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3335-5-19.1 University faculty.
For purposes of the governance functions described in rules 3335-5-20 to 3335-5-25 of the Administrative Code, the term "university faculty" shall mean all regular tenure-track faculty, the president, members of the president's planning cabinet serving at the president's pleasure and designated as executive heads of offices, the deans of the colleges and of the graduate school, and the dean for undergraduate education. (B/T 3/3/78, B/T 2/6/87, B/T 11/2/90, B/T 5/3/96, B/T 12/4/98, 5/4/2001, B/T 6/7/2005, B/T 2/1/2006)
3335-5-20 Presiding officer.
The president of the university shall be the presiding officer of the university faculty. In the president's absence the duties of the presiding officer shall be assigned to the executive vice president and provost. In the absence of both the president and the executive vice president and provost, the duties of the presiding officer shall be assigned by the president to the dean of one of the colleges, the dean for undergraduate education, or the senior vice president for research. (B/T 4/4/97, B/T 12/4/98, B/T 5/4/2001, B/T 5/7/2004, B/T 2/1/2006)
3335-5-21 Secretary of the university faculty.
(A) The secretary of the university faculty shall be a tenured member of the regular faculty, appointed by the president from three nominees submitted by the executive committee of faculty council. The term of office shall be for three years. Prior service as secretary shall not preclude nomination to this office. During the term of office the secretary shall be reassigned for a minimum of fifty percent time to the office of the faculty council during Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer quarters. The secretary of the university faculty will be evaluated annually by the executive vice president and provost, the chair of the senate steering committee, and the chair of faculty council.
(B) The responsibilities of the secretary of the university faculty shall be to:
(1) Serve as an advocate of the collective interests of the university faculty on issues of campus-wide importance. In this capacity the secretary shall:
(a) Serve as a representative of the faculty at the faculty cabinet of the faculty council.
(b) Serve as a non-voting member of the senate.
(c) Serve as a non-voting member of faculty council.
(d) Work to increase faculty awareness of and participation in the university senate and other university-wide governance bodies.
(e) Keep the records of the meetings of the university faculty and furnish to the president for report to the board of trustees all matters passed by the university faculty requiring approval or action.
(f) The secretary of the faculty shall report annually to the faculty council and the university senate.
(2) Counsel and advise members of the faculty seeking information and clarification of university-wide policies that affect faculty, e.g., promotion and tenure, academic freedom, sexual harassment, paid external consulting, conflict of interest, workplace violence, and scholarly misconduct. The secretary of the faculty will not, however, serve as a mediator for individual faculty member complaints.
(a) Refer faculty to appropriate senate committees, offices, or dispute resolution mechanisms.
(b) Consult regularly with the office of academic affairs and the committee on academic freedom and responsibility and advise the office of academic affairs and the committee on academic freedom and responsibility on the adequacy of and needed improvements in the dispute resolution mechanisms available to faculty. (B/T 4/7/2000, B/T 2/1/2002)
3335-5-22 Meetings.
(A) Meetings of the university faculty shall be held as needed during the school year. These meetings shall be held on call of the president, either on the president's own motion or on request of the university senate or of the university faculty. The request of the university senate shall be by action taken at any meeting of the university senate. The request of the university faculty shall be by petition signed by members of the university faculty (see rule 3335-5-19.1 of the Administrative Code) in a number equal at least to ten per cent of the total membership of the university faculty. The president shall have a reasonable time to call the meeting after receiving the request.
(B) For the purpose of this rule and rule 3335-5-23 of the Administrative Code, this total membership of the university faculty shall be determined as of the October first preceding the date on which the petition is filed.
3335-5-23 Quorum.
Thirty per cent of the total membership of the university faculty (see rule 3335-5-19.1 of the Administrative Code) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
3335-5-24 Vote.
Only members of the university faculty (see rule 3335-5-19.1 of the Administrative Code) shall be eligible to vote at a meeting of the university faculty.
3335-5-25 Order of business.
(A) Except as otherwise provided by the university faculty, its meeting shall be conducted in accordance with the latest revision of "Robert's Rules of Order."
(B) The order of business shall depend on the type of business to be transacted at the particular meeting. (B/T 6/7/2005)
