UO Assembly 5 October 1983

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON 5 October 1983

The meeting of the University Assembly was called to order by President Paul Olum at 1532 on October 5, 1983 in room 150 Geology. There being no corrections, the minutes of the meeting of June 1, 1983 were approved as distributed.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Secretary was recognized to read the definition of "voting members of the assembly".

(1) All persons holding the academic rank of assistant professor or above; and (2) all persons holding the rank of instructor or senior instructor who are employed in the full-time teaching of courses, giving instruction exclusively in schools, colleges or departments that offer work for University credit; and (3) eighteen members of SUAB.

The President announced that the next meeting of the University Assembly will be on Wednesday, the 9th of November.

OLD BUSINESS

The two motions from Mr. John Sherwood, English, were to be presented formally and acted upon at this Assembly meeting. Mr. Sherwood, however, has given the Secretary a notice concerning the motions. The notice is presented below:

"With some reluctance, I have accepted the advice of several members of the Senate to withhold my motions until the Assembly has dealt with the report of the Governance Committee. The assumption is that the proposals of the committee would take care of the same follies against which my motions were directed." John Sherwood

NEW BUSINESS

Ms. Katherine Eaton was recognized by the President to make the following notice of motion: "On behalf of the Committee on Committees, I move that Faculty legislation establishing the Academic Requirements committee (1923) and the Academic Standards committee (1971-72) be amended to provide that the functions and responsibilities of the two committees be combined into one committee, that of Academic Requirements, effective 1983-84. There shall continue to be Faculty, student and ex-officio members."

The Assembly was reminded that the Faculty Governance motions will be on the agenda at the November 9 meeting of the Assembly. The motions and the entire document dealing with the reorganization of the University governing structure are attached to these minutes. Members of the Assembly are strongly encouraged to become familiar with the entire document and to bring the document to the next meeting of the Assembly.

A resolution from the Academic Senate of the University of California, Los Angeles, was received by the University of Oregon in the late Spring of 1983. The UCLA Senate has asked the University to endorse this resolution. The text of the resolution is: "The Academic Senate requests that the UCLA Administration, preferably in concert with a significant group of other universities, propose that the NCAA convention enact the following rules regarding eligibility in football:

"1. Only those students who have completed at least 24 semester units or 36 quarter units of academic credit are eligible for varsity competition in football.

"2. Students who compete in football shall complete their four seasons of competition within five years. (Rule 1 would not preclude freshmen from practicing with the varsity.)"

Presently this resolution is in the University Senate and a special committee of senators will report back to the Senate at its October meeting their findings on the resolution. The Senate expects to address the issue as a "sense of the Senate" resolution and not forward it to the Assembly for action.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business the Assembly adjourned at 1550.

Keith Richard Secretary, University Assembly

Full Text of Motions on Faculty Governance

At the November meeting of the University Assembly, the Task Force on Faculty Governance will present the following motions:

Note: There are seven motions, of which Motions 1 through 5 will adopt sections of the Rules on which separate action is desired. The outline letters and numbers of the Rules are preserved in these motions. Motion 6 concerns a matter apart from the Rules that will be withdrawn if Motion 3 is not approved. Motion 7 includes the entire text of the Rules, repeating sections that appear in the earlier motions, but including the remaining sections not yet considered. The entire text is repeated in full in Motion 7 for clarity.
Motion 1. Changes in Voting Membership in the University Assembly.

A. Voting members of the University Assembly shall consist of the following, quoted from the Proposed Rules of Governance, Draft VIII, 6/1/83:

. Voting Members of the Assembly

1. All tenured and emeritus faculty.

2. All Senior Instructors, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Professors on regular academic appointment as Officers of Instruction at the University of Oregon.

3. All Senior Research Associates.

4. All University Librarians with the rank of Assistant Professor and higher.

5. The President, Vice-Presidents, Provost, Vice-Provosts, Deans and Associate Deans, as well as Officers of Administration not regularly engaged in full-time teaching, with the rank of Assistant Professor and higher.

6. The Athletic Director and all Head Coaches with the rank of Assistant Professor and higher who have full-time appointments within the University.

