Faculty Handbook & Constitution - Lee University

_________________LEE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK & CONSTITUTION_________________1. Plan the agenda for faculty meetings in consultation with the President. The VicePresident for Academic Affairs or the President will moderate meetings of theuniversity faculty.2. Supervise and coordinate the services of the following offices:a. Coordinator of Academic Events.b. Coordinator of First-Year Programs.c. Director of Academic Services.d. Director of Academic Support Services.e. Director of the Center for Calling and Career.f. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.g. Dean of the Helen DeVos College of Education.h. Dean of the School of Music.i. Dean of the School of Religion.j. Dean of the School of Nursing.k. Director of Faculty Development.l. Director of Library Services.3. Serve as chair of the Academic Council, the Dean’s Council and the UndergraduateCurriculum Committee.4. Serve on the President’s Cabinet, the Budget and Planning Committee, TenureReview Committees, and Third-Year Review Committees.5. Plan the agenda for graduate faculty meetings and moderate meetings of thegraduate faculty. Serve on the Graduate Council.6. Prepare and submit recommendations to the President concerning the following:a. Faculty appointments.b. Faculty promotions in rank.c. Awarding of faculty tenure.d. Other academic appointments.7. Coordinate the development of all academic budgets and supervise the processes ofbudget revision.8. Supervise the control of the budgets of all offices reporting directly to the VicePresident for Academic Affairs.9. Supervise preparation of the academic portions of the university catalogs.10. Supervise the preparation and dissemination of academic reports.11. Approve candidates for graduation.12. Supervise the development of class schedules and assignment of classrooms andother instructional facilities.13. Maintain credential files on all members of the university faculty.14. Create and administer programs for faculty development.15. Administer, evaluate, and update the faculty evaluation system.16. Edit and produce documents of the faculty.a. Be responsible for the production of the university catalog.b. Be responsible for the production of the Faculty Handbook & Constitution.This will be updated on a regular basis.17. Serve as the SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison, with the following responsibilities as itrelates to Substantive Change:a. Be aware of both Lee University and SACSCOC policies on substantivechange;b. Work with the President, Vice Presidents, Deans, and Chairs to determinewhether a proposed change is substantive;c. Determine what action with respect to SACSCOC is needed when achange is substantive;3 - 10 Organization