36 3.2.8 One (1) representative from among the senior academic faculty with the rank of senior lecturer holding full time positions and having served in their position at least three years at the Open University. 3.2.9 One representative of the faculty with the rank of lecturer holding a full time position and having served three years in that position at the Open University. 3.2.10 Three representatives of the course coordinators holding PhD degrees and full time positions at the Open University. 3.2.11 One (1) representative from among the tutors, teaching fellow holding a PhD degree serving, during the previous two years, in at least a two-thirds (2/3) position (yearly average), and active at the Open University during the period of the appointment. 3.2.12 Professors from different disciplines at other universities, as determined by the President, provided they number no more than seven and subject to the stipulations of Paragraph 3.3.3. 3.2.13 The Chairman of the Student Union shall attend as an observer, except where the Senate determines that certain deliberations or part thereof are to be held without the participation of the observer. 3.3 Number and Appointment of Senate Members 3.3.1 The number of members of the Senate shall not exceed 71. 3.3.2 The members listed in sections 3.2.11-3.2.7 will be elected once every three (3) years by their colleagues in the same faculty group in a secret ballot. Once a year, elections will be held, as needed, if a seat in the Senate becomes vacant or if a seat in the Senate is required to be vacant for any reason (promotion, retirement, etc.).
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