Non-members of the Faculty who wish to attend a faculty meeting must ask permission of the Executive Committee prior to the meeting. The Executive Committee may invite non-members to attend a faculty meeting to address specific agenda items. Voting shall be by secret ballot in the first half of October. All voting faculty, except for the Dean and Director of Libraries, are eligible to serve as voting members on the Executive Committee and the Committee on Library Services. Interested Faculty members shall have one week to place names in nomination after notification of the existence of a vacancy.
Candidates receiving the greatest number of votes win.
In case of a tie, there will be a runoff election. The Executive Committee and the Committee on Library Services shall consist of five voting faculty members. The Committee on Appointment and Promotion shall consist of seven voting faculty members, including at least one voting faculty member without continuing appointment if possible. Each committee shall elect its chair by majority vote. The members of the Executive Committee shall elect the Secretary of the Faculty by majority vote from its membership.