Academic Affairs and the President. If the President rejects the recommendations of a search committee, he/she shall respond in writing to the Dean and the search committee and ask for additional recommendations.

1.5.8.2 Duties and Responsibilities

The Chairperson presides at all meetings of the unit faculty and has a leadership role in the development of policies on such matters as academic requirements, courses of study, class schedules, research programs, and service functions. The Chairperson is an ex-officio member of all unit committees.

The Chairperson has administrative responsibility for implementing the unit's total program within the limits established by the regulations of the University Faculty Senate and the rules of the College of which it is a part.

The Chairperson is responsible for making and soliciting recommendations regarding appointments, promotions, reappointments, terminal appointments, decisions not to reappoint, post-retirement appointments, and the granting of tenure within the academic unit. Procedures and criteria used in preparing such recommendations shall be those established by the University, the College, and the School or Division faculty. At a minimum, the procedures must include consultation with all tenured faculty members of the faculty with the rank of assistant professor or higher, except as noted below. All recommendations on the matters listed in 1.5.8.2 shall include the written evaluation and recommendation of each consulted member of the faculty along with the recommendation of the Chairperson. The following exceptions may be made:

• a.Faculty members need not be consulted on recommendations for promotion affecting members with equivalent or higher rank.
• b.Faculty members without tenure need not be consulted on recommendations for granting of tenure.
• c.Temporary visiting appointments of one year or less may be made without consultation but there must be the required consultations before any recommendation is made for reappointment, even though the reappointment might also be temporary or visiting.
• d.Consultation is not required for the appointment of part-time (including adjunct) faculty for terms of one year or less.

The Chairperson is responsible for the periodic evaluation of performance of all members of the School or Division faculty by procedures and criteria established by the University, the College, and the School or Division faculty.

The Chairperson, following established policies and procedures, submits the budget requests for the School or Division and administers the budget after it is approved. The Chairperson is responsible for making all recommendations on salaries and salary changes. In carrying out the administrative functions having to do with School or Division programs or policies, the Chairperson shall consult with the faculty, meeting as a whole or with a committee elected by the faculty to represent the faculty in such matters.

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