Bylaws (as of March 2010)
BYLAWS
OF THE SALISBURY UNIVERSITY
FACULTY SENATE
Role and Objectives of the Faculty Senate
The
Faculty Senate is the representative and deliberative body for
conducting the business of the Salisbury University Faculty. In
this role the Faculty Senate provides a clear unified Faculty
voice to the administration on academic policies and programs
Faculty affairs and matters relating to the general academic
environment of the institution. In order to fulfill its
responsibilities the Faculty Senate shall:
- Expedite the business of the Faculty in public meetings
allowing input by the entire Faculty at all times;
-
Establish ad hoc, Faculty Senate Standing Committees and
Faculty Senate Special Purpose Committees as needed;
- Inform the Faculty of changes in policies or procedures
that impact academic programs or Faculty affairs; and
- Facilitate communication of concerns between the Faculty
and the University's various constituencies; and
- Perform such other duties as the Faculty directs.
Article I. Definition of Faculty
Regents University Senate Senators.
Section 1. Faculty:
- The Faculty includes all
full-time (including contractual) employees of Salisbury
University half or more of whose duties each academic year
include: teaching classes conducting scholarly research and
or similar professional development or serving as Chair of
an academic department which contains Faculty. Individuals
who otherwise qualify as Faculty but who are on Faculty
sabbatical/professional research leave continue to qualify
as Faculty. Release time for Faculty-related activities such
as serving as Chair of the University System of Maryland
Faculty Council may be counted as Faculty duties. Release
time for administrative duties (other than serving as Chair
of an academic department) may not be counted toward
qualifying an individual as a member of the Faculty.
Individuals who also qualify as Faculty are Librarians I II
III and IV all of whom are considered At-Large members.
Section 2. Regents:
- The Board of Regents of the University System of
Maryland shall be referred to as the Regents.
Section 3. University:
- Salisbury University hereinafter shall be referred to as
the University.
Section 4. Senate Senators:
- The Faculty Senate of the University hereinafter shall
be referred to as the Senate and its members as Senators.
Article II. Relationships among
Faculty Senate and Senate Standing Committees.
Section 1.
- The Senate shall consult the Faculty as a whole body
concerning policies proposals and problems of institutional
and or professional concern.
Section 2.
- The Senate shall meet regularly in public session
conduct business of interest to the Faculty communicate its
actions to the Faculty and represent the Faculty when the
Faculty so authorizes.
Section 3.
- The President of the Senate shall convene and preside at
meetings of the Faculty and at meetings of the Senate.
Section 4.
- The Senate shall coordinate Faculty participation in
University governance and facilitate communication between
the Faculty and the other University constituencies.
Section 5.
- Decisions of the Senate shall be considered decisions of
the Faculty.
Section 6.
- Within ten working days of notification of the Faculty
of a decision of the Senate members of the Faculty may
petition to convene the Faculty for reconsideration of said
decision.
Section 7.
- The President of the Senate shall formally and promptly
notify in writing the Faculty and the appropriate
administrator(s) of Senate and Faculty decisions.
Section 8.
- The Senate Standing Committees shall be empowered to
make studies reports recommendations and decisions in
specific areas within the purview of their delegated
responsibilities. Several committees are charged in these
Bylaws with exercising appeal hearing and judicial
responsibilities or otherwise making recommendations
concerning Faculty matters directly to the University
administration. All other committee decisions shall be
communicated to the Senate for approval.
Article III. The Faculty Senate
and its Officers.
Section 1. The Faculty Senate:
- The Senate shall consist of eighteen Senators. Three
Senators shall be elected from and by each of the four
Schools within the University and six Senators shall be
elected at-large from the entire Faculty. Should
administrative reorganization change either the number of
Schools within the University or the distribution of Faculty
within the Schools until such time as the Faculty amend this
section of the Bylaws the Senate shall utilize the Faculty
membership in the Schools which existed at the time of the
Senate elections immediately prior to the reorganization as
the basis for subsequent elections.
Section 2. Officers of the Senate:
- The Senate shall elect annually from among the Senators
a Vice-President a Secretary and a Webmaster. The current
Vice-President shall assume the duties of President for the
following year. The duties of the Senate officers are
specified below.
- The President of the Senate shall:
- Preside at all meetings of the Faculty and of
the Senate;
- With the advice and consent of the Senate
appoint Designated Senators to Senate Committees;
- Formally promptly and in writing notify the
Faculty and appropriate administrators of decisions
of the Senate and of the Faculty; and
- Perform such other duties as the Senate shall
direct.
- The Vice President of the Senate
shall:
- Assume the duties and responsibilities of
the President of the Senate whenever the President of the
Senate is unavailable to serve; and
- Perform such other duties as the Senate shall direct.
- The Secretary of the Senate shall:
- Prepare and distribute to the Faculty agendas
and minutes of all meetings of the Faculty and of
the Senate;
- Maintain records of all actions of the Faculty
and of the Senate; and
- Perform such other duties as the Senate shall
direct.
