The letter must be submitted to the Dean of the College, who, in turn, must submit the letter with a Dean’s recommendation to the Graduate Council. The Director of Graduate Studies will select a three-member panel consisting of two program coordinators (other than the coordinator of the program in which the faculty member is assigned) and one at-large council member. The panel may request additional documentation and may conduct interviews as necessary during its deliberation. Faculty members shall be allowed to submit supporting evidence. This panel will review the request and make recommendation to the entire Graduate Council, with the program coordinator recused from the deliberation. The Council will vote and the results will be forwarded to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs for final determination.
This process has bearing only upon the status of Graduate Faculty and cannot be construed to address the University Promotion, Tenure, Appointment, and/or Retention processes.
2.1.7.7: Appeal of Denial of Appointment or Revocation in Status
All faculty members retain the right to file grievances under appropriate sections of the Faculty Handbook. For purposes of addressing graduate faculty status, faculty-administrators or full-time staff members who have been denied the graduate faculty status or have had that status revoked shall follow the faculty grievance procedures.
Section 2.1.7.7 is meant to address the appeal process, including a staff member appealing the designation of graduate faculty status. A staff member should file any grievance through the faculty grievance procedure, since this designation applies to a faculty status.
2.2 TYPES OF CONTRACT
This section describes the types of contracts awarded to faculty members of the University.
2.2.1: Term, Tenure Track, Tenure
There are three types of contracts
Term
A term contract is for a designated period and automatically terminates upon the expiration of that period. Re-employment of a faculty member after termination of a term contract is solely within the discretion of the University.
Term appointees include instructors, replacements for regular faculty members, persons on short-term assignments, visiting faculty, and lecturers.
Should a faculty member on a term contract be a successful candidate for a tenure or tenure track appointment, that individual shall have included in the evaluation of qualifications for promotion and/or tenure all time served in full-time term appointments. Time served may or may not be counted in promotion and/or tenure decisions.
Tenure Track
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