2.23 Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate
The Executive Committee shall act as liaison between the Faculty Senate and the academic departments. The committee shall also perform other such duties and obligations as deemed appropriate by the Senate as well as those listed below (Section 2.23.1).
Each academic department shall be entitled to one (1) representative on the Executive Committee. The chair and secretary of the Faculty Senate shall be the chair and secretary of the Executive Committee. The chair and secretary shall not be considered representatives of any department. The chair may vote only in case of a tie. The secretary shall be a non-voting member.
Each academic department shall elect their representatives by secret ballot no later than March 15 of the academic year preceding that in which newly elected representatives will take office.
Executive Committee members shall serve three (3)-year terms. No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. A member may serve any number of nonconsecutive terms. No more than one-third (1/3) of the Executive Committee memberships shall expire in any given year. A member's seat on the Executive Committee may be declared vacant by a majority vote of the remaining members if a member has missed more than three (3) consecutive meetings, has left the University, or has submitted a letter to the Senate chairperson resigning from the Executive Committee. Vacancies shall be filled by election of a new representative within thirty (30) days.
Effective Date
Approved by Board of Curators: January 15, 2026