East Tennessee State University
Constitution of the Faculty Senate
PREAMBLE
Revised, May 1995
1.4.1. PREAMBLE
1.4.1.1. 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.
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