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A
Absentee Senators >> BYLAWS II.8.2.2
Absenteeism on Council committees >> CHARTER VIII.5.1
Absenteeism on Council committees >> CHARTER X.1.5.3
Academic Calendar policy >> CHARTER X.2.7
Academic Dismissal, undergraduate appeals >> CHARTER X.3.8.4.2
Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, and Community Responsibility Committee >> CHARTER VII.7.3
Academic grievances, Committee on Admissions and Academic Standing of GAC >> CHARTER X.4.7.3
Academic Probation, undergraduate appeals >> CHARTER X.3.8.4.2
Academic Program Review Committee of CAA, composition >> CHARTER X.6.6
Academic Rank defined >> BYLAWS I.1.8
Academic standards, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.3
Academic Standing, Appellate Subcommittee of UAC, composition >> CHARTER X.3.8.4
Academic Standing, Committee on Admissions and, of GAC, composition >> CHARTER X.4.7
Acknowledgement >> BYLAWS VII
Ad Hoc Committees of COR >> CHARTER X.5.10
Ad hoc or special task forces, committees and commissions and faculty consultation >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 4
Additional Senators nominated by Executive Committee >> BYLAWS II.2.4
Additions to curriculum a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.a
Adjourn - a Senate motion after 5 p.m. >> CHARTER VI.2.4
Adjourn (implies no topic on the floor) - a Senate motion >> CHARTER VI.2.4
Administration, inclusion in the University Senate >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 2
Admission to candidacy, Graduate Academic Council >> CHARTER X.4.7.2
Admission to University/degree/certificate programs, policies, a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.c
Admissions and Academic Standing, Committee on, of GAC, composition >> CHARTER X.4.7
Admissions policies, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.2
Admissions standards, graduate, Graduate Academic Council >> CHARTER X.4.7.1
Advice defined (vs. Formal Consultation) >> BYLAWS I.2.4.2
Advisory bodies, budgetary, and UPC >> CHARTER X.2.8
Advisory capacity to President, function of Executive Committee >> BYLAWS II.4.4.5
Advisory Groups (vs. Formal Consultation) >> BYLAWS I.2.5
Agenda, Senate >> BYLAWS II.7.7
Agenda, Senate, Senator's right to place item on >> BYLAWS II.7.7.1
Agendas of Councils >> CHARTER VIII.3.4
Allegations of misconduct in research and scholarship >> CHARTER VII.7.2
Allocation of Senate seats to Schools and Colleges >> BYLAWS II.2.3.2
Alternate serving when Senator is on leave >> BYLAWS II.8.2.1
Alternating pro and con speakers in Senate debate >> CHARTER VI.2.3
Alternative governance bodies, designation of by Governance Council >> BYLAWS II.5.5
Amendment of the Charter >> CHARTER IX
Amendments and Referenda, Governance Council role >> BYLAWS II.5.4
Amendments to the Bylaws >> BYLAWS IV
Amendments to the Bylaws, transmittal to Voting Faculty >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.2.3
Animal and human subjects research, a concern of Council on Research >> CHARTER X.5.5
Announcements of Senate, Secretary responsibility >> CHARTER IV.4.2
Annual report of Senate, function of Past Chair >> CHARTER IV.2.4
Annual report of Senate, function of Past Chair >> CHARTER VI.1.1
Annual Senate report to Faculty and University Council >> BYLAWS II.1.6
Appeals to admissions decisions, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.2
Appeals to denial of graduation with honors in the major >> CHARTER X.3.9.1.7
Appeals, exception to policies, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.4.2
Appellate body for college and school grievances, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.3
Appellate Subcommittee on Academic Standing of UAC, composition >> CHARTER X.3.8.4
Appointment of non-Senator Council Chair as Senator by Executive Committee >> CHARTER VIII.3.3
Appointment of Senators by Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.1
Appointment policies and standards, Faculty responsibilities >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.f
Appointments, consultation with Senate concerning >> BYLAWS II.1.7
Apportionment of Senate seats >> CHARTER X.1.4
Appropriate faculty representation on committees/task forces, approved by Governance Council >> BYLAWS II.5.5
Assembly, Policies or standards governing speech and, on the campuses of the University >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2.c
Assessment of Governance and Consultation of GOV, Committee on, composition >> CHARTER X.1.3
Assessment, Council on Academic (CAA) >> CHARTER X.6
Assistant Librarian as Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.8
Assistant Professor as Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.8
Associate Librarian as Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.8
Associate Professor as Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.8
At Large Senators >> BYLAWS II.2.2
Athletics, Committee on, of ULC >> CHARTER X.9.6
At-large Senator nominations >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.1.2
Attendance requirement for Senate >> BYLAWS II.8.2.2.3
Award of academic degrees/certificates, including honorary, standards/policies, Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.d

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Baccalaureate degree requirements >> CHARTER X.3.9.1.4
Balloting, University-wide Faculty >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.2
Board of Trustees defined >> BYLAWS I.1.1
Board of Trustees, SUNY, Policies of the, derivation of powers and responsibilities of the Faculty >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 1
BOT = Board of Trustees. State University of New York >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 1
Budget trends >> CHARTER X.2.9.1
Budget, Faculty consultation >> BYLAWS I.2.2,3
Budgetary advisory bodies and UPC >> CHARTER X.2.8
Budgetary concerns for new proposals >> CHARTER X.2.5
Buildings, new >> CHARTER X.2.10.1
Business initiatives, Faculty consultation >> BYLAWS I.2.2.3
Bylaws Amendments >> BYLAWS IV
Bylaws Amendments, transmittal to Voting Faculty >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.2.3

