Section 1. Proposals for new or revised College and Faculty policies may be initiated by the Administration, standing or special committees of the Faculty, or by individuals or groups charged by these agents.

Section 2. A proposed policy should include the following:

1. a statement of purpose
2. a general indication of the means by which the policy will be implemented
3. a designation of the parties responsible for its implementation.

Section 3. A proposed policy or any proposed change to existing policy will be reviewed by each of the following:

1. The Faculty Executive Committee
2. The Provost
3. The President.

Section 4. When all parties named in Section 3 have agreed upon a final version of the policy, it will be considered to be official College or Faculty policy and copies of the policy will be made available to all interested or affected parties.

Section 5. Additional consideration or approval steps may be initiated under two general circumstances:

1. The Faculty Executive Committee decides to present the proposed policy to the Faculty for consultation or approval before adoption or
2. The President decides to present the proposed policy to the Board of Trustees for its consultation or approval before adoption.

Section 6. Any amendments made to a proposed policy by a vote of the Faculty are not considered officially adopted as part of College or Faculty policy until subject to review, as described in the preceding points.

Section 7. In addition to these processes, calls for reconsideration of prevailing or newly established policies or the questioning of the appropriateness of procedures for implementing policies may be made by an individual Faculty member or a group of Faculty members through appeal to the Provost, the Faculty Executive Committee, or at a regular or special Faculty meeting. For action taken during Executive Committee or Faculty meetings, a majority vote of the respective body is sufficient to begin reconsideration. Such actions, however initiated, do not suspend the policies or procedures then in force.

Section 8. In the event that the processes described above do not produce an agreement, the President or Board of Trustees will make the final decision.