Case Western Reserve University - Faculty Senate By-laws

- BY-LAW I. Definitions

Definitions

- BY-LAW II. Purpose and Functions

Purpose and Functions

- BY-LAW III. Meetings

Meetings - Item a. Regular Meetings. - Item b. Special Meetings. - Item c. Emergency Meetings. - Item d. Notification and Agenda. - Item e. Presiding Officer and
  Rules of Order. - Item f. Order of Business -
  Regular Meetings. - Item g. Introduction of a Motion with
  Respect to New Business. - Item h. Order of Business - Special
  Meetings and Emergency Meetings. - Item i. Reports, Motions, and
  Amendments to be Reduced to
  Writing. - Item j. Procedure of Voting. - Item k. Minutes. - Item l. Quorum.

- BY-LAW IV. Membership and Privilege of
Attendance

Membership and Privilege of Attendance - Item a. Voting Membership. - Item b. Date of Annual Designation of
Elected Faculty Members. - Item c. Non-Attendance of Members
at Meetings. - Item d. Student Membership. - Item e. Privilege of Attendance.

- BY-LAW V. Officers

Officers - Item a. Chair, Chair-elect/Vice Chair
and Past-Chair - Item b. Secretary. - Item c. Parliamentarian.

- BY-LAW VI. Procedure For Election of
The Chair-elect

Procedure For Election of The Chair-elect

- BY-LAW VII. Committees

Committees - Item a. General Provisions with
  Respect to Committees of the
  Faculty Senate. - Item b. Executive Committee. - Item c. Nominating Committee. - Item d. Finance Committee. - Item e. Committee on Faculty
  Personnel. - Item f. Committee on Research. - Item g. Committee on Graduate
  Studies. - Item h. Committee on Faculty
  Compensation. - Item i. Committee on the University
  Libraries. - Item j. Committee on Information
  & Communication Technology. - Item k. Committee on Women Faculty. - Item l. Committee on Minority Affairs. - Item m. Committee on By-Laws. - Item n. Additional Committees.

- BY-LAW VIII. Membership in The University
Faculty By Virtue of Office

Membership in The University Faculty By Virtue of Office

- BY-LAW IX. Procedure For Review of
Organizational and Program Changes

Procedure For Review of Organizational and Program Changes

- BY-LAW X. Faculty Senate Policy On
Approval of By-laws of
Constituent Faculties

Faculty Senate Policy On Approval of By-laws of Constituent Faculties

- BY-LAW XI. Amendment

Amendment

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BY-LAW XI. Amendment

A proposal for amendment of these By-laws may be initiated by any member of the Faculty Senate in the form of a motion at any regular meeting, subject to the provisions of By-law III, Item d, such motion to be for referral of the proposed amendment to an ad hoc committee, as provided in the Constitution, Article VI, Section F, the membership of such ad hoc committee to be chosen by the Executive Committee, provided, however, that the Chair and the Secretary shall be members, ex officiis.

Should the Faculty Senate adopt such motion for referral, the ad hoc committee shall report to the Faculty Senate at the next regular meeting, subject to the provisions as to notification and agenda of Bylaw III, Item d. Action of the Faculty Senate as to adoption of such proposed amendment shall be by majority vote of the voting members present.