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CAA = Council on Academic Assessment >> CHARTER X.6
CAFFECoR = Committee on Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, Community Responsibility >> CHARTER VII.7.3
Calendar and Meetings of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.7
Calendar, Academic, policy >> CHARTER X.2.7
Candidacy, admission to, Graduate Academic Council >> CHARTER X.4.7.2
Candidates, Senate's interview of President and Provost >> CHARTER III.3
Centers, a concern of Council on Research >> CHARTER X.5.4
Centers, new >> CHARTER X.2.5
CERS = Committee on Ethics in Research and Scholarship >> CHARTER VII.7.2
Certificates, academic, standards and policies for awarding, a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.d
Certificates, assessment, by Academic Program Review Committee of CAA >> CHARTER X.6.6.5
Chair of Senate >> CHARTER IV.1
Chair of Senate, duties >> BYLAWS II.3.4.1
Chair of the Faculty (President) >> BYLAWS I.3
Chancellor defined >> BYLAWS I.1.2
Chancellor member of Voting Faculty >> BYLAWS I.1.11.1
Chancellor's Statement on Governance >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 3
Changes to curriculum a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.a
Charter Amendments >> CHARTER IX
Charter of the University Senate >> CHARTER
Clinical services and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
Closed meetings of CPCA for deliberations on individual cases >> CHARTER X.7.5
Closure vote, Councils >> CHARTER VIII.2
College and School Senators >> BYLAWS II.2.3
College/school/division/department administrative appointments - faculty consultation >> BYLAWS III.3
Colleges and Schools governance structures >> BYLAWS III
Commissions, task forces, committees and commissions and faculty consultation >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 4
Committee of Councils >> CHARTER VIII.5
Committee on Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, Community Responsibility (CAFFECoR) >> CHARTER VII.7.3
Committee on Admissions and Academic Standing of GAC, composition >> CHARTER X.4.7
Committee on Admissions and Academic Standing of UAC, composition >> CHARTER X.3.8
Committee on Assessment of Governance and Consultation of GOV, composition >> CHARTER X.1.3
Committee on Athletics of ULC >> CHARTER X.9.6
Committee on Athletics of ULC composition >> CHARTER X.9.6.1
Committee on Centers, Institutes, Specialized Research Laboratories of COR, composition >> CHARTER X.5.8
Committee on Committees, specific function of the Governance Council >> BYLAWS II.5.5
Committee on Community and University Relations, University Life Council representation >> CHARTER X.9.3
Committee on Council Nominations of GOV, composition >> CHARTER X.1.5
Committee on Council Nominations of GOV, Council Chairs' membership on >> CHARTER VIII.3.8
Committee on Curriculum and Honors of UAC, composition >> CHARTER X.3.9
Committee on Curriculum and Instruction of GAC, composition >> CHARTER X.4.6
Committee on Educational Policy and Procedure of GAC, composition >> CHARTER X.4.8
Committee on Ethics in Research and Scholarship (CERS) >> CHARTER VII.7.2
Committee on General Education of UAC, composition >> CHARTER X.3.10
Committee on Health, Safety and Well-being of ULC >> CHARTER X.9.5
Committee on Health, Safety and Well-being of ULC composition >> CHARTER X.9.5.1
Committee on Interdisciplinary Studies of UAC, composition >> CHARTER X.3.11
Committee on Liaison and Elections of GOV, composition >> CHARTER X.1.4
Committee on Mediation of GOV, composition >> CHARTER X.1.6
Committee on Residential Life of ULC >> CHARTER X.9.7
Committee on Residential Life of ULC composition >> CHARTER X.9.7.1
Committees of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.6
Committees, non-governance, where Faculty representation is required >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.3
Committees, task forces and commissions and faculty consultation >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 4
Communication functions of the Senate >> CHARTER VI.1
Communication, requirements for effective governance >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 2
Communications, facilitating among constituencies >> CHARTER X.1.4
Community and University Relations, Committee on, representation from University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.3
Community Responsibility, Committee on Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, and >> CHARTER VII.7.3
Complaints, Procedures for Investigating >> BYLAWS I.2.2.4
Compliance concerns and the Council on Research >> CHARTER X.5.5
Compliance, concern of the Academic Assessment Council >> CHARTER X.6.3
Composition and size of student body >> CHARTER X.2.6
Composition of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.2
Computing, Council on Libraries, Information Systems and (LISC) >> CHARTER X.8
Conduct of Faculty Meetings >> BYLAWS I.5.3
Conduct of Senate Meetings >> CHARTER VI.2
Conduct, evaluation of research and teaching, policies and standards, a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.e
Constituent Groups, Consultation with >> BYLAWS I.2.6
Constituents, regular reports by Senators to >> CHARTER VI.1.6
Construction of powers/responsibilities, Senate's >> CHARTER III.1
Consultation (formal) of Faculty requirements >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2
Consultation of GOV, Committee on Assessment of Governance and, composition >> CHARTER X.1.3
Consultation with faculty for school/college/division/department administrative appointments >> BYLAWS III.3
Consultation with Constituent Groups >> BYLAWS I.2.6
Consultation, formal, defined >> BYLAWS I.2.4
Consultation, role in governance >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 3
Continue business until (specific time) - a Senate motion after 5 p.m. >> CHARTER VI.2.4
Continue to discuss until (specific time) - a Senate motion after 5 p.m. >> CHARTER VI.2.4
Continuing Appointment policies and standards, Faculty responsibilities >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.f
Continuing Appointments, Council on Promotions and (CPCA) >> CHARTER X.7
Coordination of GAC, UAC and CAA by UPC >> CHARTER X.2.4.2
Coordination of proposals that require action by multiple Councils >> BYLAWS II.4.4.4
Coordination of Senate business with Colleges and Schools >> CHARTER X.1.4.2.3
Copyright legislation, Information Technology Usage Policy Committee of LISC >> CHARTER X.8.5.3
Copyright legislation, Library Committee of LISC >> CHARTER X.8.4.4
COR = Council on Research >> CHARTER X.5
Council Chair Handbook >> CHARTER X.1.2.3
Council Chairs >> CHARTER VIII.3
Council Chairs are Senators >> CHARTER VIII.3.3
Council members, expectation they will serve on a Council subcommittee >> CHARTER VIII.5
Council Nominations, Committee on, of GOV, composition >> CHARTER X.1.5
Council on Academic Assessment (CAA) >> CHARTER X.6
Council on Academic Assessment composition >> CHARTER X.6.1
Council on Libraries, Information Systems and Computing (LISC) >> CHARTER X.8
Council on Libraries, Information Systems and Computing, composition >> CHARTER X.8.1
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments (CPCA) >> CHARTER X.7
Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments composition >> CHARTER X.7.1
Council on Research (COR) >> CHARTER X.5
Council on Research composition >> CHARTER X.5.1
Council Structure and Operation >> CHARTER VIII
Councils of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.6
Councils of the Senate >> CHARTER V
Councils, elected, of schools and colleges as representative of their Faculty >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 4
Counseling services and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
Course load, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.3
CPCA = Council on Promotions and Continuing Appointments >> CHARTER X.7
Creation of Senate by the Faculty >> BYLAWS I.2.3
Creation of Senate Councils >> CHARTER X
Creation, renaming, major re-organization, or dissolution of academic units and programs >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2.a
Credit and placement policies, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.2
Curriculum and Honors, Committee on, of UAC, composition >> CHARTER X.3.9
Curriculum and Instruction, Committee on, of GAC, composition >> CHARTER X.4.6
Curriculum changes, additions, and deletions a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.a

