Faculty Membership Membership shall consist of all contract professors, associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, and lecturers in the Department. Granting of leave by the University does not affect membership. Responsibility for arranging to receive materials and ballots rests with the faculty member on leave. Authority of the Faculty Subject to the legal limits set forth by the State of Texas, the Regents of the University of Houston System, and the University of Houston Faculty Handhook, the faculty shall have the authority to act upon matters of educational policy, to enact such by-laws as it may deem desirable to promote or enforce these policies, and to decide upon curricula and proposed courses of study. Student Membership Membership in the Department student body shall consist of all students who are majors in the Department or enrolled as candidates for certification or endorsement.
Student organizations are responsible for seeking faculty recognition.
Official recognition occurs by a majority vote at a faculty meeting on the recommendation of the Faculty Council. Amendment of the Constitution Proposed amendments to this Constitution shall be distributed in writing to faculty members at least ten working days prior to a faculty meeting in which they are to be discussed. Amendments shall be adopted by two-thirds vote of all eligible Department faculty. Voting on amendments shall be conducted by mail ballot. This constitution shall be distributed to faculty members at least ten working days prior to a departmental meeting in which it shall be discussed.