b.ii.The maximum length of time a standing committee shall be authorized by the Senate is four years, excepting those committees identified in D.1 above. The Senate may reauthorize a standing committee at the end of its term. c.iii. There shall be no limit to the number of times the Senate may reauthorize a standing committee. 4. The EC shall have the right to appoint the members of all Senate standing, sub, and ad hoc committees with Senate approval. 5. Terms of service for committee chairs shall be limited to six (6) consecutive years. A partial year shall be treated as a full year. 6. All changes suggested by any committee must be approved by the Senate before being adopted. 7. The EC shall nominate a faculty legislative representative to the President. Upon approval by the President, this nominee shall then be confirmed by the full Senate. 8. The EC shall forward nominations for faculty positions on university standing committees to the Offices of the President and Provost. The Provost or President shall make the final selections and appointments. a. A committee member shall report on at least a quarterly basis to the chair-elect using the form provided by the EC. If there are issues that affect the general faculty, additional contact is required (as outlined in section II.B.2).
b. The chair-elect will serve as liaison and report to the Senate.
E. Assigned Time and WLU for Senate Offices and Activities
1. As per the CBA, tenured/tenure-track (T/TT) faculty members receive a standard of three (3) WLUs for service per academic year. Senators, committee members, and committee chairs draw from the three (3) standard service WLUs that all T/TT faculty receive. No additional financial compensation is received for this service unless negotiated with administration on a case-by-case basis. NTT senators and/or committee members receive WLUs from the Provost. EC members and officers, and the FLR receive additional WLU release from teaching as detailed below. 1.2. WLUs associated with Senate offices and activities are based on thirty (30) hours of time spent in meetings and in preparation for meetings - one (1) WLU. It is acknowledged that units assigned reflect an annual average that faculty may reasonably expect over a three-year term.
2.3. Faculty Senate Chair
a. The Faculty Senate Chair shall be relieved of thirty-six (36) WLUs of teaching for the academic year to perform their duties. The department in which the chair teaches shall receive compensatory funds from the Senate. b. The chair assumes certain duties and responsibilities in the summer, for which 8- 14 WLUs (based on need and budget considerations) are negotiated with the President.
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3.4. Faculty Senate Chair-Elect
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