D
Dates and times for Senate established in previous year >> CHARTER VI.2.1
Deadline for election of Council Chairs >> CHARTER VIII.3.2
Deadline for election of Senators >> BYLAWS II.8.1
Deadline for Senate elections >> BYLAWS II.2.8
Deadline for slate of new Council members >> CHARTER X.1.5.2
Dean's List >> CHARTER X.3.9.1.6
Debate, rules of Senate >> CHARTER VI.2.3
Decision-making, faculty participation in >> CHARTER X.1.3.2.3
Definition of Formal Consultation >> BYLAWS I.2.4
Definitions of Faculty >> BYLAWS I.1
Definitions, additional Senate >> CHARTER II
Degree requirements, baccalaureate >> CHARTER X.3.9.1.4
Degrees/certificates, including honorary, standards and policies, a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.d
Delegation of powers to Councils and Committees by Senate >> BYLAWS II.6.2
Deletions from curriculum a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.a
Department, school, college, division administrative appointments, faculty consultation >> BYLAWS III.3
Departmental requests for exemption from a General Education requirement >> CHARTER X.3.10.4.4
Designation of additional Senate Officer >> BYLAWS II.3.1
Designation of alternative governance bodies by Governance Council >> BYLAWS II.5.5
Discontinuance of a graduate program >> CHARTER X.4.5.2
Discontinuance of programs >> CHARTER X.2.4.1
Discontinuance or suspension of undergraduate programs >> CHARTER X.3.5.2
Dismissal, Academic, undergraduate appeals >> CHARTER X.3.8.4.2
Disputes in governance, resolution >> CHARTER X.1.6.1
Dissolution, creation, renaming, major re-organization of academic units and programs >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2.a
Division, school, college, and department administrative appointments - faculty consultation >> BYLAWS III.3
Documents of the Senate, Secretary responsibility >> CHARTER IV.4.3
Duties of Senate Officers >> BYLAWS II.3.4

E
Educational Policy and Procedure, Committee on, of GAC, composition >> CHARTER X.4.8
Educational Policy Council - former name of University Planning and Policy Council >> CHARTER X.2
Educational program of University, Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.1
Effective date of Bylaws >> BYLAWS VI.1
Elected councils of schools and colleges as representative of their Faculty >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 4
Election and Replacement of Senators >> BYLAWS II.8
Election of Committee Chairs by members >> CHARTER VIII.5
Election of Senators from Schools and Colleges >> BYLAWS III.2
Elections >> CHARTER X.1.4.3
Elections Committee, Liaison and, Chair, function of Secretary >> CHARTER IV.4.1
Elections, Committee on Liaison and, of GOV, composition >> CHARTER X.1.4
Elimination of Senate Councils >> CHARTER X
Emeriti not members of Voting Faculty >> BYLAWS I.1.11.3
Emeriti services and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
EPC - former abbreviation of UPC, University Planning and Policy Council >> CHARTER X.2
Establishment of the Senate >> BYLAWS VI
Ethics in Research and Scholarship Committee >> CHARTER VII.7.2
Evaluation and conduct of research and teaching, policies and standards, a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.e
Evaluation of students' work, standards of, a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.b
Ex officio members of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.2.1
Excellence Award in Research, SUNY, Council on Research's role >> CHARTER X.5.7
Exception to policies appeals, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.4.2
Executive Committee Functions >> BYLAWS II.4.4
Executive Committee of the Senate (SEC) >> BYLAWS II.4
Executive Committee of the Senate (SEC) >> CHARTER VII
Executive Committee of the Senate (SEC), composition of >> BYLAWS II.4.1
Executive Committee Report to Senate and University >> CHARTER VI.1.5
Executive Committee, advisory capacity to President >> BYLAWS II.4.4.5
Executive Committee, Council Chairs' membership on >> CHARTER VIII.3.8
Executive Committee, when it can act for the University Senate >> BYLAWS II.4.3
Exemption from a General Education requirement, Departmental requests for an >> CHARTER X.3.10.4.4
Experiential learning, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.2
External funding, concern of Researchers' Liaison Committee of COR >> CHARTER X.5.9.3

