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University Faculty Senate
University Faculty Senate

Meeting Attendance

Bylaws Article III, Section 8 (d) states:

“d) Elected faculty senators are required to maintain a two-thirds attendance rate for both the plenary meetings and the assigned standing committee meetings. Should a senator drop below this level in either meeting category in each of two consecutive years, the senator may resign if he or she wishes, otherwise the Senate will remove the senator and require the unit to replace that senator with an alternative elected representative.”

All senators, remote or in-person, should use the voting portal and attendance portal. Resource members do not need to log attendance or vote. Instructions on using these portals can be found here.

Attendance must be taken via the portal—other methods will show as an absence unless corrected. Please reach out the Senate Office if you encounter any issues.

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