The twelfth regularly scheduled meeting of the AY 2017-18 Faculty Senate was called to order at 3:16 pm on Monday, March 19, 2018, Hathaway Hall 123. The agenda was approved with no amendments, minutes of the February 26, 2018 regularly scheduled Faculty Senate meeting were approved with no amendments.
Senate President Report:
President Hampton met with President Brown on Thursday, March 8. The following agenda items were discussed:
Tenure & Promotion policy on initial hire: President Brown said administration should be following policy and he did not know that policy has not been followed, assuming that when anything comes to him it has been duly processed.
KSU Faculty Handbook (Reference Inserted by Secretary)
2.6.2 Promotion Policies and Standards
2.6.2.1 Minimum Standards for Promotion to Specific Academic Ranks
Professor: For promotion to the highest academic rank the candidate's academic achievements and professional reputation should be superior. This rank can be earned only by the faculty member who has a cumulative record of teaching effectiveness, substantial peer-reviewed publications and/or peer-reviewed creative achievement, professional contributions and service, and who has ten (10) years of teaching experience (or its equivalent as determined by the academic unit/division and the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs).
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2.1.4 Administrators with Faculty Rank
The primary employment status of all academic administrators (Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, Deans, Directors, and Chairpersons) shall be as faculty members. No academic administrative officer shall acquire tenure as an officer but shall hold academic rank and be eligible for tenure as a faculty member. The Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and Deans shall be hired with tenure.
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2.6.5 Limitations Concerning Tenure Eligibility
2.6.5.2 Teaching Appointment vs. Administrative Appointment
Tenure applies only to a basic nine-month teaching appointment and does not apply to administrative positions. If administrators have tenure, it is held through their academic appointments. An instructional academic unit with authority to initiate tenure recommendations may or may not initiate the recommendation of an administrator who holds academic rank in that unit. In order to be eligible, an administrator must meet the same criteria as full-time faculty.
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2.6.5.4 Tenure at Initial Appointment