Members
Senate Members by College
Per RIT Policy B02.0 (Charter of Academic Governance) Article V:
- Section 5.1: "The Senate shall be composed of the voting members of the faculty who shall be elected by the voting members of the constituent faculties in accordance with their established voting procedures."
- Section 5.5: "Senators shall be elected for three-year terms. Senators shall not be elected for more than two complete consecutive terms and shall not serve more than seven consecutive years. Term-limited senators may only seek re-election as either a senator or an alternate senator during or after the first academic year following the academic year of completion of their second consecutive term."
- Section 5.6: "The election of senators from the voting faculty in each college shall be accomplished by March 1."
- Section 5.7: "Terms of service for the senators begin after the last scheduled meeting of the academic year; however, incoming senators are expected to attend the final meeting of the Faculty Senate in the year of their election."
- Section 5.9: "Responsibilities of senators shall include but not be limited to the following: serve each year on at least one of the following bodies - a standing committee of the Faculty Senate, the University Council, or a university-wide committee; represent all faculty within their college; seek input from constituents on matters before Senate; serve as a conduit of information from the senate to their constituents."
- Section 5.10: "In the event of dispute as to the eligibility of a faculty member to serve or be represented, the Faculty Senate shall make the final determination."
- More information about Senate membership can be found in Article V (Composition of the Faculty Senate).
RIT's Global Campus Senates
Each of RIT's Global Campuses has their own Senate. For matters relating to those, please contact:
Irena Guszak, RIT Croatia Academic Senate
John Dayton, Chair, RIT Dubai Academic Senate