- Composition
The Divisional Council shall be composed of eighteen members as follows:
- The Chair and the Vice Chair of the Division, who are also Chair and Vice Chair of the Divisional Council.
- Chairs of the following Committees:
- Academic Planning and Resource Allocation
- Admissions, Enrollment, and Preparatory Education
- Budget and Interdepartmental Relations
- Committees
- Courses of Instruction
- Diversity, Equity, and Campus Climate
- Faculty Welfare
- Graduate Council
- Research
- Undergraduate Council
- Six At-Large members elected by the Division.
The Secretary of the Division serves as non-voting secretary to the Council.
- Terms
- The Chair serves for one year.
- The Vice Chair will serve one year as Vice Chair and the next year as Chair of the Division and of the Divisional Council.
- Committee Chairs, ex officio, normally will serve the same term as the tenure of their Chairs. A Committee Chair may designate a Senate member of that Committee to serve in their stead on the Divisional Council (with approval of the Committee on Committees) for a period of one year.
- At-Large members, half to be elected every year, will serve two-year terms. They cannot serve consecutive terms.
- Terms begin on the first day of instruction of the Fall term, unless otherwise designated in Divisional legislation.
- A partial term counts as a full term.
- A vacancy occurring between regular elections is filled by the Committee on Committees.
- Duties
The Divisional Council has the following responsibilities and authority.
- Proposes legislation as needed.
- Acts on behalf of the Division on matters other than legislative matters retained by the Division.
- Receives and distributes to the appropriate agency or agencies reports from Standing and Special Committees of the Division and from academic program and Organized Research Unit review committees.
- Coordinates activities of Divisional Standing and Special Committees.
- Proposes and approves establishment of Special Committees and task forces.
- Places items it considers routine on a Consent Calendar to be submitted to a meeting of the Division. Should the meeting not attain a quorum, the Consent Calendar would be taken as approved.
- Informs members of the Division of its agenda and actions by regularly circulated reports, public forums, Divisional newsletter, or other appropriate channels.
- May order a Divisional vote, in the event that a quorum was not achieved at a Divisional meeting, on any matter, including legislation that was presented in the Notice for that meeting. (En. 9.91; EC 4.26.05)