- The Webmaster of the Senate shall:
- Maintain and update the Senate's web page
-
Maintain a complete accurate and public listing of
Faculty;
- Post all the approved minutes of the Senate
-
Serve as the Designated Senator on the Membership and
Elections Committee;
- Make Changes/Corrections approved by the
president of the Senate; and
- Post all the approved minutes and/or reports
from senate standing committees.
- The Officers of the Senate acting together shall:
- With the advice and consent of the Senate
appoint ad hoc committees;
- Receive requests for Faculty action from all
members of the University community take appropriate
action and respond to those concerned in a timely
manner;
- Refer matters requiring Faculty action to Senate
Standing Committees to ad hoc committees to the
Senate or to the Faculty as they judge to be
appropriate;
- Receive reports from Senate Standing Committees
from ad hoc committees and from other groups and
organizations and forward these reports to the
Senate or to the Faculty for consideration;
- Prepare agendas for meetings of the Senate and
the Faculty; and
- Coordinate and facilitate communication between
the Senate Senate Standing Committees ad hoc
committees the Faculty and other groups and
organizations.
Article IV. Rules Meetings Quorums
and Voting.
Section 1. Robert's Rules of Order:
- Unless otherwise specified in these Bylaws the latest
edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall provide
parliamentary procedures for conducting the business of the
entire Faculty the Senate and committees.
Section 2. Faculty and Senate Meetings:
- The Senate and/or the entire Faculty shall meet in open
plenary session during the academic year at least once each
month during September October November December February
March April and May. These meetings shall be so scheduled
that they do not conflict with the meetings of the
University Forum and shall be held typically on the second
or the fourth Tuesdays of each month. The meeting schedule
may be adjusted in order to comply with the academic
calendar. Additional meetings of the Senate and/or the
entire Faculty shall be held as is necessary to conduct
Faculty business. Meetings shall normally be held on Tuesday
afternoons between 3:30 PM and 5 PM and shall be announced
and open to all Faculty.
Section 3. Committee Meetings:
- All committee meetings shall be announced and open to
all Faculty except when a committee's business concerns
personnel or similar sensitive matters.
Section 4. Convening the Faculty:
- The Faculty shall meet as a body to conduct business
when convened by the President of the Senate who shall
preside. Such meetings of the Faculty shall be announced in
advance and publicly convened:
- At the discretion of the President of the Senate; or
- Upon request of the President of the University; or
- Whenever the Senate so directs; or
- Upon receipt by the President of the Senate of a
petition signed by no fewer than ten percent of the
members of the entire Faculty to convene a meeting of
the Faculty.
Section 5. Convening the Senate:
- The Senate shall meet to conduct business when convened
by the President of the Senate who shall preside. Such
meetings of the Senate shall be announced in advance and
publicly convened:
- At the discretion of the President of the Senate; or
- Upon request of the President of the University; or
- Whenever the Senate so directs; or
- Upon receipt by the President of the Senate of a
petition signed by no fewer than ten percent of the
members of the entire Faculty to convene a meeting of
the Senate.
Section 6. Quorum of the Faculty:
- A quorum of the Faculty shall be one member more than
half of the total number of Faculty.
Section 7. Quorum of the Senate:
- A quorum of the Senate shall be two-thirds of the entire
membership of the Senate.
Section 8. Voting:
- Except as specified in Robert's Rules of Order or
elsewhere in these Bylaws motions in meetings of all Faculty
groups described in these Bylaws shall be passed by majority
vote of those in attendance provided a quorum is present
when the vote is taken.
Article V. Elections, Terms of
Office, Number of Terms, Recalls and Vacancies.
Section 1. Conduct of Elections:
- Elections may be conducted in meetings of the Faculty in
meetings of the Schools in meetings of the Senate in
meetings of the Committees by written ballot or by other
means as approved by the Senate. The Membership and
Elections Committee of the Senate shall conduct all
elections for Senators for members of Senate Standing
Committees and for Faculty Representatives to Other Faculty
Organizations.
Section 2. Election of Senators from Each School:
- The Faculty in each School shall elect the three
Senators from that School to terms of office of three years
with each term beginning on the July 1 following the
election and with one Senator's term ending on June 30 on
each of the following three years.
Should a School fail to elect a senator for any term, a
member of the Faculty shall be elected at-large for one
year, after which the school shall have the opportunity to
elect a replacement for the remainder of the term.
Section 3. Election of Committee Members from Each School:
- The Faculty in each School shall elect those members of
committees who represent that school. Should a School fail
to elect a member of a committee for any term, a member of
the Faculty shall be elected at-large for that term. Each
member of a committee shall have a term beginning on July 1
following the election and ending on June 30 of a subsequent
year.
Section 4. Election of At-Large Senators:
- The Faculty as a whole shall elect the six at-large
Senators to terms of office of three years with each term
beginning on the July 1 following the election and with two
Senators' terms ending on June 30 on each of the following
three years.
