The Faculty Senate holds at least one regular meeting each month during the calendar year, except for the months of June, July and August, unless members are notified of an exception. Meetings are at a regular and specified time, usually 7:10 on the first or second Monday of each month (depending on how the academic calendar for each year falls).
YES. However, for unusual circumstances, meetings or portions of meetings may be closed to various persons or groups. Closing a meeting or a portion of the meeting may be accomplished by either an announcement by the chair (and/or Executive Committee) or by a motion from the floor. Any motion or recommendation to close a meeting must specify the person(s) to whom it is closed, the reasons for closure, and the business to be transacted during the closed period.
The Chair presides over all meetings of the Faculty Senate. In their absence, the Vice-Chair presides over the meetings.
The parliamentary authority for conducting Senate meetings is the Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure.