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ITHACA COLLEGE
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VOLUME I
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1.6 Internal Governance at Ithaca CollegeStructure -- Standing Comm. -- Faculty Council -- Staff Council -- SGA -- School Councils -- Alumni Assoc.
Business -- Communications -- HSHP -- H&S -- Music -- Graduate Studies
effective June 2000
The foremost commitment of the school is to prepare individuals for successful participation in contemporary society and to develop professional competencies. This preparation is accomplished through comprehensive curricula, scholarly achievements of the faculty and students, educational technology, opportunities for interdisciplinary, hands-on experiences, and the provision of a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences.
Integrity and ethical behaviors are guiding principles of all members of this educational community. Teaching, scholarship, service, and administration shall adhere to, and be guided by integrity, justice, and truth. Faculty and staff are committed to open and fair communication and to the development of a culture of respect for individuals and their ideas. Diversity is supported as an essential component in all activities of this school.
This committee shall consist of one (1) faculty member from each academic department in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance (HS&HP). The quorum for this committee is four members. An assistant/associate dean from the School of HS&HP will participate in an ex officio capacity and be invited to all meetings.
Each member of the committee shall serve a two (2) year term. Terms shall be staggered to ensure continuity. Members shall be nominated and elected by their respective departments in the School of HS&HP. The chair of the committee shall serve a one (1) year term as chair. The chair is elected from the members of the committee by the members of the committee no later than the first meeting of each academic year. The assistant/associate dean will convene the first meeting.
The committee shall review all curricular proposals from the departments of the School of HS&HP. This review should determine that proposals meet the standards set by the Academic Policies Committee (APC) and fit into the missions of the School of HS&HP and the College. The committee shall promote curriculum development in and between the departments of the School of HS&HP.
Proposals (eight copies) are submitted by departments to the chair of the HS&HP Curriculum Committee. The chair distributes copies to all committee members and the assistant/associate dean and sets meeting times to act upon the proposals. Each proposal is reviewed by the committee, and if approved, the chair prepares a ballot for consideration by all the faculty in the school. The faculty will be given five (5) working days to review and vote on each proposal. During this time any concerns should be discussed with the faculty member's departmental representative to the curriculum committee. The proposals and ballot boxes will be available in the dean's office in both Hill Center and Smiddy Hall. Results if the ballots are reported to the dean of the School of HS&HP for approval. The department chair of the appropriate department will be notified of the results. If a proposal is not approved, the response will contain suggestions and comments regarding the action.
The committee is also charged with ensuring that the School of HS&HP is keeping current with national and employer expectations of academic programs. Committee members will seek input from faculty on curriculum issues from the appropriate department and make recommendations to specific departments and to the dean as appropriate.
The committee reports to the faculty of the School of HS&HP. Pending approval by the faculty, it makes recommendations to the dean of the School of HS&HP.
The committee is comprised of the graduate chair for each graduate program in the School of HS&HP. A quorum consists of a majority of the members of the committee. The chair of the graduate committee is elected by the members of the committee. The chair shall serve a one (1) year term as chair and shall convene the committee as necessary.
The committee reviews and recommends graduate program curricular changes before they are sent to the All-College Graduate Committee for approval. The committee also serves to evaluate proposals for new graduate programs or the discontinuance of graduate programs in the school.
Four (4) copies of proposals are submitted to the chair of the Graduate Committee. The chair distributes copies to all committee members and sets meeting times for them to act upon the proposals. Each proposal is reviewed by the committee, and if approved, is forwarded by the chair to the dean of HS&HP. Following approval by the dean, he/she returns the proposal to the chair of the initiating program for submission to the graduate dean. If the committee does not approve a proposal, the committee chair will notify the chair of the initiating program. The committee response will contain suggestions and comments regarding the decision of the committee.
The HS&HP Graduate Committee reports to the dean of the School of HS&HP and the dean of Graduate Studies.
The HS&HP Personnel Committee shall consist of a personnel committee as a whole as well as two separate subcommittees, a tenured faculty subcommittee and a continuing non-tenure eligible (CNTE) subcommittee. the composition of each of these groups is as follows:
This subcommittee shall consist of one tenured member from each department within the school. If a department is unable to select a tenured member, the department chair may be considered to represent the department, or, a non-tenured member of that department may be considered as a representative. If a non-tenured representative is selected, that person may participate in the activities of the HS&HP Personnel Committee, but will not have voting rights regarding any personnel decisions. At no time shall the number of tenured members on the subcommittee be less than five. The quorum for this subcommittee shall consist of at least half of the eligible voting members.
This subcommittee shall consist of one CNTE faculty member from each department which has CNTE positions. The quorum for this subcommittee shall consist of at least half of the eligible voting members.
This committee shall consist of all members of the Tenured Faculty Subcommittee and the Continuing Non-Tenure Eligible Faculty Subcommittee. The quorum for the Personnel Committee as a whole shall consist of at least half of the eligible voting members.
