Rule 3344-12-09 | Policies pertaining to visiting faculty.
(A) Qualifications.
Appointment to any visiting faculty rank may only be granted to persons who meet the corresponding standards for the regular academic rank (see paragraph (A) of rule 3344-11-03 of the Administrative Code.)
(B) Procedures for appointment.
Nomination for appointment shall be made by joint recommendation of a peer review committee or its equivalent (see paragraph (I) of rule 3344-11-02 of the Administrative Code) and a department chair if the specific academic unit is organized into departments. Accompanied by recommendations from the dean and the provost, each nomination for appointment shall be forwarded to the president who shall recommend to the board of trustees for appointment all nominees acceptable to the president.
(C) Conditions of continuing service.
Appointment to visiting faculty rank is customarily for a period of one year. Visiting faculty are not eligible for promotion in rank, although subsequent appointment to regular faculty status may be at higher rank. Since each visiting faculty member has a non-renewable one-year appointment, a termination during the contract term is really a dismissal and shall be for adequate cause (see paragraph (B) of rule 3344-11-06 of the Administrative Code) or medical reasons (see paragraph (E) of rule 3344-11-06 of the Administrative Code) and be pursuant to the procedures set forth in paragraph (C) of rule 3344-11-06 of the Administrative Code.
(D) Privileges and responsibilities.
Since visiting faculty members meet the same standards as regular status faculty, they may be assigned teaching and research duties comparable in kind to those assigned to persons holding regular faculty status. Visiting faculty members have the same rights as regular status faculty members to attend appropriate faculty meetings, whether these are committee, departmental, college, faculty senate, or university faculty meetings, and, within the requirements of good order, to debate issues. They may serve on faculty committees and vote in faculty meetings unless specifically prohibited by the relevant bylaws.
(E) Joint appointment.
Persons may be granted joint visiting faculty appointments to two or more departments, colleges, or academic units through the procedures for appointment in each such department, college, or academic unit.
(F) Graduate college membership.
Visiting faculty members may be selected for and removed from the faculty of the college of graduate studies according to the procedures established in the bylaws of the college of graduate studies.
(G) Change of status.
With mutual agreement between the university and a visiting faculty member, the visiting faculty member may be appointed to a different category of faculty status.
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