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Rules and Elections


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2011-2012 Roster


Pending Proposals


Meeting Announcements


Senate Council Charge 2011-2012

  1. Identify problems with and potential solutions for current election processes. (Includes needing to let trustee candidates know that upon election, any family member employed at UK must resign in order for the faculty trustee to serve.)

Charter - Senate Rules 1.4.2.1

The Senate's Rules and Elections Committee (SREC) is charged with codifying, making editorial changes in, and interpreting, the Rules of the Senate, at the direction or with the approval of either the Senate Council or the Senate. It shall be responsible for initiating any changes in the Rules concerning the organization of the Senate (SR 1). It shall also evaluate and revise any section of the Rules where necessary to eliminate inconsistencies, clarify confusing statements, and note omissions, and may initiate and suggest to the Senate Council any necessary modification in the Rules.

The SREC shall certify faculty member eligibility in elections of Faculty Trustees, and in elections of University Faculty representatives to the Senate, to the Senate Council, and to a Presidential Search Committee. In addition, the SREC shall recommend to the University Senate election policies and procedures.


Election Archives


Faculty Governance Information


Meeting Minutes

Final Report, 2002 (PDF)