c. No individual (whether faculty or academic administrative or professional) holding a University position carrying as any part of its title president, vice president, chancellor, provost, executive director, counsel, attorney, or chief of staff shall be eligible for election to the Senate as members of the faculties under "a" hereof, nor may the University Librarian or anyone who is a dean. Individuals with less than a one-third time appointment as assistant or associate dean shall be eligible for election to the Senate as members of the faculty under "a" hereof. (Article III, Section 4a, shall not be construed to conflict with Article III, Section 1, which provides that the president of the University is a voting member of the Senate. The president is not an elected member of the Senate.)

d. The Senate Consultative Committee shall determine the school membership of any academic staff member or student for purposes of voting for members of and serving as a representative in the Senate.

e. Elections to the Senate shall be held no later than the 30^th day of April. One third, or as near to one third as arithmetically possible, of the faculty/academic professional representatives of each institute, college, or school shall be elected each year by each institute, college, or school.

All faculty/academic professional members elected to the Senate shall begin service on July 1 and shall serve for three years and/or until their successors shall be elected and qualified. Elected faculty/academic professional members of the Senate shall not serve more than two consecutive terms, and shall be eligible for re-election only after a one-year interval of nonmembership in the Senate.

All student representatives shall be elected for one-year terms and may be re-elected. No student representative may serve more than four one-year terms, or any part thereof, in any six year period.

To continue to serve, a faculty/academic professional representative must be currently a regular member of his or her faculty. To continue to serve, a student representative must continue to meet the requirements for election identified under "b" hereof.

f. The faculty/academic professional and student constituencies of each institute, college, or school shall either elect a pool of alternate representatives or define the pool to be those eligible to vote for senators. The faculty/academic professionals and the students of each institute, college, or school shall specify one of these procedures for selecting a pool of alternates in their respective constitutions. If the alternates are to be elected, then the constitution of the institute, college, or school shall specify the number to be elected and their term in office, and they shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as representatives. If a constitution does not exist or does not specify the method of selecting the pool of alternates, the student board or the faculty body of the unit shall determine which method shall be used.

A representative may designate anyone from the appropriate unit pool to serve as an alternate in the representative's absence by providing written notice to the clerk of the University Senate prior to the commencement of any meeting of the University Senate, Faculty Senate, or Student Senate.

5. Removal for Neglect of Meetings

a. A member of the University Senate shall be said to have neglected a meeting if the member does not attend and does not provide an alternate and does not notify the clerk of the impending absence.

b. A member of the Faculty Senate shall forfeit membership by neglecting three consecutive meetings of the University Senate. A member of the Student Senate shall forfeit membership by neglecting two meetings of the University Senate.

c. The clerk of the Senate shall notify any member who will forfeit University Senate membership by neglecting the next meeting of the University Senate.

d. A member of the University Senate who holds membership in a campus faculty assembly or a student assembly by virtue of holding membership in the University Senate shall forfeit University Senate membership if membership in the other body is forfeited by failure to satisfy attendance criteria specified in the constitution or bylaws of the body.

e. A member whose membership has been forfeited may appeal to the Senate Consultative Committee for reinstatement.


6. University Senate and Student Senate Officers

a. The president of the University shall chair the University Senate. A vice chair shall be elected by the Senate at its last regularly scheduled meeting in the spring semester of the academic year for a term of one year and shall be eligible for re-election. The president, with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint a clerk and a parliamentarian of the Senate (non-members of the Senate), whose duties shall be prescribed in the Senate Bylaws.

b. The officers of the Student Senate shall be a chair and a vice chair.

The chair shall be elected at a special spring semester session of the Student Senate attended only by student senators elected for the following year. The outgoing chair shall preside over the election. Non-senators and outgoing student senators may not be candidates for these positions. Term of office shall be July 1 to June 30, and the person holding office is eligible for re-election. The duties of the chair are (1) to be the official spokesperson of the Student Senate and the Student Senate Consultative Committee; (2) to set the Student Senate agenda, to be approved by the Student Consultative Committee; (3) to serve as chair of the Student Consultative Committee; (4) to serve as the University's representative on the Student Advisory Council; and (5) to serve on one central University advisory committee and to delegate student members for other advisory committees.

