University Senate Bylaws & Governing Concepts Committee Report

University Senate Bylaws Revisions

Given to the University Senate at its 01-29-07 meeting

Submitted by Dr. J.W. Good
 
Dr. J. W. Good (Chair), Dr. Betty Block, Dr. Ken Farr, Dr. Lee Gillis, Dr. Tanya Goette, Dr. Anne Gormly, Dr. Jude Hirsch, Mr. Neil Jones, Dr. Karynne Kleine, Ms. Gina Peavy, Dr. Cheryl Reynolds, Dr. Kendra Russell, Mr. Quintus Sibley, Dr. Craig Turner, Dr. Mike Whitfield.  Drafting Subcommittee of USBGCC:  Dr. Craig Turner (Chair), Dr. Ken Farr, Dr. J. W. Good, Mr. Quintus Sibley

 

The University Senate Bylaws and Governing Concepts Committee (USBGCC) began work on proposed 2007 revisions to bylaws with an initial meeting held August 16, 2006.  Between August 16, 2006 and January 10, 2007 the USBGCC met 13 times with additional work sessions by committee volunteers on the Drafting Subcommittee to construct the actual bylaws determined by the full committee.  Initial committee work was informed by general feedback on ways to improve the structure of shared governance obtained during the 2005-2006 academic year culminating with specific and focused feedback from the 2006 President’s Shared Governance Retreat.

 

The USBGCC used the following questions to evaluate the draft revisions:

 

The USBGCC proposes revisions to improve the capacity of engaging in shared governance at Georgia College.  The overall impact of these changes on US Bylaws is summarized as follows: