5. make recommendations on matters relating to faculty welfare or morale, student affairs, business and budgetary affairs, and other matters of professional interest to faculty; 6. facilitate communication among and between the faculty and administration. B. Membership 1. The Senate shall include: a. Voting members The following voting members are selected from faculty who hold no concurrent exempt appointment. i. One senator and an alternate elected by and from TT/T faculty from each academic department and the library. ii. Additional senators, elected as directed in paragraph I above, allocated to departments as specified in the Senate Bylaws (Bylaws). iii. CAH, CEPS, and COTS will each have one (1) NTT senator and one (1) NTT alternate, elected by and from the NTT faculty in those colleges. Additionally, one (1) NTT senator-at-large and one (1) NTT alternate will be elected by and from NTT faculty who are not in CAH, CEPS, or COTS. NTT senators and alternates will be elected during the spring quarter for the following year by those NTT faculty under contract in the preceding winter quarter. Eligible NTT faculty will have a minimum of twelve (12) WLUs for the year they serve. The senators and
alternates shall serve for one academic year contingent on continued employment as NTT faculty at CWU. The EC shall oversee the election.
a. If the elected senator’s workload drops below the 12 minimum WLUs, the alternate will serve as senator. If the alternate’s workload drops below 12 WLUs or they are unable to serve, the unit will hold an election as soon as is practical. b. NTT faculty who work in two or more units are eligible to vote and be nominated for senator or alternate in the unit in which they work the most WLUs during the winter quarter of the election year. If faculty work an equal number of WLUs in two or more units, they may vote and be nominated for only one senate position.
b. Nonvoting members There shall also be the following ex officio, nonvoting members: i. the President; ii. the Provost; iii. three student representatives selected by the Associated Students of CWU (ASCWU) – Board of Directors. 2. Terms of service for voting senators: a. Term appointments for TT/T senators and alternates shall run three (3) academic years. No TT/T senator shall serve more than three (3) consecutive terms. A partial term of two (2) academic years or more shall be treated as a full term, while a partial term of less than two (2) academic years shall not be counted. b. Term appointments for NTT senators and alternates shall run one (1) academic year. No NTT senator shall serve more than three (3) consecutive terms. A partial term of two (2) or more academic quarters shall be treated as a full term, while a partial term of less than two (2) quarters shall not be counted. c. All terms begin June 16 th . 3. Provisions for replacements are contained in the Bylaws.
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