Faculty Handbook 2020-2021

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2020-21

FACULTY COMMITTEES Faculty Executive Committee

A. General Purpose: The Faculty Executive Committee will facilitate communication and coordination of activities among the president, dean, vice presidents and the faculty. B. Reporting Link: The Faculty Executive Committee will report to and consult with the vice president and dean for Academic Affairs (the dean). The Faculty Executive Committee may also seek consultation with the president at any time. C. Specific Responsibilities: The Faculty Executive Committee will: • Call and conduct quarterly meetings of the faculty. Additional meetings may be held at the call of the faculty presiding officer, or at the request of 10 or more members of the voting faculty. All requests must be made in writing and presented to the faculty presiding officer. • Meet regularly to discuss and conduct faculty business. • Monitor the functioning of the faculty elected committees, and include reports of these committees on the agenda of faculty meetings. • Will serve as representatives to the Faculty Student Association. • Will work with the vice president for Academic Affairs to assure the Faculty Handbook is updated annually. • Facilitate the conduct of elections of the faculty-elected committees in accordance with each committee’s membership. D. Membership: • The Faculty Executive Committee shall have eight members:

o The Presiding Officer o Presiding Officer Elect, o Immediate Past Presiding Officer o Secretary, o Faculty Senator, o Faculty Senator Alternate, o One representative of the Professional Program, and o One representative of the Graduate Program.

• Roles of membership

o The Presiding Officer will call and conduct faculty meetings. o The Presiding Officer Elect will act in the absence of the presiding officer. The presiding officer elect will succeed the presiding officer of the faculty.

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