Section 5. Election of At-Large Members of Committees:
- The Faculty shall elect the at-large members of
committees to terms as specified in these Bylaws. Each
member of a committee shall have a term beginning on July 1
following the election and ending on June 30 of a subsequent
year.
Section 6. Election of Senate Officers:
- The Senate shall elect its officers with the exception
of the President subsequent to the election of new Senators
and new members of committees. Senate officers shall serve
one-year terms beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 of
the following year. The current Vice-President shall serve
as President the following year.
Section 7. Term Limits:
- No individual may serve as an elected member of the
Senate or as an elected member of any Senate Standing
Committee for more than six out of any seven consecutive
calendar years thus limiting elected members to a maximum of
two consecutive terms on the Senate and on most Senate
Standing Committees.
Section 8. Recall:
- At-Large Senators and at-large members of committees may
be recalled at any time by a majority vote of the entire
Faculty. Senators from a school and members of committees
from a school may be recalled at any time by a majority vote
of the entire Faculty within that school. Officers of the
Senate may be recalled at any time by a majority vote of the
entire Senate. In any case not mentioned here a majority of
the entire constituency which elects an individual may vote
to recall that individual at any time. A recall is effected
by either of the following procedures and a vacancy exists
immediately upon completion of either procedure:
- A petition of recall is signed by a majority of the
entire constituency which elected the individual
effecting the immediate recall of the individual; or
- A petition of recall is signed by at least ten
percent of the constituency which elected the individual
a special meeting of the constituency is called and a
majority of the entire constituency votes to recall the
individual.
- Additionally in accordance with policies approved by the
Senate inactive members of committees may be recalled by the
following procedure:
- The chairperson of a committee submits to the
chairperson of the Membership and Elections Committee a
signed petition of recall to remove an inactive
committee member; and
- The Membership and Elections Committee approves the
petition of recall and removes the inactive committee
member.
Section 9. Filling Vacancies:
- Should vacancies of no longer than one semester occur
either for terms of Senators for terms of members of Senate
Standing Committees or for Faculty representatives to other
Faculty organizations the Membership and Elections Committee
shall appoint a temporary replacement. Vacancies of longer
than one semester shall be filled by special elections
conducted by the Membership and Elections Committee.
Section 10. Determining Voting and Membership Eligibility:
- The Vice President of the Senate shall maintain a
complete accurate current and public listing of all members
of the Faculty and the listing at the time of elections
shall determine eligibility both to vote in the elections
and to serve on the Senate. All questions regarding any
individual's membership in the Faculty and/or membership in
a particular School within the University shall be
determined by the Membership and Elections Committee.
Article VI. Eligibility
for Election, Limit of
Election to Faculty Senate Committees, Designated Senators on
Senate Standing Committees, Titles of Ex Officio, Non-Voting
Members of Committees.
Section 1. General Eligibility of Faculty:
- All members of the Faculty are eligible to serve as
Senators as members of Senate Standing Committees and as
Faculty Representatives to Other Faculty Organizations
provided they meet the specific requirements for service for
these organizations as stated elsewhere in these Bylaws.
Section 2. Eligibility to Serve as Senators:
- Senators and Faculty seeking election as Senators must
be available to meet on Tuesdays between 3:30 PM and 5:00 PM
each week throughout the academic year.
Section 3. Voting Members on Committees:
- Members of the Faculty shall
be elected
as voting members to no more than two Standing Committees of
the Senate and no more than one Special Purpose Committee of
the Senate. Members of the Faculty elected to the Senate
shall be elected as a voting member to no more than one
Standing Committee of the Senate and no more than one
Special Purpose Committee of the Senate. Other
constituencies of the University shall elect and/or appoint
voting members to Standing Committees as these Bylaws shall elsewhere provide.
Section 4. Different Disciplines:
- No Senate Standing Committee shall have two elected
members from any one academic discipline. The term "academic
discipline" shall normally mean "academic department" or
"library although the Senate may determine that a given
academic department includes two or more academic
disciplines.
Section 5. Designated Senators on Committees:
- The President of the Senate with the advice and consent
of the Senate shall appoint to each Standing Committee a
Designated Senator preferably from among those Senators
already elected to the committee. Unless either the Senator
was also elected to the committee or the description of the
committee states that the Designated Senator shall be a
voting member the Designated Senator shall be a non- voting
member. Each Designated Senator has the following
responsibilities:
- Communicating to the Senate without breach of
confidentiality the nature and status of issues before
the committee; and
- Convening at the direction of the Senate a meeting
of the committee in order to elect committee officers
and/or to conduct specific business.
