Responsibilities and Authority of Officers of the Faculty

1. The President of the Faculty shall preside at Faculty meetings and shall call and preside at meetings of the Steering Committee.

2. The Steering Committee shall have executive authority to act for the Faculty in cases of urgency when a timely meeting of the Faculty is impracticable.

3. The Steering Committee shall determine the agenda for Faculty meetings.

4. The Steering Committee, or the President of the Faculty as its representative, shall consult with the administration on issues of concern to the Faculty.

5. The Steering Committee shall determine who of its members shall preside at Faculty meetings in the absence of the President of the Faculty.

6. The Steering Committee shall determine who shall serve as Secretary at Faculty meetings.

7. The Secretary shall keep full and accurate minutes of Faculty meetings, such minutes to be distributed to the Faculty in timely fashion. The Secretary shall also distribute to the College Council in timely fashion a summary of Faculty actions.