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Facilities, new >> CHARTER X.2.5
Faculty (vs. Voting Faculty) defined >> BYLAWS I.1.10
Faculty >> BYLAWS I.1
Faculty balloting, University-wide >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.2
Faculty creation of the Senate >> BYLAWS I.2.3
Faculty Handbook >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 3
Faculty Meetings >> BYLAWS I.5
Faculty Meetings, Conduct of >> BYLAWS I.5.3
Faculty participation in Advisory Groups (vs. Formal Consultation) >> BYLAWS I.2.5
Faculty representation, appropriate, on committees, task forces, etc. approved by GOV >> BYLAWS II.5.5
Faculty responsibilities specified >> BYLAWS I.2.2
Faculty Rights and Responsibilities >> BYLAWS I.2
Faculty Senators on Leave >> BYLAWS II.8.2.1
Faculty: Definition, Responsibilities, and Organization >> BYLAWS I.
Faculty-initiated Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors >> CHARTER X.3.11
Filling vacancy in Senate >> BYLAWS II.8.3
Financial aid and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
Five p.m. rule at Senate meetings >> CHARTER VI.2.4
Formal consultation defined >> BYLAWS I.2.4
Formal consultation of Faculty requirements >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2
Forums, Senate >> CHARTER X.1.4
Freedom of Expression, and Community Responsibility, Committee on Academic Freedom and >> CHARTER VII.7.3
Functions of Executive Committee >> BYLAWS II.4.4
Funding, External, concern of Researchers' Liaison Committee of COR >> CHARTER X.5.9.3
Future of the University, Goals and formal plans directing the >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2.b

G
GAC = Graduate Academic Council >> CHARTER X.4
General Education Assessment Committee of CAA, composition >> CHARTER X.6.7
General Education waivers by Vice Provost, General Education Committee appellate role >> CHARTER X.3.10.3
General Education, Committee on, of UAC, composition >> CHARTER X.3.10
Goals and formal plans directing the future of the University >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2.b
GOV = Governance Council >> CHARTER X.1
Governance and Consultation of GOV, Committee on Assessment of, composition >> CHARTER X.1.3
Governance Bodies defined >> BYLAWS I.1.12
Governance bodies, alternative, designation by Governance Council >> BYLAWS II.5.5
Governance Council (GOV) >> CHARTER X.1
Governance Council Chair, function of Vice Chair >> CHARTER IV.3.1
Governance Council composition >> CHARTER X.1.1
Governance Council Liaison and Elections Committee Chair, function of Secretary >> CHARTER IV.4.1
Governance Council oversight of Senate composition >> CHARTER I
Governance philosophies >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 5
Grading policies, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.3
Graduate Academic Council (GAC) >> CHARTER X.4
Graduate Academic Council composition >> CHARTER X.4.1
Graduate Student Organization (GSO) >> BYLAWS II.2.6
Graduate Students defined >> CHARTER II.3
Graduate students, inclusion in the University Senate >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 2
Graduation and award of degrees/certificates, including honorary, Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.d
Graduation with honors >> CHARTER X.3.9.1.6
Grants management, concern of Researchers' Liaison Committee of COR >> CHARTER X.5.9.3
Grievance procedures, review of college and school >> CHARTER X.3.6
Grievances, academic, Committee on Admissions and Academic Standing of GAC >> CHARTER X.4.7.3
Grievances, college and school, undergraduate appellate body >> CHARTER X.3.8.3
GSO = Graduate Student Organization >> BYLAWS II.2.6
Guidelines Concerning Promotion and Continuing Appointment >> CHARTER X.7.2

H
Handbook, Faculty >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 3
Handbooks, Governance Council >> CHARTER X.1.2
Health, Safety and Well-being, Committee on, of ULC >> CHARTER X.9.5
Hearing body, function of Committee on Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, and Community Responsibility >> CHARTER VII.7.3.2.3
Honorary degree recipients >> BYLAWS I.2.5
Honorary degrees, standards and policies for awarding, a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.d
Honors in the major, appeals to denial of graduation with >> CHARTER X.3.9.1.7
Honors, Committee on Curriculum and, of UAC, composition >> CHARTER X.3.9
Honors, graduation with >> CHARTER X.3.9.1.6
Human and animal subjects research, a concern of Council on Research >> CHARTER X.5.5

I
Immediate Past Chair of Senate, duties >> BYLAWS II.3.4.4
Implementation period for Bylaws >> BYLAWS VI.1
Independent study policies, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.6
Information Systems and Computing, Council on Libraries, (LISC) >> CHARTER X.8
Information Technology Usage Policy Committee of LISC, composition >> CHARTER X.8.5
Initiation of curriculum, policies, standards as Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1
Initiatives (business), Faculty consultation >> BYLAWS I.2.2.3
Inquiry and Investigates Committees for alleged violations of academic integrity >> CHARTER VII.7.2.3
Institutes, a concern of Council on Research >> CHARTER X.5.4
Institutional Review boards, conferrals with Council on Research >> CHARTER X.5.5
Instructional program of University, Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.1
Instructor as Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.8
Intercollegiate sports >> CHARTER X.9.6.2
Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors >> CHARTER X.3.11
Interdisciplinary Studies, Committee of UAC, composition >> CHARTER X.3.11
International student affairs and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
Internship policies, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.6
Interpretation of powers/responsibilities, Senate's >> CHARTER III.1
Interview of President and Provost candidates >> CHARTER III.3
Intracollegiate sports >> CHARTER X.9.6.2
Investigating complaints, Procedures for >> BYLAWS I.2.2.4