Section 6. Titles of ex officio, non-voting members of
Committees:
- The Faculty Senate may make minor,
editorial modifications to a committee described in Article
VII of these Bylaws as appropriate in order to account for
administrative restructuring, changes of title, and
reassignment of duties, provided:
A. These modifications affect only ex
officio, non-voting members of the committee;
B. These modifications do not materially
change the nature, charge, or functioning of the committee;
C. The proposed modifications are
distributed to the entire faculty at least two weeks prior to
the Senate taking action on them; and
D. The Senate
approves such editorial modifications by no less than a
two-thirds vote of the entire Senate.
Article VII. Senate Standing
Committees.
Section 1 Membership and Elections
Committee:
- The purposes of the committee shall be to:
- Assist the Webmaster of the Senate to maintain
a complete accurate current and public listing of
Faculty;
- Maintain a complete accurate current and public
listing of these Bylaws and of policies and procedures
adopted by the Senate and by the Faculty;
- Maintain a complete accurate current and public
listing of the members of the Senate of all Senate
Committees and of all Representative to other
organizations including their terms of office their
disciplines and departments and schools their tenure
status and all other information relevant to their
qualifications to serve;
- Recommend to the Senate procedures for appointing
replacements to fill vacancies conducting elections
determining terms of office and deciding other matters
related to the committee's responsibilities;
- By whatever procedures are approved by the Senate:
actively seek nominations for vacant positions certify
eligibility of candidates prepare ballots conduct
elections and certify and announce election results; and
- By whatever policies are approved by the Senate:
remove inactive members from committees in accordance
with Article V Section 8.
- By whatever procedures are approved by the Senate:
Appoint replacement Senators or members of committees to
fill vacancies of no longer than one semester and
conduct special elections to replace Senators or members
of committees to fill vacancies of longer than one
semester.
- The Committee shall consist of five voting members: The
Webmaster of the Senate who shall be the Designated
Senator on this committee; and four members of the Faculty
serving three-year terms: elected from and by their
respective schools. The Committee shall elect its
chairperson annually.
Section 2.
Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee:
- The purposes of the committee shall be to:
- Make recommendations to and receive suggestions from
the Provost and/or the chairs of the several departments
for the general coordination and improvement of the
University academic program; and
- Approve all additions deletions and changes in the
undergraduate curriculum.
- The committee has
eight voting members: seven Faculty
serving three-year terms: two retiring
every two years,
three retiring every third year, four elected from and by
their respective schools, three elected at-large (excluding
librarians); and one student serving one-year terms
selected annually in a manner determined by the Student
Government Association. The Provost or designee, the Registrar
or designee,
the Dean of the Library
or designee, Office of Admissions
designee and Catalog Editors shall be
ex officio non voting members. Should an elected faculty
member not be the Designated Senator a non-voting Designated
Senator shall also serve on the committee. The committee
shall elect its chairperson annually.
Section 3. Academic Policies Committee:
- The purpose of the committee shall be to:
- Establish academic policies including those
concerning academic standards and retention the marking
system and standards for academic probation;
- Advise and adjudicate on individual scholastic
problems and matters of academic dishonesty; and
- Act as a board of appeal on academic matters for
students and Faculty.
- The committee shall have nine voting members: six
faculty members serving three-year terms with two retiring
annually, four elected from and by their respective schools,
two elected at-large; two students serving one-year terms
selected annually in a manner determined by the Student
Government Association; and the Vice President of Student
Affairs ex officio or his/her designee. The Provost or
his/her designee shall be a non-voting ex officio member.
Should an elected faculty member not be the Designated
Senator a non-voting Designated Senator shall also serve on
the committee. The committee shall elect its chairperson
annually.
Section 4. Honors Program
Committee:
- The purposes of the committee shall be to:
- Oversee all phases of the University Honors Program;
and
- Serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of the
University Honors Program including:
- Elaborating and reviewing the requirements for
admission to the Honors Program;
- Formulating the Honors Program Curriculum;
- Developing standards of achievement for
continuance in the Honors Program; and
- Formulating the fiscal budget for the Honors
Program.
- The committee shall have six voting members: four
members of the Faculty elected at-large serving two-year
terms with two retiring annually; and the two principal
student officers of the organization composed of
participants in the Honors Program. The Director of the
Honors Program shall be a non- voting ex officio member.
Should an elected faculty member not be the Designated
Senator a non-voting Designated Senator shall also serve on
the committee. The committee shall elect its chairperson
annually.
Section 5. Library Committee:
- The purposes of the committee shall be to:
- Confer with and make recommendations to the Director
of the Library concerning library policy role and
growth; and
- Serve as a liaison between the Faculty and the
library.
- The committee shall have five voting members: five
members of the Faculty elected from and by their respective
schools and the library serving three-year terms with two
members retiring in each of two years and one member
retiring every third year. The Dean of the Library shall
serve as a non-voting ex officio member. Should an elected
faculty member not be the Designated Senator a non-voting
Designated Senator shall also serve on the committee. The
committee shall elect its chairperson annually.
