Academic Staff Bylaws

• Part I: The Academic Staff Senate
  • Article I: Name
  • Article II: Purpose
  • Article III: Membership
    • Section 1 Academic Staff Representatives
    • Section 2 Service Areas of the Academic Staff
    • Section 3 Term of Office
    • Section 4 Limit Upon Number of Representatives
    • Section 5 Consecutive Terms
    • Section 6 Academic Staff with Split Appointments
    • Section 7 Liaisons and Ex-officio Members
    • Section 8 Administrative Liaiason
    • Section 9 Faculty Senate Liaison
    • Section 10 Student Senate Liaison
    • Section 11 Definition of Academic Staff Senate Year
    • Section 12 Time of Elections
  • Article IV: Process for Election to the Academic Staff Senate
  • Article V: Elections
    • Section 1 Eligibility to Vote in Elections and/or Referendums
    • Section 2 Eligibility for Election to the Academic Staff Senate
    • Section 3 Criteria for Election from a Designated Service Area
    • Section 4 Criteria for Election to an At-Large Seat
    • Section 5 Election Questions or Disputes
    • Section 6 Filling of Vacancies on the Academic Staff Senate
  • Article VI: Officers of the Academic Staff Senate
    • Section 1 Duties of the Chair
    • Section 2 Duties of the Vice-Chair
    • Section 3 Duties of the Secretary
    • Section 4 Duties ofthe Executive Committee
    • Section 5 Election of the Officers
  • Article VII: Meetings of the Academic Staff Senate
    • Section 1 Regular Meetings
    • Section 2 Special Meetings of the Academic Staff Senate
    • Section 3 Open Meetings
    • Section 4 Criteria for Election to an At-Large Seat
    • Section 5 Election Questions or Disputes
    • Section 6 Filling of Vacancies on the Academic Staff Senate
  • Article VIII: Operational Procedures of the Academic Staff Senate
  • Article IX: Duties of Senators
    • Section 1 General Duties
    • Section 2 Absences
    • Section 3 Recall of a Senator
  • Article X: Ad Hoc Committees