BYLAWS OF THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
I. Purpose and Objectives The purpose of the Bylaws is to constitute a governance structure to conduct the business of the College through its administrative officers, departments and divisions, committees and meetings of the College faculty. II. The Faculty The faculty of the College of Medicine shall consist of those individuals who have been duly appointed as professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor whether in qualified or unqualified tracks, full-time librarians working in the College of Medicine libraries and holding titles of Beginning Librarian, Assistant Librarian, Associate Librarian, Associate Sr. Librarian and Sr. Librarian. The faculty shall make its own regulations governing the admission and exclusion of students, the course of instruction to be offered, grading policy, recommendations for degrees, honors and prizes, other fundamental areas of curriculum, and such other matters as may be within its jurisdiction. A copy of such regulations shall be maintained and made available for review in the office of the Dean or other Head of the College and the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Ill. The Faculty Forum The objectives of the Faculty Forum shall be: A. to provide a deliberative assembly for the faculty for faculty governance; B. to secure representative views on academic policies concerning the COM; C. to provide encouragement and direction for initiative and participation in institutional matters and polices concerning the COM; D. to make recommendations to administrative officers of the University of Cincinnati and the College of Medicine.
IV. Members Voting members of the Faculty Forum shall consist of: •
All full time members of the faculty of the College of Medicine with the unqualified title of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor; • All full time and part time (65% or more) persons holding clinical, field service or research titles; • All full time and part time (65% or more) professional librarians holding the rank of senior librarian, associate senior librarian, associate librarian, assistant librarian or beginning librarian working in COM libraries; • And all persons with adjunct appointments of sixty-five percent (65%) or more FTE. • Those holding adjunct appointments at less than sixty-five percent (65%) FTE; as well as those holding volunteer titles (preceding regular academic titles), and lecturer may be nominated for university faculty membership by the dean of the College of Medicine, or academic unit head or by the senior vice president and provost. Approval or disapproval of such nominations shall be voted by the Faculty Forum. The desirability of granting them Faculty Forum membership shall rest upon considerations such as professional eminence or distinction, length of service at this College of Medicine, proportion of full-
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