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  • FACULTY HANDBOOK PROJECT
    • 1. The Organization of the University
      • 1.1 Departments, Colleges, Campuses
      • 1,2 The Central Administration
      • 1.3 The Assemblies
      • 1.4 The University Faculty
    • 2. The Faculty Senate
      • 2.1 Overview
      • 2.2 The Standing Committees
    • 3. Titles, Appointments, Leaves
      • 3.1 Titles
      • 3.2 Modifiers
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        • 3.3.1 Authority to Make Appointments
        • 3.3.2 Letters of Appointment
        • 3.3.3 Academic Appointments in the ROTC Program
        • 3.3.4 Academic Appointment of a Foreign National
        • 3.3.5 Part-Time Policy
      • 3.4 The Re-Appointment Process
      • 3.5 Leaves
      • 3.6 Resignation
    • 4. Tenure Track Promotions
      • 4.1 The Tenure Process
        • 4.1.1 Overview
        • 4.1.2 Probationary Tenure Status
        • 4.1.3 Tenure Clock
        • 4.1.4 Initiating the Tenure Review
        • 4.1.5 The Department Review
        • 4.1.6 The College-Level Review
        • 4.1.7 The University Review
      • 4.2 Promotion to Full Professor
      • 4.3 Appeals
        • 4.3.1 Not to Renew a Non-Tenure Appointment
        • 4.3.2 Not to Conduct a Tenure Review
        • 4.3.3 Not to Grant Tenure
        • 4.3.4 Not to Promote to Full Professor
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      • 5.1 Process For Becoming Emeritus/a
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      • 5.3 The Retirement Checklist
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1. The Organization of the University
HomeThe Faculty Handbook Project1. The Organization of the University1.4 The University Faculty

1.4 The University Faculty

The University Faculty is established by Article XIII of the University Bylaws. Its workings are detailed in the Operating Principles of the University Faculty:

Functions and Responsibilities
Organization
Powers and Meetings
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The Associate Dean and Secretary
The President and Officers
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