CONSTITUTION OF THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY CHAPTER OF THE UNITED FACULTY OF FLORIDA

Amended November 15, 2021

ARTICLE I

Name
This organization shall be known as the Florida Atlantic University Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida.

ARTICLE II

Objectives

Section 1. It is our objective to bring faculty and other professional employees of the University into a relationship of mutual assistance and cooperation with each other and with their colleagues at the other state universities and colleges of Florida, in order to obtain for them the rights, privileges, and rewards to which they are entitled by virtue of their employment.

Section 2. It is our objective to promote a democratization of the University that will enable members to better serve the people of the State of Florida.

Section 3. It is our objective to achieve and safeguard academic freedom.

Section 4. It is our objective to combat all forms of discrimination based on age, national origin, political belief, race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, class, or religion in the State University System.

ARTICLE III

Membership

Section 1. All faculty and other professional employees of the University shall be eligible for membership except as otherwise provided in this Constitution.

Section 2. No one at or above the rank of Department Director or Chairperson shall be eligible for membership as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Section 3. Associate membership, without the right to vote, shall be open upon the approval of the Executive Committee of the Chapter to retired teachers and others eligible for membership who withdraw from the profession and who wish to maintain affiliation.

Section 4. No discrimination shall ever be shown toward members or applicants for membership, because of age, national origin, political belief, race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, class, or religion.

ARTICLE IV

Officers and Executive Committee

Section 1. At the spring semester general membership meeting, members shall elect for a term of one year by secret ballot a President, a First Vice President, a Second Vice President, a Recorder, and a Treasurer. At the same time, those voting will elect Senators and Alternate Senators representing the Chapter at statewide UFF Senate meetings and Delegates to the Convention of the Florida Education Association.

Section 2. The President of the Chapter shall be a voting member of the SUS Presidents’ Council of the United Faculty of Florida.

Section 3. The Executive Committee of the Chapter shall be composed of the elected officers, the elected Senators, the immediate past President, the Stewards, and Chairpersons of Standing Committees.

ARTICLE V

Referenda and Recall

Section 1. Proposed actions, including amendments to the Constitution and recall of elected officers, shall be submitted to a referendum vote by order of a membership meeting or the Executive Committee, or by request of at least ten percent of the members. The Executive Committee shall ensure that ample opportunity is given for pro and con arguments to be given to the membership and shall ensure that the membership has the opportunity to vote by a fair and secret ballot.

ARTICLE VI

Amendment

Section 1. This constitution may be amended as follows: The proposed amendment shall be sent to the membership within 30 days of discussion at a general membership meeting. A vote of 2/3 of the members voting by ballot distributed to all present membership members shall be sufficient to adopt the amendment.