Faculty Code Section I. Faculty
A. Faculty-Defined
Deleted: emeritus Deleted: i. ! Department chairs are appointed to a four-year term.¶ ii. ! Department chairs are appointed upon the joint recommendation of the appropriate dean and department based on the process described below.¶ iii. ! For internal searches, each department holds an election to select its chair at a meeting presided over by the appropriate dean. The election of a chair is subject to the approval of the dean, the Provost, the President, and the BOT.¶ iv. ! Only eligible faculty in a department shall vote. Eligible faculty include tenured and tenure- track faculty and non-tenure-track faculty holding the title of assistant professor or senior lecturer as defined by the CBA. All eligible faculty shall be given a minimum of five (5) business days’ notice of the meeting date. Reasonable effort should be made to include, by proxy vote or absentee ballot, eligible faculty who are in off-campus positions or on leave.¶ v. ! The election result shall be determined by simple majority vote of eligible faculty. Ballots must be cast in person, by certified proxy or by absentee ballot. ¶ vi. ! In the case where three or more candidates are running, if no candidate receives a simple majority, there shall be a runoff vote for the candidates receiving the two highest votes.¶ vii. ! If two or fewer candidates are running and no candidate receives a simple majority, the election shall be considered a failed election and paragraph (viii) below shall govern.¶ viii. ! In cases where no candidate achieves a majority vote in an election, the dean, in consultation with the Provost, may appoint an acting chair or chairs for a period not to exceed two (2) years.¶ ix. ! In consultation with the department faculty (identified in paragraph iv. above) and the Provost, the appropriate dean may initiate an external search for a chair. An external search for a chair must follow university hiring policy and procedure.¶ x. ! Departments may elect an individual to serve as department chair or two individuals to serve as co-chairs. The latter may have varying responsibilities and terms within a calendar year (e.g., academic year chair and summer term chair). Department policies must specifically address and delineate which one has the responsibilities for department management decisions such as budget, personnel, and curricular matters.
1. The word “faculty” as used in this Code shall mean only the following individuals employed by the university: a. Those individuals who conduct scholarship; who teach, coach, or supervise students or who engage in similar academic endeavors in which students receive credit or academic benefit; and i. who hold the academic rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or emerit professor; or ii. who hold the professional designation of clinical faculty, senior research associate, research associate, senior lecturer, lecturer, visiting professor or coach. b. Those individuals who occupy an administrative post, and who hold one of the academic ranks or professional designations listed in 1.a. above, and who hold academic tenure. c. Those individuals who serve as librarians or professional media specialists or as members of the counseling or testing service, and who hold one of the academic ranks or professional designations listed in 1.a above. 2. The word “faculty” as used in this Faculty Code shall not apply to any employees of the university other than those listed in A.1 above. Thus employees such as civil service employees, civil service exempt employees without academic rank, or student employees are not entitled to the rights and privileges of this Faculty Code unless specific Faculty Code provisions make such allowances. Other Faculty Appointments The specific rights and responsibilities of faculty working in special roles shall be delineated in the agreement and/or contract with the appointing authority, subject to the terms of the CBA, e.g., interdisciplinary program director, academic program director within a department or graduate program director.
B.
1. Election and Removal of Department Chairs a. Election of Department Chairs
Department chairs are appointed upon the join recommendation of the appropriate Dean and department based on the process established in CBA (CBA section 12.2.1). Department chairs are appointed to a four-year term (CBA section 12.2.2). i. For internal searches, each department holds an election to select its chair using a process supervised by the appropriate Dean. The election of a chair is subject to the approval of the Dean and the Provost.
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