Nomination and elections shall be held annually in the spring semester, normally not less than four weeks prior to Commencement, at a time set by the Graduate Council. Election of Graduate Student Representatives Five graduate students eligible for membership on the Graduate Council shall be nominated and elected by procedures set forth by the Graduate and Professional Student Council. The Chair of the Graduate Council, after consultation with the graduate dean, shall call meetings of the Graduate Council. The Graduate Council shall normally meet once each month and more frequently if necessary. Meetings may be called at the initiative of the Chair of the Graduate Council, the graduate dean, the chancellor, or upon petition by three members of the Graduate Council or ten percent of the graduate faculty.
Meetings are open to any member of the graduate faculty.
The agenda for any Graduate Council meeting shall be set by the Chair of the Graduate Council in consultation with the graduate dean. The agenda of any regularly scheduled Graduate Council meeting shall be circulated to all members of the Graduate Council at least three days in advance of the meeting. If matters not on the announced agenda are to be discussed, action should not be taken until a subsequent meeting except under unusual circumstances and then as governed by Robert's Rules of Order. Items may be placed upon the agenda at the initiative of the Chair of the Graduate Council, the graduate dean, or the chancellor, or upon petition by three members of the Graduate Council or five percent of the graduate faculty. The Chair of the Graduate Council shall preside.