Faculty Appointment, Development, Promotions and Tenure Policy -
Section 22.0 APPOINTMENTS
2.1 Primary Appointment
At the time of appointment each faculty member of the Corps of Instruction will be
given a statement which includes his/her academic rank, a list of criteria, for
appointment to rank, and whether the appointment is to be on tenure or a non-tenure track.
If credit toward tenure has been given for previous academic service at another
institution, this shall also be stated at the time of appointment.
Administrative Officers are appointed by the President acting on his own behalf or upon
recommendation by the appropriate Dean or unit head; these officers serve at the pleasure
of the President and the Board of Regents.
Appointments to affiliated programs off-campus are subject to the same criteria and
guidelines as apply for appointments to the faculty on the main campus.
2.2 Secondary (Joint) Appointment
Secondary (joint) appointments will be made for those faculty who have a responsibility
and/or make a significant contribution in a program, department, or school that is not
directly and explicitly included as part of their primary appointment. Such appointments
are made for definite contributions to the secondary unit and with the approval and
guidance of the administrative head of the primary and secondary units. Secondary
appointments shall not be given as a courtesy.
2.2.1 Secondary (joint) appointments of faculty within units of the primary school are
usually at a similar academic rank as the primary appointment. (Situations may arise in
which a faculty member may contribute significantly to the activities within a second unit
in an academic area removed from his/her principal discipline and competence. In such
instances, the faculty member may hold dissimilar academic rank in the primary and
secondary appointment within the same school.)
2.2.2 Secondary (joint) appointments of faculty between primary schools are
usually at a similar academic rank as the primary appointment, except when the academic
activities of the faculty member in the second unit are not part of his/her principal
discipline and competence. In such instances, a faculty member may hold dissimilar
academic rank in the primary and secondary appointments.
2.2.3 Appointment to the School of Graduate Studies shall be made subsequent to a
primary appointment in an appropriate discipline in one of the primary schools. The
appointment to the School of Graduate Studies requires the recommendation of the Dean of
the primary school and the approval of the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.
The rank and title designations for all secondary appointments shall be made according
to the criteria outlined in 2.3 of these Policies for Faculty Appointment, Development,
Promotion, and Tenure.
In instances in which a faculty member in a secondary appointment is under
consideration for promotion and/or tenure, the following shall pertain:
- The administrative head and faculty from each unit shall have opportunity for review and
comment concerning faculty under consideration for promotion and/or tenure. Both the time
commitment and significant contributions made within each unit shall be considered in all
recommendations regarding promotion. Tenure shall reside within the primary appointment.
However, comment from the second unit should be received during tenure consideration in
the primary unit.
- Since the graduate level academic activities of a faculty member with appointment in the
School of Graduate Studies are within the faculty member's area of primary competence,
faculty rank in the School of Graduate Studies should be the same as that held within the
primary school.
The Dean of the School of Graduate Studies shall have opportunity for independent
review and comment concerning faculty holding joint appointments in the School of Graduate
Studies who are under consideration for promotion and/or tenure within a primary school.
The comments from the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies shall be made directly to the
Dean of the primary school.
The portfolio of the candidate for promotion shall be presented by the Dean of the
primary school to the President, and shall include a complete assessment of the
candidate's teaching, research/scholarly achievement, and service contributions in all
units in which the candidate holds appointments.
2.3 Responsibilities
In accordance with the MCG Statutes, the responsibility of initiating recommendations
for appointments resides at the departmental/unit level. Recommendations are then routed
to the Dean of the primary school, the Provost, the President and to the Board of Regents
for final review and decision.
Notice from the Board of Regents regarding the appointment of a candidate shall be
reported by the President to the Dean of the appropriate school. The Dean shall notify in
writing the appropriate Chairperson of the decision of the Board of Regents. The
Chairperson shall in turn notify the candidate in writing of the action of the Board of
Regents.
Approved by Academic Council
September 18, 1997
Editorial Revisions Approved by Executive Committee
November 4, 1999
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