Faculty Handbook & Constitution - Lee University

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_________________LEE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK & CONSTITUTION_________________Administration of Student Academic Progress1. Evaluate and determine appropriate transfer credit relating to the religion classes inthe general education core.2. Administer academic regulations in reference to any student who is majoring in adiscipline in the school. In cooperation with department chairs, determine theappropriateness of overload requests, academic petitions, directed studies, andproficiency tests.3. Supervise the process of clearing students for graduation candidacy, including:a. Collect all graduation applications from student majoring in the school.b. Maintain comprehensive and rolling lists of applicants for graduation.c. Develop a graduation file packet for each degree applicant.d. Create a comprehensive graduation status report, which shows the currentstatus of each applicant in fulfilling each requirement for graduation.e. Approve and recommend to the Vice President for Academic Affairs eachapplicant for official candidate status, to be posted by the Vice President forAcademic Affairs.f. Communicate any deficiencies to each applicant; notify applicants of deferralof graduation if deficiencies are not cleared by deadlines; review petitions forparticipation in commencement exercises by candidates who fail to clear allrequirements; work with the Registrar to check all final grades to ensure thatrequirements are fulfilled prior to awarding of diplomas.Miscellaneous1. The condition of classrooms and media allocated to the School of Religion are underthe direct supervision of the Dean of the School of Religion2. In consultation with the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean of the Schoolof Religion is responsible for coordinating public relations for the school, includingthe layout and implementation of the School of Religion website.3. The Dean of the School of Religion will hear and assist in resolving faculty and/orstudent complaints and appeals that have first gone through the department chairs.4. The Dean of the School of Religion will nominate students for various religionscholarships as requested by the Office of Financial Aid.5. The Dean of the School of Religion oversees the coordination and implementation ofinternational joint programs (e.g., ETS, SEMISUD, and SEBIPCA).Committee AssignmentsBy virtue of the position, the Dean of the School of Religion serves on the followinguniversity governance bodies and committees:Academic CouncilThird Year Review CommitteeTenure Review CommitteeGraduate CouncilDeans CouncilGraduate Program Committee – Bible and TheologyGraduate Program Committee – Christian MinistriesAssociate Dean of the School of ReligionThe Associate Dean reports to the Dean of the School of Religion and assists theDean in personnel issues, as well as, student relations in the School of Religion.3 - 31 Organization
_________________LEE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK & CONSTITUTION_________________The Associate Dean will teach eighteen (18) hours in the School of Religion per yearand provide representation for the School of Religion at official functions when the Deanis not available or when requested. In addition, he/she will:1. Mentor (‘elder’) SOR faculty and students on their spiritual well-being.2. Mentor the Poiema Scholars in the SOR.3. Plan and execute the Fall Poiema Retreat.4. Attend meetings of both departments in the SOR (the Department of ChristianMinistries and the Department of Theology.5. Mentor the part-time faculty of the Religion Core.6. Assist with the Chair of the Department of Theology and the Dean of the SOR incoordinating and scheduling the Religion Core.7. Meet with the Dean as requested.8. Supervise the Associate Dean budget especially in relation to the PoiemaScholarship Budget.9. Chair the Poiema Scholarship Committee (which chooses the 20 scholars eachspring to receive the Poiema Scholarship).Academic Department Chairpersons1. Maintain a twelve–hour teaching load per year.2. Maintain comprehensive records of academic standing and progress of studentsmajoring within the department.3. Assist the Dean in the evaluation of transcripts of transfer students and majors.4. Assist in the supervision of instruction and research programs of the department.5. Assist in the preparation and/or assignment of the following:a. Instructional budgetb. <strong>Faculty</strong> loads and class schedulesc. Catalog revisionsd. Extracurricular work within the departmente. Textbook purchasesf. Course offerings/class limitsg. Class assignments6. Assist in the recruitment and orientation of new faculty.7. Moderate department faculty meetings.8. Evaluate the performance of faculty members in the department and assist in theirprofessional development.9. Advise student groups both on and off campus which represent the department.10. Supervise and coordinate other teaching and/or administrative functions unique tothe demands of the instructional program of a given department.11. Recommend to the Office of Academic Services the assignment of advisees toadvisors.12. Evaluate degree audits and recommend students for graduation.Director of Graduate Programs in Bible and TheologyThe Director of Graduate Programs in Bible and Theology is directly responsible tothe Department Chair of Theology and the Dean of the School of Religion. The Director’sprimary responsibilities are to:1. Assist the Dean in recruiting and hiring faculty to teach the graduate curriculum.2. Recommend professional development opportunities for faculty teaching graduatecourses.3. Supervise evaluation of faculty teaching graduate courses.4. Develop and revise graduate curriculum.3 - 32 Organization
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