Section 6 Faculty Development
Committee:
- The purposes of the committee shall be to:
- Foster the intellectual development of the Faculty;
and
- Promote teaching excellence by sponsoring lectures
symposia debates seminars and other activities the
members deem appropriate.
- The committee shall have seven voting members: five
members of the Faculty elected at-large serving terms of
three years two retiring at the end of one year and three at
the end of the next; and two student members serving
two-year terms selected in a manner determined by the
Student Government Association. Each department shall
designate a member to communicate to the committee matters
which the Faculty consider relevant to current education.
The committee can expect annual funding from the University.
Should an elected faculty member not be the Designated
Senator a non-voting Designated Senator shall also serve on
the committee. The committee shall elect its chairperson
annually.
Section 7 Committee on Promotions:
- The purposes of this committee shall be to:
- Develop and recommend to the Faculty polices and
procedures for the evaluation by the committee of
candidates for promotion and Emeritus status;
- Review and recommend candidates for promotion and
Emeritus status to the Provost;
- Advise the President of the University concerning
University-wide procedures and criteria for promotion
and Emeritus status;
- Recommend a list of candidates for promotion and
Emeritus status to the Provost following the evaluation
procedures; and
- Meet with the Provost to formally discuss the merits
of each candidate. Upon completion of this meeting the
Provost shall forward to the President of the University
his/her recommendations for promotion and Emeritus
status along with a copy of the recommendations of this
committee.
- The committee shall have seven voting members: seven
tenured Faculty serving three-year terms: four elected from
and by their respective schools three elected at-large
(excluding librarians) two retiring in each of two years
three retiring every third year. Provision shall be made to
elect a first and second alternate to fill committee
vacancies as they may occur. Department chairpersons are
precluded from membership on this committee. In addition
Faculty members serving on this committee shall not be
eligible for promotion during the period of their service on
the committee. Should an elected faculty member not be the
Designated Senator a non-voting Designated Senator shall
also serve on the committee. The committee shall elect its
chairperson annually.
Section 8. Faculty Welfare Committee:
- The purposes of this committee shall be to:
- Study and make policy and procedural recommendations
concerning salary schedules contracts insurance
retirement sabbaticals merit pay increases and related
matters;
- Receive applications for Faculty sabbatical leaves
and certify their validity to the administration;
- Receive and study individual problems related to
Faculty welfare and then offer its recommendations to
appropriate agencies; and
- In accordance with the University Grievance Policy
hear all Formal Faculty Grievances except for those
dealing with Academic Freedom and Tenure or with
Retrenchment Appeals.
- The Committee shall have six voting members: six members
of the Faculty (excluding librarians) four elected by and
from their respective schools and two elected at large,
serving three-year terms, two retiring annually, no fewer
than two of whom are tenured. In addition, faculty members
serving on this committee shall not apply for sabbaticals
during the period of their service on the committee. Should
an elected faculty member not be the Designated Senator, a
non-voting Designated Senator shall also serve on the
committee. The Committee shall elect its chairperson
annually.
Section 9 Committee on Academic
Freedom and Tenure:
- The purposes of this committee shall be to:
- Review those appeals and problems concerning
academic freedom and tenure which are referred to it;
and
- Initiate studies and offer recommendations to the
administration or to other appropriate agencies.
- The committee shall have five voting members: five
tenured members of the Faculty elected at-large serving
three-year terms two retiring one year and three the next.
Should an elected faculty member not be the Designated
Senator a non-voting Designated Senator shall also serve on
the committee. The committee shall elect its chairperson
annually.
Section 10. Long Range Academic Planning
Committee
- The Long-Range Academic Planning Committee exists to
represent all academic and faculty perspectives pertinent to
the strategic planning processes of Salisbury University.
- The purposes of the Committee shall be to:
- Study trends in higher education in order to
appraise the programs of Salisbury University.
- Assess the resources of the University to meet the
needs identified.
- Regularly seek input from various academic and
administrative units, departments, stakeholders, and
opinion leaders on campus to inform its deliberations.
- Provide input for the mission of the University in
terms of the constituency it serves particularly from
the standpoint of curricular offerings both
undergraduate and graduate.
- Provide input for programmatic changes consistent
with changing enrollment patterns and/or the educational
mission of the institution.
- The Committee shall consist of the Provost or his/her
designee (ex officio and non-voting) and five
representatives elected from the Faculty: one from each of
the four Schools and one at-large serving two-year staggered
terms. Should an elected faculty member not be the
Designated Senator, a non-voting Designated Senator shall
also serve on the committee. The committee shall elect a
chairperson for the academic year at its first meeting
convened by the outgoing chairperson.
Section 11. International
Program Committee
- The duties and responsibilities of the International
Program Committee shall be to:
- Develop and evaluate procedures for the
establishment of new international education programs
and links;
- Develop clarify and evaluate procedures for sending
University students abroad;
- Establish standard procedures for study
abroad/University travel courses working with the School
and University Curriculum Committees.
