{"id":469,"date":"2024-08-28T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facsen-draft\/?page_id=469"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:33:35","slug":"constitution-by-laws-and-university-manual-committee-cbum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facsen\/committees\/constitution-by-laws-and-university-manual-committee-cbum\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitution, By-Laws, and University Manual Committee (CBUM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/manual\/appendices\/appendix-c-by-laws-of-the-faculty-senate\/\">University Manual Appendix C: By-Laws of the Faculty Senate, Section 4.70<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Constitution, By-laws, and University Manual Committee<\/strong>&nbsp;shall comprise four or more members. This committee shall review the operation of University governance and propose changes in the Constitution and By-Laws of the Faculty Senate and in the University Manual; review proposals for changes in University governance from whatever source and make recommendations concerning them to the Faculty Senate and to the other appropriate bodies and individuals; construe the meaning of the Constitution, the By-Laws and the University Manual upon the request of the Senate President or Executive Committee, any senator or member of the General Faculty, or the President; assure that all duly approved changes are incorporated into the Constitution and By-Laws and into the University Manual, and that no unauthorized changes are made in these instruments; and assure that the language of all duly approved changes is consistent with the style, format and arrangement of the Constitution and By-Laws and of the University Manual.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/Bill_17-18-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">#17-18-12<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1dVTjCxB_975WMn5mvTmG5H2ruFjf5vT_\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">#20-21-5<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/15_B8xUd0GfuNR6gB07X4yChDxFQ9OrFC\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">#20-21-14,<\/a>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1SXx0nfHiEj6DMaXOLcCK_55A4eSuiFr3\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">#20-21-36,&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18p9Kzfm77FV-u5jmpDwmGjiBnGgTRtr5\/view?usp=sharing\">#21-22-37<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_494\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui colored_table\">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"494\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Committees - 4. CBUM Membership\"            id=\"footable_494\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_1061468780_494\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_494 ninja_table_unique_id_1061468780_494 ui table  nt_type_legacy_table hide_horizonal_borders striped vertical_centered ninja_custom_color inverted footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_cbummembership225226 \">CBUM Membership, 2025-2026<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"0\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_0\">\n            <td>Sen. Nathaniel Mitkowski, CELS (2027), Chair<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"1\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_1\">\n            <td>Sen. Mike Rice, CELS (2027)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"2\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_2\">\n            <td>Sen. Will Krieger, A&amp;S (2026)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"3\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_3\">\n            <td>Sen. James Baglama, A&amp;S (2026)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"4\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_4\">\n            <td>Sen. Nisanne Ghonem. COP (2028)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"5\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_5\">\n            <td>FSEC Liaison - Sen. 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