Section II. Elections to Be Held and Terms of Service

Election rules last updated January 30, 2026

(See also VI. Sequence of Elections)

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II. Elections to Be Held and Terms of Service

A. Executive Committee

The President-Elect/President/Past President of the Faculty Senate: 3 years, with only years 1 and 2 being on the Executive Committee
(Year 1: President-Elect, Year 2: President, Year 3: Past President)
Term: July 1 – June 30
Officers selected by the Faculty Senate Council: 2 years
Term: July 1 – June 30

University and college Rank and Tenure Committee members: 3 years.
College Rank and Tenure supplementary committee members: 3 years, when needed.
Term: June 1 – May 31
Teaching Professor Rank and Promotion Committees: 3 years
Term: June 1 – May 31
Faculty Judicial Board: 3 years
Term: June 1 – May 31
College grievance committees: 3 years
Term: June 1 - May 31

Representatives to the Faculty Senate Council: normally 2 years
Term: July 1 – June 30

Other committees and positions whose election is entrusted in whole or in part to the Faculty Senate.

University Coordinating Committee (UCC). This is not a Faculty Senate Committee but a committee of the University governance system. Two Teaching Professors or tenured faculty are elected for staggered terms of two academic years, the first of which is the Chair-Elect of the UCC, the second of which is the Chair of the UCC. The President of the Faculty Senate is the third faculty member of this committee.
Term: July 1 – June 30
Faculty Core Committees. These committees oversee the component requirements of the 2009 Core Curriculum. The committees are composed of a liaison or liaisons from the Core Curriculum Committee, consultants as appropriate, and faculty members elected for staggered terms of three academic years. Guidelines on Faculty Core Committees membership may be viewed at the Faculty Core Committee web page.
Term: September 1 – June 15