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Extension Senate Members \u2013 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Executive Board<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charley Maxwell<\/td>\nchmaxwe@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPresident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brad Fowler<\/td>\nbfowler@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPresident-Elect<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lacey Barnett<\/td>\nlmbarne@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nVice President<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lance Beecher<\/td>\nlbeeche@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nSecretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ben Boyles<\/td>\nboyles2@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPast President<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Regions<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Midland Region<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 Charly Greenthaler
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		charlym@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nLexington County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 David DeWitt<\/td>\ndewitt4@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nLee County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/strong><\/em> Jevencia Hill
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		jevench@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nRichland County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pee Dee Region<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Caroline Saathoff<\/td>\ncsaatho@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nWilliamsburg County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bethany Funkhoser<\/td>\nbnf@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nDarlington County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/strong><\/em> Kyle Smith<\/td>\ngks@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nDarlington County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Piedmont Region<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anaston Porter<\/td>\nportera@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nPickens County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Samantha Brown<\/td>\nslmcgah@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nAnderson County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> Jessica Simpson<\/td>\njdavis4@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nAnderson County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Savannah Valley Region<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Glen Payne<\/td>\ngpayne2@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nBeaufort County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Samantha Porzelt<\/td>\nsporzel@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nCharleston County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT <\/em><\/strong>Rogan Gibson<\/td>\nrogang@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nAllendale County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upstate Region<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hannah Conover<\/td>\nhfwoote@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nAnderson County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Fellers<\/td>\nfellers@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nUnion County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> Bryan Smith<\/td>\nwsmth@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nLaurens County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Specialists<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Coyle<\/td>\ndcoyle@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nCampus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rick Willey<\/td>\nrwlly@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nCampus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Danielle McFall<\/td>\ndem@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nCampus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT <\/em><\/strong>Lance Beecher<\/td>\nlbeeche@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nCampus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Program Areas<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

4-H Youth Development<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laura Hair<\/td>\nlstrick4@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nOrangeburg County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> Dawn Stuckey<\/td>\ndstucke@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nColleton County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agribusiness (Community & Economic Development)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt Fischer<\/td>\nfische3@clemson.edu <\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nCampus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> David Mansfield<\/td>\ndmansfi@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nOrangeburg County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agricultural Education
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vacant<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> Vacant<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agronomy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zach Dantzler<\/td>\nzdantzl@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nCalhoun County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/strong><\/em> Jonathan Croft<\/td>\ncroft@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nOrangeburg County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EFNEP<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Myeesha Lance<\/td>\nmyeeshl@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nSandhill REC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> Sharneece Gary<\/td>\nsgary@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nSandhill REC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food Systems & Safety
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chad Carter<\/td>\nctcarte@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nCharleston County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> William Kirby<\/td>\nwkirby2@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nGreenwood County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forestry & Natural Resources<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tancey Belken<\/td>\ntanceyc@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nFlorence County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> Janet Steele<\/td>\njmwatt@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nOrangeburg County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Horticulture<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lacy Barnette<\/td>\nlmbarne@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nReturning<\/td>\nSandhill REC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> Brittney King<\/td>\nbking7@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nFlorence County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Livestock & Forages<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Katie Silver<\/td>\nkesilve@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nAiken County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> Nicole Correa<\/td>\nncorrea@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nOrangeburg County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rural Health & Nutrition<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roxane Cummings<\/td>\nroxanec@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nOrangeburg County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/em><\/strong> Melissa Bales<\/td>\nmbales@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nWater Res. Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water Resources<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Susan Lunt<\/td>\nslunt@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nCampus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT<\/strong> C. Prakesh Khedun<\/td>\npkhedun@clemson.edu<\/a><\/td>\nNew<\/td>\nWater Res. Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Extension Senate Members \u2013 2026 Executive Board Charley Maxwell chmaxwe@clemson.edu President Brad Fowler bfowler@clemson.edu President-Elect Lacey Barnett lmbarne@clemson.edu Vice President Lance Beecher lbeeche@clemson.edu Secretary Ben Boyles boyles2@clemson.edu Past President Regions Midland Region \u00a0 \u00a0 Charly Greenthaler charlym@clemson.edu Returning Lexington County \u00a0 \u00a0 David DeWitt dewitt4@clemson.edu New Lee County \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALT Jevencia Hill jevench@clemson.edu New Richland […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3719,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"single-full-width.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[120886],"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3719"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":23,"date":"2023-08-08T14:42:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:11:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T20:11:45","slug":"constitution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"

