The additional two seats would be for Mennonite College of Nursing and the Graduate School Student Advisory Group. Council voted unanimously to approve the changes. These changes in Bylaws will be presented for a vote by the Graduate Faculty in Spring 2000. The changes are bolded. Committees Section 7.
All members have voting privileges.
The Committee shall elect a chairperson prior to the first meeting of the Graduate Council following the annual election. Members of the Graduate Council are not eligible to serve on the nominating committee. The nominating committee shall distribute its nominations with vitae two weeks before the meeting of the Graduate Faculty in the Spring semester. No elected members of the Graduate Council may be renominated until one year has elapsed since the expiration of their term. Varied departmental representation should be a factor in making nominations for elected positions.