I. Membership

D. Alternate members

1. A senator who is unable to be present at a meeting of the Senate shall designate another full-time faculty member from the absent senator’s department or standing committee to serve as an alternate member of the Senate for that meeting only. The alternate member shall have the same voting privileges as the absent senator.
2. Alternate members shall identify themselves at roll call when the absent senator's name is called.
3. A senator who expects to be absent from more than two Senate meetings in any semester or more than three meetings in an academic year is expected to resign from the Senate so that the department or standing committee may elect a replacement.