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FACULTY 8 (For Faculty Whose Initial Appointment Occurred on or after July 1, 1999) 29 FACULTY EMPLOYMENT Appointments Faculty appointments are made by the Higher Education Policy Commission upon recommendations of the President for each academic year. The academic year begins in mid-August and extends to mid-May. Notices of employment, which indicate the terms of employment, are issued to each faculty member. A form is attached for the individual's signature if the appointment is accepted. This form must be returned to the President within ten days. Fairmont State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It makes no distinctions based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. Credentials 9 At the time of employment each faculty member must submit to the Provost's Office an official transcript(s) of all undergraduate and graduate credits. Credits subsequently earned should be verified to the Provost by official transcript(s). To be acceptable, all credits, degrees and licenses must be earned at institutions accredited by nationally or internationally recognized regional or professional agencies. Completion of Terminal Degrees 10 Unless there is a definite understanding to the contrary, newly employed faculty members who have not completed doctoral or other terminal degrees or the equivalent are expected to do so within a reasonable period of time. Faculty members are urged to continue their graduate work as the basis for advancement in rank and salary. To be acceptable, all degrees and credits must be earned at institutions accredited by nationally recognized regional or professional agencies. Full-time faculty members who are also engaged in part-time graduate study should be certain that such activity does not interfere with teaching effectiveness. Ordinarily six graduate credits should be the maximum load for those with full-time teaching contracts. Exceptions may be granted by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Criteria and Guidelines for Promotion In Rank The following guidelines apply only to persons whose initial appointment to the University occurred on or after July 1, 1999. In accordance with Series 9 of the Higher Education Policy Commission, promotion in rank is granted to faculty by the President of the University. Faculty who are assigned administrative or staff duties and who hold rank may also qualify for promotion. Applications for promotion must be prepared and submitted according to established procedures. All education requirements for promotion must be completed prior to consideration of the application. The Faculty Personnel Committee evaluates applications and supporting documentation and then submits its recommendations for promotion to the President (through the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs). Evaluation for promotion is based on requisite academic 8 Approved by Faculty Senate, March 18, 1999 9 Amended by Personnel Committee, October 11, 1988 10 Amended by Personnel Committee, March 6, 1980
preparation and experience and on appropriate levels of excellence in professional performance and service for each rank. In no case is promotion to a higher rank automatic when a faculty member fulfills the minimum requirements. Five years from July 1, 1999, the Faculty Senate will appoint a committee of all academic ranks to monitor promotion and tenure guidelines that will document the strengths and weaknesses of the guidelines. The report will be ready seven years from the implementation of the guidelines. There shall be no practice of granting promotion routinely nor of denying promotion capriciously. Standards for Academic Rank and Promotion It is the responsibility of the applicant to have complete transcripts on file in the President's office prior to applying for promotion. All degrees and credits must be earned at institutions accredited by nationally or internationally recognized regional and professional agencies and must be verified by official transcripts. Employment in part-time, summer term, graduate assistant positions, or temporary positions at other institutions is not credited toward experience in rank. However, 'If the status of a faculty member changes from temporary to tenure-track, the time spent at the institution may, at the discretion of the President, be counted as part of the tenure-track period.' (See Section 4.4 of Title 133, Procedural Rules, HEPC, Series 9). Deficiencies in academic preparation, professional experience, and/or application procedures render one ineligible for consideration for promotion. 30 PROFESSOR/SENIOR LEVEL To apply for the rank of Professor/Senior Level, a faculty member must meet the following minimum requirements: 1) eighteen years of combined college teaching and/or equivalent professional experience; AND 2) eight years of teaching experience as a Professor at Fairmont State University. For the Professor/Senior Level, the Education requirements and the Criteria for Evaluation are identical to those currently in effect for the Professor rank described in the Fairmont State University Faculty Handbook. PROFESSOR: To be eligible to apply for promotion to the rank of Professor, a faculty member must meet the following minimum requirements: EDUCATION: 1) hold an earned doctorate or terminal degree appropriate to the teaching field; AND 2) have achieved professional and scholarly eminence. Scholarship will be broadly defined to include not only the scholarship of discovery (e.g., publications in nationally or internationally recognized professional journals, professional awards or honors, professional papers delivered at national or international conferences, service as consultant to nationally or internationally recognized groups or agencies), but also the scholarship of teaching (with recognition for the inclusion of educational technology into instruction), integration, and application; the development of new courses and/or laboratories; and creative exhibits, performances, and/or presentations. Primary consideration will be given
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