ARTICLE I NAME The name of this academic unit shall be the School of Computing [herein after referred to as the School], and for administrative purposes the School shall be located in the College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction [herein after referred to as the College] at the University of North Florida.

ARTICLE II PURPOSES SECTION 1. The purpose of the School shall be to exercise jurisdiction, in the context of the computer and information sciences, regarding: faculty appointment, retention, promotion, and development; academic programs, organization, and standards; academic services and continuing education; and such other matters as may pertain directly to the instruction, service, and research programs in the computer and information sciences at the University of North Florida. SECTION 2. In addition to the foregoing responsibilities, the School shall cooperate in the overall governance of the College, as established in the bylaws of the College, and in the overall governance of the University, as established by the University Constitution.

ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP SECTION 1. Any person, with the exception of adjunct and visiting faculty, who holds the rank of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, or Lecturer in the School shall be a member of the School of Computing faculty [herein after referred to as the faculty], with the right to participate in the governance and administration of the School as prescribed herein. SECTION 2. The faculty shall be the judge of its own membership where questions of eligibility arise, except as provided in the University Constitution.

ARTICLE IV MEETINGS SECTION 1. The members of the faculty shall meet at least twice each term during the Academic Year. Special meetings shall be called by the Director of the School of Computing [herein after referred to as the Director] or by a majority vote of the Director's Advisory Committee. At least 5 working days' notice shall be provided to all members for regular meetings and at least 1 working day's notice, if feasible, for special meetings. Only those matters contained in the notice for a meeting may be acted upon at the meeting. SECTION 2. The faculty shall: adopt and amend standing rules and these bylaws; review and recommend an annual budget request, prepared by the Director in consultation with the Director's Advisory Committee; adopt an annual budget for the School upon determination of the School's budget allocation by the University; elect members of standing committees, with open nominations and secret ballots; recommend faculty for appointment to search committees; adopt statements of policy and take actions appropriate to the purposes of the School; establish special committees that have been recommended for approval; and act as the final authority on all matters arising in this School, for which authority has not been given to some other officer or governance body. SECTION 3. The quorum for a meeting of the School shall be 50% of the faculty. Proxies are not allowed for either the establishment of a quorum or for the transaction of the business of the School. SECTION 4. The annual meeting of the School shall be in April of each year. The agenda for the annual meeting shall include the election of members to the standing committees of the School and the review of position and budget requests for the next year if not already reviewed at an earlier meeting.

ARTICLE V OFFICERS SECTION 1. The principal officer of the School of Computing shall be the Director, selected from among the tenured members of the faculty, or externally from a pool of applicants each qualified to be a tenured member of the faculty, serving for a term of 3 years. SECTION 2. The Director shall act as presiding officer for School meetings. In the Director's absence, the Director may designate the Director of the Director's Advisory Committee to preside at these meetings. The principal duties of presiding officer are specified in the School's Parliamentary Authority. SECTION 3. In addition to the duties prescribed by the Parliamentary Authority, the Director shall: administer and coordinate the activities of the faculty and committees, present the views of the School to higher-level academic administrators; present the views of higher-level academic administrators to the faculty; perform any and all duties required by State Law, Board of Regents and University rules, the Administrative Procedures Act, and the appropriate collective bargaining agreements; represent the School at meetings, conferences, and other occasions except as herein provided; provide leadership for School activities; keep the School membership advised concerning needs, programs, and accomplishments of the School; coordinate the work of the School; serve as an ex officio non-voting member of all School committees; appoint such committees as the faculty deems necessary to conduct business; serve as a delegate to other College and University governance bodies as specified by College and University procedure; interpret and act on policy as necessary; arbitrate and counsel as necessary; provide advocacy for the students, the faculty, and the programs of the School; coordinate the interviewing and hiring of new personnel in consultation with the faculty; coordinate and provide mentoring for faculty teaching and research performance according to criteria established by the faculty; recommend candidates for promotion and tenure according to criteria established by the tenured faculty; review annual faculty self-evaluations and prepare annual evaluations according to guidelines established by the faculty; recommend allocation of faculty discretionary/merit pay increases; and be the accountable officer for the School's budget. SECTION 4. In consultation with the Director's Advisory Committee, the Director shall: develop infrastructure for day-to-day School of Computing operations; supervise School support personnel and day-to-day operations in accord with the defined infrastructure; provide on a timely basis reporting functions expected of the School by the University administration; develop and maintain School records and budgetary information as necessary for proper oversight of School operation; initiate procurements; devise and disseminate promotional materials for the School; and coordinate activities of any School of Computing Advisory Councils and ensure that they conform to any University Foundation policies. SECTION 5. In the Director's absence, the chair of the Director's Advisory Committee shall assume the duties of the Director. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Director, the Director's Advisory Committee shall conduct elections for an Acting Director. SECTION 6. The senior Secretary for the School of Computing shall notify members of meeting time and place; and make physical arrangements for School meetings. The Secretary shall serve as recording secretary for School meetings, shall make a report of each School meeting, and shall maintain files of the minutes. The Secretary shall make the minutes available to School members. SECTION 7. The senior Secretary for the School of Computing shall maintain the records of the School, the Director, and School committees; and assist the Director, committees, and School members in coordinating their work. With the exception of records pertaining to School personnel matters, the Secretary shall make School records available to School members upon request. SECTION 8. The term of office for the Director shall extend for a 3-year period measured from July 1 preceding the date of installation as Director. If the Director wishes to seek another term, the faculty shall vote by secret ballot on the question of retaining the Director for another term in January preceding the end of the Director's term. Only faculty members under paid contract will be eligible to vote, and may vote by mail if not physically at the University at the time of the balloting. The vote shall be conducted by the Director's Advisory Committee, who will report the result to the Dean and the faculty. In the event the Dean of the College does not concur with the wishes of the majority of the faculty, the Dean will meet with the faculty and explain his or her position. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the authority of the faculty of the School of Computing or the Dean of the College to conduct a secret retention vote by the faculty at other points in the Director's term of office using the procedures as specified above. SECTION 9. Failure to execute faithfully the duties of the office constitutes cause for the Director's removal. On receipt of a petition to consider a secret retention vote, signed by at least 50% of the faculty excluding the Director, the Director's Advisory Committee shall schedule a meeting of the faculty without the Director to determine if such a vote shall be taken. Petitions to consider such a vote may be submitted only during the academic year and no more than 2 such petitions may occur during an academic year. SECTION 10. Additional Schoolf of Computing officers may be designated by the Director, with the advice of the Director's Advisory Committee and the consent of the faculty. These may include, but are not limited to, program directors, assistant chairs, and center directors as necessary for the effective operation of the School.

