B. Shared Responsibility of the Faculty as a Whole

Apart from the areas of primary faculty authority and responsibility listed above, the Faculty participates with the Board of Trustees, the president, the provost, the deans and others in decisions regarding the present condition and future development of the institution. The Faculty participates in shared governance through actions taken by the faculty of academic units, the faculty of colleges and the University Faculty as a whole.

The range of this shared decision-making includes, but is not limited to:

1. The institution of new colleges, schools, major and minor areas of study, or programs and the termination of existing ones:
2. The advising of students;
3. Guidelines for student conduct and activities;
4. Requirements for admission to the University;
5. The recruitment, appointment, retention, tenure, promotion or dismissal of members of the faculty
6. The establishment of the fiscal priorities of the University;
7. The establishment of the University calendar;
8. The acquisition, renovation and/or reassignment of classroom space;

The definition and/or amendment of faculty responsibilities and duties.