Section 1    Purpose

The purposes of the Steering Committee of the Faculty are:

(a)  To participate in setting the agenda for meetings of the Faculty of the College.

(b)  To obtain input from Departmental Faculty on items under consideration by the Executive Committee of the Faculty.

(c)  To serve as an advisory Committee to the Dean.

Section 2    Membership

The Steering Committee of the Faculty shall be composed of one representative from each of the academic Departments of the College.  These representatives shall be elected for two year terms by secret ballot by the Faculty of the respective Departments, under the supervision of the Advisory Council on Committees.  Representatives may not be a Department Chair or a Vice, Assistant or Associate Dean.  In the event that an elected Departmental representative is unable to serve a complete term, a special election shall be held by secret ballot of the Department, under the supervision of the Advisory Council on Committees.

A quorum shall consist of at least one half of the voting members of the Steering Committee.

Unless a voting member objects, the Steering Committee may also take action without a meeting of the Committee by voting electronically via e-mail or by some other written method authorized by the Chair of the Committee. To be decided in this manner, the action must receive an affirmative vote from a majority of the members of the Committee with the right to vote. If the bylaws stipulate that a 2/3 majority or other supermajority would normally be required for committee action at a meeting, that same absolute supermajority of the members of the Committee with the right to vote shall be required for electronic or other written voting methods. Committee members must be given at least ten (10) business days to discuss, vote on or object to any action being taken without a meeting.

Section 3    Representation to the Executive Committee of the Faculty

The membership of the Steering Committee of the Faculty shall serve as the slate from which representatives to the Executive Committee of the Faculty are elected.  The members of the Steering Committee every two years shall elect eight (8) representatives from this slate to serve as representatives to the Executive Committee of the Faculty.  Two (2) alternate representatives will also be elected.

The ten representatives to the Executive Committee shall be determined as follows:

(a)  Four (4) representatives shall be from the Preclinical Academic  (Basic Science) Department.

(b)  Four (4) representatives shall be from Clinical Academic Departments.

(c)  The Chair of the Steering Committee shall always serve as one of the     representatives to the Executive Committee of the Faculty.

(d)  The Drexel University Faculty Senate Representative from the College to the Senate Steering Committee shall also always serve as a representative.

(e)  In the event an elected faculty representative is unable to attend a meeting of the Executive Committee, then one of the alternate representative will attend the meeting in that representative’s place.

Section 4    Chair of the Steering Committee of the Faculty

(a)  The Chair of the Steering Committee of the Faculty shall be elected every two years by the members of the Steering Committee.The Chair may serve a maximum of two (2) consecutive terms.

(b)  The Chair of the Steering Committee of the Faculty shall:

(i)  Chair the meetings of the Faculty of the College.
 
(ii)  Set the agenda for meetings of the Faculty of the College, after consultation with the Steering Committee of the Faculty and the Dean.

(iii)  Serve as a representative to the Executive Committee of the Faculty.
             
(iv)  Serve as one of the representatives of the Faculty of the College to the Drexel University Faculty Senate.