{"id":1293,"date":"2022-01-30T17:40:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T23:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/faculty-association\/?page_id=1293"},"modified":"2024-11-08T15:08:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T21:08:34","slug":"faculty-senate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/offices\/faculty-association\/senate-committees-caucuses\/faculty-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"
Review the faculty senate guidelines below.<\/p>\n
Senators’ representative of the various academic departments and equivalent units of the university, as specified in the BSUFA Operating Procedures. These senators shall be known as representative senators.<\/p>\n
Each department, unit or pool of departments or units shall elect its own representative Senator[s] for [a] two-year term[s] using an open nominations and election process that allows all BSUFA members within the department, unit or pool to submit their names for consideration. Only self-nominations will be valid. In the event of a vacancy among the representative senators, the Executive Board shall instruct the respective department, unit or pool to elect a replacement within one month of the effective date of the vacancy. Senators elected by such special elections shall serve only for the remaining portion of the interrupted term.<\/p>\n
In cases of split assignments that are uneven, the faculty member shall vote in the department or unit of the larger part of her or his assignment. In all other cases, the individual involved shall petition the Senate for a determination of voting eligibility.<\/p>\n
Active participation in the Senate is vital to the very existence of the Senate. Senators are expected to attend Senate meetings. Senators who fail to attend three meetings within a single semester without just cause shall forfeit their seats. Such seats shall be considered vacant as under Article VII, Section D.<\/p>\n
Senators serve 2-year terms. If you term has expired as per below, please advise who the department senator will be.<\/p>\n
*term expiring Fall 2021.<\/p>\n