The broad charge, combined with the specific Constitutional obligation to consider any recommendation submitted in writing by a faculty member, has led the Senate to take an interest in a very wide spectrum of academic and policy issues. Currently, the Senate monitors all topics of interest to faculty and attempts to assure that the faculty perspective is considered prior to decision making on all important governance issues. Please feel free to contact a Faculty Senator if you have questions or concerns regarding any policy or procedure. The Faculty Senate office is staffed on a half-time basis.
All meetings are open.
Agendas and minutes are distributed widely via e-mail, and we request that hard copies be posted in every academic department. Copies of any documents referenced in these publications may be secured from the Senate's Administrative Assistant, Terry L. Aguirre. Faculty with email accounts may request to be added to the Senate distribution list.