Chapter XI. The Schools and Colleges and Affiliated Units (continued)
Bylaws Table of Contents | Detailed Table of Contents Sec. 11.48. The University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers: Disclosure of Hospitals' and Health Centers' Records Records of patient care are confidential and will not be published nor their contents disclosed except as permitted or required by law and consistent with applicable policies, including the University's Notice of Privacy Practices. Sec. 11.49. The School of Music, Theatre & Dance: The Executive Committee (Revised July 2006) The executive committee will consist of the dean and six members of the faculty, to be appointed by the Board of Regents on recommendation by the president. The appointed members will hold office for three years and will not be eligible for reappointment until after the lapse of one year. The terms will be so adjusted that two will expire each year. The dean will chair the committee. Sec. 11.50. The School of Natural Resources and Environment: The Executive Committee The executive committee will consist of the dean and four members of the tenured professorial faculty to be appointed by the Board of Regents on recommendation by the president. The appointed members will hold office for two years, and the terms will be adjusted so that two will expire each year. The appointed members will be eligible for reappointment for one additional term but will not thereafter be eligible for reappointment until after the lapse of one year. The governing faculty is authorized to arrange for students, not more than two in number, selected in accordance with procedures and for terms approved by the governing faculty, to participate in meetings of the executive committee in an advisory capacity. Sec. 11.51. The College of Pharmacy: The Executive Committee (revised October 2007) Membership. The executive committee will consist of the dean of the college, ex officio, and five elected members of the faculty to be appointed by the Board on recommendation by the president (including four voting members who are tenured faculty above the rank of assistant professor and one non-voting member representing the clinical faculty). The terms will be for three years and will be adjusted so that no more than two will expire in any given year. Assistant and/or associate deans of the college may serve ex officio, without vote, upon recommendation by the chair and confirmation by unanimous vote of the committee. Their terms of office will be for one year but may be renewed each year. Sec. 11.52. The School of Public Health: The Executive Committee (Revised June 2007) The executive committee will consist of the dean and six members of the faculty to be appointed by the Board on recommendation by the president. The appointed members will hold office for two years, with reelection for a second consecutive term permitted. If a committee member has served two consecutive terms, he/she must sit out one election cycle before being eligible for reelection. The dean will chair the committee. Sec. 11.53. The School of Social Work: The Executive Committee (Revised The executive committee will consist of the dean and six members of the governing faculty, five tenured and one un-tenured member of the professorial staff, to be appointed by the board on recommendation by the president. The appointed tenured members will hold office for three years, and the appointed un-tenured member will hold office for two years. The terms will be adjusted so that no more than two tenured appointments will expire each year. The appointed members will not be eligible for reappointment until after the lapse of one year. The dean will chair the committee. Sec. 11.54. The Department of Athletics: General Purposes Responsibility for the development, maintenance, and administration of the University's programs in recreational sports and athletics on the Ann Arbor campus will rest in the Department of Athletics. The department will, subject to the ultimate authority of the president and the Board of Regents, have responsibility for a comprehensive program of recreation and physical development for students, faculty and staff, and for the necessary staff, facilities, and equipment. The term "recreational sports" will include intramural sports, club sports, informal, drop-in and special interest recreational activities, to be offered as hereinafter provided. The term "athletics" will include all programs of intercollegiate competition. The department will promote wide participation by students in the activities of the department. Every effort will be made to coordinatea the intercollegiate program with that in recreational sports. The department will conduct its activities in accordance with the policies and procedures applicable to other university units. Sec. 11.55. The Department of Athletics: Organization of Department The agencies through which the department will exercise its functions are: (1) the director of athletics; (2) associate directors for intercollegiate athletics and director of recreational sports; (3) the Advisory Board on Intercollegiate Athletics; and (4) the Advisory Committee on Recreational Sports. Sec. 11.56. The Department of Athletics: The Director The executive functions of the department will be performed by a director of athletics. The director will be appointed by the Board of Regents upon recommendation by the president and will be responsible to the president. The director's salary will be determined by the president. The director will be responsible for the effective operation of the program in recreational sports and athletics. The director will be responsible for the coaching, training, and schedule making and for all matters included in the business administration incidental to all recognized and proper forms of intercollegiate athletics. The director will perform such other duties as may be directed by the president. Sec. 11.57. The Department of Athletics: Appointment of Staff Members The director will arrange appropriate procedures within the department for securing nominations for appointees in all categories having due regard to the interests of the other agencies of the department and, where joint appointments are contemplated, the interests of the school or college involved. Sec. 11.58. The Advisory Board on Intercollegiate Athletics The Advisory Board on Intercollegiate Athletics (hereinafter "the Advisory Board") will be constituted as follows:
Sec. 11.59. The Advisory Board on Intercollegiate Athletics: Organization (Revised December 2005) Members of the Advisory Board will be appointed on or before the first of July each year. The officers of the Advisory Board will be a chair, a secretary, and such other officers and committees as will be authorized or chosen by the board. The director of athletics will be chair, ex officio, without vote. The chair will act as presiding officer at board meetings and will act as the board's general executive officer. There will be a Committee on Academic Performance consisting of the faculty members of the board and a representative of the registrar of the University. The committee will report to and advise the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and, subject to the final authority of the provost, will have authority to examine and appraise the academic performance of intercollegiate athletes, to determine their eligibility for competition in intercollegiate athletics, and to take any other action regarding such candidates as may seem necessary or appropriate under the circumstances. Sec. 11.60. The Advisory Board on Intercollegiate Athletics: Functions The Advisory Board will function as advisor to the director on the program in intercollegiate athletics. The director will seek and consider the advice of the Advisory Board on all major financial and policy decisions with respect to the program on intercollegiate athletics. Upon the request of the Advisory Board, the president will meet with the Advisory Board at least once in each of the fall and winter semesters. Subject only to the ultimate authority of the president and the Board of Regents, the Advisory Board will make, adopt, and enforce the necessary rules and regulations governing all questions pertaining to the eligibility of players, intercollegiate relations, and membership in associations of universities and colleges organized for the regulation of athletics. The President will appoint the University representative in the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives after seeking nominees from the Advisory Board, the Senate Assembly, and others, and after consultation with the Advisory Board. Such representative will be a member of the University Senate and will hold office for a term of five years. The Advisory Board will report all its official actions, through the president, to the Board of Regents for approval, and will report annually to the University Senate, through the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. At any time, the Advisory Board may consult with the University Senate through its advisory committee; and at any time, the Senate Advisory Committee may request full information on matters within the province of the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will at all times receive and consider recommendations from the University Senate and petitions from the student body. Sec. 11.61. The Department of Athletics: Funds Separate accounting and financial statements will be made for department funds. Any surplus funds from intercollegiate operations will be devoted (1) to the further support of the various programs and activities carried on within the department, and (2) so far as possible, to permanent University improvements, particularly to the building and improvement of facilities for participation in all forms of physical exercise. Sec. 11.62. The Department of Athletics: Rules and Regulations Rules and regulations relative to the use of the facilities and properties devoted to intercollegiate athletics will be prepared by the director of the department who will consult with the Advisory Board before submitting such rules and regulations to the president and Board of Regents for approval. Sec. 11.63. The Department of Athletics: Advisory Committee on Recreational Sports The Advisory Committee on Recreational Sports will be constituted as follows: (1) the associate director for recreational sports, ex officio; (2) four members of the University Senate, to be appointed by the president from a panel of senate members chosen by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, subject to the approval of the Board of Regents. The appointed members will hold office for two years but in no event will any member of the senate serve more than two terms, except that if a member be appointed to fill an unexpired term of one year or less that member will also be eligible for two full terms. The terms of the members will be staggered so that two terms will expire each year. The panel from which the appointments are made each year will be unranked and contain twice the number of names as there are vacancies. If a vacancy in the appointive senate membership will occur from causes other than the completion of the appointive term, the president is authorized to make an interim appointment from the most recent panel of names submitted by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, or, if the president so requests, from a new panel of names submitted by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs; (3) a staff representative from the Office of Student Affairs selected by the vice president for student affairs; (4) four students of the University to be appointed by the president from a panel of students chosen by Michigan Student Assembly, subject to approval by the Board of Regents. The student members will serve two-year terms which will be staggered so that two students are appointed each year. In no event will any student member serve more than two terms consecutively, except that if a member be appointed to fill an unexpired term of one year or less, that member will also be eligible for two full terms. The panel from which the appointments are made will be unranked and will contain twice the number of names as there are vacancies. If a vacancy in the appointive student membership will occur from causes other than the completion of the appointive term, the president is authorized to make an interim appointment from the most recent panel of names submitted by Michigan Student Assembly, or, if the president so requests, from a new panel of names chosen by Michigan Student Assembly. Sec. 11.64. The Department of Athletics Advisory Committee on Recreational Sports: Organization and Functions The associate director for recreational sports will serve as chair of the committee. The committee will function as advisor to the associate director for recreational sports concerning the needs of the University with respect to the development and maintenance of the facilities for and programs in informal, drop-in, special interest recreation, club sports, and intramural competition, and the policies applicable to such facilities and programs. Sec. 11.65. Division of Kinesiology (Revised February 2005) The Division of Kinesiology will be maintained for the purpose of conducting research and offering curricula in movement science, sports management, athletic training, and physical education. It will be in the charge of a dean appointed by the Board on recommendation by the president and responsible to the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. The executive committee will consist of the dean and four members of the governing faculty to be appointed by the Board on recommendation by the president. The appointed faculty members will hold office for a two-year term. The appointed faculty members will be eligible to serve two consecutive two-year terms, but will not be eligible for reappointment to any additional two-year terms until after the lapse of one year. The dean will chair the committee. Sec. 11.66. The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Executive Committee The executive committee will consist of the dean and four members of the faculty to be appointed by the Board on recommendation by the president. The appointed members will hold office for two years and will not be eligible for reappointment until after the lapse of one year. The terms will be staggered so as to provide continuity of membership. The dean will chair the committee. The governing faculty is authorized to arrange for student participation in meetings of the executive committee in an advisory capacity. A student participant will be selected annually in accordance with procedures approved by the governing faculty. Bylaws Table of Contents | Detailed Table of Contents If you have questions or suggestions regarding the bylaws section of our website, please email them to nasin@umich.edu. Bylaws updated: April 2008 (Section 11.07) |
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