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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

1. The Committee of Faculty shall be comprised of all Faculty Senators.
   Alternate Faculty Senators may serve ex officio without vote, except when
   serving in place of an absent or non-faculty Senator representing an academic
   department, at which time the alternate will have voting rights. The voting
   members of the Committee shall elect its Chairperson.

2. As need arises, the Committee of Faculty shall consider, discuss and propose
   action on matters within the purview of the faculty, including but not limited
   to those indicated in the bylaws of the Board of Trustees of the City
   University of New York, and shall bring such matters and proposals to the
   Senate for appropriate action.

3. The Committee of Faculty shall carry out the traditional and accepted
   prerogatives of college and university faculty to ensure that degree
   requirements are met by candidates and to confer degrees upon those found to
   be eligible.

4. The Committee of Faculty shall act on behalf of the College faculty in
   certifying that degree candidates have met all requirements for the degree.

   
   a. The Chairperson of the Committee of Faculty shall, after consultation
   with the Registrar, convene the Committee as needed to certify degree
   candidates.
   b. The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and shall send
   copies of those minutes that refer to the conferral of degrees to the
   Chairperson of the Senate, the Vice President for Academic Affairs,
   the Registrar, and the Chairpersons of the academic departments.
   


5. The Committee shall designate a standing Sub-Committee on Academic
   Freedom, comprised of no fewer than four of its members.
   
   a. The Sub-Committee on Academic Freedom will monitor, examine,
   and report to the Senate on the status of academic freedom at the
   College.
   b. The Sub-Committee will investigate possible violations of academic
   freedom brought to its attention by members of the college
   community, and will report the results of its investigations to the full
   Committee of Faculty and to the Senate.
   c. The Sub-Committee will make appropriate recommendations
   regarding academic freedom policies and practices to the Senate and,
   when appropriate, to the University Faculty Senate of CUNY.
   d. The Sub-Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and send
   copies of such minutes to the Chairpersons of the Committee of
   Faculty and the Senate.
   
   

Robert Kahn, Senate Chairperson
Grants Office
ROOM E- 509
Phone: 718-482-5073
Email: bobkahn@lagcc.cuny.edu

Charles Keyes, Senate Secretary
Library
ROOM E-101
Phone: 718-482-6018
Email: ckeyes@lagcc.cuny.edu

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