1. The Communications Committee shall be a Standing Committee of the Federation.

MANDATE

2. The Committee's responsibilities shall be to:

(a) Reinforce public awareness of the need for post-secondary education, particularly at the university level, and of the important role of faculty in the university community and society.

(b) Strengthen internal communication between the Federation and its constituent associations and their individual members ("the membership") to inform them fully and in a timely manner of the Federation's activities on their behalf.

3. To accomplish its mandate, the Committee shall:

(a) Establish ongoing relationships with the editorial staffs of the province's major daily newspapers and broadcast media outlets.

(b) Enlist the assistance of its constituent associations, whenever possible, to raise the visibility of the Federation at the local media level.

(c) Publish the FNBFA Bulletin at least quarterly, both in printed and electronic form.

(d) Introduce a frequently-updated Internet website, upon which are posted all significant Federation activities, operations, briefs, and other undertakings; and to advertise the website address frequently to the membership.

(e) Strike, and recruit other faculty members to serve on, ad-hoc sub-committees as required to fulfil its mandate.

COMPOSITION

4. Each year at the Annual General Meeting of the Federation, the Board shall appoint a Communications Officer from among the ranks of faculty. The Communications Officer may serve multiple terms, at the Board's discretion.

5. The Committee shall consist of the Communications Officer, the President, and the Executive Director.

6. The Committee shall be chaired by the Communications Officer, who shall have the full right to vote at all meetings of the Committee.

7. The Executive Director or another member of the permanent staff of the Federation shall act as secretary to the Committee.

8. The quorum for all meetings of the Committee shall be any two (2) of its members.

9. All questions shall be decided by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of the Committee, with any question failing in the case of a tie vote.

10. All other matters of procedure of the Committee shall be determined by the Committee.

MEETINGS

11. The Committee shall meet as needed, but whenever possible shall conduct its business by electronic mail or by telephone to ensure timeliness in its activities.

REPORTING

12. The Chair of the Committee shall report regularly to the FNBFA Board.

13. The Committee shall prepare a report to be presented at the FNBFA Annual Meeting.