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BY-LAWS
Revised as approved: March 13, 2007ARTICLE I – NAME
The name of this Council is the Faculty Advisory Council to the Maryland Higher Education Commission. The Council is established in accordance with Section 11-106 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
ARTICLE II – Functions of the FACULTY ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Council Shall:
A. Advise the Commission and the Secretary of Higher Education in the development and implementation of policies affecting higher education in Maryland;
B. Advise the Commission and the Secretary of Higher Education on matters of concern to faculty in Maryland
The Commission shall provide in a timely manner the information and materials necessary for the Council to carry out its advisory function
ARTICLE III -- OFFICERS
Officers of the Council shall be the Chair, Vice Chair, and Recording Secretary. Officers shall be elected annually in May. The term of office is one year. Their duties shall be as follows:
A. The Chair:
1. To convene Council meetings,
2. To conduct all meetings of the Council,
3. To work closely with the office of the Secretary of Higher Education to facilitate a meaningful advisement role for the Council,
4. To represent the opinions of the Council to the Commission and the Secretary of Higher Education,
5. To designate Council representatives to attend meetings of Commission committees or task forces.
6. To designate a Webmaster who shall maintain the official FAC website, linked to the official MHEC site, and containing, at a minimum, the following:
a. Current membership list and contact information
b. Approved minutes of all meetings
c. Meeting agendas
d. Materials relevant to current Council activity
B. The Vice Chair:
1. To assume the duties of the Chair in his or her absence
2. To assist the Chair in the fulfillment of his or her duties
C. The Recording Secretary:
1. Maintain attendance records
2. Record, and distribute minutes of each meeting
3. Provide revised electronic copies to the Webmaster for posting on the FAC website
ARTICLE IV -- OTHER COMMITTEES
The Council may establish any other committees or task forces that are necessary to carry out Council responsibilities. Each committee shall be chaired by a Council member. Faculty not on the Council may serve as member of such committees or task forces.
ARTICLE V -- MEMBERSHIP
Members shall serve terms of three (3) years provided employment is maintained. New members shall take office in June of each year. Terms shall be staggered so that each year the Council will have a turn-over of approximately one-third. The official list of active members shall be maintained by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
A. The Council shall be composed of twenty-two (22) full-time faculty members who shall be appointed by the commission in accord with the following system:
1. The University System of Maryland
a. There shall be nine (9) members representing the University System of Maryland
b. When a vacancy occurs for the University System of Maryland, the Secretary of Higher Education shall request the Chancellor of the System to submit a nominee selected by the appropriate faculty group as indicated below. The Chair of the Council of University System Faculty (CUSF) for the University System of Maryland and other current members of this Council who represent the University System of Maryland shall encourage faculty bodies on the affected campuses to select nominees in a timely manner.
c. The remainder of an unfulfilled term shall be completed by a representative of the campus or organization of the last incumbent and shall be selected by the faculty senate or equivalent body of that campus or organization
d. Membership shall be comprised of one (1) representative from each of the following units:
i. University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
ii. University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)
iii. University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
iv. Bowie State University (BSU) and the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (UMES)
v. Frostburg State University (FSU) and Salisbury University (SU)
vi. Towson University (TU)
vii. Coppin State University (CSU) and the University of Baltimore (UB)
viii. University of Maryland University College (UMUC), University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies (UMCES), and University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI)
ix. A representative of the Council of University System Faculty (CUSF)
2. Community Colleges
a. There shall be six (6) members representing the community colleges.
b. When a vacancy occurs for the community colleges, the Secretary shall request the Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC) to submit a nominee elected by the members of the community college faculties whom the incumbent represented
i. If only one name is submitted from the community colleges in one of the groups shown below, that individual shall be the group’s nominee
ii. If more than one name is submitted from the community colleges in one of the groups shown below, one or two members of the Executive Committee whose terms are not affected by the current election will be appointed to assist the MACC staff in distributing election information and ballots to the affected campuses and tallying the results.
c. The remainder of an unfulfilled term shall be completed by a representative of the campus of the last incumbent and shall be selected by the faculty senate or equivalent body of that campus
d. Membership shall be comprised of two (2) representatives each of the following three groups of community colleges. No two members shall be from the same institution.
i. The Baltimore metropolitan area, comprising Baltimore City Community College, The Community College of Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel Community College.
ii. The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, comprising Montgomery College, Prince George’s Community College, and Howard Community College.
iii. The non-metropolitan area community colleges, comprising Allegany, Carroll, Cecil, Charles (College of Southern Maryland), Chesapeake, Frederick, Garrett, Hagerstown, Harford, and Wor-Wic community colleges.
