Faculty Handbook & Constitution - Lee University

_________________LEE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK & CONSTITUTION_________________5. Oversee the development and implementation of the graduate music curriculum.6. Coordinate the advising process for graduate students.7. Assist the Dean in the selection process of additional faculty and staff members forthe School of Music graduate programs.8. Oversee pre- and post-graduate program testing.9. Coordinate the promotion of the graduate programs and recruiting efforts of thegraduate office.10. Assist in music resource acquisitions for library collections.Dean of the School of ReligionThe Dean reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, provides leadership andvision to the faculty of the School of Religion, and is responsible for the administration ofthe academic programs of the school.The Dean of the School of Religion will teach six hours in the School of Religion peryear and represent the school at all official functions. In addition, he/she will:Personnel1. Administer the university’s personnel policies in the recruitment, orientation,development and supervision of faculty and other academic personnel of the school.2. Assist and supervise the associate dean, as well as the chairs in the recruitment andhiring of faculty for the School of Religion.3. Oversee and approve the hiring of part-time faculty in the School of Religion.4. Plan and conduct meetings of the school faculty and, as needed, create and guidethe work of committees with the assistance of the chairs.5. Supervise the department chairs in the implementation of the faculty evaluationprocess and provide appropriate feedback to the chairs and where deemednecessary to the faculty members themselves.6. Use the results of faculty evaluation to improve faculty performance through facultydevelopment, and to offer assessment in faculty promotion and tenurerecommendations.7. Supervise appropriate administrative personnel (e.g., associate dean, chairs,directors of programs, or the religion core coordinator) in the processes ofrecruitment, employment, orientation, and evaluation of part-time faculty and staffpersonnel in the School of Religion.8. Recommend assignments of faculty offices to the Vice President for AcademicAffairs and the Vice President of Business and Finance.9. Recommend to the Vice President for Academic Affairs qualified persons to fill thetasks of department chair, director of programs, and other administrative positions asthey come open.10. Provide meetings of the entire School of Religion faculty and staff on a semesterbasis or as frequently as deemed necessary by the dean.11. Serve as an advocate for departmental and school issues to the Vice President forAcademic Affairs.12. Mentor/Supervise the associate dean and department chairs in their professionalactivities and assist them in fulfilling their responsibilities to their departments and tothe school.13. Coordinate with the Director of the Division of Adult Learning in the development anddelivery of School of Religion curriculum.14. Assist and supervise the LEEU-102B coordinator in the implementation of the LEEU-102B program.3 - 29 Organization