Faculty Senate Bylaws
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  1. Membership
         
  2. Meetings 
         
  3. Officers & steering committee
         
  4. Faculty Assembly delegates
         
  5. Committees

    Appendices

II. Meetings

Regular meetings of the Faculty Senate shall be held once a month during the academic year. Special meetings may be called by the President of the Senate, by the Chancellor, or upon the written request of ten members of the Senate or twenty members of the faculty.

A. Agenda
  1. The agenda for each meeting shall be prepared by the President of the Senate in consultation with the Senate Steering Committee.
  2. The agenda of regular meetings shall include:
    • Call to Order
    • Roll Call
    • Approval of the Minutes
    • Report of the Chancellor and/or Member of Administration
    • Report of the President of the Senate
    • Report of the Faculty Assembly Delegates
    • Committee Reports
    • Old Business
    • New Business
    • Announcements
  3. Items for Senate consideration may be presented, in writing, by any member or group of members of the faculty. Such requests shall be sent at least one week before the scheduled meeting to the President, who shall see that the items are placed on the agenda of the next meeting. [See Art. I, Sec. 7 - Gov. Doc.]
  4. The agenda shall be followed unless set aside by two-thirds majority of those present.
  5. The agenda and the minutes of Senate meetings shall be distributed to all faculty, vice chancellors, members of the Board of Trustees, chairpersons of Faculty Senates/Councils at the other constituent universities within the UNC system, and the President of Student Government Association.

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Updated 09/03/2003