renewals. No term contract may be for a period of more than three years. Faculty members on term contracts are eligible for subsequent term contract renewals. Term faculty will participate in the annual performance evaluation process and this will serve as the basis for subsequent contracts. They will be reviewed based on their approved Distribution of Effort Agreement.
A faculty member shall be able to resign prior to the beginning of a semester (fall or spring), provided that he or she gives at least 60 days written notice prior to the beginning of the semester and provided that a suitable replacement can be found to take that faculty member's position. Immediately upon receipt of the notice, the University will initiate a search process to find a suitable replacement. A faculty member who elects to resign from an appointment at the end of an academic year shall do so by providing notice in writing at the earliest possible opportunity, preferably by May 1 or within ten working days of receiving notification of the terms of an appointment for the upcoming academic year. Once the faculty member has signed and returned the acceptance of appointment form for the upcoming year, a contract is in effect for the next academic year, and any resignations must meet the criteria as stated above. In the case of hardship or in a case where significant professional advancement would be precluded, a faculty member may request a waiver of the requirement of notice.
Individuals holding faculty rank are assigned to one of the academic units listed below. Additionally, each faculty member appointed to the Kentucky State University faculty will have a primary locus of appointment determined by the type of program in which the faculty member will have major teaching responsibility.
College of Agriculture, Communities and the Environment School of Aquaculture and the Aquatic Sciences School of Agriculture, Food, and Environment School of Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Business and Computational Sciences School of Business and Technology School of Mathematics and Computer Science
College of the Humanities and Social Sciences School of the Humanities and Performing Arts School of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
College of Natural, Applied, and Health Sciences School of Natural Sciences School of Nursing and Health Sciences
College of Public Service and Leadership Studies School of Education and Human Development School of Government, Policy, and Justice Studies School of Public Administration
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