ARTICLE VI: MEETINGS
Section 1: Agenda
The Senate President, in consultation with the Secretary, shall determine the agenda for each meeting.
Any committee, as well as individual members, may submit items to be placed upon the agenda to the Secretary no less than ten working days before any regular meeting and shall be distributed in accordance with Article III, Section 6.E. of these Bylaws.
The order of business for meetings and delivery of the agenda shall be in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised.
Section 2: Regular Meetings
The Senate shall hold regular monthly meetings at a convenient time, day, and location as determined by it.
Notification of scheduled meetings for the full calendar year shall be issued at the first meeting in December and published in official University publications.
All meetings, whether regular or called by the Senate, shall be open to members of the University community. Any staff member attending any meeting shall be granted the privilege of the floor by a majority vote of eligible members present at the meeting.
Section 3: Specially Called Senate Meetings
A specially called meeting of the Senate may be called by the Senate President or an Executive Officer.
The entire staff body may submit a request for a specially called meeting by delivering a written petition containing no less than seventy-five (75) percent of the entire staff body's signatures at least two weeks in advance to any Senate Officer.
The Senate reserves the right to either reject the request for a specially called meeting through a unanimous vote by the Officers of the Senate or to move the request for a specially called meeting to a regular meeting.