Faculty Handbook

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2022-23

3. Representatives and the members of the elected committees of the various programs will be elected by a vote of the faculty of their respective constituencies. An individual may represent a department or the UEC on a committee to which they have either a primary or a secondary appointment. An individual can run in a single intradepartmental or UEC election for each committee per election cycle even if they are eligible to represent more than one department and/or UEC. If they are not elected as a department or UEC representative, they then are eligible to run as an “at large” candidate if such a position is available. 4. Voting will be done by secret ballot if more than one person is running for an office. D. FACULTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1. GENERAL PURPOSE: The Faculty Executive Committee will facilitate communication and coordination of activities among the president, dean, vice presidents and the faculty. 2. REPORTING LINK: The Faculty Executive Committee will report to and consult with the vice president for Academic Affairs. The Faculty Executive Committee may also seek consultation with the president at any time. 3. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: The Faculty Executive Committee will: o 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. o Meet regularly to discuss and conduct faculty business. o Monitor the functioning of the faculty elected committees and include reports of these committees on the agenda of faculty meetings. o Will serve as representatives to the Faculty Student Association. o Will work with the vice president for Academic Affairs to assure the Faculty Handbook is updated annually. o Facilitate the conduct of elections of faculty-elected committees in accordance with each committee’s membership as described in the appendices.

4. MEMBERSHIP: A. THE FACULTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS:

i. The Presiding Officer, ii. Presiding Officer Elect, iii. Immediate Past Presiding Officer iv. Secretary, v. Faculty Senator, vi. Faculty Senator Alternate, vii. One representative of the Professional Program, and viii. One representative of the Graduate Program.

B. ROLES OF MEMBERSHIP

i. The presiding officer will call and conduct faculty meetings. ii. 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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