or in the absence of the President, the provost, turns the conduct of the meeting over to a moderator, who is a Presidential appointee and a non-voting member of the council. The President also appoints a Parliamentarian, in consultation with the Steering Committee. The Secretary of the university shall be the Secretary of the Council and the Secretary of the Steering Committee. Members of the University Council include forty-five members of the executive committee of the Faculty Senate, one full-time lecturer, one full-time member of the research faculty, eleven administrative officers of the university, fifteen graduate and professional students, fifteen undergraduate students, two representatives of the Penn Professional Staff Assembly, one representative of the Librarians Assembly, two representatives of the Weekly-Paid Professional Staff Assembly, and one representative of the United Minorities Council. All representatives are elected by their respective constituencies except for the eleven administrative officers, who are appointed by the President. See also University of Oxford Council References External links http://www.upenn.edu/secretary/council/bylaws.html Academic terminology Councils University governance