reports to the Faculty Senate. (For further 

information contact the Faculty Senate Office at 543-4808 or UCM.edu/faculty_senate.) 

FS Academic Standards Committee 

FS Committee on Committees 

FS Constitution and By-laws Committee 

FS Distance Education Committee 

FS Elections Committee 

FS Ethics in Research Committee 

FS Faculty Awards Committee 

FS Faculty Personnel Policies Committee 

FS Grievance Committee 

FS International Affairs Committee 

FS Professional Enhancement Committee 

FS Salary and Fringe Benefits Committee 

FS University Assessment Council 

FS University Curriculum Committee 

FS General Education Committee 

3. Faculty Senate Guidelines for Service on Faculty Committees 

Philosophy 

In accordance with its Constitution, the Faculty Senate represents all faculty interests in matters of 

collegial governance. For collegial governance to succeed, the Senate must depend upon the cooperation 

and dedication of the various committees established to advance faculty welfare and secure academic 

excellence. It follows that election or appointment to a faculty committee is an honor and a mark of 

confidence of one’s colleagues. The representative principle requires a high standard of behavior, 

decorum and commitment on the part of all those selected. Committee members should represent the 

interests of the university community, and avoid a partisan attitude and an unduly narrow approach to 

issues; yet as representatives of specific university units each member should make every effort to 

ensure that the needs and opinions of that unit are expressed.


Guidelines 

a. Acceptance of an appointment or election to a committee requires acceptance of the governance 

structure provided by the Faculty Senate Constitution and the charge and rules which govern the 

operations of the committee. 

b. Acceptance of appointment or election to a committee requires that every effort be made to attend 

all meetings of the committee and to participate fully in its work. If an obvious schedule conflict 

exists which may severely limit attendance, the appointment or election must be declined. 

c. Committees in which faculty members participate shall be conducted in a democratic manner. 

Except in those specific cases provided for in the committee charge, all meetings shall be open to 

any interested party form the university community. 

d. Committee resolutions, decisions, and reports shall be determined by majority vote of the voting 

membership. Individuals who find themselves unable to accept the conclusions or 

recommendations of the committee majority shall have the right to submit a minority report to the 

Faculty Senate or to any other authority to which the committee reports. 

e. Individuals serving on committees must treat colleagues with respect, listen to every point of view 

expressed, and seek to find agreement and consensus. Neither the chair, nor any other person, has 

the authority or right to prevent individual committee members from expressing opinions. 

f. Scheduling of meetings should be the prerogative of the committee chair. If, however, a majority of 

the committee agrees that an additional meeting or meetings are in order, they may request the 

chair to call such meetings to conduct business. 

g. Committee chairs shall make certain that minutes are kept of every committee meeting; that all 

members are informed of the committee’s activities; that business is conducted promptly and in 

accordance with these guidelines; and that the charge of the committee is carried out in full. 

Immediately after the Faculty Senate has confirmed its annual list of new faculty appointees for 

the following year, the committee chair shall convene a meeting of the outgoing, returning and 

incoming members to provide for an orderly transition from one year to the net. At that meeting, 

which should take place prior to the conclusion of the Spring Semester, the new and retuning 

members of the committee should select a new chair who will then be responsible for convening 

the committee shortly after the beginning of the Fall Semester. The selection of the new chair 

should take place before the conclusion of the Spring Semester and be reported to the Faculty 

Senate Office. 

h. The Faculty Senate recommends that ex-officio members of committees not serve as chairs. 

i. In addition to submitting the annual report of the committee to the Faculty Senate, the committee 

chair shall keep the committee minutes on file (with attendance records) and send a copy to the 

Faculty Senate Office after each meeting. The Faculty Senate may request the chair of a 

committee or its designated representative of any committee, to report upon the committee’s 

activities whenever the Faculty Senate shall find it necessary and proper to fulfill its 

responsibilities.


j. Faculty members serving on committees are primarily representative of the faculty and should 

always act to secure, protect, and advance the faculty welfare in accord with the general good of 

the university, the maintenance of academic excellence, and the best education of the student 

body. 

k. Faculty committee members, appointed to committees by the Faculty Senate, serve at the pleasure 

of the Faculty Senate and may be removed from their positions by the Faculty Senate before the 

completion of their term, upon the recommendation of a majority of the FS Committee on 

Committees, or by a motion in the Faculty Senate, for violations of the Faculty Senate 

Constitution, the guidelines herein set forth, or the rules and charge of the individual committee. 

In the event the Faculty Senate determines to remove a faculty representative from a committee, it 

may remove only a representative of its own appointment upon the majority vote of the Faculty 

Senators present and voting. If the individual so desires, before any vote to remove is taken, the 

Faculty Senate can hear that individual. 

l. In case of a faculty vacancy on an elected university committee, the Faculty Senate President may 

appoint a representative from the unit where the vacancy exists. Any such appointee shall serve 

until a new committee member is elected, either at the next regular election or a special election 

called for that purpose.

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