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Article VII. – GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Article VII. – GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Section 1.

The interpretation of the Constitution, Bylaws, and faculty legislation shall in the first instance be entrusted to the Governance Committee.
1. The membership of the Governance Committee shall consist of three members elected from the faculty for three-year overlapping terms. The president of the university shall be an advisory member of the committee.
2. Cases shall be brought to the Governance Committee when an opinion is necessary to resolve a bona fide dispute.
3. The president of the university, any working body of the faculty, or any individual faculty member may submit to the Governance Committee any case of dispute concerning the interpretation of the Constitution, Bylaws, and faculty legislation providing the party (or parties) appealing to the committee has a substantial interest in the case.
4. The Governance Committee shall have full power to decide what cases it will hear.
5. The Governance Committee shall have the power to provide injunctive relief to litigants pending the decision of a case.
6. Decisions of the Governance Committee are final and binding upon the faculty.
7. Each decision shall be communicated in writing to the president of the university, the faculty secretary, and the party or parties responsible for referral of the case.
8. The president of the university shall promptly refer each decision to the Board of Regents or an authorized committee of the Board.

Section 2.

A decision of the Governance Committee may be reviewed by the Board of Regents or an authorized committee of the Board of Regents.
1. In cases in which in the president’s judgment the effect of a decision of the Governance Committee infringes the prerogatives of the Board of Regents or the university administration, the president of the university may appeal the decision of the Governance Committee of the faculty to the Board of Regents.
2. In the event the president appeals, the president shall within one month of the decision of the Governance Committee of the faculty communicate in writing to both the Governance Committee and the Board of Regents the intention to appeal.
3. The Board of Regents or an authorized committee of the board may also within one month of the decision of the Governance Committee of the faculty notify that body of an intention to review a decision.
4. The Board of Regents or an authorized committee of the board shall promptly examine the case under review seeking such briefs and testimony as are found necessary to reach a decision.
5. The decision of the Board of Regents shall be final and binding on all parties concerned.