University Senate Attendance Procedure

(Approved by Standing Committee Chairs and ECUS members, effective 09-19-06)

Relevant Bylaw

II.Section3.B.5. Each University Senator is expected to attend every University Senate meeting.  Each member of a senate committee is expected to attend every meeting of that committee. A report that contains an aggregation of the attendance records of committees and the University Senate shall be accessible to all members of the University Community in an appropriate format. Substitutes are not allowed to vote on any issue. A person who is on authorized leave for an extended period of time shall notify the Chair of the Committee to which the person has been elected, or the Chair of the Executive Committee, of his/her anticipated absence.

Attendance Procedure

    When a member of the University Senate (US) or one of its committees (APC, CAPC, ECUS, FAPC, RPIPC, SAPC) is absent from a meeting, the absence will be coded as “Regrets” if the member has notified both the Secretary and Chair prior to the meeting time.  This notification should be by email.  Failure to make this notification will result in the absence being coded as "Absent".

Report Anticipated Absence (Extend Regrets)