Chapter Two

Organization and Operation of the University Administration

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Article 2.4 The Administrative Bodies

Sec. 2.4.1 The Administrative Council

The Administrative Council shall be composed of the President, the Executive Vice President and University Provost, the vice presidents, the deans, and administrators as defined in 2.3.1.A. The function of the Council shall be to consult with the Office of the President on administrative matters and to receive communications concerning implementation of policies of the University. The Council shall meet on the call of the President or designee, who shall serve as its presiding officer.

Sec. 2.4.2 The University Congress

The University Congress shall be composed of all the members of the Administrative Council, the Faculty Senate, the Staff Senate, and the Student Senate. It shall meet on the call of the President either on the President's own initiative or upon petition from twenty members of each of at least two of the constituent bodies involved. The Congress shall not be a governing body, but it shall receive the President's Annual Report and it may advise the President informally on matters affecting all segments of the University. It shall not have elected officers or standing committees. The President or a designee shall preside and appoint ad hoc committees.