A. Authority and Responsibility of the Executive Council

The primary functions of the Executive Council are communication and coordination. The Executive Council will have regular meetings with the provost to be informed of issues, events, or opportunities affecting the University and to inform the provost about concerns of the Faculty. In the event the full Senate cannot be convened for a necessary special meeting of the Senate, the Executive Council may act on behalf of the full Senate. It is the responsibility of the Senate president to notify the Faculty Senate at the earliest possible time the nature and purpose of the meeting. The full Senate must ratify any action taken by the Executive Council at the earliest possible time.

In the normal conduct of faculty business, the Executive Council is responsible for nominating, subject to Senate approval, faculty standing committees and such other special or ad hoc committees as the Senate may establish. At the beginning of the academic year, standing committee chairs will establish an agenda in coordination with the Executive Council. At the end of each semester, committees will provide a brief written account of the semester’s activities. For historical purposes, the vice president of the Faculty Senate will collect and file these semester reports in a suitable central file.

When so requested by the administration, the Executive Council will provide recommendations for membership on University committees or University established special or ad hoc committees.