Preamble
XUSOM operates under the direct responsibility of the Chief Academic Officer hereafter referred to as (CAO). The CAO is appointed by the President of XUSOM, subject to Board of Trustees approval. The Faculty are subject to the statutes of XUSOM and operate in accordance with such statutes and policies. This document sets forth a fuller statement of the operating structure of XUSOM.
General Provisions
Conflict of Interest. Members are expected to declare a conflict of interest if their real or perceived personal interests might be seen to influence their ability to assess any matter before the committee objectively. Declaration may be done at a meeting or in writing to the Chair. If the declaration is accepted by the Chair, the concerned member/s will be excused from the respective meetings and excuses will be recorded in the minutes.
Parliamentary Authority
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the conduct of business in the Faculty Senate, and the standing committees, in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with these Bylaws and any special rules of order that the Faculty Senate and the standing committees may adopt.