Diversity Committee By-laws Revision

Current By-laws:

Article III        Membership

Membership is open to all current students, faculty members, administrators, and employees of the University.  Members can either be nominated or provide self-nomination to the Elections Committee of the Faculty Senate.  All prospective members will be asked to provide a short biography, and their nomination will be voted on by the Faculty Senate at a meeting held in the spring of the academic year.  The term of membership is one academic year, and there is no limit to the number of years a member may serve nor is there a limit to the number of members who may serve on the committee.  The chair of the committee will keep the membership rolls.

Proposed Revision:

Article III        Membership

Attendance at Faculty Senate Diversity Committee meetings is open to all current CCSU students, faculty, administrators, and employees.  Membership can be attained in either of two ways: (1) by nomination or self-nomination in response to the annual call for nominations by the Elections Committee of the Faculty Senate each spring, or (2) by submitting a request for membership to the Chair of the Diversity Committee.  Members who join the committee through the annual election process receive immediate voting privileges; those who join by submitting written requests will be vested with voting privileges after 30 days on the Diversity Committee membership roster.  The term of membership is one academic year, and there is no limit to the number of years a member may serve, nor is there a limit to the number of members who may serve on the Committee.  Once the academic year begins the Chair of the Diversity Committee is responsible for keeping membership records and is responsible for informing the Senate President monthly of any additions or subtractions from the initial membership of that academic year.