The duties of the vice chair are (1) to assume the duties of the chair in the event of an absence or incapacity of the chair; (2) to assume responsibilities delegated by the chair; (3) to submit to the Senate Office an annual budget request for the Student Senate and Student Consultative Committee, to be approved by the Student Senate during its fall semester meeting; (4) to organize an annual orientation for members of the Student Senate; (5) to monitor Student Senate attendance and ensure that the Student Senate Handbook is updated and distributed; (6) to serve on a central advisory committee that is not attended by the Student Senate chair if there is more than one such committee active; (7) to serve as the vice chair of the Student Senate Consultative Committee.

c. The president of the University shall chair the Faculty Senate. A vice chair shall be elected by the Faculty Senate at the last regularly scheduled meeting in the spring semester of the academic year for a term of one year and shall be eligible for re-election. [In the instance when a faculty member is elected vice chair of the University Senate, that individual shall also serve as vice chair of the Faculty Senate.] The president, with the consent of the Faculty Senate, shall appoint a clerk and a parliamentarian of the Faculty Senate (non-members of the Faculty Senate) whose duties shall be the same as those of the clerk and parliamentarian of the University Senate.

7. University Senate Agenda and Minutes

The agenda of each University Senate meeting shall be distributed in advance to all Senate members, to all faculty/academic professional members entitled to vote for Senate members, to members of all committees of the Senate, and to the students and others in such manner as the University Senate may direct. The minutes of Senate meetings shall be distributed in like manner. Matters under Senate jurisdiction, including proposed amendments to this Constitution or Bylaws, may be submitted by any committee of the Senate or any Senate member.


8. University Senate Meetings--Call--Quorum

The University Senate shall hold regular meetings, at least twice in each semester of the academic year, at a time and place determined by the president. Special meetings of the University Senate and meetings of the Faculty or Student Senate may be held upon the call of the president or upon request of the appropriate Consultative Committee, or upon written request of ten members of the Senate in question.

At any regular or special meeting of any Senate, a majority of its membership shall constitute a quorum. Any member of the faculty and any student or academic professional eligible to vote for senators may be admitted to University Senate meetings and shall be entitled to speak at the discretion of the Senate. Only elected Senate members (or their designated alternates), Senate Consultative Committee members, and, in the case of a tie, the presiding officer, shall be entitled to vote. All members of the faculty who hold regular appointment as defined in Faculty Tenure may be present at Faculty Senate meetings and shall be entitled to speak and to offer motions for Faculty Senate action. Only elected faculty members (or designated faculty alternates) shall be entitled to vote.

Any student eligible to vote for senators may be admitted to Student Senate meetings and shall be entitled to speak at the discretion of the Student Senate. Only elected student members (or their designated alternates) shall be entitled to vote.


ARTICLE IV. COMMITTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE

The committees of the University Senate shall be (1) Senate committees and (2) Subcommittees of Senate committees. The Senate also may create special committees.

1. Senate Committees

A Senate committee is any committee to which the University Senate delegates responsibilities in broad areas of University concern and whose reports are made directly to the University Senate, the Faculty Senate, or the Student Senate. Membership of all Senate committees and procedures for electing or appointing members are described in the Bylaws. The University Senate by appropriate bylaws may create or terminate Senate committees vested with such responsibilities as the Senate has the power to confer.

2. Subcommittees of Senate Committees

Senate committees may appoint subcommittees as necessary to assist with their responsibilities. Membership of subcommittees need not be limited to members of the parent committee. Subcommittee memberships shall have approximately the same ratio of faculty/academic professionals, students, civil service, and alumni as the parent committee and shall include ex officio representation as appropriate. If an exception is necessary, the parent committee shall consult with the Committee on Committees. The Committee on Committees shall also serve as a resource for, or source of, subcommittee nominations and shall appoint members to standing subcommittees. Civil service and alumni shall be represented on subcommittees where appropriate.

