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At its meeting of February 23, 2004, the Academic Senate passed the following Policy Recommendation presented by Sally Veregge for the Organization and Government Committee.

POLICY RECOMMENDATION:

AMENDMENT TO THE BY-LAWS OF THE SENATE

ADDING THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT TO THE SENATE

 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

WHEREAS,          All university vice presidents except the Vice President for Advancement are ex officio members of the Academic Senate Executive Committee, and

WHEREAS,          The Vice President for Advancement can provide valuable advice and information to the Senate in regard to fund raising and development and, through participation in the Senate and Executive Committee, be better informed of the financial needs and problems of the university, now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED,         If the Constitution is changed to make the Vice President for Advancement a member of the Senate, that the Vice President for Advancement be added to the membership of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate, and by-law 3.1 be amended as follows:

By-law 3.

3.  Executive Committee

3.1 The Executive Committee shall be composed of all Senate officers, the President, the Provost, the Vice President for Administration, the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Vice President for Advancement and the President of the Associated Students.  For purposes of these By-Laws, the elected members of the Executive Committee are the Senate officers.

Approved:    February 16, 2004

Present: Dresser, Quintanar, Desalvo, Miura, Baba, Choo, Liu, Veregge

Absent: Choo, Park

Vote: 8-0-0

Financial Impact: None

ACTION BY UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT: APPROVED BY INTERIM PRESIDENT

 JOE CROWLEY ON MAY 17, 2004