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RATIONALE:
The Academic Senate of CSU Dominguez Hills is a representative body with membership including Faculty, Staff, Administrators, and a student, charged in part with the development, maintenance, and improvement of the university. Staff members are essential for the effective functioning of the university and the educational and research missions of the institution. Staff members have experiences and expertise germane to the Senate鈥檚 purpose that are independent of the expertise of faculty members of Senate. The current version of the Constitution provides two slots for staff representation on Senate even though a greater representation of staff on Senate will provide greater access to wisdom and strengthen the voice and representation of staff.

Article IV Membership and Officers of the Academic Senate聽

A. The membership of the Academic Senate shall consist of elected members from the general and emeriti faculty and ex-officio members. The ex-officio members of the Academic Senate shall be the President of the university or their designee, Vice Presidents, all Academic Associate Vice Presidents, Academic Deans, the Chairperson of the Academic Senate, the immediate past Chairperson if still a member of the General Faculty, the representatives of the university to the Academic Senate of the CSU, the President of the CSUDH chapter of the CFA, a student chosen by the Associated Students, Incorporated, two five staff representatives elected by the staff, and Chairpersons of the Senate committees if so designated by the Senate. All ex-officio members shall be voting members with the exception of the Vice Presidents, Academic Associate Vice Presidents, Academic Deans, and the President of CSUDH chapter of the CFA. An ex-officio member may also serve as an elected member. Seven representatives of the non-tenure-track faculty (full or part-time lecturer faculty, library faculty, counseling faculty, and coaching faculty) shall also be voting members.聽

B. If a senator cannot attend a meeting, that senator may authorize in writing another member of the general faculty to serve in his/her stead. The authorization must be given to the Parliamentarian. The substitute member shall represent the absent senator in the determination of a quorum, in all senate discussions, and in voting; however, no senator or proxy senator may cast simultaneous multiple votes.聽

C. The General Faculty election unit for purposes of representation on the Academic Senate shall be the same as the unit where the RTP process originates. In most cases, this unit shall be the department. It may also be a school without departmental divisions, or a teaching unit that is not part of one of the schools. Members of the General Faculty who are not otherwise represented (see definition of membership above) shall be considered a single unit for purposes of representation on the Academic Senate. Disputes about the proper election unit will be resolved by a majority vote of the Academic Senate after the Executive Committee of the Senate has investigated the dispute and made a recommendation to the Senate. For purposes of Academic Senate representation, all members of the General Faculty shall be eligible to vote and to be elected as representative. The Academic Senate Parliamentarian is charged with soliciting nominations and conducting elections among the non-tenure track faculty in the spring. At-large representatives of the non-tenure track faculty (full or part-time lecturers, librarians, counselors, and coaches) will serve for a term of one year. The General Staff election unit for purposes of representation on the Academic Senate shall be one three representatives from the division of Academic Affairs and one two representatives from a division other than Academic Affairs. For purposes of electing a member of the Academic Senate, the staff is defined as all full-time university staff members paid by state funds or a university auxiliary excluding members of the General Faculty and MPP program employees. This includes all bargaining units and confidential employees (except MPP program employees). Each staff member of the Academic Senate will serve for a one-year term.