ARTICLE VI CHAIR'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE SECTION 1. The Director's Advisory Committee shall be composed of the chairs from the School's standing committees. Each year, the Director's Advisory Committee shall elect one of the Director's Advisory Committee members as chair of the Committee. The chair of the Director's Advisory Committee will direct the activities of the Committee and serve as a representative to the College Council. SECTION 2. The Director's Advisory Committee shall meet as necessary and at least twice each term with the Director prior to any general meeting of the School of Computing. SECTION 3. The Director's Advisory Committee shall: recommend School policy and operational procedures to the faculty; consult with the Director during the preparation of the School's annual budget, coordinate activity of standing committees; recommend special committees as needed, conduct elections for committee vacancies, conduct special faculty meetings as circumstances require, conduct special elections as circumstances require such as a vacancy in the position of Director, extending the Director's tenure for an additional three year term beyond the original, the chair of the Director's Advisory Committee shall assume the duties of the Director in the absence of the Director, and the Director's Advisory Committee shall collect and coordinate proposed bylaw amendments as needed.

ARTICLE VII OTHER COMMITTEES SECTION 1. The School shall have standing committees as specified in these bylaws to address Schoolal purposes. Standing committees other than those specified may be added, deleted, or altered only through amendment to these bylaws. Special committees with a limited term of existence may be formed to address needs not covered by the purview of any standing committee or combination thereof as recommended by the Director or the Director's Advisory Committee and as deemed necessary by the faculty. Except as noted in these bylaws, standing and special committees shall elect their own chairs and inform the School membership of their meetings, which shall be open in accord with Florida statute. SECTION 2. The standing committees shall be: Curriculum Committee Computing Resources Committee Graduate Committee Promotion and Tenure Committee SECTION 3. The faculty members of standing committees shall serve for staggered 2-year terms and be elected by the faculty at the annual meeting of the School. Committee membership shall be as follows: Curriculum Committee Four tenure-track members of the faculty, one of whom must serve as a representative to the College Curriculum Committee; a faculty member serving as academic advisor. Computing Resources Committee Two tenure-track members of the faculty, one of whom must serve as a representative to the College Technical Support Services Committee; the School lab manager; the College's chief systems administrator. Graduate Committee Three members of the graduate faculty; the Graduate Director, ex-officio. Promotion and Tenure Committee Five tenured faculty members, at least three of whom shall hold the rank of Professor. SECTION 4. All standing committees shall address proposals and actions concerning their areas of responsibility whenever they feel that such proposals and actions are needed and appropriate. Specific standing committee duties and responsibilities shall include the following: The Curriculum Committee shall review and recommend to the faculty policies regarding degree requirements, academic programs and priorities, program evaluation, and changes to the School's curricular offerings. Upon approval of the faculty, for actions requiring further approvals external to the School, the School Director shall ensure that the requisite materials are forwarded as specified by College and University policy. The Computing Resources Committee shall review and recommend to the faculty policies regarding equipment and systems acquisition and utilization, priorities for major equipment and system acquisitions, laboratory operations and maintenance, and instruction and research equipment upgrade and maintenance. The Graduate Committee shall review applications for admission to the School's graduate program, making the admission decision in each case, and shall review and recommend to the Graduate Faculty policies concerning the graduate program. Where such recommendation falls under the purview of the Curriculum Committee, the Graduate Committee shall forward its recommendation to the Curriculum Committee for review and comment, prior to consideration by the School Graduate Faculty. Committee meetings to screen applications for admission shall occur on a periodic basis in