7. The eighteen (18) members of the Student University Affairs Board (hereafter referred to as the S.U.A.B.).

8. All Faculty members who have the franchise under the previous rules of the Assembly at the time of adoption of the new Rules of Governance, shall retain that franchise until they terminate as members of the Faculty.

9. The following are EXCLUDED from the category of voting members: Adjunct, Visiting, Courtesy appointments, Research Associates, Research Assistants, Instructors, and Lecturers. Assistant Deans are excluded unless they qualify under another category.

B. This motion shall be effective immediately after the adoption of the Proposed Rules of Governance (Motion 7 below). If Motion 7 fails, this motion shall be effective at the Assembly meeting following final action on Motion 7.

Motion 2. Establishment of a Quorum in the University Assembly.

A* I. C. 6. Quorum

a. Ten percent (10%) of the Assembly shall constitute a quorum.

B. This motion shall be effective at the first Assembly meeting after the adoption of the Proposed Rules of Governance (Motion 7 below).

Motion 3. Changes in the University Senate.

A. Delegation of legislative authority to the University Senate. I. D. Authority and Functions of the Assembly

1. The Assembly, assuming the power assigned to the Professors in the University Charter, shall have the power to legislate on matters of educational policy.

2. The Assembly shall usually exercise its power through its representative, the Senate.

a. A measure that fails to receive majority support in the Senate shall die unless referred to the Assembly by petition (I.E.3.).

b. A measure that passes the Senate with less than a two thirds (2/3) majority of those voting shall be referred automatically to the Assembly for action.

c. The Senate may vote to refer a measure to the Assembly after taking an advisory vote.

d. Any measure that is approved by at least a two thirds (2/3) vote in the Senate shall take effect without Assembly action unless petitioned (I.E.3.) except for certain curricular matters that are reserved to the Assembly for final action (I.D.3.), or if the President of the University requests Assembly concurrence in a specific Senate action.

3. The Assembly shall take action where the addition or deletion of course or instructional programs is involved.

E. Relations with the Senate

The Senate is an agency of the Assembly.

1. No University policy shall become effective by virtue of Senate action until the Assembly shall have had an opportunity to challenge the Senate action by petition.

2. A copy of Senate actions shall be sent to all members of the Assembly.

3. Such Senate actions may be appealed to the Assembly on the written petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the members of the Assembly within a period of fifteen (15) days (i.e., exclusive of recess periods, academic holidays, Saturdays, or Sundays) after the date copies of the Senate actions have been distributed.

4. On the filing of such a petition with the Secretary, the University President shall call a special meeting of the Assembly (I.C.2.), unless a regular meeting is scheduled to be held at an appropriate time, considering the three (3) week advance notice requirement. In any case, the matter petitioned must be brought to the Assembly on the first available "first Wednesday" after the petition is received by the Secretary.

5. At that meeting, the Secretary shall report to the Assembly the debate of the Senate.

6. The Assembly shall approve, alter, reject, postpone, table, o~ otherwise dispose of the action of the Senate, except that if no action is taken due to lack of quorum or other cause, the action of the Senate shall stand.

7. Senate actions not appealed to the Assembly shall become effective as faculty action fifteen (15) days after the date copies of the Senate actions have been distributed.

8. Either the Assembly or the Senate, by majority vote of those present, may request that the Assembly be polled by mail for advisory purposes.

B. Redefinition of Senate Membership.

II. A. Membership of the Senate (46)

1. Ex officio, non-voting members who shall have the right to the floor (6):

a. The President of the University or a designee.

b. The President of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon.

c. The Registrar of the University.

d. The Secretary of the Assembly.

e. A representative of the Faculty Advisory Council.

f. The Parliamentarian of the Assembly.

2. Voting student members (8):

a. The Chairperson of the S.U.A.B.

b. The Vice Chairperson of the S.U.A.B.

c. Six (6) other members of the S.U.A.B., chosen as determined by the body.