CONSTITUTION
\nTHE EXTENSION SENATE<\/h2>\n

Revised Fall 2018<\/p>\n

ARTICLE I<\/h3>\n

Section 1. Functions
\n<\/u><\/strong>
\nThe Extension Senate is the representative assembly of the Extension faculty. Extension faculty is defined for this document as non-classified, non-administrative Extension personnel. It represents the faculty of Cooperative Extension Service in its relationship with the University and Extension administration, recommending the establishment of new policies or changes in existing policies which affect Cooperative Extension employees, their welfare, and such other matters as may maintain and promote the best interest of the University. The Extension Administration personnel shall be defined as those individuals who evaluate Extension faculty.<\/p>\n

Section 2. Membership<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The members of the Cooperative Extension faculty shall elect members of the Cooperative Extension Senate. Senate terms shall be two years unless senator holds an officer position. Any member of the Extension faculty may be eligible for membership on the Extension Senate. Elections shall be held in October of each year, with terms of office to begin with the January meeting of the Senate.<\/p>\n

The election of members of the Extension Senate shall be by secret ballot. The voting process shall be by Extension designated county groups and state Extension faculty with representation to be as follows:<\/p>\n

A. Extension senators shall be elected by non-classified county staff by regions; two representatives and one alternate per region.<\/p>\n

B. State Extension Faculty (Specialists and\/or Extension Associates) shall elect three representatives and one alternate.<\/p>\n

C. Each Extension Program Team shall elect one representative and one alternate.<\/p>\n

D. Elected alternates should attend in the absence of the elected member. They shall have full voting rights and privileges in absence of senator.<\/p>\n

E. Special Representation – In the event that a Senate member shall not have at least one year left on her\/his term and shall be duly nominated and elected by the Senate as an officer of the Extension Senate, then she\/he shall serve as a special representative for the term of that office.<\/p>\n

F. Non- voting, ex officio representatives shall include the Presidents or designee of the following associations:
\nS. C. Association of Extension 4-H Agents
\nS. C. Association of County Agricultural Agents
\nS. C. Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences S. C. Association of Extension Administrative Professionals Epsilon Sigma Phi<\/p>\n

Nomination process of Senators shall be conducted as follows:<\/p>\n

Nominations: The President Elect and Vice President of Extension Senate in cooperation with the office of the Director of the Cooperative Extension Service shall notify the members of the Extension faculty asking for nomination of eligible members. This process will be completed by October 31. Each faculty member will have the opportunity to nominate an eligible member within his or her region or in the case of state faculty, any eligible state faculty member.<\/p>\n

The election process shall be conducted as follows:<\/p>\n

Each region will elect one of their two senators each year. Non-classified Extension personnel will elect one senator on even years and two senators on odd years.<\/p>\n

Nominees: All nominees will be contacted by letter or email and a reply will be requested to ensure their willingness to serve.<\/p>\n

Election: The Vice President shall send a list of nominated members to the appropriate units as defined in Section II, A, B and C. by October 15. Non-classified Extension Personnel are to vote within their defined units. The Executive Board of the Extension Senate will meet to count the ballots and announce the results by November 25.<\/p>\n

The President elect of Extension Senate in cooperation with the office of the Director of Cooperative Extension Service shall conduct run-off elections when necessary within the appropriate Extension unit as defined in Section II, A, B and C. Vacancies created on the Extension Senate shall be filled for the unexpired term by alternate. The alternate is that person receiving the next highest number of votes within that administrative unit as defined in Section II, A, B and C. An alternate who has served as an Extension Senator for one year or more shall be considered to have served one term.<\/p>\n

Section 3. Officers<\/u>
\n<\/strong>
\nThe officers of the Extension Senate shall be the President, the Vice President, the President-elect, and the Secretary. The election of officers shall be held each year after senator elections are complete. Current (excludes incoming) Extension senate members shall make nominations to the President by November 15. Voting shall be completed by and results announced at the last regular scheduled meeting. Election of officers shall be by a simple majority vote. All officers shall continue to serve until their successors have been named. No officers may succeed herself\/himself. In the case of a withdrawal of an officer for any cause, the Extension Senate shall elect at its next meeting a successor to the unexpired term with the exception of President. Vice-President will assume the responsibility of President.<\/p>\n

Section 4. Meetings
\n<\/u><\/strong>
\nThe Executive Committee shall determine the date and time of the regular meetings of the Extension Senate. The schedule of the meetings for the year shall be announced no later than January 15 through appropriate communications. With the approval of a majority of the Executive Committee, the President of the Extension Senate may call special meetings of the Extension Senate at any time. Except for executive sessions, all meetings of the Extension Senate shall be open.<\/p>\n

