[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.17.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Article I – Name<\/a> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_id=”articlei” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Section 1.<\/p>\n The name of this body shall be the Academic Senate of ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ.<\/em><\/p>\n Top<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_id=”articleii” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Section 1.<\/p>\n The Academic Senate shall have the following responsibilities as provided in the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Academic Senate Charter (Section I): <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Top<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_id=”articleiii” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Section 1.<\/p>\n Seats in the Senate shall be apportioned as provided in the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Academic Senate Charter (Section II). <\/em><\/p>\n Section 2.<\/p>\n Any person having knowledge of an irregularity or impropriety in the election of a candidate for the Academic Senate may, prior to the convening of the first meeting subsequent to the annual election, challenge the election of that candidate. Such challenge shall be in writing, specifying the grounds for the challenge, and shall be sent to the Holder of the Chair of the Elections Committee. The Committee on Elections shall then investigate the charge and present its findings in summary form, together with its recommendations, to the newly convened Academic Senate. In such cases, the Academic Senate shall make the final decision as to whether the candidate shall be seated. No candidate shall be deemed duly elected until all challenges presented prior to the first meeting following the annual election have been decided by the Senate. If in the event that a charge is made involving the Elections Committee itself, the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate shall appoint an ad hoc committee to investigate this. <\/em><\/p>\n Section 3.<\/p>\n Members-elect assume their seats at the first meeting of the Academic Senate following the annual election. If, after this first meeting of the newly elected Senate, a challenge be made against the election of any member, the Committee on Elections shall investigate the charges, and report its findings, together with its recommendations, to the Academic Senate. The Senate may then make whatever disposition of the matter it deems proper, including the voiding of the election of the member in question. However, members once seated retain their membership until such time as his\/her status is altered by action of the Academic Senate. <\/em><\/p>\n Section 4.<\/p>\n No member or alternate member of the Academic Senate may also be a member of the Faculty-Student Disciplinary Committee, nor will simultaneous candidacies be permitted that could result in such simultaneous membership. Members of one group wishing to become candidates for membership in the other group must, prior to announcing such candidacy, resign from their present group; such resignation to take effect at the time they would, if elected, accede to their new membership. <\/em><\/p>\n Top<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_id=”articleiv” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Section 1.<\/p>\n The officers of the Academic Senate shall be a Holder of the Chair, Deputy Holder of the Chair, and Secretary.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 2.<\/p>\n All officers shall be elected for a term of one (1) year at the first meeting after the elections.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 3.<\/p>\n The method of nomination and election of the Holder of the Chair, Deputy Holder of the Chair, and Secretary shall be the same as that for members of standing committees with the exception that all nominations shall come from the floor.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 4.<\/p>\n The Holder of the Chair of the Senate shall also serve as Holder of the Chair of the Executive Committee.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 5.<\/p>\n The Holder of the Chair shall make all arrangements necessary to assure that Senate meetings are carried out in an orderly manner.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 6.<\/p>\n The Holder of the Chair shall act as the liaison between the Executive Committee and the Administration of the College.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 7.<\/p>\n The Holder of the Chair may appoint a Parliamentarian who does not necessarily have to be a member of the Senate.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 8.<\/p>\n The Holder of the Chair shall assume any other powers assigned to her\/him by the Senate or the Executive Committee which are not in conflict with the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Academic Senate Charter or these Bylaws.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 9.<\/p>\n The Deputy Holder of the Chair shall, at all meetings at which the Holder of the Chair is not present, or upon consultation and with the permission of the Holder of the Chair, chair the meetings of the Senate.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 10.<\/p>\n Upon the incapacity of the Holder of the Chair, or upon his resignation, the Deputy Holder of the Chair shall assume the position of Holder of the Chair with all powers and responsibilities thereof.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 11.<\/p>\n An election to fill the vacant office of Holder of the Chair shall be held at the next scheduled meeting of the Senate.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 12.<\/p>\n The Deputy Holder of the Chair of the Senate shall also serve as Deputy Holder of the Chair of the Executive Committee.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 13.<\/p>\n The Secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the Senate, and shall have the responsibility of communicating meeting times, minutes, reports, and any other documents which members of the Senate may need or request.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 14.<\/p>\n The Secretary, upon the election of new members to the Senate, shall immediately make a copy of these Bylaws available to each newly elected Senator.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Top<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text quote_border_color=”#404040″ module_id=”articlev” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#E71939″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Section 1.<\/p>\n The Academic Senate shall meet regularly as prescribed in the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Academic Senate Charter (Section IV.C.). In the event that the Executive Committee finds it impossible for the Senate to meet on the prescribed day, the Committee may schedule a meeting for another day, giving advance notice of said meeting three days before the meeting is to be held, to all Senators and alternates.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 2.