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POLICY #13.12 
SUBJECT: Faculty Senate

I. PURPOSE

The purpose of this Policy is to provide for a Faculty Senate to represent the faculty in the formulation of University policy.

II. REFERENCES

  1. Southern Utah University Policy 6.10 Faculty Senate Constitution
  2. Southern Utah University Policy 6.27 Faculty Workload

III. DEFINITIONS

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IV. POLICY

  1. The Senate shall consist of faculty members elected from the recognized colleges of the University and an at-Large Senator or Senators. The senatorial representation for each College shall consist of two (2) Senators plus one (1) additional Senator for each 14 members or fraction thereof in excess of one-half (eight [8] or more). The at-Large Senator or Senators shall be elected from among those with Faculty academic rank who are not assigned within an established college (such as Library staff with academic rank). There shall be one (1) at-Large Senator with one (1) additional Senator allocated for each succeeding 14 at-Large Faculty or fraction thereof in excess of one-half (eight [8] or more).
  2. The Faculty Senate Vice-President and Faculty Senate President shall receive a teaching load reduction as outlined in Policy 6.27, to perform their assignment. This reduction must be coordinated by the Faculty Senate Vice-President and the Faculty Senate President with their department and chair and the Provost. Funding for hiring adjunct faculty or existing faculty on an overload basis should be provided through the Provost’s Office.

V. RELEVANT FORMS/LINKS

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VI. QUESTIONS/RESPONSIBLE OFFICE

The responsible office for this Policy is the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. For questions about this Policy, contact the current President of the Faculty Senate.

VII. POLICY ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT DATES

Date Approved: February 8, 1991

Amended: August 8, 1997; January 31, 2014