FS-UC Rules, Governance and Elections Committee
(NIU Bylaws, Article 2.1 and FS Bylaws, Article 3.4)

Membership of Rules, Governance and Elections Committee

NIU Bylaws

2.1 Faculty Senate-University Council Rules, Governance and Elections Committee

2.1.1 Composition The FS-UC Rules, Governance and Elections Committee shall consist of the following members: 

(A) Eight faculty members, four of whom shall be members of the University Council, and shall be appointed by the chair of the University Council (with the advice and consent of the University Council). The remaining four shall be members of the Faculty Senate and shall be appointed by the president of the Faculty Senate (with the advice and consent of the Faculty Senate). No two faculty members shall be from the same department. Faculty members shall serve one-year terms and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(B) One student appointed by the Student Government Association. The student shall be a member of either the University Council or Faculty Senate. The student member shall serve a one-year term and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(C) One Supportive Professional Staff member and one Operating Staff member who shall be members of either the University Council or Faculty Senate. They shall serve one-year terms and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(D) One instructor from either the Faculty Senate or University Council. The instructor will serve a one-year term and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(E) One nonvoting member selected by and from the deans of the degree-granting colleges, who shall serve a one-year term and shall be eligible for reappointment. 

The committee chair shall be appointed by the University Council chair with the advice and consent of the University Council. 

2.1.2 Duties 

(A) Advise the University Council or Faculty Senate on any question referred to it by the University Council or Faculty Senate involving the interpretation of the university Constitution or Bylaws, and/or Faculty Senate Bylaws and including questions relating to the definition or application of academic freedom standards.

(B) Administer and supervise elections to the University Council and Faculty Senate. Faculty Senate representatives on the committee will administer the Faculty Senate elections; University Council representatives on the committee will administer the University Council elections.

(C) Make final rulings on the eligibility of candidates from colleges and the University Libraries and all other election matters not specifically covered by these procedures.

(D) When a university committee or council requires staggered terms for its elected faculty members, determine in advance of the election which seats in each college shall be filled for one-, two-, or three-year terms. Such a determination must be made before the initial election of faculty to such a committee or council, and before the first election after each successive reapportionment of seats on the committee or council. Staggered terms shall be assigned so that, as nearly as possible, there will be an equal number of members of the council or committee elected each year and an equal number of members elected from each faculty constituency each year.

(E) Administer and supervise all referenda that require the vote of the entire faculty of the university.

(F) Monitor legislation that affects higher education and report the status of such legislation to the University Council so that appropriate actions may be taken. 

(G) Serve as a liaison body between Faculty Senate and University Council.

Faculty Senate Bylaws
3.4 Faculty Senate-University Council Rules, Governance and Elections Committee

The president of the Faculty Senate shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Faculty Senate, those members of the Faculty Senate who shall represent the Faculty Senate on the Faculty Senate-University Council Committee on Rules, Governance and Elections. One member of the Faculty Senate representatives to that committee shall serve as liaison-spokesperson at meetings of the Faculty Senate and the Steering Committee of the Faculty Senate. Reports from the delegation shall be given, in the order of business, during the presentation of reports from standing committees. The Faculty Senate representatives are responsible for running all pertinent elections affecting the Faculty Senate.

Meets upon the call of the chair.

MEMBERSHIP	2023-2024
UC-Faculty-VPA-MUSIC	Fall-TBD Spring-Greg Beyer
UC-Faculty-EET-TECH	Kevin Martin
UC-Faculty-HHS-FACS	Jane Rose Njue
UC-Faculty-LAW	Marc Falkoff, Chair
FS-Faculty-LAS-ANTH	Emily McKee FS Liaison/Spokesperson
FS-Faculty-LAS-PADM	Jaehee Jong
FS-Faculty-BUS
FS-Faculty-EDU-SEED	Lisa Liberty
Student-SGA/UC/FS	Chris English
Supportive Professional Staff-UC/FS	Shannon Stoker
Operating Staff-UC/FS	Sara Richter
Instructor-
Dean (nonvoting)	Cassandra Hill