3. Elected Representatives of the Faculty (32) a. Sixteen (16) representatives shall be elected each year for two (2) year terms. Of these, eight (8) members shall be elected each year from the College of Arts and Sciences, and eight (8) members from the professional schools, Library, and unclassified officers of administration. Each faculty member shall vote on either the College ballot or the Professional Schools-Library-Unclassified ballot, but not on both. b. Sixteen (16) shall be elected in each odd numbered year and sixteen (16) in each even numbered year. E. Term of Office

1. Term of office of elected members shall be for two (2) years.

2. The seat of an elected member of the Senate shall be considered vacant if the member is absent two (2) times in a year from regular and special meetings, unless the Secretary of the Senate is notified in advance of the member's illness or anticipated absence on University business.

3. No Senator shall serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms, but may serve again after an absence from from the Senate of one (1) year.

C. Changes in procedures for nomination and election of senators.

II. C. Nominations for Faculty Positions

1. The Secretary shall distribute two (2) lists of names of faculty members of the Assembly eligible to serve on the Senate: a complete list of eligible persons from the College of Arts and Sciences and a complete list of eligible persons from the professional schools, Library, and the unclassified officers of administration.

2. Members of each of these two (2) groups shall vote for no more than sixteen (16) persons from the list appropriate to their group.

3. The sixteen (16) persons who receive the most votes from each group shall be on the ballots prepared by the Secretary.

D. Faculty Elections

1. All elections shall be conducted by the Secretary.

2. Two ballots shall be prepared: One ballot shall list the names of the sixteen (16) persons from the College of Arts and Sciences, and one ballot shall list the names of the sixteen (16) persons from the Professional SchoolsLibrary-Unclassified Officers of Administration. A short paragraph describing each candidate's background for the Senate shall be included on the ballot. All members of the Assembly shall vote for no more than eight (8) persons, on the ballot appropriate to their group.

3. All elections shall be by secret mail ballot and reported in writing to the Senate Executive Committee no later than March 1.

4. The eight (8) candidates from each list receiving the most votes shall be elected. The Secretary shall resolve any ties by lot.

5. Any faculty vacancy in the Senate occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled by the next available name in descending order from the most recent election list. Those senators names as successors shall complete the unexpired terms.

D. Limiting regular meetings of the University Assembly to four per year. I.

C. Meetings of the Assembly

1. Regular meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of November, January, March, and May.

2. Special meetings may be called by the University President: a. on the President's own initiative. b. in response to an action by the Senate (I.D.2.). c. in response to a written petition by ten percent (10%) of the voting members of the Assembly (I.E.3.).

3. Special meetings, when called, will be held on the first Wednesday of October, December, February, April, or June, unless emergencies require that they be held at other times. In such cases, meetings may be called on other Wednesdays.

4. The University President may postpone any Assembly meeting by one (1) week, provided notice is given not later than one (1) week prior to the regularly scheduled date of the meeting.

5. Notice of Meeting

a. The agenda of each meeting shall be published and distributed- buted to each member of the Assembly no later than one (1) week in advance of each meeting.

b. The agenda of a meeting where appeal of Senate action is to be considered (I.E.3.) shall be published and distributed to each member of the University Assembly three (3) weeks in advance and the agenda shall be accompanied- panied by the proposals to be considered at the meeting.

E. The sections of this motion that relate to elections shall be effective with the nomination and election cycle that takes place during Winter and Spring terms of 1984. A11 other sections of this motion shall be effective at the time of organization of the University Senate for 1984-85, in May 1984.

Motion 4. Transfer of Committee on Committees and Standing Committees to the Senate.

A. I. F. Elected Committees of the Assembly

1. The elected committees of the Assembly are the Faculty Advisory Council, the Faculty Personnel Committee, and the Graduate Council. II. H. Senate Committees

1. Senate Committees shall include the Senate Executive Committee (II.E.4.) and the Committee on Committees. a. The Committee on Committees, chaired by the Senate vice-president, shall be composed of four (4) members selected by the Senate President and confirmed by the Senate. The responsibility of the Committee on Committees shall be to recruit and nominate faculty for membership on University Standing Committees.

I. University Standing Committees (hereafter referred to as Standing

Committees; existing committees at the time of preparation of this document may be found in Appendix B.)

