Amendments ratified on November 3, 2023 – 95 ballots cast:  93 Yes, 2 No

At the meeting on October 20, 2023, the Faculty Senate voted to ratify several amendments to the constitution.  A summary of the amendments along with the constitution including the proposed amendments/changes highlighted in red is linked below. The next step in this process is ratification by the Faculty Assembly.  The balloting for ratification will occur the week of October 30 through electronic voting.  Ratification of the amendments require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Faculty Assembly vote.  Article XI of the Faculty Constitution outlines the full amendment procedure. 

Summary of Amendments & Constitution with Proposed Amendments Highlighted

The Committees on Academic Policies and Academic Programs and Planning each have two graduate studies represenatives elected by the Faculty at-large.  Polls will open at noon on Monday, April 17 and remain open for voting until noon on Friday, April 21.  Instructions for accessing the ballot will be emailed to all Faculty on Monday, April 17.

Submitted Candidate Profiles 

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Luis Garcia, HLTH

Kristen Hallock-Waters, NAMS*

Mariana Smtih, ARHU

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Submitted Candidate Profiles

 

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The Committees on Academic Policies and Academic Programs and Planning each have two graduate studies represenatives elected by the Faculty at-large.  Polls will open at noon on Monday, April 19 and remain open for voting until noon on Friday, April 23.  Instructions for accessing the ballot will be emailed to all Faculty on Monday, April 19.

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Amendments ratified on May 8, 2020 – 121 ballots cast:  120 Yes, 1 No

At the Senate meeting on April 17, 2020 the Senate voted to ratify several amendments to the Constitution.  A summary of the amendments is below along with a marked-up copy of the Constitution and a clean copy with the proposed changes.  The next step in this process is ratification by the Faculty Assembly.  The balloting for ratification will occur the week of May 4 through electronic voting.  Ratification of the amendments require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Faculty Assembly vote.  Article XI of the Faculty Constitution outlines the full amendment procedure. 

Constitution with Proposed Amendments (Markup)

Constitution with Proposed Amendments (Clean copy)

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SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

The Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate proposed three primary amendments, as well as several minor housekeeping amendments, to the Faculty Constitution.  These amendments were ratified by the Senate on April 17, 2020.  In the summary below, the article and section numbers refer to the numbering in the proposed amended Constitution, not in the current Constitution.

 

Three Primary Amendments 

Definition of “Faculty”: Art. II, sec 1. The amendment would broaden the definition of “Faculty” to include those holding the rank of Distinguished Professor and to the newly created Non-Tenure Track Teaching Position (NTTP).   Distinguished Professor was a fairly new rank when the constitution was originally drafted and was not included.  The newly created NTTP positions need to be added in order for faculty in those positions to participate in faculty governance.

Defining non-Faculty ex-officio members of Standing Committees as non-voting members: Art VII, sec 2.  Language here has been changed to make non-faculty ex-officio members of committees non-voting members. By Robert’s Rules ex-officio members are voting members unless the constitution or by-laws of on organization specify otherwise.  This change has been made based on feedback from standing committee chairs.  This also reflects the fact that many ex-officio administrators serve on administrative committees (i.e. Deans and/or Provost’s Council) that also provide recommendations on issues and thus have the opportunity to vote in those roles.

Adding “or designee” for several ex-officio individuals serving on the Senate or Standing Committees: Art. V, sec 2; Art. VII, sec 2; Art. VIII, secs 15 a, b, c, d.  This amendment would codify past practice where those in certain positions (Union President, Provost, etc.) serving as ex-officio members of the Senate, Executive Committee, or Standing Committees could designate an individual to serve in their place.  This is stated explicitly in some places in the constitution and not in others.  This amendment makes the language more consistent throughout for these types of positions.

 

Housekeeping Amendments

Changing “Richard Stockton College of New Jersey” to “Stockton University”.  The name of the institution has been changed throughout the document.

Changing “College” to “University”. All instances of “College” have been changed to “University” to reflect the current status of the institution. 

References to the “School of Graduate Studies” have been deleted: Art. II, sec. 7.  The School of Graduate and Continuing Studies no longer exists.

Administrative title changes to reflect current position titles: Art. VIII, sec. 15a, b, c, e, f.
Some ex-officio titles have changed due to administrative reorganization.  These changes have already been made in practice under the authority granted to the Executive committee when administrative reorganizations occur, but since other amendments are being made at this time it makes sense to change them to reflect current practice.

Making election procedures consistent: Art IX, sec. 5:  This change defines the winner of Assembly elections as the candidate with the highest number of votes.  This makes the section consistent with Section 6 and aligns with past practice.  The change avoids any issues with the need for multiple balloting in Assembly elections.

 

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The Committees on Academic Policies and Academic Programs and Planning each have two graduate stuides represenatives elected by the Faculty at-large.  Polls will open at noon on Monday, April 15 and remain open for voting until noon on Friday, April 19.  Instructions for accessing the ballot will be emailed to all Faculty on Monday, April 15.

 Submitted Candidate Profiles 

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Submitted Officer Candidate Profiles         

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Submitted At-Large Senator Candidate Profiles         

PDF List of At-Large Candidates

(all nominated candidates were elected)

 

Submitted Committee Chair Candidate Profiles      

PDF List of Committee Chair Candidates

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