Constitution and Bylaws

The Constitution and Bylaws of the
Faculty Council (amended August 2001)

Table of contents

The Constitution of the Faculty Council

Name
Purpose
Authority
Powers of the Council
Membership
Elections
Procedures
The Faculty Council Executive Committee
Committees
Constitutional Amendment Procedures
Bylaws

The Bylaws of the Faculty Council

General Provisions

1. Adoption and Changing of Bylaws
2. Parliamentary Procedures
3. Elections to the Council
4. Meetings and Agendas
5. Procedures for Voting
6. Visitors and Floor Privileges
7. Vacancies in Council Membership

Faculty Council Committees

  8. Definitions
  9. Duties
10. Membership
11. Ad Hoc Committees
12. Floor Action on Committee Reports
13. Council Executive Committee
14. Academic Affairs Committee
15. Academic Computing Oversight Committee
16. Budget and Planning Committee
17. Financial Aid, Admissions and Records Committee
18. Graduate Studies Committee
19. Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects
20. Library Committee
21. Joint Athletics Committee
22. Joint Discipline and Grievance Committee
23. Joint Sexual Harassment Hearing Board
24. Quality of Life Committee