Agenda Committee Charge

Faculty Senate Resolution #94-20, April 19, 1994
Editorially revised November 2012 to correlate with ECU Faculty Manual.

  1. Name: Agenda Committee
  2. Membership: 5 elected Senators, elected to the committee by the Faculty Senate for one-year terms at the organizational meeting of the Faculty Senate each spring semester.
    Ex-officio members (with vote): The Chair of the Faculty, the Vice Chair of the Faculty, and the Secretary of the Faculty. Ex-officio members (without vote but with all other parliamentary privileges): the immediate Past Chair of the Faculty in residence, the Parliamentarian of the Faculty, and the Faculty Assembly delegates, including elected Faculty Assembly officers. The Chair and Secretary of the Agenda Committee shall be chosen by the members from its elected membership.
  3. Quorum: 3 elected members exclusive of ex-officio.
  4. Committee Responsibilities:
    1. The committee establishes Faculty Senate agenda. All matters of academic policy brought before this committee by action of the general faculty, any senator, or any standing or special committee shall be placed on the agenda not later than the time of the second regular meeting of the Faculty Senate following receipt of the recommendation.
    2. The committee sets forth the order in which matters are to be brought before the Faculty Senate. Matters to be considered may be taken out of order upon a two-thirds vote of faculty senators present and voting at any meeting.
    3. The committee collects all recommendations from academic committees, including all standing and ad-hoc committees. The committee draws up the agenda for each regular and special meeting of the Faculty Senate, based upon the recommendations and reports received from committees, as well as from the officers and members.
    4. The committee ensures that a copy of the agenda is distributed to each member of the faculty one week before the date of the meeting.
    5. The committee drafts the senate and committee meeting dates for the upcoming academic year.
  5. To Whom The Committee Reports: The committee reports on the agenda directly to the members of the general faculty. It reports to the Faculty Senate on any matter within its charge requiring Faculty Senate action.
  6. How Often The Committee Reports: The committee reports to the general faculty before each senate meeting and to the Faculty Senate as necessary.
  7. Power Of The Committee To Act Without Faculty Senate Approval: The committee is empowered to draw up, and arrange for the distribution of, the agenda of each meeting of the Faculty Senate.
  8. Standard Meeting Time: The committee normally meets on the Tuesday two weeks prior to each scheduled Faculty Senate meeting.