Faculty_1971-75_063

T*«: Dr0 Walid Kazziha, Chairman, By-Laws Amendment Committee From: Glenn A© Goodwin, Associate professor, Sociology Subject: Proposed amendments, changes and various comments on the current Faculty By-Laws Date: October 21, 1974 According to Section VI, A© 2© of the Faculty By-Laws, as well as Section VI, A0 1 of the By-Laws, any changes or amendments to the By-Laws must be submitted in writing to yourself as chairman of the committee© In addition, the By-Laws state (Section VI, A© X) that: MAmendments to the By-Laws may be proposed by any member of the Faculty,©©©” and that: "Upon reciept of proposed amendments the Chairman shall convene the committee as soon as possible to consider the proposals and make its re commendations0 © o^he committee shall then arrange, through the chairman, to place the proposed amendments on the first open agenda of a Faculty Meetingo” (Section VI, A® 3, my emphasis') o I am particularily concerned that the following be considered by the By-Laws committee as soon as possible and, accordingly, be brought to the Faculty as soon as possible0 K3: In the following proposals I have made the assumption that the Faculty ought to have (more) power in determining Universitjr policies and issues (especially those pertaining to academic matters)o I should also point out that my proposals do not claim to be exhaustive of changes that ought to he brought about (with the preceeding assumption as the guiding principle)© I have tried only to identify what seem to me to be glaring problems with the current By-Laws© Section I© Membership, Organization and Functions of the Faculty A© Membership 10 There shall be a Faculty composed of: "(a) Full-Time teaching and research staff holding the rank of Instructor (or its equivalent) and above.” Comment: I would like to see a justification for why "research staff” should be granted faculty standing© I believe this justification should be part of the By-Laws© ”(b) Full-time teaching and non-teaching professional staff of the English Language Institute, The Center For Arabic Studies, The Social Research Center, and the Library who hold the equivalent rank of Instructor and above”© and ”(c) The President, Vice-President, Dean of the Faculties, Dean of Students, Director of the English Language Institute, University Librarian, Director of the Division of Public Service and the Registrar©” Comment: As above, I would like to see a justification [included in the By-Laws) as to why the following UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES A.U.C. LIBRAR