Amendments to Senate Bylaws from April 2020, passed by Senate/Faculty:
1. A single election for President and Vice President
Response from Administration: Approved
2. Election is to be conducted electronically near the end of the academic year but prior to the last scheduled Senate meeting of the academic year (Article IV, SEC 6)
Response from Administration: Approved
3. Ballots for president and vice president must give voters the choice to vote for a candidate or to vote "abstain" (Article IV, SEC 6)
Response from Administration: Approved
4. The term of office for President and Vice President begins in the summer following the election (Article IV, SEC 6)
Response from Administration: Approved
5. Candidates for President and Vice President must qualify to be Senators (Article IV, SEC 7)
Response from Administration: Approved
6. If the Vice President is running for election, then nominations are handled by someone who is not a candidate in the election, such as the President, Secretary, Parliamentarian, or a member of the Executive Committee (Article IV, SEC 8)
Response from Administration: Approved
7. Candidates may self-nominate (Article IV, SEC 8)
Response from Administration: Approved
8.Term limit of 2 consecutive years (meaning two consecutive years max for President and two consecutive years max for Vice President)
Response from Administration: Approved
9. Parliamentarian is appointed from the pool of Senators
Response from Administration: Approved
10. The President and Vice President are automatically the liaisons to the Board of Trustees
Response from Administration: Rejected
(Current Rule: Two faculty representatives (unspecified) attend meetings of the Board of Trustees (Article V, SEC 1.3))
11. The President receives a course-load reduction as well as a stipend of $1000 (Article V, 2.1.12)
Response from the Administration: Rejected
12. The Vice President receives a stipend of $500 (Article V, SEC 2.2.8)
Response from the Administration: Accepted
13. The Senate President is an ex officio member of the Council of Deans (new section of Article V, SEC 2.1.9)
Response from the Administration: Rejected
14. The Senate President is a member of the University President’s Cabinet (new section of Article V, SEC 2.1.10)
Response from the Administration: Rejected
15. Minutes record action without unduly naming names (unless requested by individual)
Response from the Administration: Accepted