II. The Membership of
the University Senate
A.
Composition
1.
The term ÒfacultyÓ for purposes herein is defined as
all persons in the full-time employ
of the University who hold faculty rank, instructor and
above, excluding visiting or
adjunct professors. The two exceptions are the extended
campus and the part-time
representatives selected to serve on the Professional
Responsibilities and Faculty Welfare
Committee
who must be members of the group they are to represent, but need not have
faculty status as defined above.
2.
Each college and library department shall have one representative. A
departmental
alternate shall have the full rights and privileges of an
elected senator when substituting
for a regular representative. Department heads shall be
eligible to serve on the Senate.
3.
Each college and the library shall select as many at-large alternates as
required so that the
total of departmental and at-large representatives is equal
to ten (10) percent (rounded
to the nearest whole number) of the unit’s total faculty. An
equal number of alternates
shall be selected by each unit. An at-large alternate shall
substitute for an at-large senator
and shall have the full rights and privileges of an elected
senator.