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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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committees and representation in the Senate. In addition [At] at each campus[,] the [academic staff who are tenured or are receiving probationary credit] faculty shall elect a Faculty Advisory Committee of nine members [of such academic staff] from the faculty, three of whom shall be elected each year for three-year terms commencing on the first day of the academic year after their election. Any member of the Faculty Advisory Committee electorate shall be eligible for membership on the Committee except those who hold an administrative appointment. Any eligible person may be nominated as a Committee member by a petition signed by three members of the electorate and filed with the Clerk or Secretary of the Senate. The deadline for filing shall be set by each Campus Senate. The Clerk or Secretary of the Senate shall conduct the election by University mail as soon as possible thereafter. The three eligible nominees receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. If vacancies arise between regular elections, the eligible nominee with the next highest number of votes at the most recent election shall be declared a member of the Committee. No more than two members of the Committee may [be from] hold paid appointments in the same college [(except for the Graduate College)] or [other administrative] in the same unit organized independently of a college. The Committee shall [each year] elect its own chairfperson] at its first meeting [held after the annual election of members] of each academic year. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure, copies whereof shall be sent to all members of the academic staff (as denned in Article IX, Section 4a, and Article IX, Section 3c) and to the Chancellor and the President. T h e Committee shall make such reports to the Chancellor, the President, the Senate, and the faculty as it deems appropriate at least once a year. The Committee shall provide for the orderly voicing of suggestions for the good of the University, afford added recourse for the consideration of grievances, and furnish a channel for direct and concerted communication between the academic staff (as defined in Article IX, Section 4a and Article IX, Section 3c) and the administrative officers of the University, its colleges, schools, institutes, divisions, and other administrative units on matters of interest or concern to the academic staff (as defined in Article IX, Section 4a, and Article IX, Section 3c) or any member of it. In performing its functions, the Committee, upon the request of the Chancellor, the President, or any member of the academic staff (as defined in Article IX, Section 4a, and Article IX, Section 3c), or upon its own initiative, shall make such investigations and hold such consultations as it may deem to be in the best interest of the University. A member of the academic staff (as defined in Article IX, Section 4a, and Article IX, Section 3c) or a retired member shall be entitled to a conference with the Committee or with any member of it on any matter properly within the purview of the Committee. Sec. 5. PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY C O M M I T T E E At each campus, the academic professional staff whose appointments as academic professionals require at least 50 percent (50%) of full-time service shall elect a Professional Advisory Committee. The academic professional staff consists of those staff members on academic appointment whose positions have been designated by the President and the Chancellor as meeting specialized administrative, professional or technical needs in accordance with Article IX, Sections 3a, 3c, and 4a. Any member of the Professional Advisory Committee electorate shall be eligible for membership on the Committee. Central Administra-