Within one year of the adoption of this proposal by the Board of Control, each department will establish a charter which will include procedures for the following activities:

1. Departmental governance
2. Searching for a chairperson or director
3. Evaluation and reappointment of the chairperson or director
4. Approval and amendment of the charter

In this proposal, the word “department” also refers to the schools of Forestry and Wood Products, Business and Engineering Administration, and Technology. These schools are not parts of colleges, so the word “dean” when used to mean the supervisor of a unit refers to the Executive Vice-president/Provost.

The departmental charter shall be valid after it is approved by a simple majority of the Senate constituency of that unit and any other members as determined by that constituency. A copy of the departmental charter shall be placed on file in the Library. The Senate, Dean and Provost shall be notified.

A departmental charter may contain sections dealing with the topics in the attached list and may have provisions similar to the model charter segments attached to this proposal.

Departmental charters will be considered as though they were Senate proposals which, by definition in the Senate constitution, require approval of the President.

Adopted by Senate: 29 September 1993
Approved by President: 15 February 1994
Approved by Board of Control: 18 March 1994