Tenured members of the HS&HP Tenured Faculty Subcommittee shall serve three (3) year terms.
CNTE members of the HS&HP CNTE Subcommittee shall serve three (3) year terms.
Faculty willing to serve on the personnel committee shall be elected by majority vote of each department's faculty. A chairperson for each subcommittee shall be elected by the members of the subcommittee from among the members of the subcommittee. The chairperson of each subcommittee should have at least one (1) year of prior experience as a member of the subcommittee. For tenure and/or promotion matters, the chair of each subcommittee will independently call meetings. When other personnel matters require discussion, the chairs of the two subcommittees will serve as co-chairs of the Personnel Committee as a whole.
The duties and responsibilities of the HS&HP personnel subcommittees and the committee as a whole include the following;
Perform a review of the personnel file of tenure-eligible faculty members who apply for promotion, and/or tenure. The committee shall determine that all policies and procedures related to the application have been followed by the candidate's department and shall provide an assessment of the candidate's qualifications as contained within the individual's personnel file. The committee shall also make a recommendation to the dean of HS&HP regarding promotion and/or tenure based upon its review and a vote of the members of the committee. A copy of the committee's recommendation shall be forwarded to the candidate and the candidate's chair.
Perform a review of the personnel file of CNTE faculty members who apply for promotion. The committee shall determine that all policies and procedures related to the application have been followed by the candidate's department and shall provide an assessment of the candidate's qualifications as contained within the candidate's personnel file. The committee shall also make a recommendation to the dean of HS&HP regarding promotion based upon its review and a vote of the members of the committee. A copy of the committee's recommendation shall be forwarded to the candidate and to the candidate's chair.
Both subcommittees will meet jointly at least once during the year to review all changes that are made in departmental personnel policies and procedures manuals. The Personnel Committee should announce to department chairs the date of this meeting and request submission of these changes at least 7 days prior to the meeting. In addition, the Personnel Committee as a whole will review a department's policies and procedures if so requested by the department or the dean of HS&HP. Upon completing its review, the committee shall provide a written recommendation regarding suggested revisions in the departmental policies and procedures to the department and the dean. In addition to review of Policies and Procedures, the Personnel Committee as a Whole will discuss other personnel issues in the school such as grievances, appeals, etc..
When a personnel file is being reviewed by this subcommittee, the faculty representative from that department may participate in any discussions, but will not be eligible to vote on the requested personnel action.
When a personnel file is being reviewed by this subcommittee, the faculty representative from that department may participate in any discussions, but will not be eligible to vote on the requested personnel action.
All members of the Personnel Committee as a whole may participate in any discussions and will be eligible to vote for or against any personnel action brought to the Personnel Committee as a whole.
The Tenure Faculty Subcommittee, the Non-Tenure Eligible Faculty Subcommittee and the committee as a whole must abide by the following policies;
The appropriate subcommittee shall provide a fair and equitable assessment of the performance and accomplishments of a faculty member applying for promotion in rank and/or tenure.
The committee/subcommittee shall ensure that the assessment of an applicant's performance and accomplishments is consistent with established criteria for the appropriate rank as outlined in the candidate's departmental personnel policies and procedures and Volume VI of the Ithaca College Policy Manual.
All discussions regarding personnel interviews shall remain strictly confidential. committee/subcommittee members shall not discuss the deliberations or recommendations of the personnel committee outside committee meetings.
The Personnel Committee reports to the dean of the School of HS&HP. If the personnel matter involves promotion and/or tenure decision, the committee also reports to the faculty member for whom the application is being reviewed, and to that faculty member's department chair.
The membership of the Steering Committee shall consist of:
The department chairs, assistant/associate deans, and dean have, by virtue of their positions, standing membership on the committee. One faculty member from each department (in addition to each chair) will be selected by her/his department in a manner determined by that department. The term of service for faculty representatives on the Steering Committee shall be two (2) years. New faculty representatives must be selected at the end of the Spring Semester and will attend the last Steering Committee meeting in May.
One member of the faculty and one assistant/associate dean will serve as co-chairs of the Steering Committee. The assistant/associate dean co-chair will conduct all Steering Committee meetings and the faculty co-chair will conduct all-school HS&HP Faculty meetings. The co-chairs, along with the dean, will convene on a regular basis in order to prepare agendas for upcoming meetings. The assistant/associate dean who will serve as co-chair will be assigned by the dean on an annual basis. At the May meeting, the faculty Steering Committee members will elect the faculty co-chair for the upcoming academic year. All faculty who will be serving on the Steering Committee in the fall are eligible to serve as co-chair. The faculty co-chair will be elected for a one (1) year term.
