1.        The Interdisciplinary Council prepares a draft version of the bylaws and sends a copy to the program’s Responsible Dean.

 2.        The Responsible Dean circulates the draft version of the bylaws to any other dean(s) who may have authority over portions of the program (e.g. faculty or core courses from another college; graduate dean for graduate programs) and to Faculty Personnel Services (FPS) for feedback and/or comments.  NOTE: FPS reviews the bylaws to verify contents are consistent with provisions in the collective bargaining Agreement between CMU and the FA.

 3.        The Responsible Dean reviews all feedback provided on the draft version and will notify the council regarding any changes or modifications. It is the responsibility of the Responsible Dean to negotiate with the council regarding changes or modifications. 

 4.        Once all feedback is received, the Council will prepare the final bylaws version, vote to accept the bylaws as documented in the Council minutes and send the accepted bylaws with the Request for Approval of Interdisciplinary Council Bylaws form (Request for Approval form) (http://www.provost.cmich.edu/viceprovost/interdisciplinary/bylaws/InterdisciplinaryProgramBylawsForm/Bylaws.htm) to the Responsible Dean who circulates all documents to the other dean(s) and FPS for final review and signatures.

 5.        Once all appropriate parties have reviewed the final version of the bylaws and signed the Request for Approval form, the Responsible Dean may approve them and sends the approved documents (Bylaws and Approval form) to the following:
 

a.   Originals to the Office of Academic Affairs, Office of Curriculum and Assessment WA 312.  The bylaws will be posted on the Interdisciplinary Program (http://www.provost.cmich.edu/viceprovost/interdisciplinary/index.htm) web site.

b.   Make copies of the Bylaws and Approval form for the following distribution:
 

                             i.        Responsible Dean,

                             ii.       Other appropriate dean(s),

                             iii.      Interdisciplinary Council Director, and

                             iv.      Faculty Personnel Services.