Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is composed of the president (who serves as its chair), the president-elect, and the immediate-past president. In addition, the secretary and four or more senators will be elected by the Senate to serve on the Executive Committee.  An effort will be made to provide representation on the Executive Committee for all Schools and their electoral units. All members of the Senate are eligible for election to the ExecutiveCommittee. (Senate By-Laws, revised May 3, 2006).

The Executive Committee should exercise all functions granted to it by Article III of the Constitution. In particular the Committee shall:

  1. Represent the Senate to the University Administration between Senate meetings;
  2. Act for the Senate between academic semesters;
  3. Review annually the necessity of continuing various standing committees and propose to the Senate the abolition of unnecessary standing committees;
  4. Monitor the Faculty Handbook and the Policy Manual and from time to time appoint a special committee to revise the Faculty Handbook;
  5. Conduct all General Faculty elections;
  6. Nominate members of the Committee on Committees in a timely manner so that they can be elected at the first meeting of each new session of the Senate.