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Preamble to the Constitution and By-laws: 1.4.1 To fulfill its mission effectively, the University needs a mechanism for meaningful and continuing cooperation between the faculty and administrative officers of the institution. In order to foster mutual trust and respect and to produce cooperative efforts that enhance the stature of the university and its programs, formal and systematic lines of communication are needed to ensure full discussion of important matters and adequate reaction from one constituency to another. 1.4.1.2. Final authority for implementing the policies of the institution resides with the University president. It is a basic premise of this document that the faculty has the right and obligation to participate fully and actively in the determination of those policies that pertain to academic matters and faculty welfare. The Faculty Senate herein constituted provides, therefore, for meaningful and formal participation by the faculty in matters of University governance that are related to its right and proper concerns. Taking over these webpages in September 2004. Not all pages will immediately be consistent in layout and format. This will be corrected as time allows. Please, be patient. For Optimum viewing in XP, if you do not have a flat-panel monitor, go to Control Panel and resize your screen to 1024 x 768 pixels. If you don't like the designated font size, use VIEW, then TEXT SIZE, and pick one you like...but I would like it if you would leave it alone, otherwise, it will screw up the formatting..... ...and for a less cluttered look, for goodness sakes, GOTO: TOOLS, the INTERNET OPTIONS, then ADVANCED, and turn off the underlining for links. It is one of my pet peeves. Thanks!!! (Rome, to those of you on a different calendar...) |