Approved update: 2/15/08

A. provide a forum for discussion, reporting, and promoting resolution of faculty concerns,

B. promote opportunities to enhance scholarly and professional pursuits of faculty,

C. facilitate communication and cohesiveness within and between the Units in the College of Health Sciences (CHS) and the Administration of the College and the University, and

D. facilitate faculty representation to College and University committees when appropriate.

2.1 All CHS fulltime faculty will be considered voting members of the CHSFO.

2.2 Faculty who are parttime faculty may be members of the CHSFO without vote.

A. Officers for the CHSFO will be elected by the general membership.

1) All fulltime faculty members having completed one year of service at CHS are eligible to serve as officers.

2) Offices will consist of a Chair, ChairElect, Secretary, Treasurer, and a Memberatlarge.

3) The immediate Past Chair will serve as an exofficio member.

4) Election to these offices will be by a simple majority vote.

5) All officers will be elected to a term of one year and may not hold the same office more than two consecutive terms (excluding partial terms of office).

a) The ChairElect will serve one year, subsequently becoming the Chair.

b) The Treasurer may serve a longer term if approved by the faculty at the time of elections in order to provide continuity for the bank accounts.

6) Officers will be elected at the end of the fall semester and will serve through one calendar year.

B. The Standing Committees’ (ByLaws, Nominating and Faculty Activities) members will be appointed by the chair and chairelect by seeking volunteers from the faculty (full and parttime).

C. Faculty may be appointed to Ad Hoc committees.

A. At least twice during each long academic semester, there will be a general assembly of all faculty. The assembly is intended as an opportunity for:

1) conducting official business

2) reports by departments, programs, and committees as appropriate

3) the Dean to address the entire faculty

4) other faculty concerns as appropriate

B. At least twice during each long academic semester, there will be business meetings of the CHS officers.

C. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the Chair.

D. All meetings will be conducted in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order, current edition.