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K

L
Laboratories, a concern of Council on Research >> CHARTER X.5.4
Leadership, development of governance - responsibility of Council Chairs to Council members >> CHARTER VIII.3.7.4
Leave, replacement of Faculty Senators on leave >> BYLAWS II.8.2.1
Lecturer and Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.9
Legislation, copyright, Information Technology Usage Policy Committee of LISC >> CHARTER X.8.5.3
Legislation, copyright, Library Committee of LISC >> CHARTER X.8.4.4
Liaison and Elections Committee Chair, function of Secretary >> CHARTER IV.4.1
Liaison and Elections, Committee on, of GOV, composition >> CHARTER X.1.4
Librarian as Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.8
Libraries, Information Systems and Computing, Council on (LISC) >> CHARTER X.8
Libraries, University, counted as a School for Senate representation purposes >> BYLAWS II.2.3.1
Library Committee of LISC, composition >> CHARTER X.8.4
Limit of at large Senate representation with Schools and Colleges >> BYLAWS II.2.3.3
Limit of at large Senate representation with Schools and Colleges >> BYLAWS II.2.3.4
Limit on number of student Senators >> BYLAWS II.2.7
Limits on powers of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.1.2
LISC = Council on Libraries, Information Systems and Computing >> CHARTER X.8
List of Senate, Council and Committee members and Chairs, distributed by Senate Chair >> CHARTER VI.1.3

M
Mail Ballot rules for Bylaws Amendment >> BYLAWS IV.3.3
Major honors, appeals to denial of graduation with >> CHARTER X.3.9.1.7
Major re-organization, creation, renaming, or dissolution of academic units and programs >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2.a
Master Plan >> CHARTER X.2.10.1
Measures brought to Voting Faculty (Referendums) >> BYLAWS V
Medical services and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
Meetings and Calendar of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.7
Meetings of the Senate, monthly and special >> BYLAWS II.7.2
Meetings of the Senate, summer >> BYLAWS II.7.3
Meetings, Conduct of Senate >> CHARTER VI.2
Membership minima on Councils >> BYLAWS II.6.3
Membership on Council committees >> CHARTER VIII.5
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), relating to University's mission review (see UPC)
Minors, assessment of undergraduate, by Academic Program Review Committee of CAA >> CHARTER X.6.6.5
Minutes of Councils >> CHARTER VIII.3.5
Misconduct, investigation by Standing Subcommittees of Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.7.1
Monthly meetings of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.7.2
Motions at Senate meetings >> CHARTER VI.2.4
MOU = Memorandum of Understanding, relating to University's mission review (see UPC)
Move the previous question - a Senate motion >> CHARTER VI.2.4

N
New buildings >> CHARTER X.2.10.1
New business at Senate meetings >> BYLAWS II.7.7.2
New Business, for challenges of material contained in reports of Council Chairs to the Senate >> CHARTER VIII.4
New centers >> CHARTER X.2.5
New facilities >> CHARTER X.2.5
New programs >> CHARTER X.2.4.1
New research programs >> CHARTER X.2.5
Nominations Committee of Governance Council Chair, function of Vice Chair >> CHARTER IV.3.1
Nominations Committee of Governance Council, function of Chair >> CHARTER IV.1.4
Nominations Committee of Governance Council, function of Past Chair >> CHARTER IV.2.3
Nominations Committee of Governance Council, function of Secretary >> CHARTER IV.4.5
Nominations for Secretary >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.1.3
Nominations for Vice Chair >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.1.3
Nominations of at-large Senators >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.1.2
Nominations, Committee on Council, of GOV, composition >> CHARTER X.1.5
Non-governance committees where Faculty representation required >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.3
Non-Senators' participation in Senate meetings >> BYLAWS II.7.5

O
Observers at Council meetings >> CHARTER VIII.2
Observers at Senate meetings >> CHARTER VI.2.2
Off-campus student life and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.3
Officer (of Senate) Handbook >> CHARTER X.1.2.3
Officers of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.3
Officers of the Senate >> CHARTER IV
Open Meeting, Councils >> CHARTER VIII.2
Open Meeting, Senate >> CHARTER VI.2.2
Open meetings, CPCA >> CHARTER X.7.5
Operation of the Senate >> CHARTER VI
Operation of the Senate, as concern of the Executive Committee >> BYLAWS II.4.2
Organized Research Units, University Policy on >> CHARTER X.5.3
Organized Research Units, University Policy on >> CHARTER X.5.4
Organized Research Units, University Policy on >> CHARTER X.5.8.2
Oversight of Council operations, function of Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.4
Oversight of educational, research, and service programs by UPC >> CHARTER X.2.3
Oversight of elections >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.1

