Coordinate the activities of the Senate committees, evaluate the functions of those committees, and conduct an annual review of the current status of ad hoc committees of theSenate, recommending appropriate action to the Senate;
Prepare the agenda for Senate meetings;
Inform the Senate concerning the charge and composition of each committee created by the campus or University administration;
Propose to the Senate a date and agenda for the annual meeting of the faculty;
Report to the faculty at the annual meeting;
Schedule and supervise the organizing of the Senate in accordance with Part A of these Bylaws;
Nominate members of the Committee on Committees;
Provide advice annually to the Chancellor on the appointment or reappointment of the vice chancellors;
Provide advice annually to the President on the reappointment of the Chancellor;
Review Campus Budget Oversight Committee (CBOC), Research Board, and Research Policy Committee nominees; and
Perform such other duties as the Statutes or Senate shall specify.
(b) Membership
The Senate Executive Committee shall be composed of 16 members consisting of (a) a Chair and a Vice-Chair, elected by ballot by and
from among the membership of the Senate, who shall
be the presiding officers of the Senate Executive Committee,
(b) the Chair of the Committee on Committees, (c) the Chair of the Educational Policy Committee, (d) the Chair of the General University Policy Committee, (e) the Chair of the Information Technology Committee, (f) the Chair of the University Statutes and Senate Procedures Committee, (g) three members elected by the Senate from a slate consisting of all remaining committee chairs willing to serve, with a runoff among the five candidates receiving the most votes and additional candidates if tied for fifth place, (h) three students,
including at least one undergraduate and at least
one graduate or professional student, all of whom
shall be elected by and from among the student
senators, (i) one of the Senate's representatives
to the University Senates Conference, elected by
the Senate to serve on the Executive Committee, (j) the
campus faculty member of the Faculty Advisory
Council to the Board of Higher Education ex officio
with vote, and (k) the Chair of the committee which performs the statutory function of the Professional Advisory Committee or the Chair's designee ex officio with voice but no vote, as well as Senate floor privileges. In the event of a vacancy in the Chair position, the Vice-Chair will immediately succeed to the position of Chair. In the event of a vacancy in the Vice-Chair position, an election by the Senate of a Vice-Chair will be conducted at the next meeting of the Senate in accordance with the provisions of Part A, Section 5 (d). From the time the Vice-Chair position becomes vacant and until a Vice-Chair has been elected and certified, that sitting member of the Executive Committee with longest university service will serve as interim Vice-Chair.
Any other vacancy on the Senate Executive Committee shall
be filled by the same procedure utilized in
selecting the vacating member.
(c) The officers and members of the Executive Committee shall be elected for terms of one year. The Chair shall be released from other academic duties for one-half time, with this appointment funded from campus resources.
(d) The Chair of the Senate Executive Committee, or the Vice-Chair
at the request of the Chair, or an Executive Committee member
designated by the Chair with the advice of the
Executive Committee, shall establish and maintain liaison with
the offices of the President of the University and
the Board of Trustees on matters of major concern
to the Senate.
(e) During the summer months, the Senate Executive Committee is
authorized to act for and on behalf of the Senate
on urgent matters that require immediate
attention, with the stipulation that, before taking any
such action, the Executive Committee shall seek the advice of
those senators present on campus. Any such
emergency action taken by the Executive Committee shall be
reported to the Senate at the first regular
meeting of the Senate following such emergency action.
