aia 7 ZY eit wee gE rol paculty rede p Ugusld a Z IFS Nene iv Shr stiw Tyemderhatlys 7/00 Aine 82-76: Delete the last sentence of the second paragraph in Section VIII, Duties of the Officers of the Faculty Senate, and revise the first paragraph of Section VIII to read: "The Chairman of the Faculty shall preside at all meetings. He or she is empowered to call special PF meetings as hereinafter provided. The Chairman is an ex-officio member of all academic committees. The Chairman may delegate to the Vice Chairman or an appointed representative his or her seat on any of the academic committees. He or she shall appoint persons to fill unexpired terms of committees where Applicable." 82-78: Amend the first paragraph of Section V, Organization of the Faculty Senate, to read: "All full-time / MWniversity are eligible to vote for representatives to the Faculty (io Senate. All full-time faculty members of East Carolina University holding permanent tenure or tenure-track positions are eligible to serve in the Faculty Senate." The membership of the Faculty Senate shall consist of elected representatives and of ex-officio members." Revise the first sentence of the second paragraph of Section II to read: "The General Faculty shall have as its presiding officer the Chairman of the Faculty, who shall be responsible for calling its meetings and for keeping a record of its proceedings." Delete the second sentence of the second paragraph of Section II. Revise Section III by replacing "Vice Chancellor for Administration and Planning" in line 3 with "appropriate Vice Chancellor." Revise Section IV by deleting "the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Planning," in line 2, and by replacing “or upon petition to the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Planning" with "or upon petition to the Chancellor." Delete "Vice Chancellor for Administration and Planning" from the fifth paragraph of Section V, third line. Amendment to Resolution 82-78 as presented by Professor Carl Adler, Physics: Replace the words "holding permanent tenure or tenure-track positions" with the words, "in at least their second year of appointment to the unit which they will represent" and, furthermore, replace the words alent ee a "to serve in" with the words "for election to." a RN ee ne ee me en ee ee ee re ee Faculty Senate Mat at ake ae: ea The General Faculty of East Carolina University FROM: James LeRoy Smith Chair of the Faculty DATE: August 8, 1983 SUBJECT: Constitutional Amendments to be Considered at the General Faculty Meeting August 22, 1983, at 9:00 a.m. in Hendrix Theatre P| Faculty Senate Resolutions 82-76, 82-78, and 83-22, constitutional amendments to Appendix A, Constitution of the Faculty Senate, East Carolina University, were recommended by the Faculty Governance Committee, passed by the Faculty Senate during the 1982-1983 academic year, approved by Chancellor John Howell, and are subject to final approval by the General Faculty. These amendments, as printed on the reverse side, will be considered on August 22, 1983; and if approved, will be part of Sections II, III, IV, V and VIII of the Faculty Senate Constitution, on pages A-1, A-2, and A-4 of the Faculty Manual. Faculty members who desire to amend the proposed constitutional amendments should present their amendments in writing to the Chair of the Faculty, Rawl Annex 140. JLS/hrb functions: consider reports from and make recommendations to the Chancellor, the appropriate Vice Chancellor, and the Faculty Senate; discuss any matter relating to the welfare of East Carolina University or of the members thereof; amend or rescind the articles establishing the Faculty Senate as provided for in this constitu- tion; amend or rescind the action of the Faculty Senate as provided fors3n “this: cons ti tecion. Meetings of the General Faculty The General Faculty shall meet at the pleasure of the Chancellor, or the Faculty Senate of East Carolina University, or upon petition to the Chancellor by at least fifteen percent of the General Faculty. Organization of the Faculty Senate All full-time faculty members of East Carolina University are eligible to vote for representatives of the Faculty Senate. All full-time faculty members of East Carolina University in at least their gecond year of appointment to the unit which they will represent are ligible for election to the Faculty Senate. The membership of the Faculty Senate shall consist of elected representatives and of ex- officio members. The number of elected Faculty Senators shall not exceed 52 nor be less than 44. Prior to the election of the spring of each academic year, the ratio of faculty members to elected Faculty Senators will be determined by the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and the Secretary. Each electoral unit represented will then be informed as to the number of elected Faculty Senators to which that electoral unit is entitled. No electoral unit will be allocated more than ten percent of the elected Faculty Senate mmembers. (This change shall take effect when the officers of the Faculty Senate determine the number of Senators allocated to each unit in the spring of 1983.) Electoral units for the purpose of this constitution shall be the various schools (including the Division of Continuing Education, the Division of Library Services, and the Counseling Center) and the departments of the College of Arts and Sciences. In the event that an electoral unit must reduce its existing number of Faculty Senators, it shall do so by following democratic procedures. Each department of the College of Arts and Sciences shall have at least one elected Faculty Senator, and will elect its Faculty Senator as an electoral unit. All schools (including the Division of Continuing Education, Division of Library Services, and the Counseling Center) will have at least one elected Faculty Senator. Each school may school may choose to elect its Senators from the