II. ORGANIZATION (Cont.)
ACADEMIC SENATE
The voting membership of the Academic Senate is composed of the regular faculty except for the president and the provost. Honorary faculty (visiting professors and emeriti professors) are members with voice but without vote. The Academic Senate acts on revisions to the Bylaws for Academic Governance, issues raised by the Academic Council, issues raised by the faculty, or other significantly important educational issues the Senate itself wishes to consider. The Academic Senate also serves as a forum for dissemination of ideas and information between the faculty and the administration. The Academic Senate meets by call of the president or by call of the faculty members of the Executive Committee. The agenda for Senate meetings is prepared by the faculty members of the Executive Committee, or a subcommittee designated for matters of agenda, in consultation with the president and the provost.
Additionally, a convocation of University faculty is held each winter term on a date announced annually, to receive from the president a message on the state of the University.
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