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shall be selected from a slate of the tenured faculty elected from within the affected School or
College. The remainder of the committee shall be determined by the Provost and shall represent
students, alumni, and community practitioners from the affected discipline, and at least one
tenured faculty member from outside the affected School or College. A dean must be eligible for
tenure in one of the academic departments in the school to which he/she is to be appointed.
Selection of Head Librarian. The Committee to search and screen applicants for Head Librarian
shall consist of five (5) library faculty/staff personnel, two (2) faculty representatives from the
faculty/staff at large, one (1) student, and one (1) librarian from an outside (non-TSU) library
facility. The Library faculty shall elect the faculty personnel to serve on the search committee.
The Office of the Provost shall appoint the student representative, the two (2) at-large
faculty/staff members, and the outside library representatives.
Selection of Instructional Personnel. In the replacement or hiring of instructional personnel,
each department, division, school, or college shall elect faculty members who will serve to
recruit, review and screen applicants, select a candidate or candidates, and forward the name(s)
of their nominee(s) to the department, division, school, or college involved for approval by the
faculties thereof.
Likewise, the President of the University shall review the performance of the Provost before the
end of the Provost’s second year in office and every three years thereafter, consulting especially
with the academic deans and with representative department chairs and faculty. The President’s
conclusion will be communicated to the University community.
2.14 The Non-Academic Administration: University Vice-Presidents and Executive
Officers
Non-academic University operations are organized under six major areas of administration, each
headed by a chief administrative officer, responsible to the President of the University. These
administrative officers and the units of the University that report to them are listed below:
Senior Vice President for Finance
The Fiscal Office (Business Office) has the responsibility for maintaining the University’s
financial records and for the preparation of a variety of financial statements. Information is
periodically transmitted to department chairs and other supervisors regarding the status of
departmental budgets and separately budgeted contracts and grants. A more detailed narration of
the functions and services of the Fiscal Office may be found in the Manual of Fiscal Regulations.
The Senior Vice President for Finance is the Chief Fiscal Officer of the University and is
directly responsible to the President. Some of the major duties and responsibilities of the Senior
Vice President for Finance are the following: The Senior Vice President coordinates the
activities of the Assistant vice president for Business/financial Services, the Assistant Vice
president for Budgets, the Director of Purchasing, and the Systems Administrator.
The Senior Vice President for Administration
Reporting directly to the President, the Senior Vice President for Administration is responsible
for the development and execution of policies and practices governing the utilization of the
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