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Parking >> CHARTER X.2.10.1
Parliamentarian at Faculty Meetings >> BYLAWS I.5.3.1
Parliamentarian, Senate, appointment by Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.3
Participation by non-Senators in Senate meetings >> BYLAWS II.7.5
Part-time faculty Senators at Large >> BYLAWS II.2.2
Part-time faculty, service program, and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
Past Chair of Senate >> CHARTER IV.2
Past Chair of Senate, duties >> BYLAWS II.3.4.4
Periodic reviews of programs by Academic Program Review Committee of CAA >> CHARTER X.6.6.1
Petition to amend Bylaws >> BYLAWS IV.2
Philosophies of governance >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 5
Placement and credit policies, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.2
Placement and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
Placement of proposals on Senate agenda, function of Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.5
Plan, Master >> CHARTER X.2.10.1
Planning and Policy Council, University (UPC) >> CHARTER X.2
Plans for new campus facilities, or major modifications or closure of existing facilities >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2.d
Policies of Board of Trustees, SUNY, derivation of powers/responsibilities of the Faculty >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 1
Policies of the Board of Trustees >> CHARTER X.7.2
Policies/standards for admission to University/degree/certificate programs Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.c
Policies/standards for award of degrees/certificates, including honorary a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.d
Policies/standards for the conduct/evaluation of research and teaching a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.e
Policies/standards governing speech and assembly on the campuses of the University >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2.c
Policy exceptions, appeals, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.4.2
Postpone current topic until next regular meeting, followed by motion to adjourn - a Senate motion >> CHARTER VI.2.4
Powers and Responsibilities of Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.2
Powers and Responsibilities of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.1
Powers of Senate, limits on >> BYLAWS II.1.2
Powers of Senate, source >> BYLAWS II.1.1
Powers of the University Senate >> CHARTER III
Preamble: >> BYLAWS Preamble
President as Chair of the Faculty >> BYLAWS I.3
President candidates, Senate's interview of >> CHARTER III.3
President defined >> BYLAWS I.1.5
President member of Voting Faculty >> BYLAWS I.1.11.2
President, Senate Chair's regular meetings with >> CHARTER IV.1.2
Presiding Officer at Senate meetings >> BYLAWS II.7.4
Presiding Officer of the Faculty (President) >> BYLAWS I.3
Presiding Officer of the Faculty, Chair's function as. >> CHARTER IV.1.5
Prevention of proposals from appearing on Senate agenda not permitted >> CHARTER VII.5
Probation, Academic, undergraduate appeals >> CHARTER X.3.8.4.2
Procedures for investigating complaints >> BYLAWS I.2.2.4
Professional Faculty defined >> BYLAWS I.1.7
Professional Faculty Senators at Large >> BYLAWS II.2.2
Professionals members of Voting Faculty >> BYLAWS I.1.11.4
Professionals, inclusion in the University Senate >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 2
Professor as Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.8
Program Review, Periodic, by Academic Program Review Committee of CAA >> CHARTER X.6.6.1
Promotion policies and standards, Faculty responsibilities >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.f
Promotions and Continuing Appointments, Council on (CPCA) >> CHARTER X.7
Proper concerns of Senate and faculty >> CHARTER III.2
Provost candidates, Senate's interview of >> CHARTER III.3

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Qualified Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.9
Quorum required for Bylaws Amendment >> BYLAWS IV.3
Quorum required for Charter Amendment >> CHARTER IX
Quorum required for Faculty Meetings >> BYLAWS I.5.3.1
Quorum required for Referendums >> BYLAWS V.2
Quorum required for Senate meetings >> BYLAWS II.7.6

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Recess - a Senate motion after 5 p.m. >> CHARTER VI.2.4
Recess until (for example, the following Monday at 3:30 p.m.) - a Senate motion after 5 p.m. >> CHARTER VI.2.4
Referenda and Amendments, Governance Council role >> BYLAWS II.5.4
Referenda, transmittal to Voting Faculty >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.2.4
Referendum, called for by Senate >> BYLAWS II.1.5
Referendums (Measures brought to Voting Faculty) >> BYLAWS V
Referral of proposals to Council(s) by Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.5
Registration processes, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.3
Regular Meetings of Faculty, timing, agenda >> BYLAWS I.5.1
Regulatory concerns and the Council on Research >> CHARTER X.5.5
Renaming, creation, major re-organization, or dissolution of academic units and programs >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2.a
Renovation >> CHARTER X.2.10.1
Reorganization, consultation with Senate concerning >> BYLAWS II.1.7
Replacement of Council committee members >> CHARTER VIII.5.1
Replacement of Senator elected to a Senate Officer position >> BYLAWS II.8.2.2.1
Replacement of Senator who leaves the University >> BYLAWS II.8.2.2.4
Replacement of Senators >> BYLAWS II.8
Replacement of Senators during their term in office: >> BYLAWS II.8.2
Report to Senate and University by Executive Committee >> CHARTER VI.1.5
Report to Senate by Council Chairs >> CHARTER VIII.3.6
Report, annual, function of Past Chair >> CHARTER VI.1.1
Reports of committees to Council >> CHARTER VIII.5.5
Reports to constituents by Senators >> CHARTER VI.1.6
Reports to Senate by Council Chairs, questions and challenges to those reports >> CHARTER VIII.4
Representation in election of Senators from Schools and Colleges >> BYLAWS III.2
Representative of Senate, Chair's function as >> CHARTER IV.1.1
Research and Scholarship, Committee on Ethics in >> CHARTER VII.7.2
Research and teaching, policies/standards for conduct and evaluation of, a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.e
Research program of University, Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.1
Research programs, new >> CHARTER X.2.5
Research Units, Organized, University Policy on >> CHARTER X.5.3
Research Units, Organized, University Policy on >> CHARTER X.5.4
Research Units, Organized, University Policy on >> CHARTER X.5.8.2
Research, Council on (COR) >> CHARTER X.5
Researchers’ Liaison Committee of COR, composition >> CHARTER X.5.9
Residence Living and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
Resignation of Senator >> BYLAWS II.8.2.2.2
Resolution of disputes in governance >> CHARTER X.1.6.1
Resource Analysis and Planning Committee of UPC, composition >> CHARTER X.2.9
Responses, written, when required for formal consultation >> BYLAWS I.2.4.1
Responsibilities and powers of Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.2
Responsibilities and Powers of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.1
Responsibilities, Faculty Rights and >> BYLAWS I.2
Responsiveness of governance bodies to their constituencies; >> CHARTER X.1.3.2.2
Retention, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.3
Review of college and school grievance procedures >> CHARTER X.3.6
Review of proposals by Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.5
Rights and Responsibilities of the Faculty >> BYLAWS I.2
Robert's Rules of Order at Faculty Meetings >> BYLAWS I.5.3.1
Robert's Rules of Order at Senate meetings >> BYLAWS II.7.6
Role of consultation in governance >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 3
Rules of Order for Faculty Meetings >> BYLAWS I.5.3.1
Rules of Order for Senate meetings >> BYLAWS II.7.6

