APPENDIX A:
FACULTY GOVERNANCE
CONSTITUTION OF THE FACULTY


PREAMBLE
“As a community of learners, Seattle Pacific University seeks to educate and prepare students for service and leadership. We are committed to evangelical Christian faith and values, and to excellence in teaching and scholarship for the intellectual, personal and spiritual growth of students.” This, the Seattle Pacific University mission statement, guides all the functions of the University. To fulfill this mission, the Seattle Pacific University ByLaws invest responsibility for the control of the University in the Board of Trustees and commit its administration to the President. In the context of, and subject to, these responsibilities, effective functioning of the University depends on the cooperative efforts of students, staff, faculty, and administration. By tradition and by virtue of their position as professionals in the field of higher education, faculty members and the Faculty as a group take specific responsibilities for leadership in implementing the University’s mission. In order to clarify the lines of these specific responsibilities and to enhance communication and cooperation among all responsible parties, we establish this Constitution of the Faculty."

	Article I. OBJECT OF FACULTY GOVERNANCE
	Article II. MEMBERSHIP   Art. II, Section 1. Members   Art. II, Section 2. Associates
	Article III OFFICERS AND GOVERNANCE BODIES   Art. III, Section 1. The President of the University   Art. III, Section 2. Vice President for Academic Affairs   Art. III, Section 3. Elected officers of the Faculty   Art. III, Section 4. The Faculty Council   Art. III, Section 5. The Deans' Cabinet   Art. III, Section 6. The Faculty Senate    Art. III, Section 7. Academic Structure
	Article IV. MEETINGS
	Article V. AMENDMENT AND BYLAWS

BYLAWS

These Bylaws implement the Constitution of the Faculty of Seattle Pacific University. Governance structures and duties are designed to fulfill the corporate responsibilities of the Faculty. All existing faculty legislation not in conflict with the Constitution and these Bylaws shall remain in force until rescinded or revised by the Faculty.

	Article B-I. ELECTION, TERM AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICERS   Art. B-I, Section1. Appointment and term of non-elective officers   Art. B-I, Section 2. Election and term of elective officers   Art. B-I, Section 3. Responsibilities of officers
	Article B-II. FACULTY GOVERNANCE BODIES AND DUTIES   Art. B-II, Section 1. The Faculty Senate   Art. B-II, Section 2. School Structure   Art. B-II, Section 3. The Faculty Council   Art. B-II, Section 4. Dean's Cabinet   Art. B-II, Section 5. Faculty Committee membership and organization   Art. B-II, Section 6. Committee structure
	Article B-III. SOURCES OF FACULTY LEGISLATION   Art. B-III, Section 1. Committees   Art. B-III, Section 2. The Faculty Council   Art. B-III, Section 3. Unofficial faculty groups   Art. B-III, Section 4. Individual faculty members   Art. B-III, Section 5. Non-faculty sources
	Article B-IV. AMENDMENTS