3. Special Committees

Special committees may be created to study and make recommendations on special topics within the areas of concern to the University Senate. Special committees may be created or terminated either by the University Senate or by the Senate Consultative Committee. Whenever the task of a special committee falls within the duties and responsibilities of a committee of the University Senate, the special committee shall make interim and final reports to that committee. If the task assigned to the special committee does not fall within the duties and responsibilities of an existing committee of the Senate, the special committee shall make interim and final reports to the Senate Consultative Committee. The membership of a special committee shall consist of (a) representatives of the committee of the Senate to which it reports, and (b) such other members as the task of the special committee requires.


ARTICLE V. GOVERNMENT OF THE COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS

1. Composition

The government of each institute, college, or school of collegiate rank shall be vested in the president, provosts, deans, professors, associate professors, assistant professors (including research associates), and instructors (including research fellows) and student and other group representatives, if any. Each department or division giving instruction in another institute, college, or school may be represented on the faculty of that institute, college, or school by one or more members. Each institute, college, or school of collegiate rank shall determine its own governing rules and policies including methods of selecting faculty, student, and other group representatives, if any, for its government.

2. Powers

Such government shall control the internal affairs and policies of its own institute, college, or school, including entrance requirements, curricula, instruction, examinations, grading, degrees, and academic disciplinary matters, except as provided in Article III, Section 2.


ARTICLE VI. RELATIONS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS

Formal relations between the University of Minnesota and other educational institutions shall be subject to the control of the University Senate, either directly or through appropriate committees.


ARTICLE VII. JURISDICTIONAL QUESTIONS

1. Intercollege Controversies

Controversies arising between institutes, colleges, and/or schools of collegiate rank may be presented, after mutual conference, to a special committee appointed by the president and confirmed by the University Senate. If the special committee is unable to arrange a mutually agreeable solution to the problem in question, the matter shall be placed on the agenda of the next regular or special meeting of the University Senate for decision. The Senate's decision may be appealed to the president.

2. Controversies Between the University Senate and Institutes, Colleges, and Schools

Controversies arising between the University Senate or its committees and a campus, institute, college, or school government or other division of the University shall be resolved by the president, after conference with representatives of the Senate and of the units in question.


ARTICLE VIII. AMENDING PROCEDURE

An amendment to this Constitution shall be approved either by a two-thirds majority of all voting members of the University Senate at a regular or special meeting, or by a majority of all voting members of the Senate at each of two meetings, the second of which shall be the next regular meeting; and provided the proposed amendment has been distributed, in writing, to the persons and in the manner provided in Article III, Section 7, for distribution of the Senate agenda, at least ten days prior to the date of the vote on the approval of the proposed amendment. An amendment shall be effective following approval by the University Senate and by the Board of Regents.

If a proposed constitutional amendment has received affirmative votes of 80% or more of those present and voting at a meeting of the Senate, but the number of votes cast is insufficient to adopt the amendment (either a two-thirds majority of all voting members at one meeting or a majority of all voting members at the second of two meetings), the amendment may be submitted electronically to all members of the Senate for a second vote. The votes must be cast no later than three working days from the time of adjournment of the Senate meeting at which the item was considered. The number of votes required for electronic approval will be the same as the number required for approval at the meeting.


ARTICLE IX. BYLAWS

The University Senate may enact or amend its Bylaws either by a majority of all voting members of the University Senate at a regular or special meeting, or by a majority of all members of the Senate present and voting at each of two meetings, the second of which shall be the next regular meeting, provided the proposed change has been submitted, in writing, to each member of the Senate at least ten days prior to the date of the vote on the approval of the proposed change.

If a proposed bylaw amendment has received affirmative votes of 80% or more of those present and voting at a meeting of the Senate, but the number of votes cast is insufficient to adopt the amendment (either a majority of all voting members at one meeting or a majority those present and voting at the second of two meetings), the amendment may be submitted electronically to all members of the Senate for a second vote. The votes must be cast no later than three working days from the time of adjournment of the Senate meeting at which the item was considered. The number of votes required for electronic approval will be the same as the number required for approval at the meeting.


ARTICLE X. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONSTITUTION

This Constitution shall take effect following its approval by the Board of Regents.