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distribute these proceedings to the Senate members not less than five (5) days prior to the next
Senate meeting.
ARTICLE IV
MEETINGS
The Faculty Senate shall meet regularly at a time specified by the Chairperson on the first
Thursday of each month, September through May. However, if the regular meeting day is a
University holiday, the meeting shall convene on the following Thursday.
Special meetings shall be called by the Chairperson, or in his absence, by the Vice Chairperson.
Special meetings can also be called pursuant to the written request of eight (8) or more members
of the Faculty Senate.
A. Agenda: The Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson, and the Secretary of the Senate shall decide
the agenda for each meeting. Members who wish to have any particular matter included on
the agenda shall communicate this wish in writing to the Faculty Chairperson or the Vice
Chairperson at least five (5) days in advance of the desired meeting date. Every effort shall
be made to include such items on the agenda of the next available meeting.
B. Quorum: Forty (40) percent of the Faculty Senate membership shall constitute a quorum for
any meeting of the Senate.
C. Absences. If a member is absent from two (2) successive regular meetings, the Chairperson
shall report this neglect of duty to the Senate. The Chairperson shall then notify the
offending member and request that the member attend the next meeting. If absences persist,
the Chairperson shall give notice to the member that an action for removal will be initiated.
The Chairperson shall subsequently present the information about the offending member to
the Senate for appropriate action. The Senate shall vote either to remove or retain the
offending member. If the Senate votes to remove the member, the Chairperson shall notify
the affected academic unit in writing that its offending member has been removed, shall give
the reason for the removal, and shall indicate the unit’s need to elect a replacement within
thirty days.
ARTICLE V
ELECTION OF THE FACULTY SENATE
Election to the Senate shall be conducted in a meeting called specifically for that purpose by the
Deans of the respective Colleges or Schools. The representative of the Graduate School shall be
elected by the Graduate School faculty. The head librarian shall assemble the professional
librarians having faculty rank to elect their representative.
The election of Faculty Senate members shall occur no later than the 30th day of April of each
odd numbered year. The election shall be by balloting, in conformity with the Bylaws of the
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