1. Standing Committees shall be those committees so designated and established by the Senate.

2. The members are nominated by the Committee on Committees to the University President.

3. The normal term of the members of any Standing Committee shall be two (2) years, with one half (1/2) of the membership replaced each year so that there will be rotation and continuity.

B. This motion shall be effective after the adoption of the Proposed Rules of Governance, with the appointment of committees for 1984-85.

Motion 5. Provides Recognition for Service to the University.

VI. A. Service to Faculty Governance shall carry significant weight in deliberations regarding tenure and promotion, as well as in post tenure review. Included shall be service on the Senate, on University and Senate Committees, as well as on Departmental Committees.

Motion 6. Release time for Senate President. (To be presented only if Motion 3 is approved.)

Senate Presidents shall be released from part of their normal teaching responsibilities during their terms of office, effective with academic year 1984-85. The appropriate college, school, or department should receive financial reimbursement from the University budget.

Motion 7. Adoption of New Rules of Governance.

The Proposed Rules of Governance, Draft IX, dated October 10, 1983, are adopted. The effective date is provided for in that document. The full text follows.

DRAFT IX, 10/10/83

Proposed Rules of Governance -

The Faculty of the University of Oregon exercises its rights of governance in two bodies, the University Assembly (hereafter referred to as the Assembly) and the University Senate (hereafter referred to as the Senate). I. The University Assembly

A. Voting Members of the Assembly

1. A11 tenured and emeritus faculty.

2. All Senior Instructors, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Professors on regular academic appointment as Officers of Instruction at the University of Oregon.

3. All Senior Research Associates.

4. All University Librarians with the rank of Assistant Professor and higher.

5. The President, vice-president, Provost, Vice-Provosts, Deans and Associate Deans, as well as Officers of Administration not regularly engaged in full-time teaching, with the rank of Assistant Professor and higher.

6. The Athletic Director and all Head Coaches with the rank of Assistant Professor and higher who have full-time appointments within the University.

7. The eighteen (18) members of the Student University Affairs Board (hereafter referred to as the S.U.A.B.).

8. All Faculty members who have the franchise under the previous rules of the Assembly at the time of adoption of the new Rules of Governance, shall retain that franchise until they terminate employment as members of the Faculty.

9. The following are EXCLUDED from the category of voting members: Adjunct, Visiting, Courtesy appointments, Research Associates, Research Assistants, Instructors, and Lecturers. Assistant Deans are excluded unless they qualify under another category. Definitions of certain excluded categories may be found in Appendix A.

10. Faculty members who are voting members of the Assembly are also voting members of any department or other minor faculty in which they hold current budgeted appointments. This does not prevent departments or other minor faculties from increasing the franchise at the local level (such as Instructors, other students, etc.).

B. Officers of the Assembly

1. The President of the University, who shall preside at meetings of the Assembly.

2. The Academic vice-president of the University, who, in the absence of the President, shall preside at meetings of the Assembly.

3. The President of the Senate, who may preside at meetings of the Assembly when requested to do so by the President of the University.

4. The Secretary of the Assembly, who shall be selected by the University President after consultation with the Senate President. The Secretary shall serve until replaced by the University President. The Secretary is responsible for the preparation of the agenda and minutes of the Assembly, the maintenance and preservation of faculty meeting records, for correspondence relating to the business of the Faculty or Assembly, and for the supervision of faculty elections. The Secretary shall be the final arbiter in decisions regarding voting eligib-ility and shall be the official custodian of the current faculty voting list.

5. The Parliamentarian, who shall be selected by the University President after consultation with the Senate President. The Parliamentarian shall serve until replaced by the University President.

C. Meetings of the Assembly

1. Regular meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of November, January, March, and May.

4. The University President may postpone any Assembly meeting by one (l) week, provided notice is given not later than one (l) week prior to the regularly scheduled date of the meeting.

5. Notice of Meeting

a. The agenda of each meeting shall be published and distributed to each member of the Assembly no later than one (l) week in advance of each meeting.

6. Quorum

a. Ten percent (10%) of the Assembly shall constitute a quorum.

