Common use of FACULTY SENATE ROLE AND OPERATING STRUCTURE Clause in Contracts

FACULTY SENATE ROLE AND OPERATING STRUCTURE. A. Role of the Faculty Senate 1. The Faculty Senate of Xxxxx Xxxx College is an instrument of shared governance, subject to the limitations stipulated in Article I.D. addressing the authority of the Board of Trustees and Article VII addressing the authority of the HFCC-FT Collective Bargaining Agent. 2. The Faculty Senate shall have the responsibility for recommending academic policies of the institution, subject to approval by the President, the Board of Trustees, and other appropriate government agencies and officers. This principle has been expressed in the policies of the Board of Trustees. Nothing in this document shall be construed to deny the Board of Trustees or any administrative officers any of the powers or responsibilities vested in them by law or by action of the Board of Trustees. 3. The faculty shall share responsibility with the President in recommending academic policies to the Board of Trustees in such fundamental College educational matters as: a. Academic policy relative to subject matter and methods of instruction, such as but not limited to: b. Academic policy such as but not limited to: c. Those aspects of student life that relate directly to the educational process;