11:18:00 Faculty Senate

Purpose

The purpose of Faculty Senate is to represent faculty; to serve as liaison between the represented divisions and campuses in disseminating information and soliciting responses; to provide responsive leadership for the faculty body; to participate on all appropriate administrative councils; to initiate, formulate, discuss, and recommend policies and procedures related to the welfare of the College and the development of the academic unit; and to analyze, report, and advise the President of the College (and through him/her the Tennessee Board of Regents) on College policies and procedures in areas of primary concern.

Faculty Senate shall meet three (3) times each semester.

Membership

Any member of the full-time faculty will be eligible for election to membership in the Senate. The College faculty consists of all full-time faculty members holding academic appointments with the rank of instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or professor, whose primary duties are teaching. Adjunct faculty are entitled to three (3) seats on the Faculty Senate with no two from the same academic division.

Ex Officio:

None

11/16; 01/21