Faculty Senate Apportionment, 2010-13, Faculty Handbook (deletions are struck through; additions are in italics.)

Recommendation from Faculty Senate Executive Committee:

"The Faculty Senate shall consist of 50 members of the Regular Faculty.  The senators shall be elected to three-year terms by written ballot in the degree-recommending divisions of the University.  Members of the Regular Faculty who are not members of a degree-recommending division of the University shall be treated as a separate division. {Moved to paragraph below.} The electors shall consist of members of the Regular Faculty.  Full-time administrative personnel above the department level shall be excluded from elections of the Faculty Senate.”

"In the Faculty Senate, seats shall be allocated as follows:  one seat to each degree-recommending division with at least one percent of the total faculty and. Members of the Regular Faculty who are not members of a degree-recommending division of the University, or who are in a degree recommending divisions with less than one percent of the total faculty, shall be treated as a separate division. The balance of the seats will be allocated among faculty members placed in this separate division according to a triennial apportionment proposed by the Faculty Senate and approved by the Regular Faculty. 

Floor Amendment #1: Submitted by the Senator representing the Graduate College:

"The Faculty Senate shall consist of 50 members of the Regular Faculty.  The senators shall be elected to three-year terms by written ballot in the degree recommending divisions of the University. Members of the Regular Faculty who are not members of a degree recommending division of the University shall be treated as a separate division. The electors shall consist of members of the Regular Faculty.  Full-time administrative personnel above the department level shall be excluded from elections of the Faculty Senate.”

"In the Faculty Senate, seats shall be allocated as follows:  one seat to each degree-recommending division with at least one percent of the total faculty and. Members of the Regular Faculty who are not members of a degree-recommending division of the University, or who are in a degree recommending division with less than one percent of the total faculty, shall be treated as a separate division. The balance of the seats will be allocated among faculty members placed in this separate division according to a triennial apportionment proposed by the Faculty Senate and approved by the Regular Faculty.  Degree recommending divisions with no faculty members will be allowed to appoint a faculty member as an ex-officio member with all the rights and privileges of senate membership excluding the right to vote in official Faculty Senate actions. ”

 Floor Amendment #2: Submitted by the Senator Allison Palmer on behalf of Liberal Studies:

“The Faculty Senate shall consist of 50 members of the Regular Faculty.  The senators shall be elected to three-year terms. by written ballot in the degree-recommending divisions of the University.  Members of the Regular Faculty who are not members of a degree-recommending division of the University shall be treated as a separate division.  The electors shall consist of members of the Regular Faculty.  Full-time administrative personnel above the department level shall be excluded from elections of the Faculty Senate.”

“In the Faculty Senate, seats shall be allocated as follows: one seat to each degree-recommending division that has faculty appointed to that division and the balance of the seats according to a triennial apportionment proposed by the Faculty Senate and approved by the Regular Faculty. As part of the apportionment, Faculty Senate may choose to assign senators to non-degree recommending divisions that contain at least one percent of the total faculty.”*

[*Be advised that Aviation, being part of University Outreach division, could be represented by the CLS senator.]

Floor Amendment #3: Combining Floor Amendment #1 and Floor Amendment #2 w/o the Aviation exemption.

“The Faculty Senate shall consist of 50 members of the Regular Faculty.  The senators shall be elected to three-year terms. by written ballot in the degree-recommending divisions of the University.  Members of the Regular Faculty who are not members of a degree-recommending division of the University shall be treated as a separate division.  The electors shall consist of members of the Regular Faculty.  Full-time administrative personnel above the department level shall be excluded from elections of the Faculty Senate.”

“In the Faculty Senate, seats shall be allocated as follows: one seat to each degree-recommending division that has faculty appointed to that division and the balance of the seats according to a triennial apportionment proposed by the Faculty Senate and approved by the Regular Faculty. As part of the apportionment, Faculty Senate may choose to assign senators to non-degree recommending divisions. that contain at least one percent of the total faculty.” Degree recommending divisions with no faculty members will be allowed to appoint a faculty member as an ex-officio member with all the rights and privileges of senate membership excluding the right to vote in official Faculty Senate actions. ”