- Serve as a resource for international opportunities
for faculty;
- Advise the Director of International Education on
financial disbursements to support faculty and student
activities abroad;
- Facilitate dialogue regarding the
internationalization of the curriculum;
- Advocate for international student services; and
- Advocate for international student recruitment.
- The committee shall have thirteen voting members: eight
faculty members serving two-year terms with two elected from
and by each of their respective schools with one retiring
each year; the Director of International Education
(ex-officio); one representative from the Admission's
Office; one International Students’ Services Coordinator;
one international student and one study abroad student both
appointed by the Director of International Education for
one-year terms. One representative from the Development
office shall serve as a non-voting member. Schools which
house international programs may elect a voting non-faculty
director of an international program in place of one of the
school's two faculty representatives. Should an elected
faculty member not be the Designated Senator a non-voting
Designated Senator shall also serve on the committee. The
Director of International Education shall chair the
committee.
Section 12. Learning
With Technology
Committee
- The purposes of the committee shall be to:
- Review and make recommendations to the University
administration concerning the use of technology in
face-to-face and online teaching and learning, including but not limited to
planning and policies;
- Serve as a liaison between the Faculty and
Information Technology Services regarding learning
technology issues; and
- Serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of the
Teaching and Learning Network about issues regarding
technology and learning.
- The Committee shall have seven
voting members: seven members
of the Faculty serving three-year terms: four elected from
and by their respective schools, one
elected from the library faculty, two elected at-large, two
to three
retiring annually. The Chief Information Officer or his/her
designee and the Director of the Teaching and Learning
Network or his/her designee shall be ex officio non-voting
members. Should an elected faculty member not be the
Designated Senator a non-voting Designated Senator shall
also serve on the committee. The committee shall elect its
chairperson annually.
Section 13. Faculty & Awards
Committee
- The purposes of the committee shall be to:
- Receive from faculty, students, and administrators
nominations for distinctions, including the
Distinguished Faculty Award, presented to eligible SU
faculty by non-student organizations, including USM,
regional, national, and international committees,
bodies, and organizations.
- Develop procedures to evaluate nominations for such
distinctions.
- Review and submit recommendations to the Provost and
President of faculty to be nominated for these
distinctions.
- Receive nominations, review and make
recommendations, following USM guidelines, to the
Provost and President, of candidates for honorary
degrees to be granted by Salisbury University.
- Explore and advertise additional means of
recognition afforded by both on-campus and off-campus
sources.
- The Committee shall have five voting members, all
tenured professors, one elected to serve on an at-large
basis and four elected by and representing each school of
the university. Members shall serve three-year terms, two
retiring in each of two years, and the one retiring every
third. In addition, faculty members serving on the committee
shall not be eligible for any recognition under the
committee’s review for the duration of their service. Should
an elected member not be the Designated Senator, a
non-voting Designated Senator shall also serve on the
committee. The committee shall elect its chairperson
annually.
Section 14. Admissions & Readmissions Committee
- The purposes of the
committee shall be to:
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Review and recommend
policies and procedures regarding admission,
readmission, and retention issues.
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Adjudicate student appeals for
exceptions to the university’s policies governing
admission, readmission and academic standards in a
manner that ensures the confidentiality of individual
cases.
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Provide appropriate representation on the university
Enrollment Management Committee(s). These
representatives should be voting members of the committee(s).
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The committee will have seven
voting members to include six faculty serving
three-year terms, two retiring each year, four elected
from and by their respective schools and two elected
at-large; and one student serving a one year term
selected annually in a manner determined by the
student government association. The
Provost, the Director of
Admissions, the Vice President of Student Affairs,
the Director of Counseling
or their designees shall be ex officio
non-voting members. Should an elected faculty
member not be the Designated Senator a non-voting
Designated Senator shall also serve on the committee.
The committee shall elect its chairperson annually.
Section 15. Faculty Financial Affairs
Committee
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Identify priorities and
specific goals for each budget year, including but not limited
to: classroom and teaching resources, research resources,
library resources, travel funds, departmental budgets, and
compensation for administrative and service responsibilities;
and
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Work with appropriate
committees and administrators to identify ways and means for
participating actively and effectively in the budget-making
process in order to advocate and advance faculty fiscal
concerns.
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The Committee shall have
six voting members: six members of the Faculty four elected by
and from their respective schools, one from the library and
one elected at large, serving three-year terms, two retiring
annually. Should an elected faculty member not be the
Designated Senator, a non-voting Designated Senator shall also
serve on the committee. The Committee shall elect its
chairperson annually.
Section 16.
University Academic Assessment Committee (UAAC)
The UAAC shall serve as both
an advisory and an assessment coordination body on all matters
related to academic assessment at Salisbury University as a
whole. The UAAC shall make recommendations to the Faculty Senate
concerning the development and implementation of assessment
options relevant to instruction and learning outcomes.
