Article VIII. The College's Seats on the Graduate Council

Section 27. Composition.

Three collegiate representatives to the Graduate Council are elected by the graduate faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A faculty member may serve concurrently on the Graduate Council and on a Liberal Arts and Sciences elected committee. The Liberal Arts and Sciences seats on the Graduate College shall be filled by one eligible faculty member from each of the three electoral groups defined in section 18, above.

The composition and duties of the Graduate Council are defined in the Manual of Rules and Regulations of the Graduate College.

Section 28. Eligibility.

Faculty in the College of Education and in departments outside the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences that constitute voting units under section 7 above are represented by other seats on the Graduate Council. These faculty are therefore not eligible to nominate, be nominated as, or vote for candidates for Liberal Arts and Sciences seats on the Graduate Council, unless they hold joint appointments of 50% or more in Liberal Arts and Sciences. Clinical-track faculty and tenure-track instructors are not members of the graduate faculty and therefore are not eligible to nominate, be nominated as, or vote for candidates for Graduate Council seats.

Section 29. Nomination.

The procedures for nomination to Liberal Arts and Sciences seats on the Graduate Council are those defined in section 19, above.

Section 30. Election.

The procedures for election to Liberal Arts and Sciences seats on the Graduate Council are those defined in section 20, above.

Section 31. Vacancies.

The procedures for filling vacant Liberal Arts and Sciences seats on the Graduate Council are those defined in section 17, above.