University Council Meeting
September 30, 2010
University Council
Legislative Bodies
• The University Legislature shall consist of the Council and its Senate.
• The faculty's legislative powers shall reside in the Council and its
University Senate.
• The Council consists of the following: The President; the Vice
Presidents; Associate Vice Presidents who concurrently hold faculty
rank; the Registrar; the Director of Libraries; all deans; all department
chairpersons; all of the full-time faculty of the rank of instructor,
assistant professor, associate professor, and professor; program
directors, coordinators, assistant and associate deans who
concurrently hold faculty rank; professional librarians; and such other
academic personnel and administrative officers as the Council may
designate.
University Council
Meetings
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The Council meets at least once a semester - the fall meeting shall include
the opportunity for the President to present the annual state of the
University address
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May be called by the chairperson of the Senate and/or the President of the
University, or as a result of a written petition presented to the Registrar and
signed by thirty Council members
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The Chairperson of the Senate, in collaboration with the President of the
University, shall determine and publish the agenda of Council meetings.
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Council meetings will be co-chaired by the chairperson of the Senate and
the President of the University
- A meeting called by written petition will be chaired by the chairperson of
the Senate. The Registrar is the ex officio secretary for all meetings of
the Council.
The quorum of the Council is twenty-five percent of the Council
membership, unless otherwise provided by Council legislation.
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University Senate
Membership
• Ex officio Members: The President, the Vice Presidents, the
Provost, the Registrar, the Director of Libraries, and deans
• Council Members: the total number of elected Council members on
the Senate shall be three times the number of ex officio members
– the Council members of each professional school or college and
the libraries shall have the right to elect to the Senate two of its
members who are eligible for election to the Senate, with the
exception of the College of Arts and Sciences, which shall have
the right to elect eight senators, two each from the areas of
Natural and Physical Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences,
and Fine Arts
• 14 Voting Student Members
• Three Voting Staff Members
University Senate Activities
• April 8, 2010
– The Senate committee election ballot for 2010-11 was presented. The ballot
was approved unanimously.
– The Academic Policies and Admissions Committee presented a proposal to
add wording to the Final Exam section of the academic catalog. The
proposal was to add language for clarity and consistency regarding timing
of final exams for all classes including on-line classes. The motion passed
unanimously.
• May 6, 2010
– Transition schedule: President Kelley provided an update about the
transition schedule and answered questions from senators concerning a
possible Standing Rock tribal vote, when the transition to “North Dakota”
would begin, implications for athletic league acceptance, and conversations
with the Englestad Arena.
– The Intellectual Property (IP) policy - working group established by the
President, reported their purpose and work (the need for one single IP
policy,). It was moved and approved to postpone the vote to the October,
2010 Senate meeting.
University Senate Activities
• September 2, 2010
– Committee on Committees - vacancies have been filled
– Senate Executive Committee clarified membership on University
Council. All full-time faculty, instructor or above, are eligible for
University Council
– Seed Money Program will release call for proposals. Faculty
participation was strongly encouraged
– Transition Officer Boyd reported on the status of retirement of the
nickname
– Senate Executive Committee members were elected :
• Curtis Stofferahn, Vice Chair/chair elect
• Adam Kitzes to a one-year term and
• Rosanne McBride to a two-year term on
• Raina Urton as the student member