Members of the voting faculty are asked to vote on resolutions to amend The Faculty Code of University Government, our university’s foundational document for faculty governance. Amendments to The Faculty Code require two votes: one by the Faculty Council, and if adopted, a second one by the general faculty. The Faculty Council voted to approve three resolutions amending different sections of The Faculty Code at its meeting on January 19, 2024.
Resolution 2024-3. Amending The Faculty Code of University Government to increase the number of members on the Faculty Hearings Committee
This amendment would increase the elected membership of the Faculty Hearings Committee from nine members to eleven members, to increase the likelihood that enough members are available to serve on hearing panels when needed and to spread the workload more evenly among members when multiple hearings are held in a single term.
Resolution 2024-4. Amending The Faculty Code of University Government to increase the number of members on the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards
This amendment would increase the elected membership of the faculty Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards from six members to seven members, to increase the proportion of members eligible to participate in the event of one or more members’ recusal and to provide for an odd number of elected members.
Resolution 2024-5. Amending The Faculty Code of University Government to change the procedure for determining a quorum of the Faculty Council
This amendment would change how a quorum is determined at Faculty Council meetings by allowing the ex officio members elected to the Faculty Assembly Delegation and Faculty Executive Committee to count toward the quorum. At present, only faculty directly elected to serve on the Council comprise a quorum at Faculty Council meetings.Â
All members of the voting faculty will receive an electronic ballot on Wednesday, January 31. The polling survey will be open through midnight on Sunday, February 11.
