INDEX
Introduction
Table of Contents
Policies in Process
Preliminaries
Policies
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Legal Authority and Governance
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University-wide
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Presidential Area
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Academic Affairs
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Business Affairs
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Student Life
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University Advancement
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Administrative Services
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Faculty Status
Ranked Faculty
Full-time faculty members are those who by contract have a
primary professional responsibility to the University; they are
available to the University for academic assignment both on and off
campus during day, evening, and weekend hours. A full-time faculty
member holds one of the following ranks: Instructor, Assistant
Professor, Associate Professor, Professor.
Pro-rata ranked faculty members are those who teach a
designated percent of a full-time faculty teaching load (ordinarily
one-half) and assume other responsibilities of student advisement,
attendance at University and department meetings, curriculum
planning, and supervision of other department-related activities such
as art studios, practicums and internships, radio and television
studios. Pro-rata ranked faculty members are not eligible for tenure
or promotion in rank.
Per Course Faculty
Lecturers are those faculty members who ordinarily teach
from one to six credit hours per semester and are not usually
otherwise employed in the affairs of the University. They receive a
formal appointment on a semester basis, provided enrollment justifies
it at registration time. Lecturers are not eligible for tenure or
rank.
Lecturers are required to hold at least a Master's degree or its
equivalent and to show evidence of general scholarship and teaching
ability.
Two categories have been established for lecturers: Lecturers Levels
I through IV and Distinguished Scholar/Artist. Levels I through IV
and Distinguished Scholar/Artist are mutually exclusive.
Level I is an entry level. Level II is entry level for those holding
terminal degrees. Levels II, III, and IV are advancement levels for
faculty who teach repeatedly and contribute to the respective
departments beyond their teaching responsibility.
Distinguished Scholar/Artist are individuals who are well established
and have significant experience and achievement as well as a national
and/or international reputation in their own field. Individuals are
invited or may be appointed. This appointment must be supported by
the members and chair of the respective department, the appropriate
dean, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Final approval for
appointment for Distinguished Scholar/Artist rests with the Vice
President for Academic Affairs.
Affiliate faculty members are those part-time faculty
members who are not directly reimbursed by the University.
Adjunct faculty members are those part-time faculty
members who have full-time employment and rank at another institution
of higher education. They retain their rank and will be designated as
adjunct with rank (e.g. Adjunct Associate Professor).
Related Policies and Committees
Policy - Faculty Definition
Policy - Administrators
with Rank and Tenure
Policy - Faculty Librarians
Policy - Qualifications
for Appointment to Rank
Policy - Contractual
Agreements with Faculty
Policy - Evaluation of
Faculty Members
Policy - Promotion of
Faculty Members
Policy - Doctoral
Equivalency
Policy - Tenure
History of the Policy
5/04/01 - Revision to include references to Lecturer Level IV and
Distinguished Scholar/Artist approved by the President of the
University as recommended by the Policy Committee of the
University
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