Section 5. Committees
\n<\/u><\/strong>
\nThe Standing Committees of the Extension Senate shall be as follows:<\/p>\n

The Executive Committee:<\/u> The Executive Committee shall be composed of the officers of the Extension Senate, the advisor (immediate past president of Extension Senate), chair of the welfare committee, and chair of the organization and policy committee. The President of the Extension Senate shall be the Chair of this committee. It shall be the functions of this committee: to advise the President of the Extension Senate, review and recommend changes in the Constitution and Bylaws of the Extension Senate, and advise the President in making other appointments to other standing and special committees to represent the Extension Senate. The President, with the advice from the Executive Committee, will designate the chair of the various committees.<\/p>\n

The Welfare Committee:<\/u> The Welfare Committee shall make recommendations concerning such policies, which directly affect the individual Extension employee. The committee shall make recommendations relative to such other policies as affect Extension employees\u2019 welfare and morale. The chair shall appoint a recording secretary.<\/p>\n

The Organization and Policy Committee:<\/u> The Organization and Policy Committee shall concern itself with the efficient organization and operation of the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service. The committee shall make recommendations with the idea of improving the efficiency of the service rendered by the Extension Service. Other matters of particular interest, which are not within the purview of the other standing committees and which are not of such a specialized nature as to justify ad hoc committees, would normally be referred to the Organization and Policy Committee. The chair shall appoint a recording secretary.<\/p>\n

The Recognition Committee:<\/u> The Recognition Committee shall concern itself with the overseeing and evaluating Extension Awards. The committee will announce, take applications\/nominations, and make recommendations for yearly Extension Awards to Field Operations from qualified nominations. Field Operations will be in charge of making final selection of qualified individuals for recognition of Extension Awards. A committee chair will be selected by the president of extension senate. The chair will select 3 members of extension senate to serve on this committee. The recognition committee will be approved by the executive board. Revisions to the committee shall be made if a member of the committee is nominated for an award that year. This committee will operate under the supervision of the Director of Cooperative Extension Service on a year to year basis. The office of the Director of the Cooperative Extension Service has the right to take charge of this task at any time deemed necessary.<\/p>\n

ARTICLE II
\nRULES OF ORDER<\/h3>\n

The Extension Senate and all committees shall conduct all parliamentary procedures in accordance with the latest edition of Robert\u2019s Rules of Order.
\nThe Extension Senate shall be empowered to develop those procedural bylaws, which facilitate the achievement of its purpose.<\/p>\n

ARTICLE III
\nCONSTITUTION AMENDMENT<\/h3>\n

A proposed amendment to the Constitution must be recommended by at least ten members of the Extension faculty or by the Extension Senate Executive Committee. It is then submitted to the Extension Senate at a regular meeting of that body. The proposed amendment is voted on by the Extension Senate at the next regular meeting. It must then be submitted in writing along with the recommendations of the Extension Senate to the members of the Extension faculty. Action of amendments may be taken through a mail or electronic vote. An amendment is passed by a two-thirds majority vote of the members voting and becomes effective immediately.<\/p>\n

With approved amendments in 2005.
\nRevised Fall 2018<\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n

BYLAWS
\nTHE EXTENSION SENATE<\/h2>\n

ARTICLE I<\/h3>\n

Section I. Regular Meeting Agenda<\/u><\/strong>
\nThe President of the Extension Senate shall prepare an agenda for each meeting. Extension faculty members having items for consideration at a Senate meeting should notify the Extension Senate President or their assigned Extension Senator.
\nThe order of business shall be determined by the Executive Committee and will follow procedures set forth in the latest edition of Robert\u2019s Rules of Order.<\/p>\n

ARTICLE II
\nDUTIES OF OFFICERS AND SENATORS<\/h3>\n

A. President:
\n1. Preside at the meetings and use parliamentary procedure.
\n2. Plan agenda for each meeting with the Executive Committee.
\n3. Start and close meeting.
\n4. Appoint committees to plan specific programs, appoint chairperson of standing committee and other special committees.
\n5. Serve as Chair of the Executive Committee.
\n6. Conducts elections for Executive Committee for upcoming senate year.<\/p>\n

