Article I – Members

Section 1. Composition 
  1. The Senate shall consist of no more than forty-one (41) elected members with voting privileges. These members shall be elected and/or appointed in accordance with the Constitution. 
  2. Additional positions shall be added so that the average number of students represented by each senator is 650; once a position is added it shall not be removed. 

 

Section 2. Qualification 

Every elected or appointed member of the Senate is required to be a full-time student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher. In addition, no student shall serve on Senate if that student is currently on academic or disciplinary probation. This shall be the duty of the Speaker of the Senate to ensure that all Senators are academically eligible to serve at the beginning of each semester. Failure to comply with the grade point average will result in dismissal from the Senate.  

 

Section 3. Election/Appointment 
  1. Senators shall be elected in the spring election held by the Electoral Commission in accordance with the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska (ASUN) Constitution and such rules that the commission may adopt. 
  2. Vacancies in the Senate shall be filled by the Appointments Board.

 

Section 4. Senatorial Duties 

Senatorial duties include, but are not limited to: 

  1. Attending all meetings of the Senate, unless excused by the Speaker of the Senate. 
  2. Serving on a standing committee and attending all committee meetings, unless excused by the committee chair. 
    1. The Government Liaison Committee (GLC) Chair and Appointments Board Chair do not need to serve on a standing committee. 
    2. Graduate and professional students may substitute serving on a standing committee by serving on the Graduate Student Assembly (GSA). 
  3. One office hour per week is encouraged to be served in the City Campus Union office, or in a building of the Senator’s representative college. 
  4. Meeting with the senator’s college Student Advisory Board (SAB) at least once per  semester during the regular school year is encouraged , when applicable. 
  5. Once per academic year, all undergraduate elected senators shall be required to attend an ASUN open house event intended to facilitate transparency and communication between the organization and the student body. The open house shall occur in the fall semester and be organized by the executive team.