Proposed Amendments to the Faculty Senate Constitution

Passed by Faculty Assembly
April 2, 2008

 

Proposal: The following be struck from the Faculty Senate Constitution

• Article I Section 2
  the Faculty Senate of the University of Montevallo is an advisory body to the President and the Board of Trustees.

 

Proposal: The following amendment to the Faculty Senate Constitution

• Article I Section 2 be amended by striking It is and adding at the start of the first sentence:
  The Faculty Senate
  
  The sentence would then read:
  The Faculty Senate is concerned with the general welfare of the University.

  

Proposal: The following amendment to the Faculty Senate Constitution

• Article I Section 2 be amended by adding at the end of the last sentence:
  and as such functions as the primary means of Faculty action
  
  The sentence would then read:
  The Faculty Senate serves as a recognized channel of communications between the Faculty and the Administration and as such serves as the primary means of Faculty action.

  

Proposal: The addition of an Article I Section 4 to the Faculty Senate Constitution to read:

• The authority of the Senate derives from the Board of Trustees of the University and exists as a feature of the bond of mutual trust that serves as the basis for the general system of shared governance.

 

 Current version:

Faculty Senate Constitution and By-Laws

Article I

PURPOSE

Section 1.  The Faculty Senate of the University of Montevallo is the elected representative body of the faculty at the University of Montevallo.

Section 2.  The Faculty Senate of the University of Montevallo is an advisory body to the President and the Board of Trustees.  It is concerned with the general welfare of the University.  The Faculty Senate serves as a recognized channel of communications between the Faculty and the Administration. 

Section 3.  The Senate provides a means for the Faculty to deal with Faculty issues which have University-wide application and with more localized faculty issues when deemed appropriate by Faculty Senate.  The Senate also serves as a committee on committees.

 

 If all Amendments were to pass Faculty Assembly:

 Faculty Senate Constitution and By-Laws

Article I

PURPOSE

Section 1.  The Faculty Senate of the University of Montevallo is the elected representative body of the faculty at the University of Montevallo.

Section 2.  The Faculty Senate is concerned with the general welfare of the University.  The Faculty Senate serves as a recognized channel of communications between the Faculty and the Administration and as such functions as the primary means of Faculty action.

Section 3.  The Senate provides a means for the Faculty to deal with Faculty issues which have University-wide application and with more localized faculty issues when deemed appropriate by Faculty Senate.  The Senate also serves as a committee on committees.

Section 4  (Proposed NEW AMENDMENT)
The authority of the Senate derives from the Board of Trustees of the University and exists as a feature of the bond of mutual trust that serves as the basis for the general system of shared governance.

 

Process for Amending the Constitution

Article VI

AMENDMENTS TO THIS CONSTITUTION

Section 2:  Amendments must be passed by a two-thirds majority of the total membership of Faculty Senate.  The Amendments must be ratified and approved by a majority of the Faculty Assembly voting.  Vote may be conducted by secret ballot if requested