Senate
Approved,
TO: Fort Wayne Senate
FROM: Student Affairs Committee
Solomon Isiorho, Chair
DATE:
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.]