Faculty Handbook

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2022-23

o The secretary will record and maintain minutes of faculty meetings. If not present at a meeting, an acting secretary shall be appointed from those in attendance by the presiding officer. o The faculty senator will represent the faculty on the University Faculty Senate and will render reports to the faculty on University Faculty Senate affairs. o The alternate senator shall serve in the absence of the faculty senator. o The representative of the Professional Program (also representing Residency Programs and Continuing Professional Education) and the representative of the Graduate Program will represent their respective constituencies on the Executive Committee. • Terms of Office: o The two-year terms for presiding officer, presiding officer elect, and past presiding officer, occur in succession. The secretary and representatives of the professional and graduate programs shall serve two-year terms, and incumbents may succeed themselves in each position only once. o In accordance with the bylaws of the University Faculty Senate, the faculty senator and the alternate faculty senator will serve a three-year term, with a two-term limit. After an intervening term, one may seek additional terms. • Election Process: o The presiding officer elect, secretary, senator, and alternate senator will be elected by the faculty prior to expiration of their term of office. o The representatives of the Professional Program and Graduate Program will be elected by their constituencies at a faculty meeting prior to expiration of their term of office. o Elected officers will assume office on July 1 of the year in which they are elected. E. DECISION MAKING: Five members of the Faculty Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum. Decisions of the Faculty Executive Committee shall be made by majority vote.

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