There shall be one elected Senator position (referred to as “Senator for...”) for each college.
Colleges shall refer to any graduate degree granting program as recognized by the Graduate College and the University
3.02 Term Length
Senators shall serve for no more than one academic year depending on their interest on GSS and their commitment to work on GSS on a renewable basis either through a college-wide election process, recommendation by the college dean, or a concurrence of votes at a GSS General Body Meeting.
Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine holds a special selection process to select their College Senator. Therefore, GSS will respect their selection and term length without the need to elect or provide a resolution to elect the Senator.
3.03 General Duties
Ensure open and timely communications of interests, concerns, and needs of their constituents with GSS and among their fellow Executives, Senators, Commissioners, and Department Representatives.
Maintain communication with the Dean and/or Associate Dean of the College.
Act in accordance with the Constitution and R&P.
Attend all general meetings of GSS in person or by appropriate proxy.
Attend all committee meetings to which they have been assigned.
Coordinate communications among their departments.
Serve on at least two GSS committees or Ohio University standing committees as determined by the Executive Council.
No Senator shall have more than one vote for any reason.
Hold at least three office hours per week.
Attend all trainings as mandated by the Executive Council.
3.04 Vacancies
College Senator positions left vacant after the election shall be available beginning the day after the last meeting of spring semester.
A call from the GSS President will be put out to current GSS members from the same college to self-nominate themselves for the vacancy.
College Deans shall be contacted by the Executive Council in the event of a vacancy remaining after a call from the body.
Applications for vacant College Senator positions shall be submitted to the Executive Council and evaluated and endorsed by the General Body of GSS.
Individuals seeking candidacy for Senator positions must be enrolled in a graduate degree granting program offered by a department from within the college for which they are a candidate.
Minimum eligibility shall be determined by Article IV of the Constitution.
After a decision to endorse candidacy of an applicant for a College Senator position, an Executive Officer shall submit via resolution the candidate for position of College Senator. Upon concurrence of a majority of voting members present, the candidate shall be confirmed as College Senator for their respective college.