7. Conduct of Meetings

a. Except where superseded by specific legislation, Robert's Rules of Order govern proceedings in Assembly and Senate meetings. Specific legislation concerning rules of order is available from the Secretary.

8. Agenda

a. The first order of business on the agenda of each regular meeting of the Assembly shall be the "State of the University" ~ report by the University President. D. Authority and Functions of the Assembly

1. The Assembly, assuming the power assigned to the Professors in the University Charter, shall have the power to legislate on matters of educational policy.

2. The Assembly shall usually exercise its power through its representative, the Senate.

a. A measure that fails to receive majority support in the Senate shall die unless referred to the Assembly by petition (I.E.3.).

b. A measure that passes the Senate with less than a two thirds (2/3) majority of those voting shall be referred automatically to the Assembly for action.

c. The Senate may vote to refer a measure to the Assembly after taking an advisory vote.

3. The Assembly shall take action where the addition or deletion of courses or instructional programs is involved.

E. Relations with the Senate

The Senate is an agency of the Assembly.

1. No University policy shall become effective by virtue of Senate action until the Assembly shall have had an opportunity to challenge the Senate action by petition.

2. A copy of Senate actions shall be sent to all members of the Assembly.

5. At that meeting, the Secretary shall report to the Assembly the debate of the Senate.

6. The Assembly shall approve, alter, reject, postpone, table, or otherwise dispose of the action of the Senate, except that if no action is taken due to lack of quorum or other cause, the action of the Senate shall stand.

7. Senate actions not appealed to the Assembly shall become effective as faculty action fifteen (15) days after the date copies of the Senate actions have been distributed.

8. Either the Assembly or the Senate, by majority vote of those present, may request that the Assembly be polled by mail for advisory purposes.

F. Elected Committees of the Assembly

1. The elected committees of the Assembly are the Faculty Advisory Council, the Faculty Personnel Committee, and the Graduate Council.

II. The University Senate A. Membership of the Senate (46)

1. Ex officio, non-voting members who shall have the right to the floor (6):

a. The President of the University or a designee. ~~

b. The President of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon.

c. The Registrar of the University.

d. The Secretary of the Assembly.

e. A representative of the Faculty Advisory Council.

f. The Parliamentarian of the Assembly.

2. Voting student members (8):

a. The Chairperson of the S.U.A.B.

b. The Vice Chairperson of the S.U.A.B.

c. Six (6) other members of the S.U.A.B., chosen as determined by that body.

3. Elected Representatives of the Faculty (32)

a. Sixteen (16) representatives shall be elected each year for two (2) year terms. Of these, eight (8) members shall be elected each year from the College of Arts and Sciences, and eight (8) members from the professional schools, Library, and unclassified officers of administration. Each faculty member shall vote on either the College ballot or the Professional Schools-Library-Unclassified ballot, but not on both.

b. Sixteen (16) shall be elected in each odd numbered year and sixteen (16) in each even numbered year.

B. Term of Office

1. Term of office of elected members shall be for two (2) years.

3. No Senator shall serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms, but may serve again after an absence from the Senate of one (1) year.

C. Nominations for Faculty Positions

2. Members of each of these two (2) groups shall vote for no more than sixteen (16) persons from the list appropriate to their group.

3. The sixteen (16) persons who receive the most votes from each group shall be on the ballots prepared by the Secretary. D. Faculty Elections

1. All elections shall be conducted by the Secretary.

2. Two ballots shall be prepared: One ballot shall list the names of the sixteen (16) persons from the College of Arts and Sciences, and one ballot shall list the names of the sixteen (16) persons from the Professional Schools-Library Unclassified Officers of Administration. A short paragraph describing each candidate's background for the Senate shall be included on the ballot. All members of the Assembly shall vote for no more than eight (8) persons, on the ballot appropriate to their group.

3. All elections shall be by secret mail ballot and reported in writing to the Senate Executive Committee no later than March 1.

4. The eight (8) candidates from each list receiving the most votes shall be elected. The Secretary shall resolve any ties by lot.

5. Any faculty vacancy in the Senate occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled by the next available name in descending order from the most recent election list. Those senators named as successors shall complete the unexpired terms.

