300 ACADEMICS
301 Administrative Areas
301.1 Academic Deans
301.2 Associate Deans
301.3 Department Chairs and Directors
301.4 Graduate School
302 Administrative Coordination
302.1 Chancellor's Cabinet
302.2 Council of Deans
302.3 Faculty Council
303 Academic Coordination
303.1 Graduate Academic Council
303.2 Undergraduate Academic Council
304 Councils and Standing Committees
304.1 Introduction
304.2 Guidelines for the Operation of Councils and Committees
304.2.1 Limits of Membership
304.2.2 Committee Chairs
304.2.3 Part-time and Adjunct Faculty
304.2.4 Appointment and Removal
304.2.5 Student Committee Members
304.2.6 Faculty Committee Chairs
304.2.7 Term Length and Rotation
304.2.8 Annual Review of Standing Committees
304.2.9 Committee Deliberations
304.2.10 Action on Committee Recommendations
304.2.11 Election of Committee Chairs
304.2.12 Term of Elected Chairs
304.2.13 The Chancellor and Standing Committees
304.2.14 Willingness to Serve on Committees
304.2.15 Appointment to ad hoc Committees or Task Forces
304.3 Process for Selection of Faculty Representatives
304.4 Monitoring the Guidelines
305 Faculty
305.1 Definition of Faculty
305.2 Definition of Academic Ranks and Titles
305.2.1 Ranked Faculty
305.2.1.1 Instructor
305.2.1.2 Assistant Professor
305.2.2 Unranked Faculty
305.2.2.1 Graduate Teaching Assistant
305.2.2.2 Lecture
305.2.2.3 Adjunct Faculty
305.3 Other Faculty Titles
305.3.1 Visiting Professor
305.3.2 Affiliate Professor
305.3.3 Eminent Scholars/Chair Holders
305.3.4 Professor Emeritus
306 Graduate Faculty Membership Guidelines
306.1 Full Membership
306.2 Associate Membership
306.3 Emergency Exceptions
306.4 Administrative Officers
307 Recruitment, Selection and Appointment
307.1 Recruitment
307.2 Appointment of Ranked Faculty
307.2.1 Documents and Records
307.2.1.1 Pre-Employment File
307.2.1.2 Personnel File
307.2.1.3 Appointment of Unranked Faculty
307.2.1.4 Appointment of Summer and Interim Session Faculty
307.2.1.5 Recruitment and Selection of Department Chairs
307.3 Promotion in Academic Rank
307.3.1 General Criteria
307.3.3 Teaching Experience
307.3.4 Service
307.3.4.1 Service to the Department or School
307.3.4.2 Service to the College
307.3.4.3 Service to the University
307.3.4.4 Service to the Community
307.3.4.5 Service to the Academic and Professional Discipline
307.3.5 Research
307.3.6 Professional Competence and Activities
307.4 Merit Increases in Salary
307.5 Individual Records
308 Policies on Tenure
308.1 Definition of Status and Appointments
308.2 Meaning of Tenure
308.3 Date of Tenure
308.4 Criteria for Tenure
308.5 Annual Review of Non-Tenured Faculty
308.6 Procedures for Review, Promotion in Rank and/or Advancement to Tenure
308.6.1 General Procedures
308.6.2 Procedures Relative to Promotion in Rank
308.6.3 Procedures Relative to Advancement to Tenure
308.7 Promotion and Tenure Process
308.7.1 General Policy Statements
308.7.2 Calendar
308.7.3 Eligibility and Application for Promotion and Tenure
308.7.4 Evaluation and Documentation
308.7.4.1 Evaluation of Activities
308.7.5 Departmental Responisbilities and Procedures
308.7.6 College Review Committee
308.7.6.1 General Guidelines
308.7.6.2 Procedural Guidelines
308.7.6.3 University Review Committee (URC)
308.7.6.4 Responsibilities of the Chancellor
308.7.6.5 Post-Cycle Follow-Up
308.7.6.6 Procedure for Communication of Information about Denial of Tenure or Promotion
308.7.6.7 Procedures for Appeal
308.7.6.7.1 Committee on Promotion and Tenure Appeals (CPTA)
308.7.6.7.2 Procedure
308.7.6.7.3 Scope of the Appeals Procedure
309 Policies and Procedures Relating to Severance
309.1 Notice of Non-Reappointment
309.2 Notice of Renewal
309.3 Resignation
309.4 Termination
309.4.1 Prolonged Mental or Physical Incapacity
309.4.2 Financial Exigency
309.4.3 Changes in the Educational Program
309.5 Dismissal
309.5.1 Hearings
309.5.2 Hearing Procedures
310 Faculty Duties and Responsibilities
310.1 Professional Ethics
310.2 Teaching
310.2.1 Teaching Load
310.2.2 Course Offerings
310.2.3 Faculty Schedules
310.2.4 Course Content
310.2.5 Classes
310.2.6 Attendance Policy
310.2.7 Examinations
310.2.8 Course Syllabi
310.2.9 Grades
310.2.10 Classes by Special Arrangement
310.2.11 Textbook Centers/Bookstores
310.2.12 Special Fees
310.2.13 Deadlines
310.2.14 Status of Classes and Events Due to Inclement Weather
310.2.15 Textbook Selection
310.3 Student Advising
310.3.1 Definitions
310.3.2 Faculty Availability
310.3.2.1 Hours on Campus
310.3.2.2 Office Hours
310.3.2.3 Students' Coursework
310.4 Faculty Service
310.5 Faculty Workload
310.5.1 Academic Work Year
310.5.2 Teaching Load
310.5.3 Non-Teaching Load
310.5.4 Reduction in Teaching Load
310.6 Professional Growth and Development
310.6.1 Research
311 Faculty Rights and Privileges
311.1 Academic Freedom
311.2 Grievances
311.3 Institutional Supports
311.3.1 Office Facilities
311.3.2 Clerical Assistance
311.3.3 University Libraries
311.3.3.1 Borrowing Privileges
311.3.3.2 Inter-library Loan/Document Delivery
311.3.3.3 Borrowing Privileges at Other Academic Libraries
311.3.3.4 Orientation and Instruction
311.3.3.5 Course Reserves
311.3.3.6 Resource and Information Services
311.3.3.7 Electronic and On-line Database Access
311.3.3.8 Photocopying
311.3.3.9 Instructional and Office Materials
311.3.3.10 University Computers and Servers
311.4 Research Supports
311.4.1 Reduced Teaching Load for Research Support
311.4.2 Financial Support
311.5 Sabbatical Leave
311.6 Faculty Development
311.7 Contracts
311.8 Compensation