Section 1 - The Faculty Manual

III. Changes Initiated by the Board or the President

The Board of Regents or the President may propose modifications to the Manual. The President shall publish the proposed modification in writing to the RPC. The RPC shall then analyze the proposed modification and make a recommendation to the faculty with respect to the proposed modification. Proposed changes must be brought to the faculty at a regularly scheduled meeting and faculty members must be notified of the proposed change seven (7) days prior to the meeting. Faculty action on the proposed modification must occur by the third regularly scheduled faculty meeting after the President publishes the modification to RPC. Ratification of a proposed modification requires a favorable vote by at least 60% of those attending a regularly scheduled faculty meeting at which there is a quorum. Lack of ratification by the faculty does not preclude adoption of the proposed changes by the Board of Regents. The President, as chair of the faculty, shall then convey the recommendation of the faculty to the Board of Regents with or without his or her personal recommendation. In addition, the RPC may request an opportunity to confer with the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents about the proposed revision. The conferring between the Executive Committee and the RPC may, at the option of the Executive Committee, occur in person, electronically, by telephone, or in writing. The modification becomes effective at the beginning of the next academic year following its approval by the Board of Regents, unless otherwise specified by the Board of Regents.