The primary purpose of the Steering Committee is to provide consultation to the dean, A secondary role is to facilitate communication among faculty, staff, and administration by disseminating information. The manner in which the committee consults with dean may be variable depending upon particular circumstances. Members may vote to provide an official record of the majority opinion, the committee may provide the dean with a list of recommendations, or it may use other consultative methods. Although the role of the committee is consultative, the committee may vote on particular issues. All committee members, except for the dean, have voting privileges. The associate/assistant dean serving as co-chair will not vote during Steering Committee meetings except in the case of a tie vote. The faculty co-chair will have voting privileges during Steering Committee meetings. A quorum for the committee is nine members. Each committee member should report the actions of the committee to their respective department.
The faculty of HS&HP includes full-time professors, associate professors, assistant professors, instructors, clinical, CNTE fixed-term, and adjunct faculty. Temporary part-time faculty and visiting faculty are non-voting members of the faculty. The dean and the assistant/associate deans are also non-voting members of the faculty.
The HS&HP faculty report to the dean of the School of HS&HP.
Continuing, Non-Tenure-Eligible (CNTE) fixed-term positions are budgeted positions which have been approved to continue regardless of the individual occupying the positions. Within the School of HS&HP, appointments to fixed-term positions are full-time appointments used to respond to particular curricular needs as defined by each department's staffing plan (see Volume VI of the Ithaca College Policy Manual).
Individuals who occupy CNTE positions receive annual appointments which may be continued on an annual basis. Such appointments may not exceed a total of five years without the dean's, Provost and vice president for academic affairs, and president's approval of a written request from the faculty member and the planning unit (see Volume VI of the Ithaca College Policy Manual). All CNTE fixed-term faculty holding staffing plan positions are considered eligible for renewal under this provision.
Under the terms of this document, all CNTE fixed-term faculty appointees must receive written annual performance evaluations from the department chair. These written annual performance evaluations will provide the faculty member with an assessment of strengths and areas in need of improvement.
A CNTE faculty member must submit to her/his department chair a written request for renewal of her/his appointment at the beginning of the second semester of the fourth year of the initial five-year term. Evaluation for renewal will use criteria as specified in the faculty member's departmental policies and procedures manual. The Request for Renewal will be reviewed by the faculty member's departmental chair, who will forward a recommendation to the dean on or before April 1st of the second semester of the fourth year of the candidate's five-year term. The candidate's request and her/his department chair's recommendation will be reviewed by the dean, who will provide a written recommendation to the Provost and vice president for academic affairs. The Provost and vice president for academic affairs will review the dean's written recommendation and provide a written recommendation to the president. A final decision on renewal will be the responsibility of the president and rendered by the end of the spring Semester of the fourth year of a five-year term.
Subsequent reviews will not require written requests by the CNTE fixed-term faculty member, and the process will be initiated by the dean at the beginning of the second semester of the fourth year of five-year term. Evaluation for subsequent renewals will use criteria as specified in the faculty member's departmental policies and procedures manual. The faculty member's department chair's recommendation for renewal will be reviewed by the dean, who will provide a written recommendation to the Provost and vice president for academic affairs. The Provost and vice president for academic affairs will review the dean's written recommendation and provide a written recommendation to the president. A final decision on renewal will be the responsibility of the president and by the end of spring semester of the fourth year of a five-year term.
A copy of the department chair's and dean's written recommendation will be given to the candidate. The faculty member will have five business days to respond to her/his performance assessment and recommendation. The recommendations of the department chair and the dean will be either to rehire the faulty member to another fixed-term period or to terminate the appointment. If a CNTE fixed-term faculty member receives a negative recommendation and the dean accepts the recommendation, the CNTE fixed-faculty member's appointment will be terminated at the completion of the fixed-term period. If the recommendations are favorable, and the Provost and vice president for academic affairs and the president approve, the CNTE fixed-term faculty will be re-appointed to an additional fixed-term following completion of her/his final term of service in accordance with the term of appointment as indicated above.
CNTE fixed-term faculty have the right to appeal a recommendation by their department chair by following the procedures outlined in their department's Policies and Procedures Document. In addition, CNTE fixed-term faculty may also follow the Faculty Grievance Procedure as stipulated in Volume IV, section 4.16.
Evaluation and recommendations for subsequent terms of appointment will be based on the procedures stated above.
Normally, after completing a minimum of five years in a five-year non-tenure eligible position, a faculty member is eligible to apply for promotion following criteria listed Volume IV of the Ithaca College Policy Manual, and in the faculty member's departmental policies and procedures document
Amendments to the HS&HP Faculty Governance Document may be proposed to the Steering Committee at any time by any member of the faculty or administration. The Steering Committee will consider these proposals and assure that these changes concur with regulations established in Volume IV of the Ithaca College Policy Manual. If necessary, the Steering Committee may choose to establish an ad-hoc committee to address any issues surrounding the proposal. Following review of each proposal, the Steering Committee will submit the proposal to all of the HS&HP faculty members for vote. All proposals for amendment of the HS&HP Faculty Governance Document requires a two-thirds majority to pass. |
Last Updated: August 15, 2000 |
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