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49.		(a)		The Chair shall be the official representative of the department: the Chair shall call and preside at meetings of the department, shall have charge of the correspondence, shall act as executive officer in case of emergency, and shall appoint those committees not elected by the department. The procedure followed in the establishment of committees may vary considerably according to the size of the department.
(b)				The Chair is entitled to a vote in the department, and in the case of a tie in the election for the Chair, he or she may cast a second deciding vote.
(c)				The Chair, or a committee established by the Chair for this purpose, is responsible for informing the visiting or new members of the faculty about the particular teaching practices of the department and the general customs of the College.
(d)				The Chair of each department or a deputy should be present before the opening of college for consultation with reentering students and students entering with advanced standing. Next