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3335-5-37 Membership.
There shall be a university senate, a unicameral body constituted as follows:
(A) Voting members: the voting members of the senate (throughout this document the word "senate" shall be taken to mean the university senate) shall consist of:
Twenty-six administration members
Seventy faculty members
Forty-one student members, consisting of twenty-six undergraduate, ten graduate, and five professional student members.
Any change in the number of members representing one of three primary categories shall necessitate an adjustment in the total membership in order to maintain to the nearest percentage the ratio of these numbers.
(B) Non-voting members: senate members not entitled to vote on the floor of the senate, but otherwise to participate in all senate deliberations, shall include the chair of faculty council (if not a member of the senate), the president of the alumni association, the secretary of the university senate, the secretary of the faculty, the president of the freshman senate, the president of the undergraduate student government, the president of the council of graduate students, and the president of the inter-professional council, and the chair of the university staff advisory committee. (B/T 7/7/72, B/T 6/14/74, B/T 7/9/76, B/T 7/22/77, B/T 7/20/79, B/T 2/3/84, B/T 2/7/86, B/T 2/1/91, B/T 4/7/95, B/T 5/3/96, B/T 8/1/97, B/T 12/4/98, B/T 4/6/99, B/T 7/7/2000, B/T 5/6/2005)
3335-5-38 Terms of office.
(A) Ex officio members serve by virtue of their position and shall have no fixed term of office.
(B) Faculty members shall serve three-year terms, with one-third being elected each year; they shall be ineligible for one year for reelection.
(C) Student members shall serve one-year terms and be eligible for reelection. (B/T 7/7/72, B/T 7/9/76, B/T 7/22/77)
3335-5-39 Election bylaws.
The university senate shall have the power to make election bylaws governing election districts and constituencies, dates for assuming office, election procedures, membership certification, and resolution of election appeals; such election bylaws shall not contravene the sections of the Revised Code applying to the university, the "Bylaws of the Board of Trustees," or the "Rules of the University Faculty." The senate election bylaws may be amended pursuant to the procedures specified in rule 3335-5-43 of the Administrative Code. (B/T 7/9/76)
3335-5-40 Alternate members.
When a regular member is unable to attend a meeting of the university senate, he or she shall notify the secretary in advance of the meeting, giving the name of the alternate who will act as a replacement. The alternate so designated shall then have the general powers and privileges in the university senate of the person replaced.
(A) An administration member shall designate an alternate from the administration.
(B) A faculty member shall designate an alternate from those elected as alternates in the member's own election district.
(C) A student member shall designate an alternate from his or her constituency with the advice and consent of the student's council or governing body.
(D) Non-voting members (see paragraph (B) of rule 3335-5-37 of the Administrative Code) shall designate their alternates from their respective constituencies or offices. (B/T 7/7/72, B/T 6/14/74, B/T 5/3/96, B/T 6/7/2005)
