Governance

Governance

Constitution of the BU Faculty Assembly and Faculty Council

These documents govern the proceedings of the Boston University Faculty Assembly and Faculty Council.

• Article I – Name
• Article II – Purpose of the Faculty Assembly
• Article III – Membership and Voting Rights in the Faculty Assembly
• Article IV – Officers of the Faculty Assembly
• Article V – Meetings of the Faculty Assembly
• Article VI – The Faculty Council
• Article VII – Membership in the Faculty Council
• Article VIII – Officers of the Faculty Council
• Article IX – Faculty Council Representatives
• Article X – Meetings of the Faculty Council
• Article XI – Duties of the Faculty Council Officers
• Article XII – Duties of Faculty Council Representatives
• Article XIII – Committees of the Faculty Council
• Article XIV – Referenda
• Article XV – Recall
• Article XVI – By-Laws
• Article XVII – Amendments
• Article XVIII
• Article XIX

Constitution of the BU Council

These documents govern the conduct of the Boston University Council.

• Article I – Name
• Article II – Purpose
• Article III – Membership
• Article IV – Meetings and Procedures
• Article V – Executive Committee
• Article VI – Membership in the Executive Committee
• Article VII – Meetings of the Executive Committee
• Article VIII – Other Committees
• Article IX – By-Laws
• Article X – Amendments
• Article XI – Relationship to Other Governing Bodies
• Article XII – Ratification

Charters and Statutes

These are the founding documents of Boston University.

• Acts of 1869, Ch. 322
• Acts of 1871, Ch.151
• Acts of 1890, Ch. 76
• Acts of 1907, Ch. 484
• Acts of 1935, Ch. 166

By-Laws

These are the documents governing how Boston University is governed.

• Article I – The Corporation Trustees
• Article II – Officers
• Article III – Committees
• Article IV – University Administration
• Article V – Miscellaneous Provisions
• Article VI – Meetings of the Board of Trustees
• Article VII – The University
• Article VIII – Associate Founders and Memorials
• Article IX – Changes in the By-Laws