The UAAC shall concern itself
with the development, implementation and evolution of a
comprehensive academic outcomes assessment plan. Specifically,
the committee will have the following duties:
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Articulate and update a
coherent plan for academic student outcomes assessment;
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Articulate and update a
coherent plan for ongoing assessment of the general education
curriculum;
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Identify viable assessment
processes and instruments that contribute to the development
of meaningful assessment plans for academic departments,
programs, and activities;
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Assist all academic units
in development, implementation, and use of their individual
assessment programs to improve student learning;
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Review assessment reports;
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Promote the scholarship of
learning and assessment for faculty;
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Undertake other duties as
assigned by the Faculty Senate.
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The committee shall have
seven voting members: four members elected from and by their
respective schools, two elected at-large and one elected
representative from and by the Library. The University Provost
(or designee) and the Director of University Analysis,
Reporting and Assessment (or designee) shall both be
non-voting ex officio members. Terms of all elected
representatives shall be three (3) years and staggered. Should
an elected faculty member not be the Designated Senator, a
non-voting Designated Senator shall also serve on the
committee. The committee shall elect its chairperson annually.
Section 17. Honors Convocation
Committee
The Committee shall, with
regard to the awarding of academic honors, have the following
responsibilities:
- Selection of
recipients for the Achievement Key, the Campus Life and
Who’s Who awards, from a list of nominations made by the
faculty at-large.
- Sanction the
presentations of all awards at the annual Honors
Convocation.
- Select the speaker
for the annual Honors Convocation.
- Serve as an advisory
body in matters related to Honor Societies and awards.
The Committee shall
consist of six faculty members elected to three-year terms, two
retiring each year. This committee replaces the eliminated Forum
committee by the same name.
Article VIII. Senate Special Purpose Committees
Section 1. Faculty Mediation Committee:
The purposes of this committee shall be to:
A.
Informally inquire into situations in which the
administration wishes to dismiss a tenured Faculty member a
tenure-track Faculty member or Librarian I-IV; and
B.
Attempt to effect an adjustment if possible or to
determine whether in its view formal proceedings to consider the
member's dismissal shall be instituted.
The committee shall have five voting members: five tenured
members of the Faculty or Permanent Status Librarians
(Librarians II-IV) appointed through an agreement between the
Faculty Senate, the Administration and the Faculty Member.
Should an appointed faculty member not be the Designated Senator,
a non-voting Designated Senator shall also be appointed to
the committee.
Section 2. Faculty Hearing Committee:
The purpose of this committee shall be to conduct
formal hearings in those cases where mediation has failed when
the administration wishes to dismiss a tenured Faculty member a
tenure-track Faculty member or Librarian I-IV.
The committee shall have
five voting members: five tenured members of the Faculty or
Permanent Status Librarians (Librarians II-IV) elected by
special election. Should an elected faculty member not be the
Designated Senator, a non-voting Designated Senator shall also
serve on the committee.
Section 3. Faculty Retrenchment Committee:
The purposes of this committee shall be to:
A.
Determine the need for retrenchment of Faculty provided
retrenchment has not already been mandated by the Regents; and
B.
Prepare an institutional retrenchment plan once the need
for retrenchment has been established.
All of the committee's meetings shall be
publicized and open and the committee shall follow the following
guidelines and procedures:
§
Determining the need for retrenchment: The
President of the University aided by the Director of
Institutional Research and by such other administrators and/or
Faculty as he/she may deem appropriate shall continually review
all programs of the University. Should this review suggest the
likelihood of retrenchment of Faculty the President shall
convene this committee and shall present the review to the
committee for its consideration. The committee may determine the
need for retrenchment of Faculty and such determination shall be
reported to the President for transmission to the Executive
Director of the Regents.
§
Establishing the need for retrenchment: On the
date when the President of the University receives from the
Executive Director written approval for retrenchment the need
for Faculty retrenchment shall have been established.
Alternatively should the Regents mandate retrenchment at the
University the executive Director shall so notify the President
of the University in writing. Upon receipt by the President of
such a written directive to retrench Faculty the need for
retrenchment shall have been established.
§
Preparing an institutional retrenchment plan: Once
the need for Faculty retrenchment has been established and
within three months of the determination of the need for
retrenchment the committee shall develop the retrenchment plan
in accordance with the retrenchment policy of the Regents.
Additional Faculty and legal counsel for the University shall be
consulted by the committee as appropriate. The specific
retrenchment plan shall be recommended to the Regents by the
chairperson of the committee and simultaneously circulated to
the Faculty administration and the student body.
§
Submitting the institutional retrenchment plan to
the Regents: This institutional retrenchment plan which shall
include all options and alternative actions which have been or
can be pursued as well as the fiscal and programmatic impact of
such actions shall be submitted to the Regents for review and
approval at least three months prior to any implementation
action by the University.