B. President-Elect:
\n1. Make arrangements for meeting room, time, and place of meeting.
\n2. Serve as a member of the Senate Executive Committee.
\n3. Become the Extension Senate President the following year.
\n4. Keep a current file and status of resolutions passed by the Extension Senate and will keep the Extension Senate updated on those resolutions.
\n5. Conducts elections of new senate members in cooperation with Vice President and the Director of the Cooperative Extension Service.<\/p>\n

C. Vice-President:
\n1. Preside at meetings in absence of the President; become familiar with the duties of the President; and assume the presidency if the President is unable to serve.
\n2. Serve as a member of the Senate Executive Committee.
\n3. Responsible for Constitution, Bylaws and procedural changes for the Extension Senate.
\n4. Responsible for Policy and Procedural Manual.
\n5. Conducts elections of the new senate members in cooperation with the President Elect and to the office of the Director of the Cooperative Extension Service.<\/p>\n

D. Secretary
\n1. Record the minutes of each meeting.
\n2. Keep the membership rolls.
\n3. Keep important information and papers on permanent file as the Extension Senate directs and transfer records to subsequent secretary.
\n4. Serve as member of the Senate Executive Committee.
\n5. Secure approval of minutes of committee chair and Extension Senate President.
\n6. Place copy of approved minutes on electronic mail.<\/p>\n

E. Advisor:
\n1. Is the immediate past president of the Cooperative Extension Senate.
\n2. Serves as an ex-officio, non-voting advisor to the Extension Senate.<\/p>\n

F. Senators:
\n1. Senators shall be charged with the responsibility of fulfilling, to the greatest extent possible, the objectives of the Extension Senate.
\n2. Senators shall encourage and maintain open communication will all extension personnel.
\n3. Senators will be allowed one excused absence from Extension Senate meetings. A second absence may trigger further action by the Senate, up to and including dismissal of the Senator from service, in which case the alternate would replace the dismissed Senator for the remainder of the term.<\/p>\n

ARTICLE III
\nQUORUM<\/h3>\n

A simple majority of the elected members of the Cooperative Extension Senate shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.<\/p>\n

ARTICLE IV
\nMEETINGS<\/h3>\n

Any member of the Extension faculty wishing to appear before the Extension Senate shall notify the President of the Senate at least ten days before the date of the meeting at which they wish to appear. The Cooperative Extension Senate may go into Executive Session by approval of two-thirds of the members present.<\/p>\n

ARTICLE V
\nAMENDMENT<\/h3>\n

The Cooperative Extension Senate may amend the Bylaws at any regular or called meeting or by mail. A proposed amendment to the Bylaws must be recommended by at least ten members of the Extension faculty or by the Cooperative Extension Senate Executive Committee. It is then submitted to the Cooperative Extension Senate at a regular meeting of that body. The proposed amendment is voted on by the Cooperative Extension Senate at the next regular meeting. Action on amendments may be taken through a mail\/email vote when a meeting of the Extension Senate is not scheduled. An amendment is passed by a two-thirds majority of the members voting and becomes effective when approved by the office of the Director of Cooperative Extension Service.<\/p>\n

Revised January 1995, with approved amendments in 1996 and 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CONSTITUTION THE EXTENSION SENATE Revised Fall 2018 ARTICLE I Section 1. Functions The Extension Senate is the representative assembly of the Extension faculty. Extension faculty is defined for this document as non-classified, non-administrative Extension personnel. It represents the faculty of Cooperative Extension Service in its relationship with the University and Extension administration, recommending the establishment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3719,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"single-full-width.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3719"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":6,"date":"2023-08-08T14:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-03-05T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:15:07","slug":"clemson-extension-senate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/","title":{"rendered":"Clemson Extension Senate Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Clemson University Cooperative Extension Senate is comprised of elected representatives and ex-officio members representing staff and faculty employees of the Clemson Extension Service.<\/p>\n

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Why We Are Here<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Extension Senate exists to support and represent Clemson Extension employees by recommending the establishment of new policies or changes in existing policies which affect Cooperative Extension employees and their welfare, and to make the Clemson Extension Service more effective in providing research-based information to the citizens of South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Extension Senators are elected to represent Extension Staff based on both geographical regions and program teams. The goal of the Extension Senate is to be the link between Extension Staff and decision-making field operations administrators, adding the weight of a representative body to recommendations offered to administrators.\u00a0 Extension Staff are encouraged to share their needs or concerns with their elected Extension Senate representatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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This is an example of a blog page, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. You can create as many pages like this one or sub-pages as you like and manage all of your content inside of this blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3858,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3858"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/ces\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]