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SA = Student Association >> BYLAWS II.2.6
Safety and Well-being, Committee on Health, of ULC >> CHARTER X.9.5
Safety committee appointments by Committee on Health, Safety and Well-being of ULC >> CHARTER X.9.5.3
Schedules of Councils >> CHARTER VIII.3.4
Scheduling reviews, concern of the Academic Assessment Council >> CHARTER X.6.4
Scholarship, Committee on Ethics in Research and >> CHARTER VII.7.2
School and College Senators >> BYLAWS II.2.3
School, college, division, department administrative appointments, faculty consultation >> BYLAWS III.3
Schools and Colleges governance structures >> BYLAWS III
Search committees, University level >> BYLAWS I.2.5
SEC = Executive Committee of the Senate >> CHARTER VII
Secretary of Senate >> CHARTER IV.4
Secretary of Senate, duties >> BYLAWS II.3.4.3
Secretary of Senate, Election, term of office >> BYLAWS II.3.2
Secretary, Nominations for >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.1.3
Senate agenda >> BYLAWS II.7.7
Senate agenda, Senator's right to place item on >> BYLAWS II.7.7.1
Senate announcements, Secretary responsibility >> CHARTER IV.4.2
Senate as representative of the whole University Faculty >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 4
Senate Composition and Election >> CHARTER I
Senate Council on Governance (GOV) >> BYLAWS II.5
Senate Councils >> CHARTER V
Senate Councils >> CHARTER X
Senate Councils and Committees >> BYLAWS II.6
Senate dates established previous year >> CHARTER VI.2.1
Senate debate, rules >> CHARTER VI.2.3
Senate Definitions >> CHARTER II
Senate documents, Secretary responsibility >> CHARTER IV.4.3
Senate election deadline >> BYLAWS II.2.8
Senate Forums >> CHARTER X.1.4
Senate Handbook >> CHARTER X.1.2.2
Senate of the University at Albany, State University of New York >> BYLAWS II
Senate Officers >> BYLAWS II.3
Senate Officers >> CHARTER IV
Senate Officers, designation of additional >> BYLAWS II.3.1
Senate Officers, duties >> BYLAWS II.3.4
Senate Officers, succession, filling of vacancies >> BYLAWS II.3.3
Senate Operation >> CHARTER VI
Senate website >> CHARTER X.1.4.2.1
Senate Year >> BYLAWS II.7.1
Senate, Creation by the Faculty >> BYLAWS I.2.3
Senate, Establishment of >> BYLAWS VI
Senate, Limits on powers of >> BYLAWS II.1.2
Senate, powers of >> CHARTER III
Senate's annual report, function of Past Chair >> CHARTER IV.2.4
Senate's interpretation/construction of powers/responsibilities >> CHARTER III.1
Senator Elections from Schools and Colleges >> BYLAWS III.2
Senators at large >> BYLAWS II.2.2
Senators nominated by Executive Committee >> BYLAWS II.2.4
Senators' regular reports to constituents >> CHARTER VI.1.6
Senators required to serve on a Council >> CHARTER VIII.1
Senators, elected, terms of office >> BYLAWS II.2.5
Senators, term limit >> BYLAWS II.2.8
Senior Assistant Librarian as Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.8
September 1st deadline for election of Council Chairs >> CHARTER VIII.3.2
September distribution of annual report by Past Chair >> CHARTER VI.1.1
Service program of University, Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.1
Size and composition of student body >> CHARTER X.2.6
Source of Powers of Senate >> BYLAWS II.1.1
Special Meetings of Faculty >> BYLAWS I.5.2
Special meetings of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.7.2
Special task forces, committees and commissions and faculty consultation >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 4
Speech and assembly, Policies or standards governing, on the campuses of the University >> BYLAWS I.2.2.2.c
Sports >> CHARTER X.9.6.2
Staff support for Senate >> CHARTER VI.1.7
Standards and policies for conduct/evaluation of research and teaching a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.e
Standards and policies for graduation/award of degrees/certificates a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.d
Standards for admission to University/degree/certificate programs a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.c
Standards of evaluation of students' work a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.b
Standards, academic, undergraduate >> CHARTER X.3.8.3
Standing Subcommittees of the Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.7
State University of New York Policies of Board of Trustees, powers of Faculty >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 1
Statement on Governance, Chancellor's >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 3
Student Association (SA) >> BYLAWS II.2.6
Student behavior and conduct and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
Student body, size and composition >> CHARTER X.2.6
Student governance bodies and University governance >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 3
Student government and University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.2
Student Senators >> BYLAWS II.2.6
Student Senators, limit on number of >> BYLAWS II.2.7
Student-initiated Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors >> CHARTER X.3.11
Students, inclusion in the University Senate >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 2
Subcommittees of Councils >> CHARTER VIII.5
Subcommittees, authority for Executive Committee to create subcommittees >> BYLAWS II.4.5
Subcommittees of the Executive Committee >> CHARTER VII.6
Substitute for Chair, function of Past Chair >> CHARTER IV.2.5
Substitution of incoming Senator for an outgoing Senator >> BYLAWS II.7.1
Succession to Chair, function of Vice Chair >> CHARTER IV.3.3
Succession, filling of vacancies for Senate Officers >> BYLAWS II.3.3
Succession, order of, as Presiding Officer at Senate meetings >> BYLAWS II.7.4
Summaries of Council activities to Senate Secretary by Council Chairs >> CHARTER VIII.3.6
Summaries of upcoming Senate business, Secretary function >> CHARTER VI.1.2
Summer meetings of the Senate >> BYLAWS II.7.3
SUNY Excellence Award in Research, Council on Research's role >> CHARTER X.5.7
SUNY Policies of Board of Trustees, derivation of powers/responsibilities of the Faculty >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 1
SUNY-wide Senate >> CHARTER X.1.4
Support mechanisms for research, a concern of Council on Research >> CHARTER X.5.6
Support Staff defined >> CHARTER II.1
Suspension of a graduate program >> CHARTER X.4.5.2
Suspension of programs >> CHARTER X.2.4.1
Suspension or discontinuance of undergraduate programs >> CHARTER X.3.5.2

