Notices > Standard Institutional Statute, 2018 > Chapter 6 : Senate

(1)	The Senate is constituted as follows:

(a)	Ex officio members of the Senate, namely the—

(i)	Chairperson of Council;

(ii)	Deputy Chairperson of the Council;

(iii)

Principal;

(iv)	Vice-Principals;

(v)	Executive Directors;

(vi)	Deans and Deputy Deans as well as any academic staff members who have similar status and who have specifically been declared members by the Senate;

(vii)

Heads of academic departments;

(viii)

Academic staff who have similar status as the Heads of academic departments and who have specifically been declared members by the Senate;

(ix)	Registrar;

(x)	Chairpersons of schools;

(xi)	Chairperson of the Institutional Forum.

(b)	Members who are nominated or elected, namely—

(i)	four members nominated by the SRC;

(ii)	two employees, who are not already members of the Senate, elected from the ranks of the permanent academic employees;

(iii)

two employees, who are not already members of the Senate, elected from the ranks of the permanent non-academic employees.

(c)	The Directors of support service divisions, and any other person invited by the Chairperson, may attend the meetings of Senate on invitation.

(2)	Incidental vacancies in the category of members who are nominated or elected are to be filled as set out in subparagraph (1)(b) for the remainder of the previous incumbent’s term of office.

Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)