BYLAWS OF THE FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

(As amended by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, January 2003)

1. Membership
   
   The Faculty of Arts and Sciences shall be composed of the President, the Provost, the Secretary, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (hereinafter Dean of Faculty), the Dean of Trinity College, and the members of the University faculty who are qualified to vote for the Academic Council and whose primary appointment is in a department or program of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. A representative of the Engineering Faculty Council shall be an ex officio member of the Council.

2. Meetings
   
   The Faculty of Arts and Sciences shall meet at the call of the Dean of Faculty or of the Executive Committee of the Arts and Sciences Council or of thirty members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The agenda shall be circulated at least five days in advance of the meeting. The chair of the Arts and Sciences Council shall preside.

3. Membership of Committees
   
   Appointment to membership on committees authorized by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences or by the Arts and Sciences Council shall be made by the Dean of Faculty or the Dean of Trinity College upon nomination by the Executive Committee of the Arts and Sciences Council.

4. Amendment of Bylaws
   
   The Bylaws of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences may be amended by a majority vote to those present at a meeting, provided the text of the proposed amendment has been circulated to the members at least ten days in advance of the meeting.