Terms shall be for three years. The term of office shall begin September 1. Should any member fail to serve a full term, the member shall be replaced by the alternate for the remainder of the term. A new alternate shall be elected by the procedures specified above in Section 6. Organization of the Graduate Council shall be as follows.
All meetings are open to graduate faculty, who have voice but no vote.
Items which involve a change in university graduate policy shall not be acted upon until the next scheduled meeting following the meeting of introduction. Each standing committee shall be comprised of at least three Graduate Council members, one of whom shall be chair. The Graduate Council may recommend the appointment of such special committees as necessary or desirable to meet the duties of the Graduate Council as specified in Article VI, Section 3. The chief administrative officer of the School of Graduate Studies shall be the Dean, who shall be responsible for administering and supervising the School of Graduate Studies. Furthering the interests of the graduate faculty.