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Faculty Petition Urges
New Senate Formation

make up the duties of the Assembly.

One standing committee, for
Educational Policies, would be
charged with "the development of
the University-wide and inter-scholastic
educational policy, including
the review of academic regulations
and standards of schools and
colleges."

The committee, which consists
of six faculty members, three
students and two administrators,
also reviews proposals for new
programs and schools and takes
care of the administration of the
university-wide Experimental Resources
Fund.

The University Admissions
Committee, composed in a three
faculty, two students and one
administrator ratio, reviews and
recommends approval of admissions
standards and requirements for the
various programs of the university.

Budget Priorities

The University Budget Review
Committee discusses budget priorities
with the administration and
acts as an advisory committee on
the budget. It consists of eight
faculty members, two graduate and
two undergraduate students and an
unset number of non-voting administrators
as the President appoints.

Students also sit on the Long-Range
Planning Committee to deal
with long-range proposals. The
membership of the committee is
undetermined but it must have
equal representation from faculty,
administration, graduate and undergraduate
students.

At the University of New
Hampshire, the previous University
Senate was revised to simplify and
consolidate the structure of government.

As recommended in a March
1969 report by its Committee on
Government Organization, the
University Senate at New Hampshire
now consists of 77 members:
30 faculty, 30 undergraduates, 12
administrators, and five graduate
students.

The 12 administrators are all ex
officio members, namely the President,
the four Vice-Presidents, the
six Deans of all Colleges and
Schools and the Dean of Students.

Student Caucus

The student members of the
University Senate form the Student
Caucus, a body which replaced the
former-Student Senate. The students
still elect a Student Government,
the President of which is an
ex officio member of the University
Senate. The other 29 undergraduate
members are elected by residence
district and all serve one-year terms,
although they may be elected to a
second.

At New Hampshire, the University
Senate is the legislative body of
the entire University at Durham,
although subject to the approval of
the Board of Trustees. It has
jurisdiction in all matters of student
and faculty government and educational
policy.

The Senate operates mainly on a
committee structure, having control
over the Planning Committee.
Financial Aids Committee and
Student and Faculty Welfare
Committees. Student membership
on these bodies is determined by
the Executive Council of the
Senate.

Like the bodies at New Hampshire
and Binghampton, the University
of Kansas Senate has also met
with tremendous success.

The Chancellor, the Provosts
and Vice-Chancellors, members of
the Faculty Senate and members of
the Student Senate sit on the
University Senate at the University
of Kansas.

The Student Senate is comprised
of various organization and government
officers and elected representatives
of the Schools of the
University. The Student Senate has
power over all affairs of the
University which primarily and
directly affect the students, such as
rights and responsibilities.

One-Year Term

Each member of the Student
Senate serves a one-year term on
the overall University Senate. This
body, while under the control of
the Trustees, has general control
over affairs that affect the entire
University community, such as
academic policies and the role of
the university in public affairs.

The final case being closely
studied by the student committee
and which will probably be examined
by the faculty group if it is
formed is the University of Maryland.

The Faculty Senate at Maryland
voted on October 21 on the
proposal to add 29 student
members to that body, thus making
it a University Senate. The proposal,
which was passed unanimously
by the Faculty group, still
has to pass a faculty referendum
and the Board of Regents.

A member of the English
Department reports, however, that
the proposal should not encounter
much opposition.

The 29 students would join 147
elected faculty members and 34 ex
officio administrators on the
committee. All but three of the 29
seats would be chosen from the
academic and residence communities
of the university.

The University Senate at Maryland,
unlike the bodies at the other
institutions examined, does not
have even indirect control over any
areas. It has only advisory power to
both the school's administration
and Board of Regents.