The policy on Appointment, Rank, and Tenure as approved by the Board of Regents governs the appointment, promotion, and the granting of tenure to faculty members at Kentucky State University.
Article VII of the Board of Regents Bylaws defines faculty as follows: The faculty of Kentucky State University shall consist of the President, all full-time officers of instruction having the rank of instructor or higher, and such other administrative officers as may be recommended by the President and approved by the Board of Regents.
The appointment of all members of the faculty shall be made by the Board of Regents on recommendation of the President of the University.
The Board of Regents, though having and retaining ultimate responsibility and jurisdiction over all functions of the University, shall specify the organization, powers, and duties of the faculty in appropriate articles of organization.
The Board of Regents shall specify the terms and conditions under which academic tenure may be achieved by members of the faculty.
Full-time faculty members are appointed to the ranks of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, and Lecturer. Semi-retired faculty members who were formerly members tenured in one of these ranks at this University also retain full-time faculty status in regard to the eligibility for service outlined in this Handbook. Contract status, qualifications for rank, and procedures for appointment, promotion, and tenure for full-time faculty appear in section 2.6.
Adjunct faculty members are temporary, part-time employees appointed by the President to teach one or more courses during an academic term. Adjunct faculty members, as such, are considered to be lesser members of the instructional staff and thus need not be approved by the Board of Regents. An academic term is a semester or a summer session. Each appointment shall be for no more than one academic term. The teaching load in any semester shall be less than that which is the standard full-time teaching assignment for a regular full-time faculty member. The teaching load in the summer session shall be no more than that which is permitted a regular full-time member of the faculty. Adjunct faculty may also be staff employees of the University appointed to teach one or more courses during an academic term as a part of the regular workload under an approved release time or internal overload arrangement.
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