3. Independent Colleges and Universities
a. There shall be four (4) members representing the Independent Colleges and Universities. No two members shall be from the same institution.
b. When a vacancy occurs, the Secretary shall request the president of the Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities Association to submit a nominee selected by the faculty of one of the Association’s member institutions.
c. Membership shall rotate among the independent colleges and universities in a manner established by the Association
d. The remainder of an unfulfilled term shall be completed by a representative selected by the faculty of one of the Association’s member institutions and nominated by the president of the Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities Association.
4. Morgan State University
a. There shall be one (1) member representing Morgan State University
b. When a vacancy occurs, the Secretary shall request the president of Morgan State University to submit a nominee selected by the Morgan State University Council
c. The remainder of an unfulfilled term shall be completed by a representative selected by the Morgan State University Council
5. St. Mary’s College of Maryland
a. There shall be one (1) member representing St. Mary’s College of Maryland
b. When a vacancy occurs, the Secretary shall request the president of St. Mary’s College to submit a nominee selected by the St. Mary’s College Faculty Senate
c. The remainder of an unfulfilled term shall be completed by a representative selected by the St. Mary’s College Faculty Senate
B. Part-time and full-time temporary
1. There shall be four (4) members representing part-time faculty members. One faculty member shall be employed by the University System of Maryland, one employed by an institution that is a member of the Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities Association, and two employed by Maryland Community Colleges
2. When a vacancy exists the Secretary shall request nominations from the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, the Executive Director of the Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities Association, and the Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges. If one or more segments are unable to fill a vacancy that position may be filled by one of the remaining segments.
C. For-profit Colleges and Universities and Private Career Schools
1. For-profit colleges and universities:
a. There shall be one (1) member representing the for-profit colleges and universities
b. When a vacancy occurs, the Secretary of Higher Education shall request the CEOs of the State’s For-profit colleges and universities to submit nominees. In the event that there are multiple nominations the Secretary of Higher Education will select the representative.
c. The remainder of an unfulfilled term shall be completed by a representative selected in accordance with procedures established above.
2. Private career schools:
a. There shall be one (1) member representing the private career schools
b. When a vacancy occurs, the Secretary of Higher Education shall request the president of the Maryland Association of Private Career Schools to submit a nominee in accordance with procedures established by the Association.
c. The remainder of an unfulfilled term shall be completed by a representative selected in accordance with procedures established by the Association
ARTICLE VI -- MEETINGS
Regularly scheduled monthly meetings shall be held. The quorum for a meeting shall consist of eleven (11) members. Any action of a majority of a quorum shall be an act of the Council. However, in absence of a quorum, those present may take action on provisional basis, which measures may be raised for consideration by any member at the next meeting of the Council.
Only members present shall be permitted to vote. There will be no provision for absentee or proxy voting.
The agenda shall be determined by the Chair and shall be distributed to members one week prior to the date of the meeting.
Minutes shall be kept of all Council meetings. Once approved, minutes will be posted on the Council website.
ARTICLE VII -- AMENDMENTS
The by-laws may be amended by a majority of the membership. Any proposed amendment to the by-laws must be voted on for adoption at a regular meeting subsequent to the one where it was introduced. The by-laws will be automatically amended to reflect changes in institutional names.
Approved March 13, 2007
Comments or questions?
Contact Richard J. Siciliano, Webmaster to the Faculty Advisory Council and
Professor of English, College of Southern Maryland: richs@csmd.eduhttp://www.fac-mhec.csmd.edu
updated: May 14, 2007