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Task forces, committees and commissions and faculty consultation >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 4
Teaching and research, policies/standards for conduct/evaluation of, a Faculty responsibility >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.e
Teaching Faculty defined >> BYLAWS I.1.6
Teaching Faculty members of Voting Faculty >> BYLAWS I.1.11.3
Teaching Faculty Senators at Large >> BYLAWS II.2.2
Technology, information, concern of LISC >> CHARTER X.8.2
Tenure policies and standards, Faculty responsibilities >> BYLAWS I.2.2.1.f
Term limit for Senators >> BYLAWS II.2.8
Terminal Probation, undergraduate appeals >> CHARTER X.3.8.4.2
Terms of elected Senators >> BYLAWS II.2.5
Timeliness requirement for Council business >> CHARTER VIII.3.7.2
Traffic >> CHARTER X.2.10.1
Transportation >> CHARTER X.2.10.1

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UAC = Undergraduate Academic Council >> CHARTER X.3
UAS = University Auxiliary Services >> CHARTER X.9.4
ULC = University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9
Undergraduate Academic Council (UAC) >> CHARTER X.3
Undergraduate Academic Council composition >> CHARTER X.3.1
Undergraduate admissions policies >> CHARTER X.3.8.2
Undergraduate degree requirements >> CHARTER X.3.9.1.4
Undergraduate Students defined >> CHARTER II.2
Undergraduate students, inclusion in the University Senate >> BYLAWS Preamble, PAR. 2
University Auxiliary Services, recommendations from University Life Council >> CHARTER X.9.4
University Council defined >> BYLAWS I.1.4
University defined >> BYLAWS I.1.3
University Facilities Committee of UPC, composition >> CHARTER X.2.10
University Faculty Senate (SUNY-wide) >> CHARTER X.1.4
University Libraries counted as a School for Senate representation purposes >> BYLAWS II.2.3.1
University Life Council (ULC) >> CHARTER X.9
University Life Council composition >> CHARTER X.9.1
University of Buffalo, acknowledgement to >> BYLAWS VII
University Planning and Policy Council (UPC) >> CHARTER X.2
University Planning and Policy Council Chair, function of Past Chair >> CHARTER IV.2.1
University Planning and Policy Council composition >> CHARTER X.2.1
University safety committee appointments by Committee on Health, Safety, Well-being of ULC >> CHARTER X.9.5.3
University-level search committees >> BYLAWS I.2.5
University-wide offerings (UUNI), assessment by Academic Program Review Committee of CAA >> CHARTER X.6.6.5
University-wide offerings, approval by Interdisciplinary Studies Committee of UAC >> CHARTER X.3.11
UPC = University Planning and Policy Council >> CHARTER X.2
UUNI (University-wide) offerings, approval by Interdisciplinary Studies Committee of UAC >> CHARTER X.3.11

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Vacancies in Senate, declaration of >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.1.5
Vacancy in Senate, how filled >> BYLAWS II.8.3
Vice Chair of Senate >> CHARTER IV.3
Vice Chair of Senate, duties >> BYLAWS II.3.4.2
Vice Chair, Election >> BYLAWS II.3.2
Vice Chair, Nominations for >> CHARTER X.1.4.3.1.3
Vice President for Research, reports of violations of integrity >> CHARTER VII.7.2.2
Violations of integrity reports by Vice President for Research >> CHARTER VII.7.2.1
Visiting and Academic Rank >> BYLAWS I.1.9
Vote required for Charter Amendment >> CHARTER IX
Voting Faculty and Amendments to the Bylaws >> BYLAWS IV.1
Voting Faculty defined >> BYLAWS I.1.11
Voting Faculty, one vote per >> BYLAWS I.4
VPR = Vice President for Research >> CHARTER X.5

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Waivers, General Education, by Vice Provost, General Education Committee appellate role >> CHARTER X.3.10.3
Website, Senate >> CHARTER X.1.4.2.1
Well-being, Committee on Health, Safety and, of ULC >> CHARTER X.9.5
Written responses, when required for formal consultation >> BYLAWS I.2.4.1

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Year, Senate >> BYLAWS II.7.1

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