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Sophomore Classes, voting members), and one House Staff representative elected by the Creighton House Staff Organization. Section 2: Duties The Executive Committee shall advise the Dean of the School of Medicine concerning all matters that relate to the internal academic affairs of the School of Medicine. These matters shall include Faculty appointments, dismissals, those faculty advancements in rank as defined in Article II Section 5; student admission policies and procedures; major curricular matters affecting the School of Medicine and referred to committee members by the Educational Policy Committee; and the annual allocation and distribution of budgetary resources (exclusive of individual Faculty salary information) to the several Departments or Programs operating within the School of Medicine. The Executive Committee also reviews the performance of the Dean of the School of Medicine once every three years (Article IX Section 4:). The Executive Committee may establish Subcommittees for specific functions, or may invest the Office of the Dean with these functions. Section 3: Appointment, Election and Terms of Office a. Election The nine members elected by the Faculty shall consist of three from the full-time Basic Science Faculty to be elected by the full-time Basic Science Faculty (two in odd years and one in even years), three from the full-time Clinical Faculty to be elected by the full-time Clinical Faculty (two in even years and one in odd years), one from the Affiliate Faculty to be elected by the Affiliate Faculty, and two from the Contributed-Service Faculty to be elected by the Contributed-Service Faculty (one in odd years and one in even years), all for two-year terms. The Creighton University House Staff Organization shall elect the House Staff representative annually for a oneyear term. Elections shall normally be held in April of each year (Article VIII, Section 3:b.). Elected members of the Executive Committee may not succeed themselves and are not eligible for reelection until the second year after completion of their term. b. Appointment The four Department Chairs appointed by the Dean shall be appointed for two-year terms, two each year, and may be reappointed. The three non-chair Faculty members appointed by the Dean shall be appointed for two-year terms, two in odd years and one in even years, and may be reappointed. Committee membership will run from July 1 to June 30. BYLAWS OF THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 14
c. Attendance An elected or appointed member of the Executive Committee who fails to attend a meeting of the committee shall be reminded of his absence by the Dean through the Executive Secretary. A member who fails to attend two consecutive meetings and fails to proffer an acceptable excuse shall by those absences indicate a desire to resign. d. Quorum One-third of the voting members (seven) shall constitute a quorum. No business shall be conducted without a quorum. Section 4: Officers The Dean of the School of Medicine shall be the presiding officer of the Executive Committee. In addition, the Executive Committee shall have a Vice chair appointed by the Dean from the membership who shall preside over the meetings in the absence of the Dean. The Executive Secretary, appointed by the presiding officer of the Committee, shall keep and distribute minutes to all members of the Executive Committee and to all Department Chairs, and shall file them in the Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine. Minutes shall be made available on request to any Faculty member. The Executive Secretary shall notify members of all meetings, and attend to Executive Committee correspondence. Section 5: Meetings The Executive Committee shall meet at least nine times annually, including at least three times each in the fall and spring semesters. Additional meetings may be called at any time by the Dean or by petition of twenty percent of the voting membership. Any member of the Committee may introduce motions. Only those members present may vote. Voting shall be by secret ballot if requested by any member present. All matters shall be settled by majority vote of the voting members present, and the chair shall vote only in case of a tie vote. Meetings of the Executive Committee shall be open, except when the Dean elects and/or a majority of the voting members present votes to conduct its business in executive session. Faculty, Officers of Academic Administration, House Staff, and students of the School of Medicine may submit items to be considered for inclusion on the agenda, provided such request is submitted in writing to the Executive Secretary at least one week before the meeting. Section 6: Vacancies BYLAWS OF THE FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 15
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