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  • Matters of Academic Unit Governance and Related Procedures
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    • Matters of Academic Unit Governance and Related Procedures Overview
    • University Libraries Faculty Governance Bylaws
    • Definitions
    • Faculty Representatives, Chair, and Secretary
    • Meetings of the Faculty
    • Committees Mandated Committees
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    • Parliamentary Authority
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    • Workload Including Workload Equivalencies and Related Procedures Overview
    • Faculty Workload and Workload Equivalents
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Amendments to the Bylaws

Amendments to these Bylaws may be adopted by a two-thirds majority of Faculty present at a Faculty meeting after the text of the proposed amendment has been distributed with the agenda for that meeting. If the proposed amendment is approved by a simple majority of Faculty present, but not by two-thirds of Faculty present, it may then be adopted at the next Faculty meeting by vote of a simple majority of Faculty present.

  1. Matters of Academic Unit Governance and Related Procedures
    1. University Libraries Faculty Governance Bylaws
    2. Definitions
    3. Faculty Representatives, Chair, and Secretary
    4. Meetings of the Faculty
    5. Committees Mandated Committees
    6. Standing Committees
    7. Ad Hoc and Other Committees
    8. Parliamentary Authority
    9. Amendments to the Bylaws
    10. Handbook Modification, Amendment and Revision
    11. Retention of Minutes and Official Records
  2. Workload Including Workload Equivalencies and Related Procedures
  3. Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Criteria and the Criteria and Processes Relating to Other Faculty Personnel Actions
  4. Criteria, Performance Expectations, and Academic Unit Procedures Relating to Faculty Excellence Awards
  5. Other Academic Unit Guidelines
University Libraries Faculty Handbook
University Faculty Handbook

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