2.0 POLICY ON APPOINTMENT, RANK, TENURE, AND PROMOTION ..... 2-1 2.1 DEFINITION OF FACULTY STATUS ..... 2-1 2.1.1 Full-Time Faculty ..... 2-1 2.1.2 Adjunct Faculty ..... 2-1 2.1.3 Special Appointment Faculty ..... 2-2 2.1.3.1 Emeritus Faculty ..... 2-2 2.1.3.2 Visiting Faculty ..... 2-2 2.1.3.3 Professor of the Endowed Chair ..... 2-3 2.1.3.4 Semi-Retired Faculty ..... 2-3 2.1.4 Administrators with Faculty Rank ..... 2-3 2.1.5 Qualifications for Initial Appointment to Full-Time Faculty Ranks ..... 2-3 2.1.5.1 Instructor ..... 2-3 2.1.5.2 Assistant Professor ..... 2-3 2.1.5.3 Associate Professor ..... 2-4 2.1.5.4 Professor ..... 2-4 2.1.5.5 Visiting Faculty ..... 2-4 2.1.5.6 Doctoral Degree Equivalents ..... 2-5 2.1.6 Qualifications for Appointment as Adjunct Faculty ..... 2-5 2.1.7 Graduate Faculty ..... 2-5 2.1.7.1 Definition of Graduate Faculty Status ..... 2-5 2.1.7.2 Qualifications for Graduate Faculty ..... 2-5 2.1.7.3 Qualifications for Associate Graduate Faculty ..... 2-6 2.1.7.4 Nomination to Graduate Faculty Status ..... 2-6 2.1.7.5 Appointment to graduate Faculty Status ..... 2-6 2.1.7.6 Revocation of Graduate Faculty Status ..... 2-6 2.1.7.7 Appeal of Denial of Appointment or Revocation in Status ..... 2-7 2.2 TYPES OF CONTRACT ..... 2-7 2.2.1 Term, Tenure Track, Tenure ..... 2-7 2.2.2 Employment Period ..... 2-8 2.2.3 Resignations ..... 2-9 2.2.4 Academic Unit Assignment/Locus of Appointment ..... 2-9 iii