2.21.1 Duties of the Officers of the Faculty Senate
The chair shall have the following duties:
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- Issue notices of Senate meetings;
- Preside at meetings of the Senate;
- Supervise the functioning of the Senate and its established bodies;
- Prepare and send an agenda for each meeting of the Senate five (5) working days before the meeting;
- Organize and appoint ad hoc committees as directed by the Senate;
- Represent the faculty to the administration and Board of Curators and serve as liaison between the faculty and external committees;
- Forward any Senate actions to the appropriate Vice President of the University;
- Represent the Senate as 色虎视频's voting member at meetings of the Missouri Association of Faculty Senates
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The vice chair shall have the following duties:
- Preside at meetings of the Senate in the absence of the chair;
- Assist in the supervision of the working of the Senate in such a manner as directed by the Senate or by the chair of the Senate.
The secretary shall have the following duties:
- Record the minutes of Senate meetings: regular, special, and executive;
- Preside at meetings of the Senate in the absence of both the chair and vice chair of the Senate;
- Publish for the faculty the minutes of the meetings by the second Thursday of the month.
The parliamentarian shall have the following duties:
- Assure that Senate meetings are conducted in accordance with the bylaws of the Faculty Senate and the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order;
- Advise the chair on Robert's Rules of Order;
- Assist the chair in determining a quorum.
Effective Date
Approved by Board of Curators: January 15, 2026