Senate Document SD 03-5

Approved, 11/10/2003

   

 

TO:                     Fort Wayne Senate

              

FROM:               Student Affairs Committee

                           Solomon Isiorho, Chair

 

DATE:               October 7, 2003

 

SUBJ:                 Amendment to the Bylaws:  Composition of Subcommittee on Athletics

 

DISPOSITION:  To the Presiding Officer for implementation

 

 

Whereas, Senate Document 02-11 requires that “Voting Faculty must comprise at least 2/3 of the voting membership of any committee or subcommittee”; and

 

Whereas, the membership of the Subcommittee on Athletics needs to be modified to comply with this provision of SD 02-11;

 

Be It Resolved, That Section 5.3.4.1 of the Bylaws be amended as follows:

The Subcommittee on Athletics shall consist of eight six Voting Faculty members elected by the Senate in such manner that at least four of the major academic units shall be represented; two students selected by the Students’ Government; the Faculty Representative (ex officio); the NCAA Compliance Coordinator (ex officio, nonvoting); one IPFW alumnus/alumna appointed ex officio by the Chief Administrative Officer in consultation with the administrator of alumni relations; an administrative/professional staff member; the senior women’s athletic administrator; and the administrator of athletic programs (nonvoting). The Presiding Officer of the Senate shall annually request the Students’ Government to select the student representatives and the Administrative Council to select the administrative/professional staff representative. Student representatives shall serve staggered two-year terms which commence at the beginning of the academic year. The administrative/professional staff representative shall serve for one year; elected Faculty members shall serve staggered three-year terms. The ex-officio members may not chair the Subcommittee.

[The rest of the section stands as is.]