The Senate President, the Provost or the University President may convene a meeting of the Executive Committee.
The Faculty Senate follows Robert's Rules of Order regarding voting during sessions.
A quorum for the Faculty Senate shall consist of a simple majority of the voting members of the Faculty Senate.
The Senate President, in conjunction with the Executive Committee, shall assign timeframes for debate of items on the agenda for each Senate meeting.
When the Senate votes on the agenda at the beginning of each meeting, it also votes on the time limits.
After time has elapsed for discussion of each agenda item, the Senate, by majority vote, may extend time.
In the initial round of discussion, the following time limits shall apply to individual senators: a) five minutes for chairs giving committee reports; b) three minutes for senators.
Before senators are allowed to speak a second time, all other senators who wish to speak on an issue will be allowed to do so within the overall time-frame.
If there is a second round of discussion, the following time limits shall apply to individual senators: a) three minutes for chairs; b) two minutes for senators.