E. Officers of the Senate

1. Nominations

a. Nominations of officers shall be made from the floor.

2. Elections

a. The officers shall be elected at the last meeting of the Senate in May and will take office at the end of the meeting.

3. Officers

a. The President of the Senate, who shall preside at meetings of the Senate. The President shall be elected by the Senate by secret ballot from its voting membership.

b. The vice-president of the Senate, who, at the request of the Senate President, or in the absence of the Senate President, shall preside. The vice-president shall be elected by the Senate by secret ballot from its voting membership.

c. The Secretary of the Assembly, who shall serve as the Secretary of the Senate. The Secretary shall record actions of and maintain records for the Senate and shall conduct the elections of the Senate.

d. The Parliamentarian of the Assembly, who shall serve as the Parliamentarian of the Senate.

4. Senate Executive Committee

a. The Senate Executive Committee shall be composed of the Senate President, the Senate vice-president, the Secretary, the Chairperson of the S.U.A.B., and two (2) other members elected by the Senate. The responsibility of the Executive Committee shall be to advise the Senate President.

F. Meetings of the Senate

1. The Senate shall meet each month on the last Wednesday or at such other time as may be designated by the Senate Executive Committee.

2. Additional meetings may be called by the Senate President, or on the written request of eight (8) voting members of the Senate. Such written request shall be delivered to the Secretary who shall immediately inform the Senate President of the request.

3. Quorum

a. Twenty-five (25) of the forty (40) voting members must be present to constitute a quorum.

4. Conduct of meetings

a. Except where superseded by specific legislation, Robert's Rules of Order govern proceedings in Senate meetings. Specific legislation concerning rules of order is available from the Secretary.

5. Procedures

a. Any member of the Assembly shall have the right to address the Senate upon recognition by the Senate President.

b. Notice of motion shall be published and distributed to members of the Assembly at least two (2) weeks prior to the Senate meeting.

c. Speakers may be invited by the Senate President to to address the Senate.

G. Authority and Functions of the Senate

1. The Senate, responsible to the Assembly, shall have the power to act for and represent the Assembly by taking legislative action (except on curricular changes, as specified in I.D.3.).

2. The other functions to be exercised by the Senate are:

a. to elect its President and vice-president.

b. to approve candidates for Distinguished Service Awards.

c. to make recommendations on the addition or deletion of courses and instructional programs to the Assembly.

d. to formulate by-laws governing all nominations and elections provided in this document and covering other matters that require detailed clarification.

e. to provide for the appointment and election of members of committees and subcommittees of the Senate.

f. to adopt, amend, or repeal by-laws relating to the conduct of its business, and the duties and functions of its officers and committees.

3. The enumeration of specified powers in this document shall not be construed to deprive the Senate of those other powers necessary to carry out its functions.

4. All actions of the Senate shall be subject to review by the Assembly by means of the petition process (I.E.).

H. Senate Committees

1. Senate Committees shall include the Senate Executive Committee (II.E.4.) and the Committee on Committees.

a. The Committee on Committees, chaired by the Senate Vice- President, shall be composed of four (4) members selected by the Senate President and confirmed by the Senate. The responsibility of the Committee on Committees shall be to recruit and nominate faculty for membership on University Standing Committees. I. University Standing Committees (hereafter referred to as Standing Committees; existing committees at the time of preparation of this document may be found in Appendix B.)

1. Standing Committees shall be those committees so designated and established by the Senate.

2. The members are nominated by the Committee on Committees to the University President.

3. The normal term of the members of any Standing Committee shall be two (2) years, with one half (1/2) of the membership replaced each year so that there will be rotation and continuity.

III. Amendments to the Rules

A. Proposed amendments shall be sent in writing to the Secretary who shall distribute a copy of the proposed amendments to all voting members of the Senate at least fifteen (15) days prior to the Senate meeting at which time action on the proposed amendment is to be taken.

B. Proposed amendments shall be referred automatically to the Assembly after having been considered and voted upon by the Senate.

