BYLAWS OF THE POLICY
COMMITTEE OF THE UNO FACULTY COUNCIL
Article I - The Committee
These bylaws pertain to the Policy Committee of the Faculty Council of the
University of New Orleans.
Article II - Function
The functions of the Committee are the following:
A. The Policy Committee represents the faculty as an advisory committee to
the Chancellor, making recommendations and stating faculty viewpoints
concerning the policies and proposed policies of UNO.
B. The Policy Committee conducts the surveys which are part of the
evaluation of the Deans for the Office of Academic Affairs, and surveys of
other administrators, as directed by the Chancellor.
C. University committees shall be composed of faculty members approved by
the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Policy Committee, except as
specified in the committee charges. The Senate will establish, set charges
for, and supervise the University standing committees except for the
Courses and Curriculum committee and committees dealing with
disciplinary matters. Reports from the committees will be discussed in the
Senate before being formally communicated to the Administration or other
body as appropriate.
D. If there should exist full-time faculty members who are not accorded
representation on the University Senate under the procedures outlined in
the Bylaws of the University Senate, and if these faculty are associated
with administrative units not large enough to merit individual Senate
representation, the Policy Committee shall develop a mutually satisfactory
agreement by which these faculty will be attached to an appropriately
represented unit for purposes of Senate representation and for purposes of
being eligible to be candidates and to vote in Senate elections. Such
agreements will be subject to ratification by the full Senate and faculty so
assigned will not be included in the calculation of Senate representation as
stated in University Senate Bylaws, Section II.B.5c.
E. The Policy Committee carries out whatever other duties are assigned to it
by motions adopted by the Faculty Council or its representative, the
University Senate.
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Article III - Membership
A. Each major unit1 shall be represented on the Policy Committee of the
Faculty Council by a Senator elected in a manner to be determined by that
unit. This election shall precede and be separate from that for the
remaining faculty Senators. Membership on the Policy Committee is
limited to full-time faculty, exclusive of the administrators of rank of Dean
or above, with at least five (5) years of full time academic service at UNO,
or tenure. The membership of the Policy Committee shall be made up of
one faculty member elected from each of the major units for staggered
three-year terms. The Chair of the University Senate is a non-voting, ex-
officio member of the Policy Committee.
B. If a Policy Committee member is unable to complete his/her term, a
replacement shall be named according to the procedures established by the
unit.
C. No Policy Committee member who has been elected to, and serves, a
three-year term may succeed him/herself.
Article IV - Officers
A. The members of the Policy Committee shall, at the beginning of each
school year, elect from their voting membership a chair, a vice-chair, and
a secretary.
B. Duties of the officers
1. The Chair of the Policy Committee conducts all meetings of the
Policy Committee and sets the agenda. The chair is a voting
member.
2. The Chair of the Policy Committee, or his/her designee, shall be a
member of the University Senate Executive Committee.
3. The vice-chair acts in the chair’s absence.
4. The secretary takes the minutes of each meeting.
Article V - Meetings
A. Meetings shall be called at the chair’s discretion or at the request of two
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The major units are the senior colleges and the library
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members of the Committee.
B. A majority of the membership of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
C. The meetings are open to members of the UNO faculty, staff, student
body, and alumni, except when the Policy Committee, by majority vote of
those present, designates a meeting or portion thereof as an executive
session.
Article VI - Amendments
These Bylaws may be amended by a 2/3 vote of the Faculty Council present and voting at
a given meeting, notice of the intended presentation of the amendment having been
furnished the membership of the Faculty Council at least one week prior to the meeting.
These bylaws shall become effective and binding when approved.
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