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/Institutions/Donnelly-College/json/2025-2026/Faculty-Handbook.json

Faculty By-laws

Faculty may participate in the development and changes of curriculum, policies and procedures as set forth in the existing Faculty Senate Bylaws. 

DECLARATION OF BY-LAWS:

Because of the college's smaller number of faculty, at this time all committees will be comprised of 1 full-time faculty member and an adjunct instructor when possible. Committee minutes will be incorporated into the faculty minutes.

FACULTY SENATE CONSTITUTION: 

ARTICLE I: Name
This organization shall be known as the Donnelly College Faculty Senate.

ARTICLE II: Purpose
We, the faculty members of Donnelly College, herewith form the Donnelly College Faculty Senate, an organization whose goal is to represent all faculty in the Donnelly College Community in matters pertaining to employment and professionalism.

ARTICLE III: Membership
Section 1. The Faculty Senate consists of all faculty with a full-time contract and representatives of the adjunct faculty with the number equivalent of up to 25% of the filled full-time contract positions. The adjunct will not hold an administrative position and will be chosen through the application process as stated in the attachment. Adjunct instructors who make such a commitment are paid a small stipend for attendance at these meetings. The Faculty Senate may establish in its by-laws other reasonable restrictions and/or recommendations regarding who may join.
Section 2. Faculty Senate will meet at least three times per semester. Decisions will be made by casting votes. Each member is entitled to one vote. However, a vote may only be called for if the majority of those present are full-time faculty members.

ARTICLE IV: Officers, Terms, and Duties
Section 1. Faculty Senate will elect full-time faculty members as a president, vice president, and secretary by a majority vote. Terms of each office shall be President-two-year term, Vice President-two year term and Secretary- one year term with the elections held before Spring Semester terminates to serve for the following academic year. During the subsequent year the vice president will assume the role of the president. In the event that the vice-president cannot fulfill the responsibilities of the president, the incoming vice-president becomes the president, and a special election may be held for a new vice-president.
Section 2. Presidential duties include but are not limited to presiding over the Faculty Senate meetings and acting as liaison with other organizations. The president will attend meetings of the Administrative Council, the Academic and Student Affairs Committee and the Board of Trustees, and any other meetings deemed relevant by the Faculty Senate. The president is the chief spokesperson for the Faculty Senate.
Section 3. Vice-presidential duties include but are not limited to assisting the President and assuming the role in the absence of the President, updating the Faculty Handbook as needed and approved and organizing two faculty workshops[GM26] per year.
Section 4. Secretarial duties include but are not limited to gathering information needed by the Senate, advertising meetings, and keeping accurate records of all Senate meetings and transactions.
Section 5. Faculty Senate President will be given compensation in equivalent to two (2) credit hours per semester and the Faculty Senate Secretary will be given compensation equivalent to one (1) credit hour per semester to be distributed in accordance with its by-laws.

ARTICLE V: Meeting Format
Section 1. Parliamentary procedure will serve in all matters not strictly covered by this constitution and subsequent by-laws.
Section 2. Members shall be provided with an announcement of the meeting and a copy of the agenda at least 48 working hours prior to the opening of the meeting.

ARTICLE VI: Amendments
Section 1. This constitution may be amended or revised by approval of two-thirds of the members attending any regular meeting provided a written notice of the proposed revision shall have been filed with the secretary and presented at the preceding meeting. The Senate members shall be given a copy of the proposed revisions at least ten
(10) days prior to voting.
Section 2. The by-laws may be written, amended, or revised by the method described in Section 1 of this article. The by-laws, however, shall only require a simple majority rather than a two-thirds majority for approval.