Constitution & Bylaws
Effective: 4/16/1949 Revised: 5/7/2008
ACD 112–01: Academic Constitution and Bylaws
Contents
Preamble
Articles
Bylaws
- Providing for a university committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure and establishing other
Grievance Committees and Procedures - Designating the Standing Committees of the Academic Senate and clarifying the relationship of joint
faculty-student committees and university committees and boards to the Academic Senate - Elections
Purpose
To provide an Academic Constitution and Bylaws by which faculty members and academic professionals of
Arizona State University participate in the governance and administration of the university and the development
of university policy.
Sources
Arizona Revised Statutes 15-1601
Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual- 1–113 and 6-201
Applicability
Faculty
Academic professionals
Members of the Academic Assembly
Preamble
University governance requires communication and collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and
administration. Collective wisdom improves decisions, promotes consensus, and builds trust. The faculty and
academic professionals of Arizona State University, through this constitution, provide for the organization and
procedures by which they may efficiently and effectively contribute to the governance of the university in
support of its collective effort to promote the economic, social, cultural, and environmental health of the
communities it serves. There are hereby created the Academic Assembly, the University Senate, and the
University Academic Council (hereinafter abbreviated as the UAC).