§
Required materials in retrenchment plans:
Recommendations to reduce or discontinue a program or department
shall consider among other factors the University mission the
role of the program/department within the University student
credit hour production within the program/department for at
least a two-year period student-Faculty ratios and the
projection of student enrollment. These data shall be included
as a part of the retrenchment plan submitted to the Regents. The
affected program(s)/department(s) shall be clearly identified
and the reasons for reduction or discontinuance of the
program/department shall be included in the plan submitted to
the Regents.
The committee shall consist of ten voting members: Six ex
officio members: the President of the University, the
Provost or his/her designee, the chairperson of the
Faculty Welfare Committee, the chairperson of the
Academic Policies Committee, and the two Faculty
representatives to the State Faculty Council; three department
chairpersons elected by their chairperson peers from departments
not already represented by Faculty designated above and the
chairperson cannot be from program(s) or department(s) being
recommended for retrenchment; and a Designated Senator (voting)
from a department not already represented above. The President
of the University shall be the chairperson.
Section 4. Retrenchment Appeals Committee:
The purpose of this committee shall be in
accordance with procedures and guidelines for retrenchment as
published by the Regents to hear appeals from Faculty whose
employment at the University is terminated under said
guidelines.
The committee shall have five voting members: five
members of the Faculty elected at-large by special election with
no two members from the same department and no fewer than
three of whom are tenured. Members cannot be from the program(s)
or department(s) appealing retrenchment. Should an
elected faculty member not be the Designated Senator, a
non-voting Designated Senator shall also serve on the committee.
Article IX. Faculty Representatives
to Other Faculty Organizations.
Section 1 University System of
Maryland (USM) Faculty Council:
- The Faculty shall elect at-large two members of the
Faculty to the USM Faculty Council for three-year terms.
Section 2 Maryland Higher Education
Commission (MHEC) Faculty Advisory Committee:
- The Faculty shall elect at-large one member of the
Faculty as the representative or alternate to the MHEC
Faculty Advisory Committee for a term of two years.
Salisbury University and Frostburg State University share
the official representative with a term of two years per
institution. The alternate non-voting participant would be
elected whenever Frostburg State University has the official
representative.
Article X. Approving or Amending
Bylaws.
Section 1. Changing Titles of ex officio, non-voting members
of Committees:
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Amendments which are minor, editorial modifications resulting
from administrative restructuring, changes of title, and
reassignment of duties may be adopted in accordance with
Article VI, Section 6
Section 2. Communicating Proposed Bylaws or Proposed Bylaw
Amendments to the Faculty:
- The Senate may submit proposed Bylaws and proposed Bylaw
Amendments in writing to the Faculty at any time. Proposed
Bylaws and Proposed Bylaw Amendments may also be submitted
in writing to the Faculty by any member of the Faculty
provided the proposal carries the endorsing signatures of no
fewer than ten percent of the Faculty.
Section 3. Time Requirement:
- In order for the Faculty to take action on any proposed
Bylaws or proposed Bylaw Amendments the Faculty must have
received the proposal no less than one week prior to voting.
Section 4. Voting Requirements to Approve:
- At least seventy-five faculty members must vote in the
election that includes a proposal about amending the Bylaws
and at least two-thirds of those who vote on the amendment
must approve proposed Bylaws or proposed Bylaw Amendments in
order for them to be adopted.
Section 5. Method of Voting:
- Voting to approve proposed Bylaws or to approve proposed
Bylaw Amendments may be at a meeting of the entire Faculty
by meetings of Schools by written ballot or by other means
as determined by the Faculty Senate.
Section 6. Amendments to Proposed Bylaws or to Proposed
Bylaw Amendments:
- Proposed Bylaws and proposed Bylaw Amendments may be
amended only at a meeting of the entire Faculty.
Section 7. Date of Effect:
- Unless specified otherwise by the proposed Bylaws or by
the proposed Bylaw Amendment Bylaws and Bylaw Amendments
shall take effect immediately upon approval by the Faculty.
INDEX for these BYLAWS
- Article I.Definition of Faculty
Regents University Senate Senators
- Article II Relationships among
Faculty Senate and Senate Standing Committees
- Article III. The Faculty
Senate and its Officers
- Article IV. Rules Meetings
Quorums and Voting.
- Article V. Elections Terms of
Office Number of Terms Recalls and Vacancies.
- Article VI.
Eligibility
for Election, Limit of
Election to Faculty Senate Committees, Designated Senators on
Senate Standing Committees, Titles of Ex Officio, Non-Voting
Members of Committees.
- Article VII. Senate Standing
Committee
- Article VIII. Special Purpose
Committees
- Article IX. Faculty
Representatives to Other Faculty Organizations.
- Article X. Approving or
Amending Bylaws
* "State" is no longer part of
the name of the University. Effective 1 July 2001 Salisbury
State University became Salisbury University by action of the
General Assembly of Maryland. These bylaws were changed to
comply with the following portion of the legislation: “SECTION
2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED That in every law executive order
rule regulation policy or document created by any official
employee or unit of this State Salisbury State University is
renamed Salisbury University as provided in this Act.”
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