C. The Secretary shall report to the University Assembly the debate of the Senate.

D. In order to be adopted, amendments shall be approved by at least a two thirds (2/3) vote of the members present at the Assembly meeting. IV. Existing Rules

A. Rules of the Assembly as set forth in this document shall remain in force unless superseded, amended, or vacated by the action of the Assembly. All present rules of the Assembly not addressed in this document shall remain in force unless superseded, amended, or vacated by the majority vote of the Assembly.

V. Automatic Review

A. After the new Rules have been in effect for two years (in the fall of 1986), a Task Force shall be convened by the Advisory Council to consider and to recommend changes. The Task Force recommendations shall be considered by the Senate and then presented to the Assembly in the winter of 1987 for final action. At that time the Rules may be approved by a majority vote of the Assembly, with student members excluded from voting. If the Rules of Governance are not reaffirmed, as originally approved or later modified, the Rules will be abandoned in elections in the spring of 1987 and the previous system of governance restored, effective July 1, 1987.

VI. Recognition for Service

A. Service in Faculty Governance shall carry significant weight in deliberations regarding tenure and promotion, as well as in post tenure review. Included shall be service on the Senate, on University and Senate Committees, as well as on Department committees.

VIII. Effective Date

A. Upon approval of these Rules of Governance by the Assembly and the University President, they shall become effective on a gradual basis, as the University passes through the cycle of nominations and elections during Winter and Spring terms of 1984. Sections I.A., I.C.6., and I.F., however, shall be effective immediately. Those parts of Section II relating to Senate organization and procedures shall become effective at the Organizational Meeting of the Senate in May 1984. All other sections become effective July 1, 1984. The June 1984 Assembly Meeting shall follow the previous rules, as will any actions taken at the May Senate meeting, other than organization for the coming year. The May Senate meeting therefore will start as the last meeting of the old Senate, and will prepare any necessary legislation for the June Assembly Meeting. When such business is completed, retiring Senators will retire, the new Senate will convene, elect officers, and begin to assume its responsibilities for the new year.

B. 1. Sixteen of the 18 faculty members currently serving in the Senate will complete their 1983-85 terms. The 16 new faculty members elected in Spring of 1984 will join with 16 of the remaining 18 faculty members to form a faculty membership (32) of the new Senate. Two of these 18 faculty members will be eliminated from the Senate by a selection method to be determined by the faculty members of that body at the organizational meeting in May 1984. It is possible that the problem may be solved by vacancies due to resignations.

2. The two term limit on service in the Senate will not affect the completion of the terms of those currently serving.

3. The change in student membership will take place at the May 1984 Senate organizational meeting, following S.U.A.B. elections earlier.

Appendix A.

Definitions of Excluded categories where not obvious:

"Adjunct" is a person who holds a position outside the University (e.g., physicians, architects, social workers, etc.) who are employed to teach on an occasional, part-time basis.

"Visiting" is a title accorded to faculty members who come to the University to fill a temporary vacancy for a period of one year to less; or in certain exceptional cases to a faculty member who is at the University for a one year trial service while consideration is given to making that person a permanent offer. "Courtesy" appointments include persons given titles of regular academic rank who have appropriate academic credentials, who are on leave from or retired from a comparable institution, and who work as visitors in a University department without compensation; to faculty members of a department who contribute actively to another department of the University which wishes to include such individuals in its departmental listing; to persons with appropriate academic qualifications who contribute without stipend to field work programs away from campus. In all cases, the title awarded is to be consistent with the academic attainments of the individual for whom the courtesy title is sought. (Through historical errors, the word "adjunct" is used in some cases to describe what is defined above as a "courtesy" appointment. Effort is in progress to correct the titles for the individuals involved.) Appendix B.

Existing Committees at the time of preparation of this document:

Academic Requirements Johnson Memorial Award Academic Standards Library Admission Policy Medical Technology Advising Minority Education Council Affirmative Action Support Museum of Art Advisory to Provost Research Curriculum ROTC Advisory Distinguished Service Awards Scholastic Review Equal Employment Opportunity Status of Women Ersted Award Student Conduct Ethnic Studies Student Faculty Grievance Foreign Studies Program Committee Intercollegiate Athletics Teacher Education University Appeals Board

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