Senate Executive Committee

6.1 Senate Executive Committee: The Executive Committee of the University Senate consists of the elected officers of the Senate, and the Secretary. The Executive Committee may appoint additional student and faculty Senators to serve on this committee.

6.1.1 The function of the Executive Committee is to advise the Senate President and facilitate the work of the Senate. It meets at the call of the Senate President.

7.1 Since 1991-92, all non-elected committees established by faculty legislation are appointed by the Committee on Committees, a committee appointed by the University Senate. The Secretary of the Faculty shall coordinate the elections of faculty to elective committees. The secretary shall arrange for the filling of vacancies on elected committees and councils by notifying the next eligible candidate, determined in descending order of the number of votes received in the most recent election for the relevant committee or council. If no eligible candidate is available to fill the vacancy, the Senate Executive Committee, with advice and recommendations from the Committee on Committees, shall appoint an eligible faculty member to fill the vacancy until the next regular election cycle. Filling a vacancy shall not preclude the appointee from standing for election to the same committee or council during the next election cycle if eligible.

9.1.2 The Senate President shall set the agenda for each University Senate meeting. The Order of Business follows the outline listed below, however the placement of motions or resolutions for consideration will be at the discretion of the Senate President. Usually the more important motions or resolutions are placed first on the agenda, and less important or secondary motions or resolutions later. The order of receipt does not dictate the placement of an item on the agenda. The agenda must be circulated to each Senator and other persons involved in an agenda item prior to the scheduled meeting.

9.1.3.7 The Senate President shall meet with the Senate Executive Committee to discuss the agenda of the next scheduled meeting of the Senate. The agenda must include all motions/resolutions that will be on the floor at this meeting of the Senate.