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8.5. Faculty Status Committee<br />
8.5.1. Purpose<br />
The function <strong>of</strong> the Faculty Status Committee is to maintain a statement <strong>of</strong> policy, approved by<br />
the Faculty, regarding promotion <strong>and</strong> tenure; to assist c<strong>and</strong>idates for promotion <strong>and</strong> tenure in the<br />
preparation <strong>of</strong> their dossiers; to submit to the Head the Committee’s written recommendation on<br />
promotion <strong>and</strong>/or tenure; <strong>and</strong> to advise the Head before all recommendations are forwarded to<br />
higher administrative levels concerning promotion, tenure, <strong>and</strong> other Faculty personnel matters.<br />
8.5.2. Composition<br />
The Faculty Status Committee shall consist <strong>of</strong> three Members holding the rank <strong>of</strong> Tenured Full<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. The service <strong>of</strong> each Member shall be staggered so that each year one Member leaves<br />
the Committee <strong>and</strong> is replaced by a new Member. The chair <strong>of</strong> the Committee shall be the<br />
Member with the most seniority on the Committee.<br />
When necessary, the Committee may ask the Head to appoint an Associate Member with special<br />
expertise to assist the Committee in evaluating the performance <strong>of</strong> a c<strong>and</strong>idate under<br />
consideration. The Associate Member must be a tenured Faculty with rank higher than that <strong>of</strong> the<br />
c<strong>and</strong>idate.<br />
8.5.3. Minutes<br />
The members <strong>of</strong> the Committee shall designate a Committee member to take minutes <strong>of</strong> each<br />
meeting. The Head shall be responsible for maintaining a file <strong>of</strong> transcribed minutes for<br />
inspection by the Faculty. Copies <strong>of</strong> resolutions <strong>and</strong> other actions that affect changes in general<br />
policy shall be distributed by the Head to all Faculty, <strong>and</strong> kept in a <strong>Department</strong>al file for<br />
inspection by the same.<br />
8.6. Other St<strong>and</strong>ing Committees<br />
Other st<strong>and</strong>ing committees may be created by action <strong>of</strong> the Members. The motion to create a<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ing committee shall include a statement <strong>of</strong> its function <strong>and</strong> a method for selection <strong>of</strong> its chair<br />
<strong>and</strong> members, including staff <strong>and</strong>/or students as appropriate. St<strong>and</strong>ing committees may be<br />
dissolved only by action <strong>of</strong> the Members.<br />
8.7. The Graduate Advisor<br />
8.7.1. Selection<br />
The Graduate Advisor shall be appointed by the Head in consultation with the Advisory<br />
Committee <strong>and</strong> the Graduate Studies <strong>and</strong> Research Committee after nominees are sought from the<br />
Tenured Faculty <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Department</strong>. The appointment may be coincident with an Associate Head<br />
position.<br />
8.7.2. Term Duration <strong>and</strong> Term Limit<br />
The Graduate Advisor shall be appointed for a period <strong>of</strong> two years.<br />
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