Amendments to this Handbook may be proposed by any member of the full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty; by a department chair/school director; by a dean, by the provost; or by the president. The proposed amendment must be in writing and must be accompanied by the rationale for the change; it must point out all sections of this Handbook that would be altered or deleted if the amendment were to be adopted. The proposed amendment and supporting documentation must be presented to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and to the provost, simultaneously, for the purpose of initiating the amendment process.
The Executive Committee may refer the proposal to a committee, which shall report its recommendation to the Faculty Senate. Proposed amendments to this Handbook must be considered by both the Faculty Senate and the provost prior to action by the Board of Regents. Normally, amendments to this Handbook will be submitted to the Board of Regents only at its regularly scheduled meeting in the spring.
No amendment to this Handbook shall be given any retroactive effect in any way unless otherwise stated in that amendment.
