FACULTY HANDBOOK July 2009 - Morgan State University

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PAGE 70 * Morgan State University Faculty HandbookSection 2:Professional Administrative Staff Members. All full-time University employees who are membersin good standing of the Professional Administrative Staff are eligible both to serve as members of theUniversity Council and to participate in the election of Professional Administrative Staff members ofthe University Council. In the first Spring semester following the adoption of this Constitution/By-Laws, eligible members of the Professional Administrative Staff shall elect from their number fivepersons to serve as members of the University Council for terms commencing July 1 of the year inwhich the election is held. By lot, two of the five persons elected shall be designated to serve oneyearterms. With the exception of those two persons, all terms shall be for two years. Three personsshall thereafter be elected for terms commencing in even-numbered years and two persons shallthereafter be elected in terms commencing in odd-numbered years.Section 3:Classified Employees. All full-time University employees who are employed in classified positionsare eligible both to serve as members of the University Council and to participate in the election ofmembers of the University Council. In the first Spring semester following the adoption of thisConstitution/By-Laws, eligible members of the classified employees shall elect from their numbertwo persons to serve as members of the University Council for terms commencing July 1 of the yearin which the election is held. By lot, one of the two persons elected shall be designated to serve aone-year term. With the exception of the person, all terms shall be for two years, with one personthereafter elected each year.Section 4:Student Members. All full-time and part-time students at the University who are in good standingare eligible to participate in the election of student members of the University Council. Threestudents shall serve as members of the University Council. One shall be the President of the StudentGovernment Association, who shall serve as a member of the University Council for as long as he orshe holds the office of President. The other two shall be elected during the Spring semester of eachacademic year for terms commencing July 1 following election. One elected student shall be a fulltimeundergraduate student who has accrued a minimum grade point average of 2.60, completed atleast fifty-six credit hours of academic work at the University, and been enrolled at the University forat least two consecutive semesters. The other elected student shall be a graduate student enrolled in adegree-grantinggraduate program at the University. The term of each elected member shall be for one yearcommencing July 1 of the year in which the election is held and ending June 30 of the next year.Section 5:Consecutive Terms. An ex officio member of the University Council shall serve as a member aslong as he or she holds the office by virtue of which such person qualifies for membership on theUniversity Council. Other than an ex officio member, no person shall serve more than twoconsecutive terms as an elected member of the University Council. A person who is not a member ofthe University Council for the equivalent of one full term is thereafter eligible for election to as manyas two consecutive elected terms, regardless of the cumulative number of terms previously served.For purposes of this section, a member who by lot or otherwise is elected to an initial term of lessthan two years shall be deemed to have served a full term at the expiration of the initial term.Section 6:Vacancies. Whenever a vacancy occurs because of a voting member's resignation, removal,disqualification, or death, the Chairperson of the University Council shall appoint a qualifiedsubstitute member to serve the unexpired portion of the term. The substitute member shall satisfy
PAGE 71 * Morgan State University Faculty Handbookany eligibility criteria that the predecessor satisfied. A member of the University Council may beremoved for cause, provided that (i) the cause is specified in writing and given to all members of theUniversity Council not less than fourteen days prior to a regularly scheduled meeting of theUniversity Council, and (ii) not less than two-thirds of the members present at such meeting vote toremove the member.ARTICLE 4OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCILSection 1: Election of School Representatives:Schools shall hold their elections in March of each year to insure that their elected representatives bepresented to the University Council during the month of April in order for the new representatives tobecome members of the Council at its last meeting in June.Section 1A:Election of Officers. At its last meeting before June 30 of each year, the University Council shallelect from among its members three officers: a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary. Eachnew officer shall serve until June 30 of the year following election. Only voting members of theUniversity Council are eligible to serve as officers. All officers are eligible for reelection.Section 2:Chairperson. The Chairperson shall preside at meetings of the University Council; appoint, afterconsultation with members, the chairpersons and members of standing and special committees andserve as an ex officio member of all such committees; appoint substitute members to fill unexpiredterms; fix the time and place for meetings of the University Council; and make any procedural orparliamentary rulings necessary for the efficient conduct of business. The Chairperson may, at his orher discretion, appoint a member to serve as Parliamentarian for the purpose of providing advice onthe construction or application of parliamentary rules of order. The Parliamentarian shall serve inthat capacity at the pleasure of the Chairperson.Section 3:Vice Chairperson. The Vice Chairperson shall preside at meetings of the University Council in theabsence of the Chairperson; and perform any other functions or duties assigned by the Chairperson.Section 4:Secretary. The Secretary shall assume responsibility for the recording and transcription of minuteswithin seven (7) days of each meeting of the University Council and the distribution of minutes tomembers; prepare the notice and agenda for each meeting of the University Council; act as custodianof all papers and files of the University Council and its standing and special committees; and preparethe Annual Report of the University Council, which shall be submitted to the President of theUniversity and the Board of Regents after the last regular meeting of the University Council eachacademic year.ARTICLE 5MEETINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCILSection 1: Regular Meetings. The University Council shall meet in regular session at least fourtimes annually at such time and place as shall be determined by the Chairperson. As soon as
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