<\/p>\n Special meetings held as prescribed in the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Academic Senate Charter (Section IV.E.) may be initiated in the following ways: <\/em><\/p>\n a) The Executive Committee may by a majority vote issue at any time a call for a special meeting, limited or unlimited. If such a meeting is requested by the President or acting President of the College, the Committee must meet with dispatch and act on the President’s request. <\/em><\/p>\n b) The members of the Senate may at any time by a majority vote of the members present at a regular or special meeting require the Executive Committee to issue a call for a special meeting, limited or unlimited. <\/em><\/p>\n c) The members of the Senate may by a petition to the Executive Committee signed by one third or more of the members require the Committee to call a special meeting, limited or unlimited. <\/em><\/p>\n Section 3.<\/p>\n A special meeting may be limited to a certain subject and\/or in attendance to Executive Session, or it may be unlimited. In the case that the Executive Committee initiates the special meeting it shall decide by a majority vote whether to limit the meeting or not, and any limitation shall be published as part of the call for the meeting. If the membership initiates the meeting either at a previous meeting or by petition, the motion to initiate or the petition shall state the subjects to which the special meeting shall be limited or the limitation to Executive Session. A motion to suspend the rules to make a limited meeting unlimited shall not thereafter be in order. The Executive Committee shall notify the members of a special meeting not less than three days before the meeting is to be held. However, if two thirds of the Executive Committee decides that a situation of great urgency exists which warrants an emergency meeting of the Academic Senate, it may reduce the normal three day notification period to one full day before the meeting is to be held.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 4.<\/p>\n Regular meetings of the Senate shall be open to all members of the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Community as prescribed in the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Academic Senate Charter (Section IV). Special meetings shall be open under this same provision unless it has been decided under the procedures described above to meet in Executive Session. The Senate may go into Executive Session at a regular meeting,<\/span> or at a special meeting unlimited by a declaration in the call, or by a two thirds majority vote of those present and voting.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 5.<\/p>\n The Executive Committee shall prepare a tentative agenda for each regular meeting and distribute the agenda at least one week before the meeting. The Executive Committee shall distribute an agenda for any special meeting along with the call for the special meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n A. Every regular meeting shall begin with the adoption of an agenda by majority vote.<\/p>\n B. The agenda for a regular meeting shall have the following form:<\/p>\n 1. Adoption of agenda.<\/p>\n 2. Approval of minutes of previous meetings.<\/p>\n 3. Announcements, Administrative Reports, and Memorials.<\/p>\n 4. Special Motions.<\/p>\n 5. Committee Reports:<\/p>\n a. If a committee report includes a motion which was not distributed with the tentative agenda, a majority vote of the Academic Senate is required for consideration of the motion.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 6. Unfinished Business:<\/p>\n a. A main motion on which the final vote was not taken at a previous meeting.<\/p>\n b. Items requiring Notice of Intent, for which notice was properly given during a previous meeting.<\/p>\n c. Items postponed to this meeting.<\/p>\n d. Items from a previous agenda which were not introduced.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 7. New Business – all other items.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n C. Prior to adoption, only the following agenda changes may be made by majority vote:<\/p>\n 1. Addition of a committee report to the section Committee Reports.<\/p>\n 2. Addition of an item to the section New Business.<\/p>\n 3. Change in the order of items listed within a section.<\/p>\n 4. Transfer an item listed in the section Special Motions to either the section New Business or the section Unfinished Business.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n D. Prior to adoption, only the following agenda change may be made by 2\/3 vote:<\/p>\n 1. Addition of an item to the section Special Motions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n E. An adopted agenda may be amended in any manner by 2\/3 vote.<\/p>\n Section 6.*<\/p>\n Alternates for Senators may vote, and will be counted as part of the quorum, only when their principals are not present. At the time of election, alternates will be ranked in order of the number of votes they received, the higher number of votes having the higher rank. In the absence of a principal the highest ranking alternate present will serve in that person’s place. Alternates should not consider themselves bound to support the views of their principals. Upon resignation or termination of office of any delegate, the highest ranking alternate in that representative category shall fill the vacant seat until the next regular election. Upon the occurrence of an alternate vacant seat in a department, the department in question shall elect an alternate to fill that vacant seat. In all other cases, the delegates and alternates from the constituency in which the vacant seat occurs shall elect an alternate to fill the vacant seat until the next regular election. In the event a delegate vacant seat is created by a faculty member who chooses not to serve in the Senate while taking a sabbatical leave or a leave of absence, the alternate for that seat will become the delegate for the period of the leave. The alternate vacant seat will then be filled in accordance with the procedures described above in this section.<\/em><\/p>\n Section 7.<\/p>\n Voting shall be by show of hands. There shall be no secret ballot in any vote of the Senate except in the case of elections. Any member may move a roll call vote. If one third of the Senators present and voting signify themselves in favor of the motion for the roll call vote, the motion for such vote shall be considered to have passed. Alternates shall signify in the roll call the name of the delegate for whom they are alternating. The vote of each member shall be recorded in the minutes. *See Standing Rule XIII<\/a><\/em> <\/p>\n
Article II – Object<\/a>
Article III – Membership<\/a>
Article IV – Officers<\/a>
Article V – Meetings<\/a>
Article VI – Executive Committee<\/a>
Article VII – Committees<\/a>
Article VIII – Senator Vacancies<\/a>
Article IX – Selection of Representatives on Search Committee for a College President<\/a>
Article X – Amendments<\/a>
Article XI – Referendum<\/a>
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Article II – Object<\/h4>\n
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Article V – Meetings<\/h4>\n
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