response to volume of applications, but at least twice per term. The Graduate Director shall coordinate Committee screening of applications for admission to the School's graduate program. The School Promotion and Tenure Committee shall review all applications for promotion and tenure presented in accord with School Promotion and Tenure Guidelines and Procedures. The Committee shall submit its recommendations in accord with College and University policy concerning the Promotion and Tenure process. The Committee shall review and recommend policies and procedures regarding promotion and tenure for the approval of the tenured members of the School in accord with existing School Promotion and Tenure Guidelines and Procedures. SECTION 5. A School member may be elected to serve on no more than two School standing committees, excluding the Promotion and Tenure Committee. Non-tenured faculty may not serve on more than 1 standing committee of the School. Membership in the Director's Advisory Committee does not constitute membership in an additional standing committee. SECTION 6. All standing committees may form subcommittees. Any subcommittee except those reporting to the Promotion and Tenure Committee may include non-committee members from the University community. Subcommittees shall have at least one member from the parent committee and this member shall be the chair. Subcommittee activities and recommendations are to be reported to the parent committee for action. SECTION 7. Each special committee formed shall have a written charge which includes its organization, responsibilities, term of existence, and method of meeting and reporting. No special committee charge may subsume or be subsumed by charges to any standing committee of the School, as interpreted by the Director's Advisory Committee. SECTION 8. Committee members who fail to execute faithfully the duties of their position may be removed by consensus of the committee. A vacancy in any committee position shall be filled by election.

ARTICLE VIII NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS SECTION 1. The Director's Advisory Committee shall seek to provide a list of candidates for standing committee vacancies at the annual meeting of the School. Additional nominations shall be taken from the floor at the annual meeting. SECTION 2. In the case of special committees formed for the purpose of searching for new School members, the Director's Advisory Committee shall provide a list of candidates for the faculty representatives. Additional members may be appointed to satisfy the requirements of the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs, so long as the elected faculty remain in the majority. SECTION 3. Election shall be by secret ballot of those present, to be counted immediately by the Director's Advisory Committee. All elections must be decided by majority vote of those present, with runoff elections conducted as necessary during the course of the meeting.

ARTICLE IX AUTHORITY SECTION 1. The School shall be governed by these bylaws and such other standing rules as the School sees fit to adopt, such as Policy on Academic Integrity, Faculty Evaluation Guidelines, Promotion and Tenure Policies and Procedures, Thesis Policies and Procedures, and Laboratory Usage Policies. SECTION 2. The Parliamentary Authority for the School shall be the latest edition of Cannon's Concise Guide to Rules of Order.

ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS SECTION 1. These bylaws may be amended by written ballot of the faculty by two-thirds of the votes cast. SECTION 2. Proposed bylaw amendments shall be received in writing by the Director's Advisory Committee at least 30 days prior to the meeting at which they are to be considered. The Director's Advisory Committee shall make editorial changes as it determines are needed and as are agreed to by the sponsor. The Director's Advisory Committee shall consult with the sponsor as necessary regarding the substance of any amendment that may be in violation of established College and University policy. SECTION 3. Proposed bylaw amendments shall be presented to the School membership in writing at least one week prior to the meeting at which they are to be considered. The Director's Advisory Committee shall also provide its recommendation, which may be any of approval, rejection, or no position. The vote shall occur within one week following the meeting, with all faculty given the opportunity to vote. SECTION 4. Unless otherwise provided for, the amendment shall take effect immediately upon adoption. The bylaws as amended shall be reviewed as specified in the University Constitution and filed with the Secretary of the Faculty Association.