Iowa State University. Faculty Senate

In 1988, the General Faculty and the Iowa Board of Regents approved the creation of the Faculty Senate and the dissolution of the Faculty Council. The Senate was created to take a more proactive role in the governance of the university versus the advisory role performed by the Council. The Faculty Senate is to act as the representative body of the general faculty and to conduct the business of the general faculty. According to the Senate's 2000 constitution, the purpose of the Senate is to "have legislative responsibility for general academic and educational policy for the university; conduct studies and advise the faculty, the staff, the student body, the administration, and the Board of Regents on matters within the purview of the general gaculty; and facilitate communication among faculty, staff, students, and the administration and assist in the resolution of conflicts." Members of the Senate are elected by the faculties of the Colleges to represent all staff ranks on the basis of one representative for each one hundred people, or portion thereof, in each academic rank. Terms are for three years and no member may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The Senate is required to meet once a month during the academic year.