UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATIONAL BY-LAWS
FACULTY ORGANIZATIONAL BY-LAWS
 

1/11/67
     Approved Faculty By-Laws.
 
12/6/72   (72-81)
     Revised proposed changes in Art. VII as adopted 6/5/72 by Faculty Council except for Sec. 4.g.
 
1/15/75   (75-2)
     Ratified changes specified in Art. VII.
 
1/12/77   (77-2)
     Amended Sec. 8.2.6.g.4, authorizing five faculty to serve as non-voting advisors to University Budget Committee.
 
1/10/79   (79-11)
     Revised Sec. 8.2.7.q, sec.17, clarifying the advisory role of UCRC to the Academic Vice President
and providing for two student representatives.
 
11/30/79  (79-70)
     Approved amendment changing the listing of the Associate Registrar as a member of University Faculty to Registrar. (Sec. 8.2.1.)
 
9/10/80   (80-40)
     Deleted Paragraph 8.2.6.g.6 from Art.VI, Sec. 7, and Paragraphs 8.2.7.k.7(A.a-d) from Article VII, Sec. 12. (Honorary Degree Committee)
 
3/10/82   (82-13)
     Approved two amendments to Art. VII (8.2.7.) clarifying representation on the Curriculum Committee and identifying the means of selecting the F.A.C. Chairperson.
 
4/29/82   (82-31)
     Revised Sec. 8.2.7(g)(7)(4) allowing an ad hoc committee to serve as a hearing committee in faculty discussed proceedings.
 
4/28/83   (83-30)
     Revised Sec. 8.2.7. re-organizing University Curricular Review Committee as a smaller committee to supervise review process and that committee members be elected earlier in the year.
 
6/13/84   (84-39)
     Amended Sec. 8.2.7., Art. VII to include a University Safety & Health Advisory Committee as a new standing committee.
 
1/9/86   (86-2)
     Approved amendments and revisions for 8.2.6(a), 8.2.7(f)(2), 8.2.7(k), 8.2.7(p), and 8.2.7(s).
 
3/12/86  (86-21)
     Amended Sec. 8.2.7(e) to include Library Director as an ex-officio (non-voting) member of the University Curriculum Committee.
 
6/18/86  (86-47)
     Revised Art. VII granting ex-officio limited membership in Faculty Council to standing and ad hoc committee chairs.
 
2/17/88   (88-11)
     Revised Sec. 8.2.7 to establish a new and separate standing committee to advise and monitor Instructional Media Services.
 
5/24/88   (88-29)
     Revised Sec. 8.2.7 to preclude any faculty member from serving concurrently on the FAC and UPC.
 
10/26/88   (88-66)
     Revised Sec. 8.2.7 providing for the Financial Aid Comm. to make a detailed report to Faculty Council only when deemed necessary.
 
10/26/88   (88-67)
     Revised Sec. 8.2.7 to eliminate the University Curricular Review Committee.
 
6/21/89   (89-35)
     Revised Section 8.2, Articles I-VIII converting Faculty Council into Faculty Senate.
 
12/11/90  (90-90)
     Approved revision to allow a timely replacement for members of the University Personnel Committee.
 
1/19/93   (93-03)
     Revisions to Sec. 8.2.6 & 8.2.7 approved.

5/26/04   (04-34)
     Revised Sec. 8.2.2I(4), 8.2.3E, 8.2.3L, 8.2.3M, and 8.2.3Q to reflect the split of the College of Arts and Sciences into two - College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences and the College of Science.

9/20/07   (undistributed)
     Amended Bylaws to conform to current practice, improve functioning of committees, and enable retiring Law college clinical professors and legal writing professor to become eligible for emeritus faculty status.
	 
5/20/13 (13-25)
	Approved By-Laws revisions
		8.3.1 A. - definitions of faculty
		Appendices of all material removed from Collective Bargaining Agreement and converted into standalone policies
		Corrected crediting years of service as a visitor towards the probationary period
		Added research faculty promotion criteria and procedures
		Incorporated committee structure revisions of 3/16/13 (Faculty Senate Report No.60)
		
3/25/14  (14-02))
	Approved format changes to the Faculty Personnel Policies and Bylaws to comply with state requirements.
	
1/17/09  (19-03)
	Approved revising Faculty Personnel Policies and By-Laws 3344-11-07 pertaining to appointment of Department Chairs and Deans moving oversight to the University from the Colleges.
	
1/17/19  (19-04)
	Approved revising Faculty Personnel Policies and By-Laws 3344-16-14 establishing the University Teaching Council
	
9/19/19  (19-63)
	Faculty Personnel Policies and By-Laws 3344-13-02 revising Selection of elected members and election of officers approved.